Sport and Recreation Liability Waiver — Montana
SPORT AND RECREATION LIABILITY WAIVER — MONTANA
Before you use this: Complete the known inherent risks in Section 2 before signing. For horseback riding or another equine activity, use the separate Montana equine waiver with the warning required by § 27-1-727.
1. Sport, provider, and participant
| Item | Completed information |
|---|---|
| Adult participant and contact | [________________________________] |
| Provider's legal name and address | [________________________________] |
| Other specifically identified released persons | [________________________________] |
| Sport or recreational activity, place, and dates | [________________________________] |
| Equipment supplied by each party | [________________________________] |
The Activity consists only of [describe the sport or recreation: ________________________________]. A materially different activity or location requires a new signed description.
2. Known inherent risks and safety instructions
The Provider identifies these known inherent risks of this Activity, including the characteristic conditions that cannot be prevented by reasonable care: [give concrete risks, not a generic list: ________________________________]. These risks may cause [describe possible injuries or property losses: ________________________________].
The safety instructions supplied are [document and date: ________________________________]. The Participant has read the completed risk description, chooses to take part, and may stop participation and notify the Provider. Acknowledging the listed risks does not establish that any later event was an inherent risk or that the Provider exercised reasonable care.
3. Required Montana warning and limited release
By signing this document you may be waiving your legal right to a jury trial to hold the provider legally responsible for any injuries or damages resulting from risks inherent in the sport or recreational opportunity or for any injuries or damages you may suffer due to the provider's ordinary negligence that are the result of the provider's failure to exercise reasonable care.
In exchange for participation in the described Activity, the Participant releases the Provider and the identified released persons from the Participant's own claims for injury or property damage caused by their ordinary negligence during that Activity, and from the listed inherent risks, only to the extent Montana law permits the release.
This release does not cover a claim concerning the design, manufacture, provision, or maintenance of sport or safety equipment; fraud; willful injury; intentional misconduct; a materially different activity; a claim belonging to another person; or a right that cannot be released under Montana law. It does not require the Participant to defend or indemnify anyone against another person's claim. The Participant understands that this release may be challenged on legal grounds even if signed.
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 Montana lawyer review it before use.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 21, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 21, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Montana
- Category
- Contracts & Agreements
Legal authority
- Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-752 (inherent risk and provider definitions)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-753(3) (sport or recreation waiver and required warning)
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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.
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-752(2) (checked October 21, 2026): ""Inherent risks" means those dangers or conditions that are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any sport or recreational activity and that cannot be prevented by the use of reasonable care."
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-753(3)(b) (checked October 21, 2026): "This section does not prohibit a written waiver or release entered into prior to engaging in a sport or recreational opportunity for damages or injuries resulting from conduct that constitutes ordinary negligence or for risks that are inherent in the sport or recreational opportunity."
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-753(3)(c)(i) (checked October 21, 2026): "Any waiver or release for a sport or recreational opportunity must: (i) state known inherent risks of the sport or recreational opportunity;"
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-753(3)(c)(ii) (checked October 21, 2026): "By signing this document you may be waiving your legal right to a jury trial to hold the provider legally responsible for any injuries or damages resulting from risks inherent in the sport or recreational opportunity or for any injuries or damages you may suffer due to the provider's ordinary negligence that are the result of the provider's failure to exercise reasonable care."
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