Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Offenses (Ch. 565–575)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crimes) § 570.039: Cable television services, appropriation of
What this law says, in plain English
Taking cable TV service is not theft if the company provides it without request or fails to disconnect within 10 days of written notice. The customer may treat such service as a gift.
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