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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 381<\/a> 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. It has been modified 2 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 2018, chapters 720<\/a> and 721<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 131<\/a> and 132<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58354,"section_number":"15.2-1806","catch_line":"Parks, recreation facilities, playgrounds, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1806\/"},{"id":70195,"section_number":"15.2-5700","catch_line":"Short title; application","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63379,"identifier":"15.2-1809.1","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/2\/15.2-1809.1","url":"\/15.2-1809.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1809.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/2\/15.2-1809.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liability of localities for the site of trails or waterways","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1809.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A locality<\/span>, or a park authority created by the Park Authorities Act (\u00a7 15.2-5700<\/a> et seq.), that establishes, conducts, and regulates a system of walking, hiking, biking, or horseback riding trails, a system of trails for all-terrain vehicles, off-road motorcycles, or a system of boating, canoeing, kayaking, or tubing activities on waterways, as provided in subsection B of \u00a7 15.2-1806<\/a>, and the owner or licensor or permit issuer of any property leased, licensed, or provided by easement for any such use, shall not be liable for damages<\/span> resulting from any injury to the person or from a loss of or damage to the property of any person arising from the condition of the property used for such trails or waterways, in the absence of gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY OF LOCALITIES FOR THE SITE OF TRAILS OR WATERWAYS (\u00a7 15.2-1809.1)\n\nA locality, or a park authority created by the Park Authorities Act (\u00a7\n15.2-5700 et seq.), that establishes, conducts, and regulates a system of\nwalking, hiking, biking, or horseback riding trails, a system of trails for\nall-terrain vehicles, off-road motorcycles, or a system of boating, canoeing,\nkayaking, or tubing activities on waterways, as provided in subsection B of \u00a7\n15.2-1806, and the owner or licensor or permit issuer of any property leased,\nlicensed, or provided by easement for any such use, shall not be liable for\ndamages resulting from any injury to the person or from a loss of or damage to\nthe property of any person arising from the condition of the property used for\nsuch trails or waterways, in the absence of gross negligence or willful\nmisconduct.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 381; 2018, cc. 720, 721; 2023, cc. 131, 132.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}