Mo. Rev. Stat. § 562.026: Culpable mental state, when not required.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
- Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability
A culpable mental state is not required:
(1) If the offense is an infraction and no culpable mental state is prescribed by the statute defining the offense; or
(2) If the offense is a felony or misdemeanor and no culpable mental state is prescribed by the statute defining the offense, and imputation of a culpable mental state to the offense is clearly inconsistent with the purpose of the statute defining the offense or may lead to an absurd or unjust result.
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