Hazardous Recreational Activity / Recreational Trails Immunity

Government Code 831.7 provides public entities with immunity from liability for injuries sustained by persons engaging in hazardous recreational activities, which the statute defines. Government Code 831.4 provides public entities with immunity from liability for injuries sustained by persons using recreational trails. The following are lists of citations to recent cases construing these sections and the immunities they confer:

Hazardous Recreational Activity

PEREZ v CITY OF LA 27 CA4 1380
ACOSTA v LA USD 31 CA4 471
IVERSON v MUROC USD 32 CA4 218
OCHOA v CSU SACRAMENTO 72 CA4 1300
WOOD v COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN 111 CA4 960
ASTENIUS v STATE 126 CA4 472
AVILA v CITRUS COMM COLL DIST 38 C4 148
PERRY v EAST BAY 141 CA4 1

Recreational Trails

ARMENIO v COUNTY 28 CA4 413
STATE v SUPERIOR COURT 32 CA4 325
FARNHAM v CITY OF LA 68 CA4 1097
TREWEEK v CITY OF NAPA 85 CA4 221
ASTENIUS v STATE 126 CA4 472
AMBERGER-WARREN v CITY OF PIEDMONT 143 CA4 1074