# Alaska Stat. § 09.65.202: Tort immunity for landowners' allowing recreational activity; adverse possession > Alaska · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.202 ## Section - **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 09.65.202 - **Heading:** Tort immunity for landowners' allowing recreational activity; adverse possession - **Jurisdiction:** Alaska - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AK Code / Title 9 / Chapter 09.65 / Section 09.65.202 ## Text (a) A landowner that allows a recreational activity on the landowner's land without charge does not, by allowing that activity, (1) owe a duty of care to maintain the land safe for entry or use for a recreational activity or to eliminate, alter, or control the inherent risks of a recreational activity; (2) owe a duty to warn persons using the land for a recreational activity of any dangerous condition, known or unknown, apparent or hidden; (3) owe a duty to curtail or prevent use of the land for recreational activities; (4) implicitly ensure that the land is safe for any purpose; (5) confer a legal status, such as invitee or licensee, to which a special duty of care is owed; or (6) assume responsibility for any injury to persons or property. (b) This section applies only during the time that a landowner allows recreational use under a recorded grant of a public recreational use easement as required in AS 34.17.100 . (c) This section does not apply to a civil action (1) if the landowner collects a charge for entry on the land for a recreational activity; or (2) that is based on intentional, reckless, or grossly negligent conduct of the landowner. (d) This section may not be construed to conflict with, nor does it have any effect on, a liability release agreement between a participant in a recreational activity and a landowner. (e) Except as provided for under AS 09.45.052 (d), land use allowed by a landowner for a recreational activity without charge may not form the basis of a claim for adverse possession, prescriptive easement, or a similar claim. (f) In this section, (1) “charge” means a fee or admission price imposed for access to or use of land, a recreational activity, a service, an entertainment, or another activity, except that the following is not considered a “charge”: (A) consideration received by the landowner from the state or political subdivision for land leased or dedicated to the state or political subdivision; (B) property tax relief in exchange for a landowner's agreement to open land for a recreational activity; or (C) a contribution in kind, service, or cash from a user if all of the contribution is used to improve access or trails, to remedy or reduce damage, to provide warning of a hazard, or to remove a hazard from the land; (2) “land” includes private (A) unimproved land; (B) improved land, exclusive of buildings, structures, machinery, or equipment on the land; (C) ways or land subject to an easement or right-of-way; (D) roads and trails; (E) water and watercourses on or running through the land; (3) “landowner” means a private person who owns land; (4) “private person” has the meaning given in AS 09.55.240 ; (5) “recreational activity” has the meaning given “sports or recreational activity” in AS 09.65.290 . ## Nearby sections - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.070 Suits against incorporated units of local government.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.070.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.080 Suits by incorporated units of local government.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.080.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.083 Civil liability of nonprofit and university fire departments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.083.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.085 Civil liability of electric utility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.085.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.087 Civil liability for use of an automated external defibrillator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.087.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.090 Civil liability for emergency aid.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.090.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.091 Civil liability for responding to disaster.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.091.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.092 Civil liability for voluntary aircraft safety inspection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.092.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.093 Civil liability relating to aircraft runways, airfields, and landing areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.093.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.094 Liability for inspection, installation, or adjustment of a child safety seat.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.094.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.095 Liability for administration of blood test.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.095.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.096 Civil liability of hospitals for certain physicians.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.096.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.097 Civil liability for emergency veterinary care.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.097.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 09.65.112 Civil liability for aircraft and watercraft guest passengers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.112.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T9_C09.65_S09.65.202. 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