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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.035 - Disrupting a house of worship — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
574.035. Disrupting a house of worship — penalty. —
1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "House of Worship Protection Act".
2. For purposes of this section,
"house of worship"
means any church, synagogue, mosque, other building or structure, or public or private place used for religious worship, religious instruction, or other religious purpose.
3. A person commits the offense of disrupting a house of worship if such person:
(1) Intentionally and unreasonably disturbs, interrupts, or disquiets any house of worship by using profane discourse, rude or indecent behavior, or making noise either within the house of worship or so near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the worship services; or
(2) Intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes with or attempts to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person lawfully exercising the right of religious freedom in or outside of a house of worship or seeking access to a house of worship, whether by force, threat, or physical obstruction.
4. The offense of disrupting a house of worship is a class B misdemeanor, unless it is a second offense, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor. Any third or subsequent offense of disrupting a house of worship is a class E felony.
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(L. 2012 S.B. 755, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
(2013) Section making it a crime to intentionally and unreasonably disrupt a house of worship does not violate the First Amendment and is not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, Inc. v. Joyce, 941 F.Supp.2d 1078 (E.D.Mo.).
(2015) Prohibition on profane discourse and rude or indecent behavior in disrupting a worship service is content based; the statute is not narrowly tailored to serve compelling state interests and thus violates the First Amendment. Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests v. Joyce, 779 F.3d 785 (8th Cir.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.040 - Unlawful assembly — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
574.040. Unlawful assembly — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of unlawful assembly if he or she knowingly assembles with six or more other persons and agrees with such persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this state or of the United States with force or violence.
2. The offense of unlawful assembly 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 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.050 - Rioting — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
574.050. Rioting — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of rioting if he or she knowingly assembles with six or more other persons and agrees with such persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this state or of the United States with force or violence, and thereafter, while still so assembled, does violate any of said laws with force or violence.
2. The offense of rioting 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 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.060 - Refusal to disperse — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
574.060. Refusal to disperse — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of refusal to disperse if, being present at the scene of an unlawful assembly, or at the scene of a riot, he or she knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command of a law enforcement officer to depart from the scene of such unlawful assembly or riot.
2. The offense of refusal to disperse 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 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.070 - Promoting civil disorder in the first degree — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
574.070. Promoting civil disorder in the first degree — penalty. —
1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Civil disorder"
, any public disturbance involving acts of violence by assemblages of three or more persons, which causes an immediate danger of or results in damage or injury to the property or person of any other individual;
(2)
"Explosive or incendiary device"
, includes:
(a) Dynamite and all other forms of high explosives;
(b) Any explosive bomb, grenade, missile, or similar device; and
(c) Any incendiary bomb or grenade, fire bomb, or similar device, including any device which consists of or includes a breakable container containing a flammable liquid or compound and a wick composed of any material which, when ignited, is capable of igniting such flammable liquid or compound, and can be carried or thrown by one individual acting alone;
(3)
"Firearm"
, any weapon which is designed to or may readily be converted to expel any projectile by the action of an explosive, or the frame or receiver of any such weapon;
(4)
"Law enforcement officer"
, any officer or employee of the United States, any state, any political subdivision of a state, or the District of Columbia. The term "law enforcement officer" shall specifically include, but shall not be limited to, members of the National Guard, as defined in Section 101(9) of Title 10, United States Code, and members of the organized militia of any state or territory of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, not included within the definition of National Guard as defined by Section 101(9) of Title 10, United States Code, and members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
2. A person commits the offense of promoting civil disorder if he or she teaches or demonstrates to any other person the use, application, or construction of any firearm, explosive, or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death to any person, knowing or intending that such firearm, explosive, or incendiary device be used in furtherance of a civil disorder.
3. The offense of promoting civil disorder is a class D felony.
4. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the training or teaching of the use of weapons for law enforcement purposes, hunting, recreation, competition, or other lawful uses and activities.
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(L. 1983 S.B. 72 § 3, 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 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.075 - Drunkenness or drinking in certain places prohibited — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
574.075. Drunkenness or drinking in certain places prohibited — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of drunkenness or drinking in a prohibited place if he or she enters any schoolhouse or church house in which there is an assemblage of people, met for a lawful purpose, or any courthouse, in an intoxicated and disorderly condition, or drinks or offers to drink any intoxicating liquors in the presence of such assembly of people, or in any courthouse.
2. The offense of drunkenness or drinking in a prohibited place is a class B misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 4638, A.L. 1961 p. 334, A.L. 1977 H.B. 341, A.L. 1978 S.B. 749 § 562.260, A.L. 2001 S.B. 267, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4249; 1919 § 3499
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.080 - Causing catastrophe — definitions — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
574.080. Causing catastrophe — definitions — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of causing catastrophe if he or she knowingly causes a catastrophe by explosion, fire, flood, collapse of a building, release of poison, radioactive material, bacteria, virus or other dangerous and difficult to confine force or substance.
2. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Catastrophe"
, death or serious physical injury to ten or more people or substantial damage to five or more buildings or inhabitable structures or substantial damage to a vital public facility which seriously impairs its usefulness or operation;
(2)
"Vital public facility"
, includes a facility maintained for use as a bridge, whether over land or water, dam, reservoir, tunnel, communication installation or power station.
3. The offense of causing catastrophe is a class A felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 569.070; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.085 - Institutional vandalism, offense of — violation, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories
574.085. Institutional vandalism, offense of — violation, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of institutional vandalism if he or she knowingly vandalizes, defaces, or otherwise damages:
(1) Any church, synagogue or other building, structure or place used for religious worship or other religious purpose;
(2) Any cemetery, mortuary, military monument or other facility used for the purpose of burial or memorializing the dead;
(3) Any school, educational facility, community center, hospital or medical clinic owned and operated by a religious or sectarian group;
(4) The grounds adjacent to, and owned or rented by, any institution, facility, building, structure or place described in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection;
(5) Any personal property contained in any institution, facility, building, structure or place described in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection;
(6) Any motor vehicle which is owned, operated, leased or under contract by a school district or a private school for the transportation of school children; or
(7) Any public monument or structure on public property owned or operated by a public entity.
2. The offense of institutional vandalism is a class A misdemeanor, unless the value of the property damage is seven hundred fifty dollars or more, in which case the offense is a class E felony; or the value of the property damage is more than five thousand dollars, in which case the offense is a class D felony.
3. In determining the amount of damage to property, for purposes of this section, damage includes the cost of repair or, where necessary, replacement of the property that was damaged.
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(L. 1988 S.B. 678 § 1, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1086 merged with H.B. 1301 & 1298, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Civil action for damages or injunction, attorney's fees and costs may be awarded prevailing plaintiff, 537.523
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.110 - Using a laser pointer, offense of — violation, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
Effective - 28 Aug 2021
574.110. Using a laser pointer, offense of — violation, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of using a laser pointer if such person knowingly directs a light from a laser pointer at a uniformed safety officer, including a peace officer as defined under section 590.010, security guard, firefighter, emergency medical worker, or other uniformed municipal, state, or federal officer.
2. As used in this section,
"laser pointer"
means a device that emits a visible light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation.
3. The offense of using a laser pointer is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.115 - Making a terrorist threat, first degree — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
574.115. Making a terrorist threat, first degree — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of making a terrorist threat in the first degree if such person, with the purpose of frightening ten or more people or causing the evacuation, quarantine or closure of any portion of a building, inhabitable structure, place of assembly or facility of transportation, knowingly:
(1) Communicates an express or implied threat to cause an incident or condition involving danger to life; or
(2) Communicates a false report of an incident or condition involving danger to life; or
(3) Causes a false belief or fear that an incident has occurred or that a condition exists involving danger to life.
2. The offense of making a terrorist threat in the first degree is a class D felony.
3. No offense is committed under this section by a person acting in good faith with the purpose to prevent harm.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 944 § 574.150, A.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 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.120 - Making a terrorist threat, second degree — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
574.120. Making a terrorist threat, second degree — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of making a terrorist threat in the second degree if he or she recklessly disregards the risk of causing the evacuation, quarantine or closure of any portion of a building, inhabitable structure, place of assembly or facility of transportation and knowingly:
(1) Communicates an express or implied threat to cause an incident or condition involving danger to life; or
(2) Communicates a false report of an incident or condition involving danger to life; or
(3) Causes a false belief or fear that an incident has occurred or that a condition exists involving danger to life.
2. The offense of making a terrorist threat in the second degree is a class E felony.
3. No offense is committed under this section by a person acting in good faith with the purpose to prevent harm.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.125 - Making a terrorist threat, third degree — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
574.125. Making a terrorist threat, third degree — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of making a terrorist threat in the third degree if he or she, with criminal negligence with regard to the risk of causing the evacuation, quarantine or closure of any portion of a building, inhabitable structure, place of assembly or facility of transportation, knowingly:
(1) Communicates an express or implied threat to cause an incident or condition involving danger to life; or
(2) Communicates a knowingly false report of an incident or condition involving danger to life; or
(3) Causes a false belief or fear that an incident has occurred or that a condition exists involving danger to life.
2. The offense of making a terrorist threat in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
3. No offense is committed under this section by a person acting in good faith with the purpose to prevent harm.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.130 - Agroterrorism — penalty — defenses.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
574.130. Agroterrorism — penalty — defenses. —
1. A person commits the offense of agroterrorism if such person purposely spreads any type of contagious, communicable or infectious disease among crops, poultry, livestock as defined in section 267.565, or other animals.
2. Agroterrorism is a class E felony unless the damage to crops, poultry, livestock or animals is ten million dollars or more in which case it is a class B felony.
3. It shall be a defense to the crime of agroterrorism if such spreading is consistent with medically recognized therapeutic procedures or done in the course of legitimate, professional scientific research.
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(L. 2001 S.B. 462, A.L. 2002 S.B. 712, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 578.008; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.140 - Cross burning — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
574.140. Cross burning — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of cross burning if he or she burns, or causes to be burned, a cross with the purpose to frighten, intimidate, or cause emotional distress to any person or group of persons.
2. The offense of cross burning is a class A misdemeanor, unless the person has previously been found guilty of an offense under this section, in which case it is a class E felony.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1074 & 1129, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 565.095; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.160 - Unlawful funeral protest, offense of — definitions — violation, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
Effective - 28 Aug 2014
574.160. Unlawful funeral protest, offense of — definitions — violation, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of unlawful funeral protest if he or she pickets or engages in other protest activities within three hundred feet of any residence, cemetery, funeral home, church, synagogue, or other establishment during or within one hour before or one hour after the conducting of any actual funeral or burial service at that place.
2. For purposes of this section,
"other protest activities"
means any action that is disruptive or undertaken to disrupt or disturb a funeral or burial service.
3. For purposes of this section,
"funeral"
and
"burial service"
mean the ceremonies and memorial services held in conjunction with the burial or cremation of the dead, but this section does not apply to processions while they are in transit beyond any three-hundred-foot zone that is established under subsection 1 of this section.
4. The offense of unlawful funeral protest is a class B misdemeanor, unless committed by a person who has previously been found guilty of a violation of this section, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 2014 H.B. 1231 merged with H.B. 1372)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.200 - Interference with medical assistance, offense of, penalty — definition of medical personnel.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
Effective - 24 Oct 2017, see footnote
574.200. Interference with medical assistance, offense of, penalty — definition of medical personnel. —
1. A person commits the offense of interference with medical assistance if he or she, while serving in his or her capacity as an employee of an abortion facility:
(1) Knowingly orders or requests medical personnel to deviate from any applicable standard of care or ordinary practice while providing medical assistance to a patient for reasons unrelated to the patient's health or welfare; or
(2) Knowingly attempts to prevent medical personnel from providing medical assistance to a patient in accordance with all applicable standards of care or ordinary practice for reasons unrelated to the patient's health or welfare.
2. The offense of interference with medical assistance is a class A misdemeanor.
3. For purposes of this section, the term
"medical personnel"
shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Physicians and surgeons licensed under chapter 334;
(2) Nurses licensed under chapter 335;
(3) Emergency medical services personnel as defined in section 190.600; or
(4) Any person operating under the supervision of such medical personnel.
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(L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5)
Effective 10-24-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.203 - Interference with a health care facility, offense of — workplace violence, hospital duties — violation, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
Effective - 28 Aug 2021
574.203. Interference with a health care facility, offense of — workplace violence, hospital duties — violation, penalty. —
1. Except as otherwise protected by state or federal law, a person, excluding individuals seeking mental health, psychiatric, or psychological care or any person who is developmentally disabled as defined in section 630.005, commits the offense of interference with a health care facility if the person willfully or recklessly interferes with a health care facility or employee of a health care facility by:
(1) Causing a peace disturbance while inside a health care facility;
(2) Refusing an order to vacate a health care facility when requested to by any employee of the health care facility; or
(3) Threatening to inflict injury on the patients or employees, or damage to the property of a health care facility.
2. Hospital policies shall address incidents of workplace violence against employees, including protecting an employee from retaliation when such employee complies with hospital policies in seeking assistance or intervention from local emergency services or law enforcement when a violent incident occurs.
3. The offense of interference with a health care facility is a class D misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C misdemeanor for any second or subsequent offense.
4. As used in this section,
"health care facility"
means a hospital that provides health care services directly to patients.
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(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 574 - Offenses Against Public Order › Section 574.204 - Interference with an ambulance service, offense of — violation, penalty — definition.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 574
Effective - 28 Aug 2021
574.204. Interference with an ambulance service, offense of — violation, penalty — definition. —
1. Except as otherwise protected by state or federal law, a person commits the offense of interference with an ambulance service if the person acts alone or in concert with others to willfully or recklessly interfere with access to or from an ambulance or willfully or recklessly disrupt any ambulance service by threatening to inflict injury on any person providing ambulance services or damage the ambulance.
2. The offense of interference with an ambulance service is a class D misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C misdemeanor for any second or subsequent offense.
3. As used in this section,
"ambulance service"
means a person or entity that provides emergency or nonemergency ambulance transportation and services, or both.
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(L. 2021 S.B. 26)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.010 - Definitions.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
Effective - 28 Aug 2002
575.010. Definitions. —
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter and chapter 576:
(1)
"Affidavit"
means any written statement which is authorized or required by law to be made under oath, and which is sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths;
(2)
"Government"
means any branch or agency of the government of this state or of any political subdivision thereof;
(3)
"Highway"
means any public road or thoroughfare for vehicles, including state roads, county roads and public streets, avenues, boulevards, parkways or alleys in any municipality;
(4)
"Judicial proceeding"
means any official proceeding in court, or any proceeding authorized by or held under the supervision of a court;
(5)
"Juror"
means a grand or petit juror, including a person who has been drawn or summoned to attend as a prospective juror;
(6)
"Jury"
means a grand or petit jury, including any panel which has been drawn or summoned to attend as prospective jurors;
(7)
"Official proceeding"
means any cause, matter, or proceeding where the laws of this state require that evidence considered therein be under oath or affirmation;
(8)
"Police animal"
means a dog, horse or other animal used in law enforcement or a correctional facility, or by a municipal police department, fire department, search and rescue unit or agency, whether the animal is on duty or not on duty. The term shall include, but not be limited to, accelerant detection dogs, bomb detection dogs, narcotic detection dogs, search and rescue dogs and tracking animals;
(9)
"Public record"
means any document which a public servant is required by law to keep;
(10)
"Testimony"
means any oral statement under oath or affirmation;
(11)
"Victim"
means any natural person against whom any crime is deemed to have been perpetrated or attempted;
(12)
"Witness"
means any natural person:
(a) Having knowledge of the existence or nonexistence of facts relating to any crime; or
(b) Whose declaration under oath is received as evidence for any purpose; or
(c) Who has reported any crime to any peace officer or prosecutor; or
(d) Who has been served with a subpoena issued under the authority of any court of this state.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1983 S.B. 24, A.L. 1999 H.B. 248, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.020 - Concealing an offense — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.020. Concealing an offense — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of concealing an offense if he or she:
(1) Confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit or other consideration to any person in consideration of that person's concealing of any offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding any evidence thereof; or
(2) Accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit or other consideration in consideration of his or her concealing any offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding any evidence thereof.
2. The offense of concealing an offense is a class A misdemeanor, unless the offense concealed a felony, in which case concealing an offense 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 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.030 - Hindering prosecution — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.030. Hindering prosecution — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of hindering prosecution if, for the purpose of preventing the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another person for conduct constituting an offense, he or she:
(1) Harbors or conceals such person; or
(2) Warns such person of impending discovery or apprehension, except this does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring another into compliance with the law; or
(3) Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means to aid him in avoiding discovery or apprehension; or
(4) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception or intimidation, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person.
2. The offense of hindering prosecution is a class A misdemeanor, unless the conduct of the other person constitutes a felony, in which case it 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 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.040 - Perjury — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.040. Perjury — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of perjury if, with the purpose to deceive, he or she knowingly testifies falsely to any material fact upon oath or affirmation legally administered, in any official proceeding before any court, public body, notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
2. A fact is material, regardless of its admissibility under rules of evidence, if it could substantially affect, or did substantially affect, the course or outcome of the cause, matter or proceeding.
3. Knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not an element of this crime, and it is no defense that:
(1) The person mistakenly believed the fact to be immaterial; or
(2) The person was not competent, for reasons other than mental disability or immaturity, to make the statement.
4. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 of this section that the person retracted the false statement in the course of the official proceeding in which it was made provided he or she did so before the falsity of the statement was exposed. Statements made in separate hearings at separate stages of the same proceeding, including but not limited to statements made before a grand jury, at a preliminary hearing, at a deposition or at previous trial, are made in the course of the same proceeding.
5. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under subsection 4 of this section.
6. The offense of perjury committed in any proceeding not involving a felony charge is a class E felony.
7. The offense of perjury committed in any proceeding involving a felony charge is a class D felony unless:
(1) It is committed during a criminal trial for the purpose of securing the conviction of an accused for any felony except murder, in which case it is a class B felony; or
(2) It is committed during a criminal trial for the purpose of securing the conviction of an accused for murder, in which case it 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 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.050 - False affidavit — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.050. False affidavit — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of making a false affidavit if, with purpose to mislead any person, he or she, in any affidavit, swears falsely to a fact which is material to the purpose for which said affidavit is made.
2. The provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of section 575.040 shall apply to prosecutions under subsection 1 of this section.
3. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 of this section that the person retracted the false statement by affidavit or testimony but this defense shall not apply if the retraction was made after:
(1) The falsity of the statement was exposed; or
(2) Any person took substantial action in reliance on the statement.
4. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under subsection 3 of this section.
5. The offense of making a false affidavit is a class C misdemeanor, unless done for the purpose of misleading a public servant in the performance of his or her duty, in which case it 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 575.060 - False declarations — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.060. False declarations — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of making a false declaration if, with the purpose to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or her duty, such person:
(1) Submits any written false statement, which he or she does not believe to be true:
(a) In an application for any pecuniary benefit or other consideration; or
(b) On a form bearing notice, authorized by law, that false statements made therein are punishable; or
(2) Submits or invites reliance on:
(a) Any writing which he or she knows to be forged, altered or otherwise lacking in authenticity; or
(b) Any sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object which he or she knows to be false.
2. The falsity of the statement or the item under subsection 1 of this section must be as to a fact which is material to the purposes for which the statement is made or the item submitted; and the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of section 575.040 shall apply to prosecutions under subsection 1 of this section.
3. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 of this section that the person retracted the false statement or item but this defense shall not apply if the retraction was made after:
(1) The falsity of the statement or item was exposed; or
(2) The public servant took substantial action in reliance on the statement or item.
4. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under subsection 3 of this section.
5. For the purpose of this section,
"written"
shall include filings submitted in an electronic or other format or medium approved or prescribed by the secretary of state.
6. The offense of making a false declaration is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2002 S.B. 895, 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 575.070 - Proof of falsity of statements.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.070. Proof of falsity of statements. —
No person shall be convicted of a violation of section
*
575.040, 575.050 or 575.060 based upon the making of a false statement except upon proof of the falsity of the statement by:
(1) The direct evidence of two witnesses; or
(2) The direct evidence of one witness together with strongly corroborating circumstances; or
(3) Demonstrative evidence which conclusively proves the falsity of the statement; or
(4) A directly contradictory statement by the defendant under oath together with:
(a) The direct evidence of one witness; or
(b) Strongly corroborating circumstances; or
(5) A judicial admission by the defendant that he or she made the statement knowing it was false. An admission, which is not a judicial admission, by the defendant that he or she made the statement knowing it was false may constitute strongly corroborating circumstances.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
*Word "sections" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.080 - False reports — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.080. False reports — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of making a false report if he or she knowingly:
(1) Gives false information to any person for the purpose of implicating another person in an offense; or
(2) Makes a false report to a law enforcement officer that an offense has occurred or is about to occur; or
(3) Makes a false report or causes a false report to be made to a law enforcement officer, security officer, fire department or other organization, official or volunteer, which deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property that a fire or other incident calling for an emergency response has occurred or is about to occur.
2. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 of this section that the person retracted the false statement or report before the law enforcement officer or any other person took substantial action in reliance thereon.
3. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under subsection 2 of this section.
4. The offense of making a false report is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.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 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.090 - False bomb report — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.090. False bomb report — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of making a false bomb report if he or she knowingly makes a false report or causes a false report to be made to any person that a bomb or other explosive has been placed in any public or private place or vehicle.
2. Making a false bomb report is a class E felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1301 & 1298, 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 575.095 - Tampering with a judicial officer — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023, 2 histories
575.095. Tampering with a judicial officer — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a judicial officer if, with the purpose to harass, intimidate or influence a judicial officer in the performance of such officer's official duties, such person:
(1) Threatens or causes harm to such judicial officer or members of such judicial officer's family;
(2) Uses force, threats, or deception against or toward such judicial officer or members of such judicial officer's family;
(3) Offers, conveys or agrees to convey any benefit direct or indirect upon such judicial officer or such judicial officer's family;
(4) Engages in conduct reasonably calculated to harass or alarm such judicial officer or such judicial officer's family, including stalking pursuant to section 565.225 or 565.227;
(5) Disseminates through any means, including by posting on the internet, the judicial officer's or the judicial officer's family's personal information. For purposes of this section,
"personal information"
includes a home address, home or mobile telephone number, personal email address, Social Security number, federal tax identification number, checking or savings account number, marital status, and identity of a child under eighteen years of age.
2. A judicial officer for purposes of this section shall be a judge or commissioner of a state or federal court, arbitrator, special master, juvenile officer, deputy juvenile officer, state prosecuting or circuit attorney, state assistant prosecuting or circuit attorney, juvenile court commissioner, state probation or parole officer, or referee.
3. A judicial officer's family for purposes of this section shall be:
(1) Such officer's spouse; or
(2) Such officer or such officer's spouse's ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption; or
(3) Such officer's stepchild, while the marriage creating that relationship exists.
4. The offense of tampering with a judicial officer is a class D felony.
5. If a violation of this section results in death or bodily injury to a judicial officer or a member of the judicial officer's family, the offense is a class B felony.
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(L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 1997 S.B. 367, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2023 S.B. 186)
Transferred 2014; formerly 565.084; 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 575.100 - Tampering with physical evidence — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.100. Tampering with physical evidence — penalties. —
1. A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence if he or she:
(1) Alters, destroys, suppresses or conceals any record, document or thing with purpose to impair its verity, legibility or availability in any official proceeding or investigation; or
(2) Makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false with the purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in any official proceeding or investigation.
2. The offense of tampering with physical evidence is a class A misdemeanor, unless the person impairs or obstructs the prosecution or defense of a felony, in which case tampering with physical evidence 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 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice › Section 575.110 - Tampering with a public record — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.110. Tampering with a public record — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a public record if with the purpose to impair the verity, legibility or availability of a public record, he or she:
(1) Knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or
(2) Knowing he or she lacks authority to do so, destroys, suppresses or conceals any public record.
2. The offense of tampering with a public record 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 575.130 - Simulating legal process — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
575.130. Simulating legal process — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of simulating legal process if, with purpose to mislead the recipient and cause him or her to take action in reliance thereon, he or she delivers or causes to be delivered:
(1) A request for the payment of money on behalf of any creditor that in form and substance simulates any legal process issued by any court of this state; or
(2) Any purported summons, subpoena or other legal process knowing that the process was not issued or authorized by any court.
2. This section shall not apply to a subpoena properly issued by a notary public.
3. The offense of simulating legal process is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, 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 575.133 - Filing a nonconsensual common law lien — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
575.133. Filing a nonconsensual common law lien — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of filing a nonconsensual common law lien if he or she files a document that purports to assert a lien against the assets, real or personal, of any person and that, regardless of any self-description:
(1) Is not expressly provided for by a specific state or federal statute;
(2) Does not depend upon the consent of the owner of the property affected or the existence of a contract for its existence; and
(3) Is not an equitable or constructive lien imposed by a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction.
2. This section shall not apply to a filing officer as defined in section 428.105 that is acting in the scope of his or her employment.
3. The offense of filing a nonconsensual common law lien is a class B misdemeanor.
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(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 575.145 - Signal or direction of law enforcement or firefighter, duty to stop, motor vehicle operators and riders of animals — violation, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 575
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories, see footnote
575.145. Signal or direction of law enforcement or firefighter, duty to stop, motor vehicle operators and riders of animals — violation, penalty. —
1. It shall be the duty of the operator or driver of any vehicle or any other conveyance regardless of means of propulsion, or the rider of any animal traveling on the highways of this state to stop on signal of any law enforcement officer or firefighter and to obey any other reasonable signal or direction of such law enforcement officer or firefighter given in directing the movement of traffic on the highways or enforcing any offense or infraction.
2. The offense of willfully failing or refusing to obey such signals or directions or willfully resisting or opposing a law enforcement officer or a firefighter in the proper discharge of his or her duties is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2016 S.B. 732)
Effective 1-01-17