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Section 565.010 Consent as a defense.

MO Rev Stat § 565.010 (2019) (N/A)
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Effective 01 Jan 2017, see footnote

565.010. Consent as a defense. — 1. When conduct is charged to constitute an offense because it causes or threatens physical injury, consent to that conduct or to the infliction of the injury is a defense only if:

(1) The physical injury consented to or threatened by the conduct is not serious physical injury; or

(2) The conduct and the harm are reasonably foreseeable hazards of:

(a) The victim's occupation or profession; or

(b) Joint participation in a lawful athletic contest or competitive sport; or

(3) The consent establishes a justification for the conduct under chapter 563 of this code.

2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of consent.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Transferred 2014; formerly 565.080; Effective 1-01-17

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