Georgia § 27-4-282 - Immunity from liability for injury or death; exceptions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 27-4-282 — Immunity from liability for injury or death; exceptions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-4-282. Immunity from liability for injury or death; exceptions.
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the owner or operator of any fishing location, or any other person, corporation, group, partnership, or other entity, shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of fishing, including but not limited to drowning, and, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, no participant or participant's representative shall make any claim against, maintain an action against, or recover from an owner or operator, or any other person or entity for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from any of the inherent risks of fishing. Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall prevent or limit the liability of an owner or operator or any other person or entity if the owner or operator: Owns, leases, rents, or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land or facilities upon which the participant sustained injuries because of a dangerous latent condition which was known or should have been known to the owner or operator and for which signs warning of the latent defect have not been conspicuously posted; Commits an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant, and that act or omission caused the injury; or Intentionally injures the participant. Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall prevent or limit the liability of an owner or operator under liability provisions as set forth in the products liability laws. (Code 1981, § 27-4-282 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1659, § 1.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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