Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.010

Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session

Section 565.010 - Consent as a defense

1. When conduct is charged to constitute an offense because it causes or threatens physical injury, consent to that conduct or to the infliction of the injury is a defense only if:

(1) The physical injury consented to or threatened by the conduct is not serious physical injury; or

(2) The conduct and the harm are reasonably foreseeable hazards of:

(a) The victim's occupation or profession; or

(b) Joint participation in a lawful athletic contest or competitive sport; or

(3) The consent establishes a justification for the conduct under chapter 563 of this code.

2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of consent.

§ 565.010, RSMo

Transferred 2014; formerly 565.080; Effective 1-01-17

Added by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.