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I, c. 424.","full_text":"No city or town which operates any park, recreational facility or playground shall be liable in any civil action or proceeding for damages resulting from any injury to the person or from a loss of or damage to the property of any person caused by any act or omission constituting ordinary negligence on the part of any officer or agent of such city or town in the maintenance or operation of any such park, recreational facility or playground. Every such city or town shall, however, be liable in damages for the gross negligence of any of its officers or agents in the maintenance or operation of any such park, recreational facility or playground.\n\t\tThe immunity created by this section is hereby conferred upon counties, and public access authorities created pursuant to this title, including the land holdings and facilities of the public access authorities, in addition to, and not limiting on, other immunity existing at common law or by statute.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259873,"text":"No city or town which operates any park, recreational facility or playground shall be liable in any civil action or proceeding for damages resulting from any injury to the person or from a loss of or damage to the property of any person caused by any act or omission constituting ordinary negligence on the part of any officer or agent of such city or town in the maintenance or operation of any such park, recreational facility or playground. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1979, chapter 277; in 1990, chapter 18; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83463,"section_number":"29.1-509","catch_line":"Duty of care and liability for damages of landowners to hunters, fishermen, sightseers, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-509\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":154053,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72126,"identifier":"15.2-1809","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/2\/15.2-1809","url":"\/15.2-1809\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1809\/","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/2\/15.2-1809","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liability of localities and certain authorities in the operation of parks, recreational facilities and playgrounds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1809","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No city<\/span> or town<\/span> which operates any park, recreational facility or playground shall be liable in any civil action<\/span> or proceeding for damages<\/span> resulting from any injury to the person or from a loss of or damage to the property of any person caused by any act or omission constituting ordinary negligence<\/span> on the part of any officer or agent of such city<\/span> or town<\/span> in the maintenance or operation of any such park, recreational facility or playground. Every such city<\/span> or town<\/span> shall, however, be liable in damages<\/span> for the gross negligence<\/span> of any of its officers or agents in the maintenance or operation of any such park, recreational facility or playground.\n\t\tThe immunity created by this section is hereby conferred upon counties, and public access authorities created pursuant to this title, including the land holdings and facilities of the public access authorities, in addition to, and not limiting on, other immunity existing at common law<\/span> or by statute<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY OF LOCALITIES AND CERTAIN AUTHORITIES IN THE OPERATION OF PARKS,\nRECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PLAYGROUNDS (\u00a7 15.2-1809)\n\nNo city or town which operates any park, recreational facility or playground\nshall be liable in any civil action or proceeding for damages resulting from any\ninjury to the person or from a loss of or damage to the property of any person\ncaused by any act or omission constituting ordinary negligence on the part of\nany officer or agent of such city or town in the maintenance or operation of any\nsuch park, recreational facility or playground. Every such city or town shall,\nhowever, be liable in damages for the gross negligence of any of its officers or\nagents in the maintenance or operation of any such park, recreational facility\nor playground.\n\t\tThe immunity created by this section is hereby conferred upon counties, and\npublic access authorities created pursuant to this title, including the land\nholdings and facilities of the public access authorities, in addition to, and\nnot limiting on, other immunity existing at common law or by statute.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-714; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-291; 1979, c. 277; 1990, c.\n18; 1997, c. 587; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 424.","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}}