Utah § 57-14-401 - Activities with a recreational purpose on certain lands.
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§ 57-14-401. Activities with a recreational purpose on certain lands.
57-14-401. Activities with a recreational purpose on certain lands.
| (1) | Notwithstanding Section 57-14-202 to the contrary, a person may not make a claim against or recover from an owner of any land, including land in developed or improved, urban or semi-rural areas opened to the general public without charge, such as a lake, pond, park, trail, waterway, or other recreation site, for personal injury or property damage caused either directly or indirectly by participating in an activity with a recreational purpose on the land. |
| (2) | Nothing in this section may be construed to relieve a person participating in a recreational purpose from an obligation that the person would have in the absence of this section to exercise due care or from the legal consequences of a failure to exercise due care. |
Amended by Chapter 345, 2019 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-14-401 ("Activities with a recreational purpose on certain lands.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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