Effective - 28 Aug 2000
258.200. Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when. — 1. Any person owning land adjoining navigable or nonnavigable free-flowing stream or river shall be immune from civil liability for injuries to persons* or property of persons trespassing or entering on such person's land without implied or expressed permission, invitation, or consent where:
(1) The person who was injured entered the land by way of the stream or river; and
(2) Such person was subsequently injured on lands adjoining the stream or river.
2. The immunity created by this section does not apply if the injuries were caused by:
(1) The intentional or unlawful act of the owner or possessor of such land; or
(2) The negligent, willful or wanton act of the owner or possessor of such land.
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(L. 2000 H.B. 1097 § 258.110)
*Word "person" appears in original rolls.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development
Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation
Section 258.010 - Committees, councils and boards authorized — staffing by department.
Section 258.060 - Duties and functions of department.
Section 258.070 - Compensation, expenses of member agencies' representatives.
Section 258.080 - Fund created — moneys appropriated, for what purposes — funds not to revert.
Section 258.083 - General assembly may appropriate funds for grants to parks.
Section 258.100 - Trail, definition — immunity from civil liability for adjoining landowners, when.
Section 258.200 - Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when.