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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-731 (2026)

Landowner; duty of care

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Subject to section 37-734, an owner of land owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational purposes or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2000–2015 · leading case: Bronsen v. Dawes Cnty., 722 N.W.2d 17 (Neb. 2006).
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Bronsen v. Dawes Cnty., 722 N.W.2d 17 (Neb. 2006). “” § 37-731. This protection applies to landowners who directly or indirectly invite others to use their land for a recreational purpose so long as the owner does not charge a fee for the use of the land.”
Iodence v. City of All., 700 N.W.2d 562 (Neb. 2005). · cites it 2× “First, they contend that the RLA does not apply because Iodence did not enter or use the city's land for "recreational purposes" under § 37-729(3).”
Dykes v. Scotts Bluff Cnty. Agr. Soc., 617 N.W.2d 817 (Neb. 2000). “" Exceptions are provided for willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity, and for injury suffered when the landowner charges the person or persons who enter on the land.”
Bronsen v. Dawes Cnty., 704 N.W.2d 273 (Neb. Ct. App. 2005). “Pursuant to § 37-731, “an owner of land owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational purposes or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes.”
Dykes v. Scotts Bluff Cnty. Agric. Soc'y, Inc., 617 N.W.2d 817 (Neb. 2000). “” Exceptions are provided for willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity, and for injury suffered when the landowner charges the person or persons who enter on the land.”
Hodson v. Taylor, 290 Neb. 348 (2015). “Membership in the WCOA does not give those members control of the lake that the WCOA owns.”
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