                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR SPACE FLIGHT ENTITIES (§ 8.01-227.9)

A. Except as provided in subsection B, a space flight entity is not liable for a
participant injury resulting from the risks of space flight activities, provided
that the participant has been informed of the risks of space flight activities
as required by federal law pursuant to federal law and this article, and the
participant has given his informed consent that he is voluntarily participating
in space flight activities after having been informed of the risks of those
activities as required by federal law and this article. Except as provided in
subsection B, no (i) participant, (ii) participant&#8217;s representative,
including the heirs, administrators, executors, assignees, next of kin, and
estate of the participant, or (iii) any person who attempts to bring a claim on
behalf of the participant for a participant injury, is authorized to maintain an
action against or recover from a space flight entity for a participant injury
that resulted from the risks of space flight activities.

B. Nothing in subsection A shall prevent or limit the liability of a space
flight entity if the space flight entity does either of the following:

   1. Commits an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence evidencing
   willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant, and that act or
   omission proximately causes a participant injury; or

   2. Intentionally causes a participant injury.

C. Any limitation on legal liability afforded by this section to a space flight
entity is in addition to any other limitations of legal liability otherwise
provided by law.

HISTORY: 2007, c. 893.