{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/8.01-227.10.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/8.01-227.10.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/8.01-227.10.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/8.01-227.10.html"}],"law_id":71144,"edition_id":1,"section_id":71144,"structure_id":14007,"section_number":"8.01-227.10","catch_line":"Warning required","history":"2007, c. 893.","full_text":"A\n\nEvery space flight entity providing space flight activities to a participant shall have each participant sign the warning statement specified in subsection B.B\n\nThe warning statement described in subsection A shall contain, at a minimum and in addition to any language required by federal law, the following statement:\n\t\t\t“WARNING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I understand and acknowledge that, under Virginia law, there is no civil liability for bodily injury, including death, emotional injury, or property damage sustained by a participant in space flight activities provided by a space flight entity if such injury or damage results from the risks of the space flight activity. I have given my informed consent to participate in space flight activities after receiving a description of the risks of space flight activities as required by federal law pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 70105 and 14 C.F.R. § 460.45. The consent that I have given acknowledges that the risks of space flight activities include, but are not limited to, risks of bodily injury, including death, emotional injury, and property damage. I understand and acknowledge that I am participating in space flight activities at my own risk. I have been given the opportunity to consult with an attorney before signing this statement.”C\n\nFailure to comply with the requirements concerning the warning statement provided in this section shall prevent a space flight entity from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256489,"text":"Every space flight entity providing space flight activities to a participant shall have each participant sign the warning statement specified in subsection B.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":256490,"text":"The warning statement described in subsection A shall contain, at a minimum and in addition to any language required by federal law, the following statement:\n\t\t\t“WARNING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I understand and acknowledge that, under Virginia law, there is no civil liability for bodily injury, including death, emotional injury, or property damage sustained by a participant in space flight activities provided by a space flight entity if such injury or damage results from the risks of the space flight activity. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 893<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":280629,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71144,"identifier":"8.01-227.10","token":"8.01\/3\/24\/8.01-227.10","url":"\/8.01-227.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-227.10\/","token":"8.01\/3\/24\/8.01-227.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Warning required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-227.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every space flight entity providing space flight activities to a participant shall have each participant sign the warning statement specified in subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The warning statement described in subsection A shall contain, at a minimum and in addition to any language required by federal law<\/span>, the following statement:\n\t\t\t“WARNING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I understand and acknowledge that, under Virginia law<\/span>, there is no civil liability for bodily injury, including death, emotional injury, or property damage sustained by a participant in space flight activities provided by a space flight entity if such injury or damage results from the risks of the space flight activity. I have given my informed consent to participate in space flight activities after receiving a description of the risks of space flight activities as required by federal law<\/span> pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 70105 and 14 C.F.R. § 460.45. The consent that I have given acknowledges that the risks of space flight activities include, but are not limited to, risks of bodily injury, including death, emotional injury, and property damage. I understand and acknowledge that I am participating in space flight activities at my own risk. I have been given the opportunity to consult with an attorney before signing this statement.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Failure to comply with the requirements concerning the warning statement provided in this section shall prevent a space flight entity from invoking the privileges<\/span> of immunity provided by this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWARNING REQUIRED (\u00a7 8.01-227.10)\n\nA. Every space flight entity providing space flight activities to a participant\nshall have each participant sign the warning statement specified in subsection\nB.\n\nB. The warning statement described in subsection A shall contain, at a minimum\nand in addition to any language required by federal law, the following\nstatement:\n\t\t\t“WARNING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I understand and acknowledge that, under\nVirginia law, there is no civil liability for bodily injury, including death,\nemotional injury, or property damage sustained by a participant in space flight\nactivities provided by a space flight entity if such injury or damage results\nfrom the risks of the space flight activity. I have given my informed consent to\nparticipate in space flight activities after receiving a description of the\nrisks of space flight activities as required by federal law pursuant to 49\nU.S.C. § 70105 and 14 C.F.R. § 460.45. The consent that I have given\nacknowledges that the risks of space flight activities include, but are not\nlimited to, risks of bodily injury, including death, emotional injury, and\nproperty damage. I understand and acknowledge that I am participating in space\nflight activities at my own risk. I have been given the opportunity to consult\nwith an attorney before signing this statement.”\n\nC. Failure to comply with the requirements concerning the warning statement\nprovided in this section shall prevent a space flight entity from invoking the\nprivileges of immunity provided by this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 893.","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}}