MO · Strict liability
Missouri dog bite law
Missouri is strict, and the personal-injury deadline is five years — among the longer ones.
- Liability
- Strict liability
- Statute
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 273.036
- Deadline to file
- 5 years · Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120(4)
- Bites only?
- Injuries more broadly
Possessors, not just titled owners, can be liable. Five years is still not an excuse to skip the first-week photographs.
Exceptions insurers will mention
Provocation; trespassing. Applies to owners and possessors.
Compare the national split in strict liability vs one-bite, and confirm your clock on statute of limitations.
Similar liability rules
This page is general information, not legal advice, and is not a substitute for a lawyer licensed in your state. Statutes change. Confirm the current rule and your deadline with counsel before you rely on a date.