Missouri Statutes

§ 320.240 — Property may be entered for investigation, when.

Missouri § 320.240

JurisdictionMissouri

Title XXIPUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS

Ch. 320Fire Protection

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Bluebook

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 320.240 (2026).

Text

The state fire marshal or investigator may at all reasonable hours enter in or upon any property to make an investigation of a fire loss or for determining the origin of any fire, but this section shall apply to the interior of a privately occupied dwelling only when a fire has occurred therein.

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Legislative History

(L. 1972 S.B. 487 § 9)

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