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RSMo 537.555effective 01 Jul 2016

No civil liability for forcible entry into a vehicle for purpose of removing an unsupervised minor, when

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If someone breaks into a locked car to save a child who is in danger, that person cannot be sued for the damage caused. To be protected, the person must first call 911 or emergency services before breaking in, stay with the child nearby until help arrives, and only use as much force as needed to get the child out.

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537.555. No for into a vehicle for purpose of removing an unsupervised , when. — 1. A person shall* not be held for resulting from the forcible entry into a vehicle for the purpose of removing an unsupervised minor if such person:

(1) that the vehicle is locked or there is no other reasonable method for removing the minor from the vehicle;

(2) Has a that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the minor is in of suffering harm if not immediately from the vehicle;

(3) Contacts including any firefighter, , , nurse, physician, or prior to forcibly entering the vehicle;

(4) Remains with the minor at a safe location reasonably close to the vehicle until emergency response personnel arrives; and

(5) Uses no more force to enter the vehicle and remove the minor from the vehicle than was necessary under the circumstances.

2. Nothing in this section shall provide from civil liability for actions to aid a minor in addition to what is by this section.

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Source & history notes

(L. 2016 H.B. 1649) Effective 7-01-16 *Word "be" appears here in original rolls.

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