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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>348971</law_id><section_number>15.2-6024</section_number><catch_line>Limiting liability</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Other Governmental Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="24" identifier="60.1">Southwest Regional Recreation Authority</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> An <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of <span class="dictionary">land</span> used by or for the stated purposes of the <span class="dictionary">Authority</span>, whether with or without charge, owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for <span class="dictionary">recreational purposes</span> or to give any warning of a dangerous or hazardous condition, use, structure, or activity on the premises to persons entering for those purposes. <a id="paragraph-1300802" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-6024/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The landowner or lessor of the property used for <span class="dictionary">recreational purposes</span> does not: (i) extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose; (ii) confer upon users the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed; or (iii) assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to person or property caused by an act or omission of these persons. <a id="paragraph-1300803" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-6024/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Nothing herein limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists for deliberate, willful, or <span class="dictionary">malicious</span> infliction of injury to persons or property. Nothing herein limits in any way the obligation of a person entering upon or using the <span class="dictionary">land</span> of another for <span class="dictionary">recreational purposes</span> to exercise due care in his or her use of the <span class="dictionary">land</span> and in his or her activities thereon, so as to prevent the creation of hazards or waste. <a id="paragraph-1300804" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-6024/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2008, cc. 645, 648.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
