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RSMo 407.200effective 28 Aug 1969

Unsolicited merchandise, how disposed of

In plain English

If someone gets something in the mail or delivered to them that they never asked for, they can either send it back or keep it as a free gift. They do not owe the sender anything — no payment, no return, nothing.

Word-for-word law

407.200. , how . — Where unsolicited merchandise is delivered to a person for whom it is intended, such person has a right to refuse to accept of this or he may deem it to be a gift and use it or dispose of it in any manner without any obligation to the sender.

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Source & history notes

(L. 1969 S.B. 20 § 1)

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