dog owners. .What does your state law say about your dog biting a trespasser?

[YAX]

Say someone trespasses onto your property, maybe to burglarize your home and your dog bites him.  In your state, would you be liable for your dog's actions?

[DuMa]

Liable if you did not warn them so have a sign on your fence that read, "forget the dog, beware of owner"

Then again, even that sign posted is valuable.  They steal that first.

[YAX]

In some states, if you put up the "beware of dog" sign, it means you knew your dog was aggressive so if your dog bit someone, you had a better chance of being fined more money and you'd lose easier too.

[Mr_Mechanic]

nowadays, you'll get into trouble just by looking at a stranger coming on to your property. 

[SummerBerry]

In some states, if you put up the "beware of dog" sign, it means you knew your dog was aggressive so if your dog bit someone, you had a better chance of being fined more money and you'd lose easier too.

I have no dog but got 2 of the sign on my fence. 

[Mr_Mechanic]

I have no dog but got 2 of the sign on my fence.

becareful, with these nuts nowadays.  a crook can sue you for false advertisement.

[YAX]

becareful, with these nuts nowadays.  a crook can sue you for false advertisement.

or claim he got bit by your dog and the sign proved you had one. 

[captian]

nowadays, you'll get into trouble just by looking at a stranger coming on to your property.

that isn't true at all. ya'll need to understand law more. a lot of misinformation comes from the old lady coffee spill which isn't correct. watch here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNWh6Kw3ejQ

[SummerBerry]

becareful, with these nuts nowadays.  a crook can sue you for false advertisement.

My son keep wishing I will get him a bulldog or German shepherd.  He got the sign for the fence and his bedroom door.

We lived on a lonely quiet street. No one really has a dog because most of our neighbors are just colleges student at UC Merced.  No dog barking crazy around here.