{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-76-76-10.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 76-10.1","heading":"Landowners encouraged to make land available to public","body":"for recreational purposes - Limitation on liability – Definitions –\n\nApplicability of section to land and attached roads, water and\n\nstructures used primarily for farming or ranching activities.\n\nA. 1. The purpose of this section is to encourage landowners\n\nto make land available to the public for outdoor recreational\n\npurposes by limiting their liability to persons entering upon and\n\nusing such land and to third persons who may be damaged by the acts\n\nor omissions of persons going upon these lands.\n\n2. As used in this section:\n\na. \"land\" means real property, roads, water,\n\nwatercourses, private ways, buildings, structures, and\n\nmachinery or equipment when attached to realty,\n\nb. \"outdoor recreational purposes\" includes any of the\n\nfollowing, or any combination thereof: hunting,\n\nfishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking,\n\nhiking, pleasure driving, jogging, cycling, other\n\nsporting events and activities, nature study, water\n\nskiing, jet skiing, winter sports, viewing or enjoying\n\nhistorical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific\n\nsites, and aviation at non-public-use airports,\n\nc. \"owner\" means the possessor of a fee interest, a\n\ntenant, lessee, occupant, or person in control of the\n\nland,\n\nd. \"charge\" means the admission price or fee asked in\n\nreturn for invitation or permission to enter or go\n\nupon the land. The term \"charge\" shall not include:\n\n(1) a license or permit fee imposed by a governmental\n\nentity for the purpose of regulating the use of\n\nland, a water or park area, or lake reservation,\n\n(2) hunting, fishing, boating, and other license and\n\npermit fees,\n\n(3) hunting or fishing leases, or\n\n(4) donations made at fly-ins at non-public-use\n\nairports, and\n\ne. \"non-public-use airport\" means an airport that is\n\nprimarily used by the owner with access to the public\n\nas permitted by the owner.\n\nB. An owner who provides the public with land for outdoor\n\nrecreational purposes owes no duty of care to keep the land safe for\n\nentry or use by others, or to give warning to persons entering or\n\nusing the land of any hazardous conditions, structures, or\n\nactivities.\n\nC. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this section, an owner\n\nwho provides the public with land for outdoor recreational purposes\n\nshall not:\n\na. be presumed to extend any assurance that the land is\n\nsafe for any purpose,\n\nb. incur any duty of care toward a person who enters or\n\nuses the land, or\n\nc. assume any liability or responsibility for any injury\n\nto persons or property caused by the act or omission\n\nof a person who enters or uses the land.\n\n2. This subsection applies whether the person entering or using\n\nthe land is an invitee, licensee, trespasser, or otherwise.\n\nD. This section shall not apply if:\n\n1. Any charge is made or is usually made for entering or using\n\nany part of the land; or\n\n2. Any commercial or other activity for profit directly related\n\nto the use is conducted on any part of the land.\n\nE. 1. An owner of land leased to the state or to other public\n\nentity for outdoor recreational purposes owes no duty of care to\n\nkeep the land safe for entry or use by others, or to give warning to\n\npersons entering or using the land of any hazardous conditions,\n\nstructures, or activities. Any owner who leases or subleases land\n\nto the state or other public entity for outdoor recreational\n\npurposes shall not:\n\na. be presumed to extend any assurance that the land is\n\nsafe for any purpose,\n\nb. incur any duty of care toward a person who enters or\n\nuses the leased land, or\n\nc. become liable or responsible for any injury to persons\n\nor property caused by the act or omission of a person\n\nwho enters or uses the leased land.\n\n2. This subsection applies whether the person entering or using\n\nthe leased land is an invitee, licensee, trespasser, or otherwise,\n\nnotwithstanding any other section of law.\n\nF. 1. Except as provided in this section, no person is\n\nrelieved of liability which would exist for want of ordinary care or\nersons\n\nor property caused by the act or omission of a person\n\nwho enters or uses the leased land.\n\n2. This subsection applies whether the person entering or using\n\nthe leased land is an invitee, licensee, trespasser, or otherwise,\n\nnotwithstanding any other section of law.\n\nF. 1. Except as provided in this section, no person is\n\nrelieved of liability which would exist for want of ordinary care or\n\nfor deliberate, willful, or malicious injury to persons or property.\n\nThe provisions shall not create or increase the liability of any\n\nperson.\n\n2. This section shall not relieve any owner of any liability\n\nfor the operation and maintenance of structures affixed to real\n\nproperty by the owner for use by the general public.\n\nG. By entering or using land, no person shall be deemed to be\n\nacting as an employee or agent of the owner whether the entry or use\n\nis with or without the knowledge or consent of the owner.\n\nH. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any land\n\nthat is used primarily for farming or ranching activities or to\n\nroads, water, watercourses, private ways, buildings, structures, and\n\nmachinery or equipment when attached to realty which is used\n\nprimarily for farming or ranching activities.\n\nThe Oklahoma Limitation of Liability for Farming and Ranching\n\nLand Act shall govern such land.","path":["OK Code","Title 76"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os76.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"e23a76069b575e29721fb3e20f6e0517b8c12b4020f7f9bf49d9e7293de9c376","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-76-76-10","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-76-76-100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}