Missouri Laws 570.070 – Claim of right
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1. A person does not commit an offense under section 570.030 if, at the time of the appropriation, he or she:
(1) Acted in the honest belief that he had the right to do so; or
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 570.070
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) Acted in the honest belief that the owner, if present, would have consented to the appropriation.
2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of claim of right.