{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-538.229","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 538.229","heading":"Certain statements, writings, and benevolent gestures inadmissible, when — definitions.","body":"1. The portion of statements, writings, or benevolent gestures expressing sympathy or a general sense of benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of a person and made to that person or to the family of that person shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability in a civil action. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit admission of a statement of fault.\n2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms mean:\n(1) \"Benevolent gestures\" , actions which convey a sense of compassion or commiseration emanating from humane impulses;\n(2) \"Family\" , the spouse, parent, grandparent, stepmother, stepfather, child, grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, adopted children of a parent, or spouse's parents of an injured party.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 538 - Tort Actions Based on Improper Health Care"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=538.229","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"f08f2148f4a2c86baa8011ee23862a88394c65d557c996a5206b928025b454fd","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-538.228","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-538.232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}