An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing Landowner Liability
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §159-A, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 1993, c. 622, §1, is further amended to read:
C. Assume responsibility or incur liability for any injury to person or property caused by any act of persons to whom the permission is granted even if that injury occurs on property of another person.
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This bill clarifies existing law to ensure that a landowner is not liable for the actions of a recreational user of the land, whether those actions have an impact on the landowner's property or property of another.