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§ 477-4. Assurance of safe premises; duty of care; responsibility, liability

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 P.S. Real and Personal PropertyEffective: December 24, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11. Uses of Property
Recreational Use of Land and Water (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 24, 2018
68 P.S. § 477-4
§ 477-4. Assurance of safe premises; duty of care; responsibility, liability
Currentness
Except as specifically recognized by or provided in section 6 of this act,1 an owner of land who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any recreational user to use such property does not thereby:
(1) Extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose.
(2) Confer upon such recreational user the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed.
(3) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to persons or property caused by an act of omission of a recreational user or landowner.
(4) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to persons or property, wherever such persons or property are located, caused while hunting as defined in 34 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions).

Credits

1966, Feb. 2, P.L. (1965) 1860, No. 586, § 4. Amended 2007, June 30, P.L. 42, No. 11, § 1, imd. effective; 2018, Oct. 24, P.L. 671, No. 98, § 1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2018].

Footnotes

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68 P.S. § 477-6.
68 P.S. § 477-4, PA ST 68 P.S. § 477-4
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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