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§ 570.060 — Lost property.

Missouri § 570.060
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXVIIICRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Ch. 570Robbery, Stealing and Related Offenses

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 570.060 (2026).

Text

1.A person who appropriates lost property shall not be deemed to have stolen that property within the meaning of section 570.030 unless such property is found under circumstances which gave the finder knowledge of or means of inquiry as to the true owner.
2.The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of lost property.

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Legislative History

(L. 1977 S.B. 60) Effective 1-01-79

Nearby Sections

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§ 570.010
Chapter definitions.
§ 570.020
Determination of value.
§ 570.023
Robbery in the first degree — penalty.
§ 570.025
Robbery in the second degree — penalty.
§ 570.027
Vehicle hijacking, offense of — penalties.
§ 570.030
Stealing — penalties.
§ 570.039
Cable television services, appropriation of — not stealing, when.
§ 570.053
Feigned blindness — penalty.
§ 570.057
Stealing leased or rented property — evidence of intent to violate, when — law enforcement procedure — venue — penalties.
§ 570.060
Lost property.
§ 570.070
Claim of right.
§ 570.085
Alteration or removal of item numbers with intent to deprive lawful owner — penalties.
§ 570.090
Forgery — penalty.
§ 570.095
Filing false documents, offense of, elements — penalty, enhancement — restitution, when — system to log suspected fraudulent documents, procedure.
§ 570.100
Possession of a forging instrumentality — penalty.
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