[Ord. No. 932 §10.505, 11-3-1980]
As used in this Article the following words shall have the meanings set out below:
ENTER UNLAWFULLY OR REMAIN UNLAWFULLY
A person "enters unlawfully or remains unlawfully" in or upon premises when he is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless of his purpose, enters or remains in or upon premises which are at the time open to the public does so with license and privilege unless he defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally communicated to him by the owner of such premises or by other authorized person. A license or privilege to enter or remain in a building which is only partly open to the public is not a license or privilege to enter or remain in that part of the building which is not open to the public.
FORCIBLY STEALS
A person "forcibly steals", and thereby commits robbery, when in the course of stealing, as defined in Section 570.030, RSMo., he uses or threatens the immediate use of physical force upon another person for the purpose of:
1. 
Preventing or overcoming resistance to the taking of the property or to the retention thereof immediately after the taking; or
2. 
Compelling the owner of such property or another person to deliver up the property or to engage in other conduct which aids in the commission of the theft.
INHABITABLE STRUCTURE
Includes a ship, trailer, sleeping car, airplane, or other vehicle or structures:
1. 
Where any person lives or carries on business or other calling; or
2. 
Where people assemble for the purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment or public transportation; or
3. 
Which is used for overnight accommodation of persons. Any such vehicle or structure is "inhabitable" regardless of whether a person is actually present.
INHABITABLE STRUCTURE OF ANOTHER
If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units, any unit not occupied by the actor is an "inhabitable structure of another".
OF ANOTHER
Property is that "of another" if any natural persons, corporation, partnership, association, governmental subdivision or instrumentality, other than the actor, has a possessory or proprietary interest therein.
TO TAMPER
To interfere, with something improperly, to meddle with it, displace it, make unwarranted alterations in its existing condition, or to deprive, temporarily, the owner or possessor of that thing.
UTILITY
An enterprise which provides gas, electric, steam, water, sewerage disposal or communication services and any common carrier. It may be either publicly or privately owned or operated.
VITAL PUBLIC FACILITY
Includes a facility maintained for use as a bridge, whether over land or water, dam, reservoir, tunnel, communications installation or power station.
[Ord. No. 932 §10.515, 11-3-1980]
A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding when he knowingly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby recklessly damages or destroys a building or an inhabitable structure of another.
[Ord. No. 932 §10.520, 11-3-1980]
A person commits the offense of negligent burning or exploding when he with criminal negligence causes damage to property of another by fire or explosion.
A. 
A person commits the offense of tampering in the second degree if he:
1. 
Tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or to another; or
2. 
Unlawfully rides in or upon another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle; or
3. 
Tampers or makes connection with property of a utility; or
4. 
Tampers with, or causes to be tampered with, any meter or other property of an electric, gas, steam or water utility, the effect of which tampering is either:
a. 
To prevent the proper measuring of electric, gas, steam or water service; or
b. 
To permit the diversion of any electric, gas, steam or water service.
B. 
In any prosecution under Subdivision (4) of Subsection (A), proof that a meter or any other property of a utility has been tampered with, and the person or persons accused received the use or direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service, with one or more of the effects described in Subdivision (4) of Subsection (A), shall be sufficient to support an inference which the trial court may submit to the trier of fact, from which the trier of fact may conclude that there has been a violation of such subdivision by the person or persons who use or receive the direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service.
A. 
A person commits the offense of property damage if:
1. 
He knowingly damages property of another; or
2. 
He damages property for the purpose of defrauding an insurer.
[Ord. No. 932 §10.550, 11-3-1980]
A. 
A person does not commit an offense by damaging, tampering with, operating, riding in or upon, or making connection with property of another if he does so under a claim of right and has reasonable grounds to believe he has such a right.
B. 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of claim of right.
[Ord. No. 932 §10.555, 11-3-1980]
A. 
A person commits the offense of trespass in the first degree if he knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure or upon real property.
B. 
A person does not commit the offense of trespass in the first degree by entering or remaining upon real property unless the real property is fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or as to which notice against trespass is given by:
1. 
Actual communication to the actor; or
2. 
Posting in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders.
[Ord. No. 932 §10.560, 11-3-1980]
A person commits the offense of trespass in the second degree if he enters unlawfully upon real property of another. This is an offense of absolute liability.