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Section 258.200 Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when.

MO Rev Stat § 258.200 (2019) (N/A)
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Effective 28 Aug 2000

258.200. Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when. — 1. Any person owning land adjoining navigable or nonnavigable free-flowing stream or river shall be immune from civil liability for injuries to persons* or property of persons trespassing or entering on such person's land without implied or expressed permission, invitation, or consent where:

(1) The person who was injured entered the land by way of the stream or river; and

(2) Such person was subsequently injured on lands adjoining the stream or river.

2. The immunity created by this section does not apply if the injuries were caused by:

(1) The intentional or unlawful act of the owner or possessor of such land; or

(2) The negligent, willful or wanton act of the owner or possessor of such land.

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(L. 2000 H.B. 1097 § 258.110)

*Word "person" appears in original rolls.

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