Opinion No. (2002)

REQUESTED BY: Senator Gene Tyson Nebraska Legislature You have asked this office for its opinion as to whether a city-owned skateboard park would fall within the definition of a "recreational purpose" so as to protect the city from liability under the Nebraska Recreation Liability Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 37-729 through37-736 (1998).

In answering this question, we assume that the skateboard park is located on city-owned property and that there will be no fee charged for entering the park or for using the skateboarding facility. If there is a charge, then the limitation on liability contained in…