§ 38A-4. Limitation of liability. - North Carolina Statutes

§38A‑4.  Limitation of liability.

Except as specificallyrecognized by or provided for in this Chapter, an owner of land who eitherdirectly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any person to use suchland for educational or recreational purposes owes the person the same duty ofcare that he owes a trespasser, except nothing in this Chapter shall beconstrued to limit or nullify the doctrine of attractive nuisance and the ownershall inform direct invitees of artificial or unusual hazards of which theowner has actual knowledge. This section does not apply to an owner who invitesor permits any person to use land for a purpose for which the land is regularlyused and for which a price or fee is usually charged even if it is not chargedin that instance, or to an owner whose purpose in extending an invitation orgranting permission is to promote a commercial enterprise. (1995,c. 308, s. 1.)