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Title XXXVI STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS

Chapter 537

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  537.550.  Limitation on liability for injury or death at fairs or festivals — signs to be posted, content. — 1.  No county, city or village with ten thousand or fewer inhabitants that organizes, sponsors, or conducts any fair, festival, or similar gathering shall be liable, except as provided in sections 537.600 to 537.650, for an injury or death of any person attending the event, and no person attending the event shall make any claim against, or recover from, any such county, city or village for injury, loss, damage, or death of the person attending the event.

  2.  Each county, city or village governed by this section shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning notice specified in this section.  The signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location at major entrances to the event and throughout the event location as determined by the governing authority of the county, city or village.  The signs described in this section shall be in black letters on a white background with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height and contain substantially the following warning notice:

WARNING

Under Missouri law, (enter county, city or village name) is not liable for an injury to or the death of any person resulting from the inherent risks of participating in or observing any activities at this event pursuant to the Revised Statutes of Missouri.

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(L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al).


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