{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-562.026","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 562.026","heading":"Culpable mental state, when not required.","body":"A culpable mental state is not required:\n(1) If the offense is an infraction and no culpable mental state is prescribed by the statute defining the offense; or\n(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.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=562.026","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"ab82eae049acec461950a0d958faf22ece61b88068ab59d6835144c673c990be","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-562.021","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-562.031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}