(1) Except as provided in subsection (2):
- (a) a landowner owes a trespasser no duty of care with respect to the condition of the property;
- (b) a trespasser enters or remains on the trespassed property without any assurance that the property is safe for any purpose.
(2)
- (a) A landowner may be liable to a trespasser for an injury to person or property for an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
- (b) This section does not affect any immunities from or defense to civil liability established by another section of the Montana Code Annotated or available at common law to which a landowner may be entitled.
(3) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
- (a) "Landowner" means a person or private entity, including a landowner's agent, tenant, lessee, occupant, grantee of conservation easement, water users' association, and person or entities in control of the property or with an agreement to use or occupy the property.
- (b) "Property" means privately owned real property of any kind. The term includes any improvements, buildings, structures, machinery, and equipment on the property.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 306, L. 2021.