A duly authorized security guard may detain within the terminal any person committing an act declared unlawful by any provision of sections 577.700 to 577.718 and section 307.176 * until law enforcement authorities arrive. Such detention shall not constitute unlawful imprisonment and neither the company nor such company representative personally shall be civilly or criminally liable upon grounds of unlawful imprisonment or assault providing that only reasonable force is exercised against any person so detained.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 577.715
Detention in terminal by security guard authorized — no criminal or civil..
Known as the Alan Woods Law
The act spans §§ 577–577 (47 sections).
Effective: 01 Jan 2017, see footnote; (L. 1982 S.B. 519 § 6, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.