Columbia Consent as a defense ordinance (§ 16-142)
Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article II. Code of Offenses
(a) When conduct is charged to constitute an offense because it causes or threatens physical injury, consent to that conduct or to the infliction of the injury is a defense only if:
(1) The physical injury consented to or threatened by the conduct is not serious physical injury; or
(2) The conduct and the harm are reasonably foreseeable hazards of:
a. The victim's occupation or profession; or
b. Joint participation in a lawful athletic contest or competitive sport.
(3) The consent establishes a justification for the conduct under division 7 of this article.
(b) The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of consent.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-142
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.