Georgia § 51-3-20 - Purpose of article.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 51-3-20 — Purpose of article., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-3-20. Purpose of article.
The purpose of this article is to encourage owners of land to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting the owners' liability toward persons entering thereon for recreational purposes. (Ga. L. 1965, p. 476, § 1.) Law reviews. - For article, "Of Rocks and Hard Places: The Value of Risk Choice," see 42 Emory L.J. 1 (1993). For annual survey article on local government law, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (2000). For annual survey of administrative law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 31 (2004). For survey article on local government law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 285 (2007). For annual survey on local government law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 205 (2017). For annual survey on local government law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 177 (2018). For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 253 (2018). For comment, "Remarks and Recreation: Recent Changes in the Recreational Property Act and the State of the Law Going Forward," see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 443 (2019).
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