Littering
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 577.070 — a class C misdemeanor, class A the second time
A person commits littering by placing or depositing glass, bottles, wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse or rubbish of any kind on the right of way of a public road or state highway, in or on the state's waters or the banks of a stream, or on land or water the state or its agencies own, operate or lease, among the places the section lists.
Who handles this in Missouri: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Missouri directory.
It is a class C misdemeanor, and a class A misdemeanor when it creates a substantial risk of injury or damage to someone else or the person has been found guilty of littering before.
Dumping in quantity and solid waste violations are under other law not covered here. Whether a particular charge fits is a question for a licensed Missouri attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 577.070 — Littering; penalties
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Missouri attorney.