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The waiver shall give notice to the participant of the intrinsic dangers of equine activities and may be executed at a location other than that of the equine activity. The waiver shall remain valid unless expressly revoked in writing by the participant or his parent or guardian. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 358 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2003, chapter 876<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 534<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":358238,"section_number":"3.2-6203","catch_line":"Liability of equine activity sponsors, equine professionals","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6203\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":358238,"section_number":"3.2-6203","catch_line":"Liability of equine activity sponsors, equine professionals","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6203\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1425419,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358237,"identifier":"3.2-6202","token":"3.2\/V\/62\/3.2-6202","url":"\/3.2-6202\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6202\/","token":"3.2\/V\/62\/3.2-6202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liability limited; liability actions prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in § 3.2-6203<\/a>, an equine activity sponsor<\/span>, an equine professional<\/span>, or any other person, which shall include a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, shall not be liable for an injury to or death of a participant<\/span> resulting from the intrinsic dangers of equine activities<\/span> and, except as provided in § 3.2-6203<\/a>, no participant<\/span>, participant<\/span>’s parent or guardian, or representative of such parent or guardian, shall have or make any claim against or recover from any equine activity sponsor<\/span>, equine professional<\/span>, or any other person for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant<\/span> resulting from any of the intrinsic dangers of equine activities<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as provided in § 3.2-6203<\/a>, no participant<\/span> or parent or guardian of a participant<\/span> who has knowingly executed a waiver<\/span> of his rights to sue or agrees to assume all risks or intrinsic dangers of equine activities<\/span> may maintain an action against or recover from an equine activity sponsor<\/span> or an equine professional<\/span> for an injury to or the death of a participant<\/span> engaged in an equine activity. The waiver<\/span> shall give notice to the participant<\/span> of the intrinsic dangers of equine activities<\/span> and may be executed at a location other than that of the equine activity. The waiver<\/span> shall remain valid unless expressly revoked in writing by the participant<\/span> or his parent or guardian. For purposes of this section, in the case of a minor<\/span> participant<\/span>, the execution of a waiver<\/span> by a duly authorized representative of the parent or guardian designated in writing by the parent or guardian shall constitute a valid and knowing execution of a waiver<\/span> by the parent or guardian. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY LIMITED; LIABILITY ACTIONS PROHIBITED (\u00a7 3.2-6202)\n\nA. Except as provided in § 3.2-6203, an equine activity sponsor, an equine\nprofessional, or any other person, which shall include a corporation,\npartnership, or limited liability company, shall not be liable for an injury to\nor death of a participant resulting from the intrinsic dangers of equine\nactivities and, except as provided in § 3.2-6203, no participant,\nparticipant’s parent or guardian, or representative of such parent or\nguardian, shall have or make any claim against or recover from any equine\nactivity sponsor, equine professional, or any other person for injury, loss,\ndamage, or death of the participant resulting from any of the intrinsic dangers\nof equine activities.\n\nB. Except as provided in § 3.2-6203, no participant or parent or guardian\nof a participant who has knowingly executed a waiver of his rights to sue or\nagrees to assume all risks or intrinsic dangers of equine activities may\nmaintain an action against or recover from an equine activity sponsor or an\nequine professional for an injury to or the death of a participant engaged in an\nequine activity. The waiver shall give notice to the participant of the\nintrinsic dangers of equine activities and may be executed at a location other\nthan that of the equine activity. The waiver shall remain valid unless expressly\nrevoked in writing by the participant or his parent or guardian. For purposes of\nthis section, in the case of a minor participant, the execution of a waiver by a\nduly authorized representative of the parent or guardian designated in writing\nby the parent or guardian shall constitute a valid and knowing execution of a\nwaiver by the parent or guardian.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 358, \u00a7 3.1-796.132; 2003, c. 876; 2008, c. 860; 2018, c. 534.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}