1. As used in P.L.1968, c.73 (C.2A:42A-2 et seq.):
"All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle, designed to travel over any terrain, of a type possessing between three and six non-highway tires, but shall not include golf carts.
"Dirt bike" means a motor powered vehicle possessing two or more tires, designed to travel over any terrain and capable of traveling off of paved roads, whether or not the vehicle is subject to registration with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
"Snowmobile" means any motor vehicle, designed primarily to travel over ice or snow, of a type which uses sled type runners, skis, an endless belt tread, cleats or any combination of these or other similar means of contact with the surface upon which it is operated, but does not include any farm tractor, highway or other construction equipment, or any military vehicle.
"Sport and recreational activities" means and includes: hunting; fishing; trapping; horseback riding; training of dogs; hiking; camping; picnicking; swimming; skating; skiing; sledding; tobogganing; operating or riding snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles or dirt bikes; and any other outdoor sport, game and recreational activity including practice and instruction in any of these activities.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
19
cases (
6 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case:
Wirth v. Ehly, 287 N.W.2d 140 (Wis. 1980).
Wirth v. Ehly, 287 N.W.2d 140 (Wis. 1980).
“The New Jersey Landlord Liability Act, N.J.S.A., 2A:42A-2, et seq., was enacted in 1968 and contained no explicit definition of premises.”
Merando v. United States, 517 F.3d 160 (3d Cir. 2008).
“Merando’s complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because the New Jersey Landowners Liability Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2A:42A-2 to 10 bars the action.”
Nazzaro v. United States, 304 F. Supp. 2d 605 (D.N.J. 2004).
· cites it 5× “The LLA is to be construed liberally “to serve as an inducement to the owners, lessees and occupants of property, that might otherwise be reluctant to do so for fear of liability, to permit persons to come onto their property for sport and recreational activities.” N.J. Stat.”
Keelen v. State, Dept. of Culture, Rec. & Tourism, 463 So. 2d 1287 (La. 1985).
“[4] While our research yields little jurisprudence interpreting recreational use immunity statutes that have been enacted in several states, we take guidance from the courts of New Jersey which have construed a similar statute, N.”
Walker v. City of Scottsdale, 786 P.2d 1057 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1989).
“The mention of the posting statutes is a strong indication that the kind of premises which the legislature contemplated when it enacted the Landowner’s Liability Act was primarily undeveloped, open and expansive rural and semi-rural properties where hunting, fishing and trapping…”
Weber v. United States, 991 F. Supp. 694 (D.N.J. 1998).
· cites it 2× “The Government also contends that Plaintiffs have no cause of action because the New Jersey Landowner’s Liability Act (“LLA”), N.J.Stat.Ann. § 2A:42A-2 et seq., provides immunity against tort liability in this case.”
Orawsky v. Jersey Cent. Power & Light Co., 472 F. Supp. 881 (E.D. Pa. 1977).
· cites it 2× “Thus, I must determine the effect of that state’s Landowner’s Liability Act, N.J.Stat. Ann. § 2A:42A-2 et seq. That Act states in relevant part: Except as provided in section 2 of this act: a.”
Andris Arias v. Cnty. of Bergen (N.J. 2026).
· cites it 10× “In this appeal, the Court considers whether Bergen County is immunized from liability in tort, pursuant to the Landowner Liability Act (LLA), N.J.S.A. 2A:42A-2 to -10, for a rollerblading accident that occurred on a path in Van Saun County Park.”
Hallacker v. Nat'l Bank & Trust Co., 806 F.2d 488 (3d Cir. 1986).
“OPINION OF THE COURT JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge: This diversity action requires us to construe N.J.Stat.Ann. § 2A:42A-2 et seq. (West Supp.”
Andris Arias v. Cnty. of Bergen (2024).
· cites it 4× “The County asserted immunity under the Landowners Liability Act (LLA), N.J.S.A. 2A:42A-2 to -10. The County argued the LLA "bar[red] plaintiff's claim for negligence" because: (1) the County was presumptively entitled to immunity; 1 We take judicial notice of the Park's…”
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