Title 51 — Title 51
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O.C.G.A. § 51-3-1 McDonald v
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West Point Food Mart, Inc., 332 Ga. App. 753, 774 S.E.2d 774 (2015). Owner or occupier of land is liable for failure to warn invitees of dangers or defects in such premises or instrumentalities, of which the owner or occupier knew or of which it was the owner’s or occupier’s duty…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-2 Duty of owner of premises to licensee
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(a) A licensee is a person who: (1) Is neither a customer, a servant, nor a trespasser; (2) Does not stand in any contractual relation with the owner of the premises; and (3) Is permitted, expressly or impliedly, to go on the premises merely for his own interests, convenience, or…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-20 Purpose of article
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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.)
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-21 Cedeno v
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Lockwood, Inc., 250 Ga. 799, 301 S.E.2d 265 (1983). A park created to celebrate the spirit of an historic athletic and cultural event and to provide a gathering place for visitors to relax and enjoy themselves constitutes property available to the public for recreational purposes…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-22 Duty of owner of land to those using same for recreation generally
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Except as specifically recognized by or provided in Code Section 51-3-25, an owner of land owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational purposes or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on the premi…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-23 Effect of invitation or permission to use land for recreation
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Except as specifically recognized by or provided in Code Section 51-3-25, an owner of land who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any person to use the property for recreational purposes does not thereby: (1) Extend any assurance that the premises are…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-25 Certain liability not limited
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Nothing in this article limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists: (1) For willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity; or (2) For injury suffered in any case when the owner of land charges the person or pe…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-26 Construction of article
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Nothing in this article shall be construed to: (1) Create a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to persons or property; or (2) Relieve any person using the land of another for recreational purposes from any obligation which he may have in the absence of this article to…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-3 Lawful possessor of land owes no duty of care to trespasser
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘possessor of land’’ means the landowner, occupant of the land, holder of any easement to the land, or lessee of the land. (b) A lawful possessor of land owes no duty of care to a trespasser except to refrain from causing a willful or w…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-31 Agritourism defined; immunity for civil liability; warnings
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(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term ‘‘agritourism’’ shall carry the same meaning as set out in subparagraph (p)(7)(B) of Code Section 48-5-7.4. (b) A landowner who charges admission for a person who is 18 years of age or older to hunt or fish on the owner’s proper…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-41 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Crew member’’ means any employee of a space flight entity or any contractor or subcontractor of a space flight entity who performs activities directly relating to the launch, reentry, or other operation of or in a spacecraft, launch vehicl…
O.C.G.A. § 51-3-44 Governing law
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Any litigation, action, suit, or other arbitral, administrative, or judicial proceeding at law or equity against a space flight entity pertaining to space flight activities shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. (Code 1981, § 51-3-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 34…