Premises Liability Laws in Missouri.

Landowners owe invitees (business visitors) a duty of reasonable care, including inspection, warning, and making the premises reasonably safe.

Licensees (social guests) are owed only a duty to warn of known dangers and to refrain from willful or wanton conduct.

A person may use deadly force against an intruder in their home, vehicle, or private property without a duty to retreat, where the defender reasonably believes it necessary to prevent death or serious injury.

A person with a lawful right to be in a location has no duty to retreat before using force, including deadly force, where reasonably necessary.

Landowners who permit free recreational use of their land owe no duty of care to keep the premises safe, and are not liable absent willful or malicious conduct.