Missouri Statutes

§ 569.140 — Trespass in the first degree — penalty.

Missouri § 569.140
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXVIIICRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Ch. 569Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.140 (2026).

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1.  A person commits the offense of trespass in the first degree if he or she knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure or upon real property. 2.  A person does not commit the offense of trespass in the first degree by entering or remaining upon real property unless the real property is fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or as to which notice against trespass is given by:

(1)Actual communication to the actor; or
(2)Posting in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders. 3.  The offense of trespass in the first degree is a class B misdemeanor, unless the victim is intentionally targeted as a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 556.061 , or the victim is target

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Legislative History

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1797) Streams and rivers, no civil liability for adjoining landowners, when,258.200

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