321G.22 Limitation of liability by public bodies and adjoining owners.
1. The state, its political subdivisions, and the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public highway and their agents and employees owe no duty of care to keep the public lands, ditches, or land contiguous to a highway or roadway under the control of the state or a political subdivision safe for entry or use by persons operating a snowmobile, or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on the premises to persons entering for such purposes, except in the case of willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity. The state, its political subdivisions, and the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public highway and their agents and employees are not liable for actions taken to allow or facilitate the use of public lands, ditches, or land contiguous to a highway or roadway except in the case of a willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.
2. This section does not create a duty of care or ground of liability on behalf of the state, its political subdivisions, or the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public highway and their agents and employees for injury to persons or property in the operation of snowmobiles in a ditch or on land contiguous to a highway or roadway under the control of the state or a political subdivision. The state, its political subdivisions, and the owners or tenants of property adjoining public lands or the right-of-way of a public highway and their agents and employees are not liable for the operation of a snowmobile in violation of this chapter.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.22]
86 Acts, ch 1070, §1; 89 Acts, ch 244, §34; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §31
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Section 321G.3 - Registration and user permit required — penalties.
Section 321G.4 - Registration — fee.
Section 321G.4A - User permit — fee.
Section 321G.4B - Nonresident requirements — penalties.
Section 321G.5 - Display of registration and user permit decals.
Section 321G.6 - Registration — renewal.
Section 321G.7 - Fees remitted to commission — appropriation — trail equipment donation.
Section 321G.8 - Exempt vehicles.
Section 321G.9 - Operation on roadways and highways.
Section 321G.10 - Accident reports.
Section 321G.11 - Mufflers required.
Section 321G.12 - Headlight — taillight — brakes.
Section 321G.13 - Unlawful operation.
Section 321G.15 - Operation pending registration.
Section 321G.16 - Special events.
Section 321G.17 - Violation of stop signal.
Section 321G.19 - Rented snowmobiles.
Section 321G.20 - Operation by persons under sixteen.
Section 321G.21 - Manufacturer, distributor, or dealer — special registration.
Section 321G.22 - Limitation of liability by public bodies and adjoining owners.
Section 321G.22A - Recreational riding area — limitation of liability of prior landowners.
Section 321G.23 - Course of instruction.
Section 321G.24 - Education certificate — fee.
Section 321G.25 - Stopping and inspecting — warnings.
Section 321G.26 - Termination of use.
Section 321G.27 - Writing fees.
Section 321G.28 - Consistent local laws — special local rules.
Section 321G.29 - Owner’s certificate of title — in general.
Section 321G.30 - Fees — duplicates.
Section 321G.31 - Transfer or repossession by operation of law.
Section 321G.32 - Security interest — perfection and titles — fee.
Section 321G.33 - Vehicle identification number.
Section 321G.34 - Repeat offender — records, enforcement, and penalties.