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Every written contract entered into by a project professional for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment to a participant, whether or not the contract involves project activities on or off the time-share project or at the site of the project activity, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection B.B\n\nThe signs and contracts described in subsection A shall contain the following notice of warning:\n\t\t\t“WARNING: Under Virginia law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant in a project activity conducted at this location if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of project activity. Inherent risks of project activity include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the inherent risks of participating in this project activity.”C\n\nFailure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this section shall prevent a project professional from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":246184,"text":"The developer, association, or other project professional shall post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice specified in subsection B. One sign shall be placed in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the project and another at the site of the project activity. The warning notice shall consist of a sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 267<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57283,"section_number":"55.1-2224","catch_line":"Liability limited; liability actions prohibited","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2224\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":247577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67991,"identifier":"55.1-2225","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/3\/55.1-2225","url":"\/55.1-2225\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2225\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/3\/55.1-2225","dublin_core":{"Title":"Warning required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2225","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The developer<\/span>, association<\/span>, or other project professional<\/span> shall post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice specified in subsection B. One sign shall be placed in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the project and another at the site of the project activity<\/span>. The warning notice shall consist of a sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract<\/span> entered into by a project professional<\/span> for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment to a participant<\/span>, whether or not the contract<\/span> involves project activities on or off the time-share project<\/span> or at the site of the project activity<\/span>, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The signs and contracts<\/span> described in subsection A shall contain the following notice of warning:\n\t\t\t“WARNING: Under Virginia law<\/span>, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant<\/span> in a project activity conducted at this location if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of project activity<\/span>. Inherent risks of project activity<\/span> include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the inherent risks of participating in this project activity.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this section shall prevent a project professional<\/span> from invoking the privileges<\/span> of immunity provided by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWARNING REQUIRED (\u00a7 55.1-2225)\n\nA. The developer, association, or other project professional shall post and\nmaintain signs that contain the warning notice specified in subsection B. One\nsign shall be placed in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the\nproject and another at the site of the project activity. The warning notice\nshall consist of a sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of\none inch in height. Every written contract entered into by a project\nprofessional for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the\nrental of equipment to a participant, whether or not the contract involves\nproject activities on or off the time-share project or at the site of the\nproject activity, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice\nspecified in subsection B.\n\nB. The signs and contracts described in subsection A shall contain the following\nnotice of warning:\n\t\t\t“WARNING: Under Virginia law, there is no liability for an injury to or\ndeath of a participant in a project activity conducted at this location if such\ninjury or death results from the inherent risks of project activity. Inherent\nrisks of project activity include, among others, risks of injury inherent to\nland, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a\nnegligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming\nthe inherent risks of participating in this project activity.”\n\nC. Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices\nprovided in this section shall prevent a project professional from invoking the\nprivileges of immunity provided by this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 267, \u00a7 55-376.4; 2019, c. 712.","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}}