https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog.aspx Waiver guides, e-signature laws and WaiverFile product news. en-us https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Whats-New-in-WaiverFile-November-2026.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Whats-New-in-WaiverFile-November-2026.aspx Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Our biggest update yet: online booking with waivers built in, point of sale for the front desk, check-in with QR codes, the WaiverFile Venue app, a website built for you, and a new look for waiver pages and the admin. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-British-Columbia.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-British-Columbia.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 BC courts generally enforce clear adult waivers, and e-signatures count. How the Occupiers Liability Act helps, and why a parent can't release a child's claim. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Arkansas.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Arkansas.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Arkansas courts enforce clear releases for recreation and rentals under the Plant and Jordan tests, and e-signatures count. What courts weigh, and minors. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Arizona.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Arizona.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Arizona juries decide a waiver's assumption of risk defense, but signed releases count at trial and under equine, motor sport and ski laws. E-signatures valid. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-North-Carolina.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-North-Carolina.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 North Carolina courts generally enforce clear recreational releases, and e-signed waivers count. Stables and farm venues need the warning in contracts. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-North-Dakota.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-North-Dakota.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 North Dakota courts enforce clear negligence releases, including a parent-signed one for a park program, and e-signed waivers count. Willful injury is excluded. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-California.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-California.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 California courts enforce clear releases of ordinary negligence for recreation, including ones parents sign, and e-signatures count. What Whitehead changed. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Alberta.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Alberta.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Courts in Alberta generally enforce clear adult waivers, and e-signatures count. What the Occupiers' Liability Act adds, and how parent forms for minors work. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Ohio.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Ohio.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Ohio courts generally enforce clear negligence waivers for recreation, e-signatures count, and parents can sign for kids in nonprofit sports. Here's the detail. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Oklahoma.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Oklahoma.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Oklahoma courts enforce clear releases that pass the Schmidt test, and e-signatures count. See how parent signatures, agritourism and livestock laws work. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Ontario.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Ontario.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Ontario courts generally enforce clear adult waivers, including ones signed online (Schnarr). The Consumer Protection Act, occupier notice and minors explained. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Alaska.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Alaska.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Alaska courts enforce clear, conspicuous releases for recreation, AS 09.65.292 lets parents sign for kids, and e-signatures count. What courts look for. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Alabama.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Alabama.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Alabama courts uphold clear releases of ordinary negligence for recreation, and e-signatures count. What a signed waiver does, its limits, and the minors rule. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Nova-Scotia.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Nova-Scotia.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Nova Scotia courts generally enforce clear waivers, and e-signatures count. What the Occupiers' Liability Act's reasonableness rule adds, and how minors work. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Missouri.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Missouri.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Missouri courts enforce releases that conspicuously use "negligence" or "fault" (Alack), and e-signatures count. See the 2025 Karlin case and the minors rule. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Montana.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Montana.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Montana now allows sport, recreation and equine waivers that meet MCA 27-1-753 or 27-1-727. What they require, what else a signed form does, and e-signatures. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Nebraska.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Nebraska.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Nebraska courts generally enforce clear recreational releases of ordinary negligence (Sinu, 2023). E-signed waivers count, and minors are anyone under 19. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Mississippi.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Mississippi.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Mississippi reads releases strictly but doesn't ban them. What a signed form does: clear releases, equine and agritourism warnings, rules and e-signatures. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Michigan.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Michigan.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Michigan courts enforce releases fairly and knowingly made, tablet-signed ones included. See the equine waiver rule, the rule for minors, and key activity laws. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Manitoba.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Manitoba.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Manitoba courts generally enforce clear adult waivers, and e-signed contracts count. What the Occupiers' Liability Act's reasonableness test means, and minors. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Minnesota.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Minnesota.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Minnesota courts enforce releases that clearly cover the business's own negligence (Lund, 2025), and e-signatures count. See the recent cases and key statutes. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-New-Mexico.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-New-Mexico.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 New Mexico courts can enforce clear recreational waivers, and a 2024 ruling upheld a parent's e-signed gym waiver for a child. Riding is the exception. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-New-York.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-New-York.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 New York courts have enforced releases for lessons and road races outside GOL 5-326, and a signed form records the risks guests acknowledge. E-signatures count. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Newfoundland-and-Labrador.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-Newfoundland-and-Labrador.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clear waivers are generally enforced in Newfoundland and Labrador, and e-signatures count. How premises claims work, what else a waiver does, and minors. https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-New-Jersey.aspx https://www.waiverfile.com/Blog/Online-Waivers-in-New-Jersey.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 New Jersey courts enforce clear adult waivers tied to activity risks (Stelluti), and a parent can agree to arbitrate a child's claims. E-signed waivers count.