Columbia Trespass in the first degree ordinance (§ 16-156)
Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article II. Code of Offenses
(a) A person commits the crime 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 crime 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.
(c) Trespass in the first degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-156
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.