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Statutes > Illinois > Chapter745 > 2081 (745 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 70, par. 33) Sec. 3. Except as specifically recognized by or provided in Section 6 of this Act, an owner of land owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by any person for recreational or conservation purposes, or to give any warning of a natural or artificial dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes. (Source: P.A. 85‑959.) |
(745 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 70, par. 34) Sec. 4. Except as specifically recognized by or provided in Section 6 of this Act, an owner of land who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any person to use such property for recreational or conservation purposes does not thereby: (a) Extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose. (b) Confer upon such person the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed. (c) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to person or property caused by an act or omission of such person or any other person who enters upon the land. (d) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to such person or property caused by any natural or artificial condition, structure or personal property on the premises. (Source: P.A. 86‑414.) |
(745 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 70, par. 35) Sec. 5. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of this Act are applicable to the duties and liability of an owner of land leased to the State or any subdivision thereof for recreational or conservation purposes. (Source: P.A. 85‑959.) |
(745 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 70, par. 36) Sec. 6. Nothing in this Act limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists: (a) For willful and wanton failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity. (b) For injury suffered in any case where the owner of land charges the person or persons who enter or go on the land for the recreational use thereof, except that in the case of land leased to the State or a subdivision thereof, any consideration received by the owner for such lease is not a charge within the meaning of this Section. (Source: P.A. 85‑959.) |
(745 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 70, par. 37) Sec. 7. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (a) Create a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to persons or property. (b) Relieve any person using the land of another for recreational purposes from any obligation which he may have in the absence of this Act to exercise care in his use of such land and in his activities thereon, or from the legal consequences of failure to employ such care. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2263.) |