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Missouri · Through 2026 legislative session (floor)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 258.200: Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when.

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  1. Title XVI - CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
  2. Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation

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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