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2015 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS (556-600)
Chapter 577 Public Safety Offenses
Section 577.161 Until December 31, 2016--Life jackets, refusal to allow disabled persons to wear in certain swimming pools, penalty.

MO Rev Stat § 577.161 (2015) What's This?

577.161. 1. No person shall prohibit the use of a life jacket in a swimming pool by any individual who, as evidenced by a statement signed by a licensed physician, suffers from a physical disability or condition which necessitates the use of such life jacket.

2. Any person violating subsection 1 of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

(L. 1987 S.B. 100 §§ 2, 3)

*This section was amended by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17. Due to the delayed effective date, both versions of this section are printed here.

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