Illinois · statute · 745 ILCS 67 · 6 active provisions
Short title; purpose. This Act may be cited as the State of Illinois Recreational Use of Leased Land Act. The purpose of this Act is to encourage owners of land through nominal leases to the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources to make land and water areas available to members of the general public for rec…
Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Land" includes roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, and structures, but does not include residential buildings or residential property. "Owner-lessor" means the owner of land that is leased to the State of Illinois Department o…
No duty. Except as specifically recognized by or provided in Section 15 of this Act, an owner-lessor of leased land shall not be liable for injury of any kind to any person who enters the leased land for a recreational use, except for willful and wanton misconduct. The owner-lessor of leased land owes no duty of ordina…
Willful and wanton failure; charge for entry. Nothing in this Act limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists: (a) For willful and wanton failure by an owner-lessor to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on leased land. (b) For injury suffered by a person in any case wher…
Construction. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (a) Create a duty of ordinary care owed by an owner-lessor to any person on the leased land for a recreational use or to establish the basis for liability of an owner-lessor for injury to persons or property. (b) Relieve any person using leased land for recreatio…
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 95-603, eff. 9-11-07.)