Were you aware that on May 16, 2024, the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Wes Moore officially prohibited liability waivers for negligence in recreational facilities? This new legislation ends the practice of having to complete pre-injury waivers within these facilities and allows participants to know their rights are protected and their safety is prioritized. Before this law, commercial recreational facilities in Maryland, such as trampoline parks and rock-climbing facilities, could require customers to sign waivers of liability for negligence as a condition of entry or participation. These waivers effectively prevented paying customers from holding the facility legally accountable for injuries or death caused by the facility’s own negligence, a practice detrimental to consumers’ safety. This law declares pre-injury contractual waivers of liability of negligence to be void and unenforceable as a matter of public policy. This means that commercial recreational facilities can no longer require customers to sign away their rights in advance, thereby ensuring that these businesses are held to the same standards of reasonable care as other businesses and professionals in Maryland.