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Section 537.010 - Action for damages to property to survive regardless of death of either party. - Effective - 28 Aug 1977 537.010. Action for damages to...
Section 537.020 - Action for personal injury or death to survive regardless of death of either party. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 537.020. Action for personal injury...
Section 537.021 - Action for damages — personal representative to maintain or defend — exception — action against liability insurer, procedure. - Effective - 23 May 1996 537.021. Action for damages —...
Section 537.030 - Section 537.010 not to extend to what action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 537.030. Section 537.010 not to...
Section 537.033 - Design professionals — peer review process, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 2 histories 537.033. Design professionals...
Section 537.035 - Peer review committees — composition, purpose — immunity from civil liability, who, when — disclosure of records prohibited, exceptions — testimony before, discovery and admissibility, limitations. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 537.035. Peer review committees —...
Section 537.037 - Emergency care, no civil liability, exceptions (Good Samaritan law). - Effective - 28 Aug 2008, 2 histories 537.037. Emergency care,...
Section 537.045 - Parent or guardian liable for damages by minor, when, limitation — minor's liability — work accepted in lieu of payment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 537.045. Parent or guardian liable...
Section 537.046 - Childhood sexual abuse, injury or illness defined — action for damages may be brought, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 537.046. Childhood sexual abuse, injury...
Section 537.047 - Civil action for damages authorized, sexual and pornographic offenses involving a minor — statute of limitations. - Effective - 28 Aug 2007 537.047. Civil action for damages...
Section 537.050 - Civil action not merged in criminal prosecution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.050. Civil action not merged...
Section 537.053 - Sale of alcoholic beverage may be proximate cause of personal injuries or death — requirements — (dram shop law). - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 537.053. Sale of alcoholic beverage...
Section 537.055 - Operation of a motorcycle not evidence of comparative negligence. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 537.055. Operation of a motorcycle...
Section 537.058 - Personal injury, bodily injury, or wrongful death, time-limited demand to settle, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017 537.058. Personal injury, bodily injury,...
Section 537.060 - Contribution between tort-feasors — release of one or more, effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 537.060. Contribution between tort-feasors —...
Section 537.065 - Claimant and tort-feasor may contract to limit recovery to specified assets or insurance contract, when — procedure — applicability to covenant not to execute, requirements — insurer defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 537.065. Claimant and...
Section 537.067 - Joint and several liability of defendants in tort actions, allocation of responsibility for judgment — defendants several liability for punitive damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 537.067. Joint and several liability...
Section 537.068 - Court may enter remittitur order or increase jury award, when. - Effective - 01 Jul 1987 537.068. Court may enter remittitur...
Section 537.069 - Provisions of certain laws applicable to all causes of action. - Effective - 01 Jul 1987 537.069. Provisions of certain laws...
Section 537.080 - Action for wrongful death — who may sue — limitation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1991 537.080. Action for wrongful death...
Section 537.085 - Defenses to wrongful death action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1979 537.085. Defenses to wrongful death...
Section 537.090 - Damages to be determined by jury — factors to be considered. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 537.090. Damages to be determined...
Section 537.095 - Joinder of parties not required, when, effect on recovery — plaintiff ad litem, recovery, distribution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1979 537.095. Joinder of parties not...
Section 537.100 - Limitation of action — effect of absence of defendant and nonsuit. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 537.100. Limitation of...
Section 537.105 - Radio station not liable for defamation, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1951 537.105. Radio station not liable...
Section 537.110 - What words are actionable. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.110. What words are actionable....
Section 537.115 - Food donation or distribution, limited liability, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 2 histories 537.115. Food donation...
Section 537.117 - Officers or members of governing bodies of certain corporations, charities, organizations or clubs immune from personal liability for official acts, exceptions. - Effective - 01 Jul 1987 537.117. Officers or members of...
Section 537.118 - Volunteers, limited personal liability, certain organizations and government entities, exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 537.118. Volunteers, limited personal liability,...
Section 537.120 - Physician not liable for restraint of mentally incapacitated persons. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 537.120. Physician not liable for...
Section 537.123 - Civil action for damages for passing bad checks, only original holder may bring action — limitations — notice requirements — payroll checks, action to be against employer. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 537.123. Civil action for damages...
Section 537.125 - Shoplifting — detention of suspect by merchant — liability presumption. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 537.125. Shoplifting — detention of...
Section 537.127 - Stealing, civil liability — parent or guardian civilly liable for minor's stealing — conversion of shopping carts, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 537.127. Stealing, civil liability —...
Section 537.130 - Liability for damages caused by riotous assemblage. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.130. Liability for damages caused...
Section 537.165 - Political subdivisions to defend tort actions against firemen involving use of motor vehicles — extent of liability. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 537.165. Political subdivisions to defend...
Section 537.170 - Waiver of rights to damages by blind employee. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.170. Waiver of rights to...
Section 537.180 - Negligence of fellow servant no defense in action by employee against railroad or mine. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 537.180. Negligence of fellow servant...
Section 537.190 - Fellow servant defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 537.190. Fellow servant defined. —...
Section 537.200 - Vice-principals defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 537.200. Vice-principals defined. — All...
Section 537.210 - Contracts limiting liability invalid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 537.210. Contracts limiting liability invalid....
Section 537.220 - Construction and application of sections 537.180 to 537.210. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.220. Construction and application of...
Section 537.230 - Action against mining operator for wrongful death of employee — amount — limitation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 537.230. Action against mining operator...
Section 537.240 - Railroads and railroad corporation or companies — terms construed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.240. Railroads and railroad corporation...
Section 537.250 - Liability of common carrier for loss or damage to property transported — who may be joined as defendants. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.250. Liability of common carrier...
Section 537.260 - Railroad liable for killing stock — irrespective of negligence unless road is fenced. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.260. Railroad liable for killing...
Section 537.270 - Insufficient fence on railroad — stock killed — damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.270. Insufficient fence on railroad...
Section 537.280 - Injury to stock by railroad — agreed damages — payment, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.280. Injury to stock by...
Section 537.290 - Failure to pay agreed damages — double damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.290. Failure to pay agreed...
Section 537.294 - Firearm ranges — definitions — not to be deemed a nuisance, when — immunity from civil and criminal liability, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2008 537.294. Firearm ranges — definitions...
Section 537.295 - Agricultural operation not to be deemed a nuisance, when — exceptions — costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 537.295. Agricultural operation not to...
Section 537.296 - Private nuisance — definitions — exclusive compensatory damages for agricultural nuisances, subsequent actions, effect of — standing — action in excess of one million dollars, court or jury shall visit property — copy of final judgm... - Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 3 histories 537.296. Private nuisance...
Section 537.297 - Transfer of anhydrous ammonia, tamperer assumes risk — owners immune from liability and suit, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 537.297. Transfer of anhydrous ammonia,...
Section 537.300 - Penalty for driving away of others' stock by drovers. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 537.300. Penalty for driving away...
Section 537.310 - Proceedings under section 537.300. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.310. Proceedings under section 537.300....
Section 537.320 - Judgment — execution. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 537.320. Judgment — execution. —...
Section 537.325 - Definitions — liability for equine activities, limitations, exceptions — signs required, contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 2015 537.325. Definitions — liability for...
Section 537.327 - Paddlesport activities — definitions — immunity from liability, when — exemptions — posting of signs required, content. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 537.327. Paddlesport activities — definitions...
Section 537.328 - Private campgrounds, immunity from liability for inherent risks of camping — liability, when — signage. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 537.328. Private campgrounds, immunity from...
Section 537.330 - Malicious trespass — to personalty — double damages — issuance of attachment, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.330. Malicious trespass — to...
Section 537.340 - Trespass on realty — treble damages recoverable, when — rules for trimming, removing, and controlling trees. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 537.340. Trespass on...
Section 537.345 - Definitions for sections 537.345 to 537.347 and 537.351. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 537.345. Definitions for sections 537.345...
Section 537.346 - Landowner owes no duty of care to persons entering without fee to keep land safe for recreational use — immunity from liability for injuries of trespasser on land adjacent to park or trail. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 537.346. Landowner owes...
Section 537.347 - Landowner directly or indirectly invites or permits persons on land for recreation or wildlife management, effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 537.347. Landowner directly...
Section 537.348 - Landowner liable, when — definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 537.348. Landowner liable,...
Section 537.349 - Liability of landowner to trespasser, immunity where trespasser under influence of drugs or alcohol — limitations. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 537.349. Liability of...
Section 537.350 - Double damages for throwing down gates and fences — exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.350. Double damages for throwing...
Section 537.351 - Trespassers, no duty of care by owners, exception — liability for physical injury or death, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 537.351. Trespassers, no duty of...
Section 537.353 - Liability for damage or destruction of field crop products, when — court costs awarded, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2007 537.353. Liability for damage or...
Section 537.354 - Prescribed burning act — definitions — immunity from liability, when — inapplicability, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 537.354. Prescribed burning act —...
Section 537.355 - Private property, permission by owner to hunt, fish, or recreate, limitation on privilege. - Effective - 28 Aug 2008 537.355. Private property, permission by...
Section 537.360 - Single damages only recoverable, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.360. Single damages only recoverable,...
Section 537.370 - Penalties, how recovered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.370. Penalties, how recovered. —...
Section 537.380 - Fires from railroad engines — damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.380. Fires from railroad engines...
Section 537.400 - Double damages for willful fires. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.400. Double damages for willful...
Section 537.410 - Damages for backwater caused by boom across stream — attorney's fee. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.410. Damages for backwater caused...
Section 537.420 - Tenant for life or years liable for treble damages for waste. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.420. Tenant for life or...
Section 537.430 - Who may sue. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.430. Who may sue. —...
Section 537.440 - Heirs may sue for waste, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.440. Heirs may sue for...
Section 537.450 - Tenant holding land after having aliened it liable for waste. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.450. Tenant holding land after...
Section 537.460 - Tenants liable to cotenants, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.460. Tenants liable to cotenants,...
Section 537.470 - Conservators, liable for waste, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 537.470. Conservators, liable for waste,...
Section 537.480 - What damages recovered for waste. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.480. What damages recovered for...
Section 537.490 - Treble damages if waste was wantonly committed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.490. Treble damages if waste...
Section 537.500 - Where waste committed pending suit, receiver may take possession. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.500. Where waste committed pending...
Section 537.510 - Actions for waste, brought against whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.510. Actions for waste, brought...
Section 537.520 - Interest as part of damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 537.520. Interest as part of...
Section 537.523 - Institutional vandalism, civil actions for damages or injunction — attorney fees and costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 537.523. Institutional vandalism, civil actions...
Section 537.524 - Injunction and damages for interference with lawful hunting and trapping. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 537.524. Injunction and damages for...
Section 537.525 - Tampering with computer data, computer equipment, or computer users — damages — attorney fees, certain expenses, awarded when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 537.525. Tampering with computer data,...
Section 537.528 - Actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings and meetings to be considered on expedited basis — procedural issues. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 537.528. Actions for damages for...
Section 537.550 - Limitation on liability for injury or death at fairs or festivals — signs to be posted, content. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 537.550. Limitation on liability for...
Section 537.555 - No civil liability for forcible entry into a vehicle for purpose of removing an unsupervised minor, when. - Effective - 01 Jul 2016 537.555. No civil liability for...
Section 537.595 - Citation — definitions — immunity from liability for claims relating to weight gain or obesity, when, exceptions — petition, contents — effective date. - Effective - 01 Jan 2005 537.595. Citation — definitions —...
Section 537.600 - Sovereign immunity in effect — exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 537.600. Sovereign immunity in effect...
Section 537.602 - Supervision of community service work, immunity from liability, when — definitions — community service work not deemed employment and worker not an employee. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 537.602. Supervision of community service...
Section 537.610 - Liability insurance for tort claims may be purchased by whom — limitation on waiver of immunity — maximum amount payable for claims out of single occurrence — exception — apportionment of settlements — inflation — penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 537.610. Liability insurance for tort...
Section 537.615 - Liability of state increase to apply, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 537.615. Liability of state increase...
Section 537.620 - Political subdivisions may jointly create entity to provide insurance — entity created not deemed an insurance company or insurer. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 537.620. Political subdivisions...
Section 537.625 - Procedure to form insurance entity. - Effective - 02 Jun 1988 537.625. Procedure to form insurance...
Section 537.630 - Director to approve articles and issue license. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 537.630. Director to approve articles...
Section 537.635 - Entity to be treated as corporation — not to produce profit — may pay dividends, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 537.635. Entity to be treated...
Section 537.640 - Director to examine — renewal license fee — amendments to articles. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 537.640. Director to examine —...
Section 537.645 - Director may take charge of entity, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 537.645. Director may take charge...
Section 537.650 - Premium tax not required. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 537.650. Premium tax not required....
Section 537.675 - Tort victims' compensation fund established — definitions — notification of punitive damage award to attorney general, lien for deposit into fund — legal services for low-income people. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010, 2 histories 537.675. Tort victims'...
Section 537.678 - Percentage of fund to be used to assist uncompensated tort victims — filing of claims, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 537.678. Percentage of fund to...
Section 537.681 - Eligibility requirements — waiver of certain requirements, when — incarcerated victim, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 537.681. Eligibility requirements — waiver...
Section 537.684 - Filing of a claim, determining compensation, procedure — payment of claims. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010 537.684. Filing of a claim,...
Section 537.687 - Medical records submitted, when — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 537.687. Medical records submitted, when...
Section 537.690 - Petition for review of a decision by the division filed with commission — judicial review permitted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 537.690. Petition for review of...
Section 537.693 - Right of subrogation, payment of a claim — division lien on any compensation received by claimant — rulemaking authority. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 537.693. Right of subrogation, payment...
Section 537.700 - Public entity risk management fund established — definitions — who may participate. - Effective - 20 Jun 1986 537.700. Public entity risk management...
Section 537.705 - Effect of participation in fund — use of funds, limits — board of trustees, duties — staff — board to be notified of claims, when — board may contract with independent insurance agents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 537.705. Effect of participation in...
Section 537.710 - Board of trustees established — members, appointment, qualifications, terms, liability limited. - Effective - 20 Jun 1986 537.710. Board of trustees established...
Section 537.715 - Board of trustees — officers. - Effective - 20 Jun 1986 537.715. Board of trustees —...
Section 537.720 - Board, meetings — quorum — expenses. - Effective - 20 Jun 1986 537.720. Board, meetings — quorum...
Section 537.725 - Board — records — reports — principal office — seal. - Effective - 20 Jun 1986 537.725. Board — records —...
Section 537.730 - Board — duties — rulemaking authority — subpoena power — prohibited activities. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 537.730. Board — duties —...
Section 537.735 - Fund account, how maintained. - Effective - 20 Jun 1986 537.735. Fund account, how maintained....
Section 537.740 - Insufficient contributions, assessment, abatement, deferral — retroactive application. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 537.740. Insufficient contributions, assessment, abatement,...
Section 537.745 - Construction of provisions. - Effective - 20 Jun 1986 537.745. Construction of provisions. —...
Section 537.750 - Exhaustion of fund, claims to be prorated. - Effective - 20 Jun 1986 537.750. Exhaustion of fund, claims...
Section 537.755 - Fund money not available for certain purposes, exception. - Effective - 02 Jun 1988 537.755. Fund money not available...
Section 537.756 - Maximum amount payable from fund — how calculated. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 537.756. Maximum amount payable from...
Section 537.760 - Products liability claim defined. - Effective - 01 Jul 1987 537.760. Products liability claim defined....
Section 537.762 - Motion to dismiss, defendant whose only liability is as seller in stream of commerce requirements, procedure — order of dismissal to be interlocutory. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 537.762. Motion to...
Section 537.764 - State of the art, defined — affirmative defense in cases of strict liability for failure to warn — burden of proof on party asserting defense — action for negligence, when. - Effective - 01 Jul 1987 537.764. State of the art,...
Section 537.765 - Contributory fault as complete bar to plaintiff's recovery abolished — doctrine of comparative fault to apply — fault of plaintiff an affirmative defense to diminish damages — fault defined. - Effective - 01 Jul 1987 537.765. Contributory fault as complete...
Section 537.785 - Citation of law — definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 537.785. Citation of law —...
Section 537.787 - Criminal or harmful acts, no duty of business to guard against, when — duty, affirmative defenses. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 537.787. Criminal or harmful acts,...
Section 537.850 - Citation of law — definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 537.850. Citation of law —...
Section 537.856 - Signage required — contract warning notice and language, contents — written description of activity required, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 537.856. Signage required — contract...
Section 537.859 - Immunity from liability, when — affirmative defense. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 537.859. Immunity from liability, when...
Section 537.1000 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 537.1000. Definitions. — As used...
Section 537.1005 - COVID-19 exposure, immunity from liability, when — assumption of risk, signage — no third-party liability, exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 537.1005. COVID-19 exposure, immunity from...
Section 537.1010 - Health care providers, immunity from liability, exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 537.1010. Health care providers, immunity...
Section 537.1015 - Covered products, no COVID-19 products liability, when — evidence required for liability — inapplicability, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 537.1015. Covered products, no COVID-19...
Section 537.1020 - Punitive damages, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 537.1020. Punitive damages, when. —...
Section 537.1035 - Expiration date — cause of action for COVID-19 exposure, health care services, or covered products created — statute of limitations. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 537.1035. Expiration date — cause...