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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.153 - Disarming a peace officer or correctional officer — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.153. Disarming a peace officer or correctional officer — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of disarming a peace officer, as defined in section 590.010, or a correctional officer if he or she intentionally:
(1) Removes a firearm, deadly weapon, or less-lethal weapon, to include and including any blunt impact, chemical or conducted energy devices, used in the performance of his or her official duties from the person of a peace officer or correctional officer while such officer is acting within the scope of his or her official duties; or
(2) Deprives a peace officer or correctional officer of such officer's use of a firearm, deadly weapon, or any other equipment described in subdivision (1) of this subsection while the officer is acting within the scope of his or her official duties.
2. The provisions of this section shall not apply when:
(1) The person does not know or could not reasonably have known that the person he or she disarmed was a peace officer or correctional officer; or
(2) The peace officer or correctional officer was engaged in an incident involving felonious conduct by the peace officer or correctional officer at the time the person disarmed such officer.
3. The offense of disarming a peace officer or correctional officer is a class D felony.
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(L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1231 merged with S.B. 491 merged with S.B. 656)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.155 - Endangering a corrections employee, offense of — definitions — violation, penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories
575.155. Endangering a corrections employee, offense of — definitions — violation, penalties. —
1. An offender or prisoner commits the offense of endangering a corrections employee, a visitor to a correctional center, county or city jail, or another offender or prisoner if he or she attempts to cause or knowingly causes such person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, or saliva.
2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Corrections employee"
, a person who is an employee, or contracted employee of a subcontractor, of a department or agency responsible for operating a jail, prison, correctional facility, or sexual offender treatment center or a person who is assigned to work in a jail, prison, correctional facility, or sexual offender treatment center;
(2)
"Offender"
, a person in the custody of the department of corrections;
(3)
"Prisoner"
, a person confined in a county or city jail;
(4)
"Serious infectious or communicable disease"
, the same meaning given to the term in section 191.677.
3. The offense of endangering a corrections employee, a visitor to a correctional center, county or city jail, or another offender or prisoner is a class E felony unless the substance is unidentified in which case it is a class A misdemeanor. If an offender or prisoner is knowingly infected with a serious infectious or communicable disease and exposes another person to such serious infectious or communicable disease by committing the offense of endangering a corrections employee, a visitor to a correctional center, county or city jail, or another offender or prisoner and the nature of the exposure to the bodily fluid has been scientifically shown to be a means of transmission of the serious infectious or communicable disease, it is a class D felony.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 700, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
Transferred 2014; formerly 565.085; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.157 - Endangering a mental health employee, visitor, or another offender, offense of — definitions — violation, penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories
575.157. Endangering a mental health employee, visitor, or another offender, offense of — definitions — violation, penalties. —
1. An offender commits the offense of endangering a department of mental health employee, a visitor or other person at a secure facility, or another offender if he or she attempts to cause or knowingly causes such individual to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, or saliva.
2. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Department of mental health employee"
, a person who is an employee of the department of mental health, an employee or contracted employee of a subcontractor of the department of mental health, or an employee or contracted employee of a subcontractor of an entity responsible for confining offenders as authorized by section 632.495;
(2)
"Offender"
, persons ordered to the department of mental health after a determination by the court that such persons may meet the definition of a sexually violent predator, persons ordered to the department of mental health after a finding of probable cause under section 632.489, and persons committed for control, care, and treatment by the department of mental health under sections 632.480 to 632.513;
(3)
"Secure facility"
, a facility operated by the department of mental health or an entity responsible for confining offenders as authorized by section 632.495;
(4)
"Serious infectious or communicable disease"
, the same meaning given to the term in section 191.677.
3. The offense of endangering a department of mental health employee, a visitor or other person at a secure facility, or another offender is a class E felony. If an offender is knowingly infected with a serious infectious or communicable disease and exposes another individual to such serious infectious or communicable disease by committing the offense of endangering a department of mental health employee, a visitor or other person at a mental health facility, or another offender and the nature of the exposure to the bodily fluid has been scientifically shown to be a means of transmission of the serious infectious or communicable disease, the offense is a class D felony.
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(L. 2010 S.B. 774, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
Transferred 2014; formerly 565.086; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.159 - Aiding a sexual offender — applicability of section — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.159. Aiding a sexual offender — applicability of section — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of aiding a sexual offender if he or she knows that another person is a convicted sexual offender who is required to register as a sexual offender and has reason to believe that such sexual offender is not complying, or has not complied with the requirements of sections 589.400 to 589.425, and who, with the intent to assist the sexual offender in eluding a law enforcement agency that is seeking to find the sexual offender to question the offender about, or to arrest the offender for, his or her noncompliance with the requirements of sections 589.400 to 589.425:
(1) Withholds information from or does not notify the law enforcement agency about the sexual offender's noncompliance with the requirements of sections 589.400 to 589.425, and, if known, the whereabouts of the sexual offender;
(2) Harbors or attempts to harbor or assists another person in harboring or attempting to harbor the sexual offender;
(3) Conceals or attempts to conceal or assists another person in concealing or attempting to conceal the sexual offender; or
(4) Provides information to the law enforcement agency regarding the sexual offender which he or she knows to be false information.
2. The provisions of this section do not apply if the sexual offender is incarcerated in, or is in the custody of, a state correctional facility, a private correctional facility, a local jail, or a federal correctional facility.
3. The offense of aiding a sexual offender is a class E felony.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.160 - Interference with legal process — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.160. Interference with legal process — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of interference with legal process if, knowing another person is authorized by law to serve process, he or she interferes with or obstructs such person for the purpose of preventing such person from effecting the service of any process.
2.
"Process"
includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than an arrest warrant, or other process or order of a court.
3. The offense of interference with legal process is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.170 - Refusing to make an employee available for service of process — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.170. Refusing to make an employee available for service of process — penalty. —
1. An employer, or agent who is in charge of a business establishment, commits the offense of refusing to make an employee available for service of process if he or she knowingly refuses to assist any officer authorized by law to serve process who calls at such business establishment during the working hours of an employee for the purpose of serving process on such employee, by failing or refusing to make such employee available for service of process.
2. The offense of refusing to make an employee available for service of process is a class C misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.180 - Failure to execute an arrest warrant, offense of — violation, penalties — affirmative defense.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories
575.180. Failure to execute an arrest warrant, offense of — violation, penalties — affirmative defense. —
1. A law enforcement officer commits the offense of failure to execute an arrest warrant if, with the purpose of allowing any person charged with or convicted of a crime to escape, he or she fails to execute any arrest warrant, capias, or other lawful process ordering apprehension or confinement of such person, which he or she is authorized and required by law to execute.
2. The offense of failure to execute an arrest warrant is a class A misdemeanor, unless the offense involved is a felony, in which case failure to execute an arrest warrant is a class E felony.
3. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the law enforcement officer acted under exigent circumstances in failing to execute an arrest warrant on a person who has committed a misdemeanor offense under chapter 301, 302, 304, or 307 or a misdemeanor traffic offense in another state.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
(1989) Marshal of the court of appeals is a law enforcement officer within the meaning of this section. (Mo. banc) State v. Wahby, 775 S.W.2d 147.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.190 - Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.190. Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness if, knowing he or she has witnessed any portion of an offense, or of any other incident resulting in physical injury or substantial property damage, he or she refuses to report or gives a false report of his or her name and present address to a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties.
2. The offense of refusal to identify as a witness is a class C misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.195 - Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories, see footnote
575.195. Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release if he or she has been committed to a state mental hospital under the provisions of chapter 552 or sections 632.480 to 632.513, or has been ordered to be taken into custody, detained, or held pursuant to sections 632.480 to 632.513, or as provided by section 632.475, has been committed to the department of mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath under statutes in effect before August 13, 1980, or has been granted a conditional release under the provisions of chapter 552 or sections 632.480 to 632.513, and he or she escapes from such commitment, detention, or conditional release.
2. The offense of escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release is a class E felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1215, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.200 - Escape or attempted escape from custody — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories
575.200. Escape or attempted escape from custody — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of escape from custody or attempted escape from custody if, while being held in custody after arrest for any offense or violation of probation or parole, he or she escapes or attempts to escape from custody.
2. The offense of escape or attempted escape from custody is a class A misdemeanor unless:
(1) The person escaping or attempting to escape is under arrest for a felony, in which case it is a class E felony; or
(2) The offense is committed by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or by holding any person as hostage, in which case it is a class A felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2022 S.B. 799)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.205 - Tampering with electronic monitoring equipment, offense of — violation, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories
575.205. Tampering with electronic monitoring equipment, offense of — violation, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of tampering with electronic monitoring equipment if he or she intentionally removes, alters, tampers with, damages, or destroys electronic monitoring equipment which a court, the division of probation and parole or the parole board has required such person to wear.
2. This section does not apply to the owner of the equipment or an agent of the owner who is performing ordinary maintenance or repairs on the equipment.
3. The offense of tampering with electronic monitoring equipment is a class D felony.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 353 merged with H.B. 972, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.206 - Violating a condition of lifetime supervision, offense of — violation, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories
575.206. Violating a condition of lifetime supervision, offense of — violation, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of violating a condition of lifetime supervision if he or she knowingly violates a condition of probation, parole, or conditional release when such condition was imposed by an order of a court under section 559.106 or an order of the parole board under section 217.735.
2. The offense of violating a condition of lifetime supervision is a class D felony.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 353 merged with H.B. 972, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.210 - Escape or attempted escape from confinement — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.210. Escape or attempted escape from confinement — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement if, while being held in confinement after arrest for any offense, while serving a sentence after conviction for any offense, or while at an institutional treatment center operated by the department of corrections as a condition of probation or parole, he or she escapes or attempts to escape from confinement.
2. The offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement in the department of corrections is a class B felony.
3. The offense of escape or attempted escape from confinement in a county or private jail or city or county correctional facility is a class E felony unless:
(1) The offense is facilitated by striking or beating any person, in which case it is a class D felony;
(2) The offense is committed by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or by holding any person as hostage, in which case it is a class A felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 1994 S.B. 763, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 2009 S.B. 44, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.220 - Failure to return to confinement — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.220. Failure to return to confinement — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of failure to return to confinement if, while serving a sentence for any offense under a work-release program, or while under sentence of any offense to serve a term of confinement which is not continuous, or while serving any other type of sentence for any offense wherein he or she is temporarily permitted to go at large without guard, he or she purposely fails to return to confinement when he or she is required to do so.
2. This section does not apply to persons who are free on bond, bail or recognizance, personal or otherwise, nor to persons who are on probation or parole, temporary or otherwise.
3. The offense of failure to return to confinement is a class C misdemeanor unless:
(1) The sentence being served is one of confinement in a county or private jail on conviction of a felony, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor; or
(2) The sentence being served is to the Missouri department of corrections, in which case it is a class E felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2009 S.B. 44, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.230 - Aiding escape of a prisoner — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.230. Aiding escape of a prisoner — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of aiding escape of a prisoner if he or she:
(1) Introduces into any place of confinement any deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or other thing adapted or designed for use in making an escape, with the purpose of facilitating the escape of any prisoner confined therein, or of facilitating the commission of any other offense; or
(2) Assists or attempts to assist any prisoner who is being held in custody or confinement for the purpose of effecting the prisoner's escape from custody or confinement.
2. The offense of aiding escape of a prisoner is a class A misdemeanor, unless committed by introducing a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument into a place of confinement or aiding escape of a prisoner being held in custody or confinement on the basis of a felony charge or conviction, in which case it is a class B felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2001 H.B. 144 & 46, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.240 - Permitting escape — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.240. Permitting escape — penalties. —
1. A public servant, contract employee of a county or private jail, or employee of a private jail who is authorized and required by law to have charge of any person charged with or convicted of any offense commits the offense of permitting escape if he or she knowingly:
(1) Suffers, allows or permits any deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or anything adapted or designed for use in making an escape, to be introduced into or allowed to remain in any place of confinement, in violation of law, regulations or rules governing the operation of the place of confinement; or
(2) Suffers, allows or permits a person in custody or confinement to escape.
2. The offense of permitting escape is a class E felony, unless committed by suffering, allowing, or permitting any deadly weapon or dangerous instrument to be introduced into a place of confinement, in which case it is a class B felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2009 S.B. 44, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.250 - Disturbing a judicial proceeding — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.250. Disturbing a judicial proceeding — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of disturbing a judicial proceeding if, with the purpose to intimidate a judge, attorney, juror, party or witness and thereby influence a judicial proceeding, he or she disrupts or disturbs a judicial proceeding by participating in an assembly and calling aloud, shouting, or holding or displaying a placard or sign containing written or printed matter, concerning the conduct of the judicial proceeding, or the character of a judge, attorney, juror, party or witness engaged in such proceeding, or calling for or demanding any specified action or determination by such judge, attorney, juror, party, or witness in connection with such proceeding.
2. The offense of disturbing a judicial proceeding is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.260 - Tampering with a judicial proceeding — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.260. Tampering with a judicial proceeding — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a judicial proceeding if, with the purpose to influence the official action of a judge, juror, special master, referee, arbitrator, state prosecuting or circuit attorney, state assistant prosecuting or circuit attorney, or attorney general in a judicial proceeding, he or she:
(1) Threatens or causes harm to any person or property; or
(2) Engages in conduct reasonably calculated to harass or alarm such official or juror; or
(3) Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit, direct or indirect, upon such official or juror.
2. The offense of tampering with a judicial proceeding is a class D felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.270 - Tampering with a witness or victim — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.270. Tampering with a witness or victim — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a witness or victim if:
(1) With the purpose to induce a witness or a prospective witness to disobey a subpoena or other legal process, absent himself or herself, avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information, or documents, or testify falsely, he or she:
(a) Threatens or causes harm to any person or property; or
(b) Uses force, threats or deception; or
(c) Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit, direct or indirect, upon such witness; or
(d) Conveys any of the foregoing to another in furtherance of a conspiracy; or
(2) He or she purposely prevents or dissuades or attempts to prevent or dissuade any person who has been a victim of any crime or a person who is acting on behalf of any such victim from:
(a) Making any report of such victimization to any peace officer, state, local or federal law enforcement officer, prosecuting agency, or judge;
(b) Causing a complaint, indictment or information to be sought and prosecuted or assisting in the prosecution thereof;
(c) Arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in connection with such victimization.
2. The offense of tampering with a witness or victim is a class A misdemeanor, unless the original charge is a felony, in which case tampering with a witness or victim is a class D felony. Persons convicted under this section shall not be eligible for parole.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1983 S.B. 24, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
CROSS REFERENCES:
Court order against witness or victim tampering, 491.600; violations, 491.610
Pretrial release of defendant conditioned on no tampering, forms for bail or bond to set out also forfeiture of bond, 491.620
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.280 - Acceding to corruption — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories
575.280. Acceding to corruption — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of acceding to corruption if he or she:
(1) Is a judge, juror, special master, referee or arbitrator and knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit, direct or indirect, on the representation or understanding that it will influence his or her official action in a judicial proceeding pending in any court or before such official or juror;
(2) Is a witness or prospective witness in any official proceeding and knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit, direct or indirect, on the representation or understanding that he or she will disobey a subpoena or other legal process, absent himself or herself, avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information or documents, or testify falsely.
2. The offense of acceding to corruption under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section is a class C felony. The offense of acceding to corruption under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section in a felony prosecution or on the representation or understanding of testifying falsely is a class D felony. Otherwise acceding to corruption is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.290 - Improper communication — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.290. Improper communication — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of improper communication if he or she communicates, directly or indirectly, with any juror, special master, referee, or arbitrator in a judicial proceeding, other than as part of the proceedings in a case, for the purpose of influencing the official action of such person.
2. The offense of improper communication is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.300 - Misconduct by a juror — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.300. Misconduct by a juror — penalty. —
1. A juror commits the offense of misconduct by a juror if he or she knowingly:
(1) Promises or agrees, prior to the submission of a cause to the jury for deliberation, to vote for or agree to a verdict for or against any party in a judicial proceeding; or
(2) Receives any paper, evidence or information from anyone in relation to any judicial proceeding for the trial of which he has been or may be sworn, without the authority of the court or officer before whom such proceeding is pending, and does not immediately disclose the same to such court or officer.
2. The offense of misconduct by a juror is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.310 - Misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.310. Misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror — penalty. —
1. A public servant authorized by law to select or summon any juror commits the offense of misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror if he or she knowingly acts unfairly, improperly or not impartially in selecting or summoning any person or persons to be a member or members of a jury.
2. The offense of misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.320 - Misconduct in administration of justice — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories, see footnote
575.320. Misconduct in administration of justice — penalty. —
1. A public servant, in his or her public capacity or under color of his or her office or employment, commits the offense of misconduct in administration of justice if he or she:
(1) Is charged with the custody of any person accused or convicted of any offense or municipal ordinance violation and he or she coerces, threatens, abuses or strikes such person for the purpose of securing a confession from him or her;
(2) Knowingly seizes or levies upon any property or dispossesses anyone of any lands or tenements without due and legal process, or other lawful authority;
(3) Is a judge and knowingly accepts a plea of guilty from any person charged with a violation of a statute or ordinance at any place other than at the place provided by law for holding court by such judge;
(4) Is a jailer or keeper of a county jail and knowingly refuses to receive, in the jail under his or her charge, any person lawfully committed to such jail on any criminal charge or criminal conviction by any court of this state, or on any warrant and commitment or capias on any criminal charge issued by any court of this state;
(5) Is a law enforcement officer and violates the provisions of section 544.170 by knowingly:
(a) Refusing to release any person in custody who is entitled to such release; or
(b) Refusing to permit a person in custody to see and consult with counsel or other persons; or
(c) Transferring any person in custody to the custody or control of another, or to another place, for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of that section; or
(d) Proffering against any person in custody a false charge for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of that section; or
(6) Orders or suggests to an employee of a political subdivision that such employee shall issue a certain number of traffic citations on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly or other quota basis or that such employee shall increase the number of traffic citations that he or she is currently issuing.
2. The offense of misconduct in the administration of justice is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1993 S.B. 180, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2016 S.B. 765)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.353 - Assault on a police animal — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.353. Assault on a police animal — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of assault on a police animal if he or she knowingly attempts to kill or disable or knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to a police animal when that animal is involved in law enforcement investigation, apprehension, tracking, or search, or the animal is in the custody of or under the control of a law enforcement officer, department of corrections officer, municipal police department, fire department or a rescue unit or agency.
2. The offense of assault on a police animal is a class C misdemeanor, unless the assault results in the death of such animal or disables such animal to the extent it is unable to be utilized as a police animal, in which case it is a class E felony.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 248 § 575.337, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government › Section 576.010 - Bribery of a public servant — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 576
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
576.010. Bribery of a public servant — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of bribery of a public servant if he or she knowingly offers, confers or agrees to confer upon any public servant any benefit, direct or indirect, in return for:
(1) The recipient's official vote, opinion, recommendation, judgment, decision, action or exercise of discretion as a public servant; or
(2) The recipient's violation of a known legal duty as a public servant.
2. It is no defense that the recipient was not qualified to act in the desired way because he or she had not yet assumed office, or lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.
3. The offense of bribery of a public servant is a class E felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government › Section 576.020 - Public servant acceding to corruption — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 576
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
576.020. Public servant acceding to corruption — penalty. —
1. A public servant commits the offense of acceding to corruption if he or she knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit, direct or indirect, in return for his or her:
(1) Official vote, opinion, recommendation, judgment, decision, action or exercise of discretion as a public servant; or
(2) Violation of a known legal duty as a public servant.
2. The offense of acceding to corruption by a public servant is a class E felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government › Section 576.030 - Obstructing government operations — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 576
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
576.030. Obstructing government operations — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of obstructing government operations if he or she purposely obstructs, impairs, hinders or perverts the performance of a governmental function by the use or threat of violence, force, or other physical interference or obstacle.
2. The offense of obstructing government operations is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government › Section 576.040 - Official misconduct — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 576
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
576.040. Official misconduct — penalty. —
1. A public servant, in such person's public capacity or under color of such person's office or employment, commits the offense of official misconduct if he or she:
(1) Knowingly discriminates against any employee or any applicant for employment on account of race, creed, color, sex or national origin, provided such employee or applicant possesses adequate training and educational qualifications;
(2) Knowingly demands or receives any fee or reward for the execution of any official act or the performance of a duty imposed by law or by the terms of his or her employment, that is not due, or that is more than is due, or before it is due;
(3) Knowingly collects taxes when none are due, or exacts or demands more than is due;
(4) Is a city or county treasurer, city or county clerk, or other municipal or county officer and knowingly orders the payment of any money, or draws any warrant, or pays over any money for any purpose other than the specific purpose for which the same was assessed, levied and collected, unless it is or shall have become impossible to use such money for that specific purpose;
(5) Is an officer or employee of any court and knowingly charges, collects or receives less fee for his services than is provided by law;
(6) Is an officer or employee of any court and knowingly, directly or indirectly, buys, purchases or trades for any fee taxed or to be taxed as costs in any court of this state, or any county warrant, at less than par value which may be by law due or to become due to any person by or through any such court; or
(7) Is a county officer, deputy or employee and knowingly traffics for or purchases at less than the par value or speculates in any county warrant issued by order of the county commission of his or her county, or in any claim or demand held against such county.
2. The offense of official misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government › Section 576.050 - Misuse of official information — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 576
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories, see footnote
576.050. Misuse of official information — penalty. —
1. A public servant commits the offense of misuse of official information if, in contemplation of official action by himself or herself or by a governmental unit with which he or she is associated, or in reliance on information to which he or she has access in his or her official capacity and which has not been made public, he or she knowingly:
(1) Acquires a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise which may be affected by such information or official action; or
(2) Speculates or wagers on the basis of such information or official action; or
(3) Aids, advises or encourages another to do any of the foregoing with purpose of conferring a pecuniary benefit on any person.
2. A person commits the offense of misuse of official information if he or she recklessly obtains or discloses information from the Missouri uniform law enforcement system (MULES) or the National Crime Information Center System (NCIC), or any other criminal justice information sharing system that contains individually identifiable information for private or personal use, or for a purpose other than in connection with their official duties and performance of their job.
3. The offense of misuse of official information is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government › Section 576.060 - Failure to give a tax list — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 576
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
576.060. Failure to give a tax list — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of failure to give a tax list if, when requested by a government assessor, he or she knowingly fails to give a true list of all his or her taxable property, or to take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to such list as required by law.
2. Failure to give a tax list is an infraction.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government › Section 576.070 - Treason — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 576
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
576.070. Treason — penalty. —
1. A person owing allegiance to the state commits the offense of treason if he or she purposely levies war against the state, or adheres to its enemies by giving them aid and comfort.
2. No person shall be convicted of treason unless one or more overt acts are alleged in the indictment or information.
3. In a trial on a charge of treason, no evidence shall be given of any overt act that is not specifically alleged in the indictment or information.
4. No person shall be convicted of treason except upon the direct evidence of two or more witnesses to the same overt act, or upon his or her confession under oath in open court.
5. The offense of treason is a class A felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government › Section 576.080 - Supporting terrorism — definition of material support — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 576
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
576.080. Supporting terrorism — definition of material support — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of supporting terrorism if such person knowingly provides material support to any organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1189, as amended, and acts recklessly with regard to whether such organization had been designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1189.
2. For the purpose of this section,
"material support"
includes currency or other financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation and other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials.
3. The offense of supporting terrorism is a class D felony.
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(L. 2002 S.B. 712, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses › Section 577.015 - Operating an aircraft while intoxicated — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 577
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
577.015. Operating an aircraft while intoxicated — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of operating an aircraft while intoxicated if he or she, while in an intoxicated condition, knowingly operates any aircraft or knowingly acts as a copilot, flight engineer or flight navigator for an aircraft while in operation.
2. The offense of operating an aircraft while intoxicated is:
(1) A class C misdemeanor;
(2) A class A misdemeanor if the person has previously been found guilty of the offense of operating an aircraft while intoxicated or with an excessive blood alcohol content, or any offense committed in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be the offense of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content or while intoxicated.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 562 § 8 subsecs. 1, 3, 4, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 577.203; Effective 1-01-17