Activity Participation and Limited Property Release — Virginia
ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION AND LIMITED PROPERTY RELEASE — VIRGINIA
Before you use this: Virginia does not enforce an advance release of claims for personal injury caused by future negligence. This document does not release personal injury claims.
1. People and activity
| Item | Completed information |
|---|---|
| Adult participant and contact | [________________________________] |
| Provider's legal name and address | [________________________________] |
| Other specifically identified released persons | [________________________________] |
| Activity, place, and dates | [________________________________] |
| Participant's personal property used in the activity | [________________________________] |
The Activity consists of [describe the actual activity and equipment: ________________________________]. A materially different activity or location requires a new description accepted by the Participant.
2. Risks and safety arrangements
The Provider has identified these risks: [describe actual terrain, equipment, contact, weather, travel, and possible injury or property damage: ________________________________]. The safety instructions supplied are [document and date: ________________________________]. The Participant chooses to take part after reading this description and may stop participation and notify the Provider.
Acknowledging a risk does not release any personal injury claim or establish that the Provider acted with reasonable care.
3. Limited release for the Participant's property
For participation in the described Activity, the Participant releases the Provider and the identified persons from the Participant's own claim for damage to the personal property listed in Section 1 caused by their ordinary negligence in the described Activity, only to the extent Virginia law permits that release. This section does not transfer ownership of the property.
No claim for personal injury is released. No claim for intentional or reckless conduct, a different activity, or another person's loss is released. The Participant does not agree to defend or indemnify the Provider against anyone else's claim. The property release may be removed before signing without changing the Activity description or signatures.
4. Contact and signatures
Emergency contact name and telephone: [________________________________]
Participant signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Participant printed name: [________________________________]
Provider representative acknowledging receipt: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Disclaimer: This template is informational and is not legal advice. Have a Virginia lawyer review it before use.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 21, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 21, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Category
- Contracts & Agreements
Legal authority
- Estes Express Lines, Inc. v. Chopper Express, Inc., 273 Va. 358, 641 S.E.2d 476 (2007) (advance personal-injury release distinguished from indemnity)
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Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 21, 2026.
Estes Express Lines, Inc. v. Chopper Express, Inc., 273 Va. 358, 641 S.E.2d 476 (2007), slip op. at 10 (checked October 21, 2026): "While Johnson and Hiett clearly prohibit pre-injury release provisions relating to personal injury, we agree with Estes that such provisions are substantively different from indemnity provisions with regard to their purpose, effect, and public policy implications."
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