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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71144</law_id><section_number>8.01-227.10</section_number><catch_line>Warning required</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="24">Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-256489" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-227.10/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The warning statement described in subsection A shall contain, at a minimum and in addition to any language required by federal <span class="dictionary">law</span>, the following statement:
			&#x201C;WARNING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I understand and acknowledge that, under Virginia <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">law</span> pursuant to 49 U.S.C. &#xA7; 70105 and 14 C.F.R. &#xA7; 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.&#x201D; <a id="paragraph-256490" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-227.10/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">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 <span class="dictionary">privileges</span> of immunity provided by this article. <a id="paragraph-256491" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-227.10/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2007, c. 893.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
