{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.010","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.010","heading":"Consent as a defense.","body":"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:\n(1) The physical injury consented to or threatened by the conduct is not serious physical injury; or\n(2) The conduct and the harm are reasonably foreseeable hazards of:\n(a) The victim's occupation or profession; or\n(b) Joint participation in a lawful athletic contest or competitive sport; or\n(3) The consent establishes a justification for the conduct under chapter 563 of this code.\n2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of consent.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 565 - Offenses Against the Person"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=565.010","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"0fa9ed10b8283c4c16d7a05a50ae28c9f6aa0483df0375b06e40ec4fcbd4a7b6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.006","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}