Bill No.: SF0115                  Drafter:  MRW

 

LSO No.:  05LSO-0456              Effective Date:  2/18/2005

 

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0028

 

Chapter No.:       50

 

Prime Sponsor:     Senator Vasey

 

Catch Title:       Limiting liability of recreational landowners.

 

Subject:  Specifies user and landowner liability on lands used for recreational purposes.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·        Provides that any person using the land of another for recreational purposes, with or without permission, and who causes damage to the property is liable for that damage.

 

·        Specifies that an owner of land adjacent to a national scenic trail who has conveyed an easement across his lands for the designated national scenic trail owes no duty to keep adjacent lands safe or to warn of dangerous conditions.