# Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.090: 516.090 Statute not to extend to certain lands

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.090
- **Heading:** 516.090 Statute not to extend to certain lands
- **Jurisdiction:** Missouri
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MO Code / Chapter 516 / Section 516.090

## Text

516.090. Statute not to extend to certain lands. — Nothing contained in any statute of limitation shall extend to any lands given, granted, sequestered, or appropriated to any public, pious, or charitable use, or to any lands belonging to this state. This section shall be construed to prohibit any judgment granting adverse possession to a claimant where the defendant possesses an interest in land described in a recorded deed and is a public utility as defined in section 386.020 , or is a rural electric cooperative as defined in chapter 394 , or is an organization operating under section 394.200 .

(RSMo 1939 § 1011, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1045, A.L. 2007 S.B. 416) Prior revisions: 1929 § 859; 1919 § 1314; 1909 § 1886 (2004) Section does not preclude school district from asserting limitation period in section 516.010 as defense to quiet title action in land previously used for a school. Basye v. Fayette R-III School District Board of Education, 150 S.W.3d 111 (Mo.App.W.D.).

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