SB 68 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Limiting landowner liability when land is used for certain purposes

SB 68 limits landowner liability when land is used for military training, law enforcement training, homeland defense training, noncommercial recreation, or wildlife propagation. It removes the duty for landowners to keep such land safe or warn visitors about hazards, and clarifies that granting access for these purposes doesn’t create legal responsibility for injuries. Exceptions apply if landowners charge fees exceeding $50 per year per participant for recreation, or if injuries result from deliberate, willful, or malicious acts. The bill also clarifies that visitors must still exercise due care and defines "noncommercial recreation" to exclude activities charging more than the $50 annual fee limit.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025
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