Missouri Statutes
§ 562.086 — Lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect.
Missouri § 562.086
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXVIIICRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Ch. 562General Principles of Liability
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 562.086 (2026).
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1.A person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect he was incapable of knowing and appreciating the nature, quality or wrongfulness of his or her conduct.
2.The procedures for the defense of lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect are governed by the provisions of chapter 552 .
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Legislative History
(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1993 S.B. 180, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
Nearby Sections
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§ 562.011
Voluntary act.§ 562.014
Conspiracy, offense of — penalty.§ 562.016
Culpable mental state.§ 562.021
Culpable mental state, application.§ 562.031
Ignorance and mistake.§ 562.036
Accountability for conduct.§ 562.046
Defense precluded.§ 562.066
Entrapment.§ 562.071
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Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 562.086, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/562/562.086.