Nevada Supreme Court Reluctantly Broadens the Scope of the Nevada Recreational Use Statute

By James Moss For years, the Nevada Supreme Court had been judicially restricting the Nevada Recreational Use Statute, NRS 41.510. In a decision earlier this year, the high court re-examined the statute in light of the Nevada Legislature’s decision to amend the statute to broaden the scope of the real property protected by the statute and broadened the definition of what “recreational” activity constitutes under the statute. Recreational use statutes were enacted to protect landowner