Title XXXVIII, CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

570.027. Vehicle hijacking, offense of — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of vehicle hijacking when he or she knowingly uses or threatens the use of physical force upon another person to seize or attempt to seize possession or control of a vehicle, as defined in secti…

570.030. Stealing — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of stealing if he or she: (1) Appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion; (2) Attempts to appropr…

570.039. Cable television services, appropriation of — not stealing, when. — A person who appropriates cable television service shall not be deemed to have stolen that service within the meaning of section 570.030, if a cable television company either: (1) Provides unsolicited ca…

570.053. Feigned blindness — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of feigned blindness if he or she simulates blindness or pretends to be a blind person with the purpose of obtaining something of value from another person by deceit. 2. The offense of feigned blindness is a …

570.057. Stealing leased or rented property — evidence of intent to violate, when — law enforcement procedure — venue — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of stealing leased or rented property if, with the intent to deprive the owner thereof, such person: (1) Purposeful…

570.060. Lost property. — 1. A person who appropriates lost property shall not be deemed to have stolen that property within the meaning of section 570.030 unless such property is found under circumstances which gave the finder knowledge of or means of inquiry as to the true owne…

570.070. Claim of right. — 1. A person does not commit an offense under section 570.030 if, at the time of the appropriation, he or she: (1) Acted in the honest belief that he had the right to do so; or (2) Acted in the honest belief that the owner, if present, would have consent…

570.085. Alteration or removal of item numbers with intent to deprive lawful owner — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of alteration or removal of item numbers if he or she, with the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein: (1) Destroys, removes, co…

570.090. Forgery — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of forgery if, with the purpose to defraud, the person: (1) Makes, completes, alters or authenticates any writing so that it purports to have been made by another or at another time or place or in a numbered sequence o…

570.095. Filing false documents, offense of, elements — penalty, enhancement — restitution, when — system to log suspected fraudulent documents, procedure. — 1. A person commits the offense of filing false documents if: (1) With the intent to defraud, deceive, harass, alarm, or n…

570.100. Possession of a forging instrumentality — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of a forging instrumentality if, with the purpose of committing forgery, he or she makes, causes to be made or possesses any plate, mold, instrument or device for making or…

570.103. Crime of counterfeiting, definitions — penalty. — 1. As used in this section and section 570.105, the following words mean: (1) "Counterfeit mark", any unauthorized reproduction or copy of intellectual property or intellectual property affixed to any item knowingly sold,…

570.105. Seizure and forfeiture of counterfeit property. — 1. Any items bearing a counterfeit mark, and all personal property, including but not limited to, any items, objects, tools, machines, equipment, instrumentalities or vehicles of any kind, employed or used in connection w…

570.110. Issuing a false instrument or certificate — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of issuing a false instrument or certificate when, being authorized by law to take proof or acknowledgment of any instrument which by law may be recorded, or being authorized by law to…

570.120. Crime of passing bad checks, penalty — actual notice given, when — administrative handling costs, amount, deposit in fund — use of fund — additional costs, amount — payroll checks, action, when — service charge may be collected — return of bad check to depositor by finan…

570.125. Fraudulently stopping payment on an instrument — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of fraudulently stopping payment of an instrument if he or she, with the purpose to defraud, stops payment on a check, draft, or debit device used in payment for the receipt of …

570.130. Fraudulent use of a credit device or debit device — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of fraudulent use of a credit device or debit device if he or she uses a credit device or debit device for the purpose of obtaining services or property, knowing that: (1) The …

570.135. Fraudulent procurement of a credit or debit card — penalty — limitation of liability. — 1. A person commits the offense of fraudulent procurement of a credit or debit device if he or she: (1) Knowingly makes or causes to be made, directly or indirectly, a false statement…

570.137. Gift card fraud, offense of — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of gift card fraud if he or she knowingly: (1) Alters or tampers with a gift card or its packaging; (2) Devises a scheme to obtain a gift card or gift card redemption information from a gift card …

570.140. Deceptive business practice — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of deceptive business practice if in the course of engaging in a business, occupation or profession, he or she recklessly: (1) Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure, or any other devic…

570.145. Financial exploitation of the elderly person or person with a disability — penalties — certain defense prohibited, additional violation, restitution. — 1. A person commits the offense of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability if such pe…

570.148. Financial institution accounts fraud, offense of — penalties. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Financial institution", includes any financial institution as defined in section 570.010 as well as a broker or mutual fund company; (2) "Finan…

570.150. Commercial bribery — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of commercial bribery if he or she: (1) Solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit as consideration for knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of fidelity, which he or she is subject to as:…

570.180. Defrauding secured creditors — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of defrauding secured creditors if he or she destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with purpose to defraud the holder of …

570.210. Library theft, guilty of stealing. — 1. Any person who: (1) Knowingly removes any library material from the premises of a library without authorization; (2) Borrows or attempts to borrow any library material from a library by the unauthorized use of a library card; (3) B…

570.217. Misapplication of funds of a financial institution — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of misapplication of funds of a financial institution if, being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, or connected in any capacity with, any financial institution, he…

570.219. False entries in the records of a financial institution with intent to defraud — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of making false entries in the records of a financial institution if he or she makes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of a financi…

570.220. Check kiting — collected funds defined — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of check kiting if he or she, with intent to defraud, obtains money from a financial institution by drawing a check against an account in which there is not sufficient collected funds to …

570.223. Identity theft — penalty — restitution — other civil remedies available — exempted activities. — 1. A person commits the offense of identity theft if he or she knowingly and with the intent to deceive or defraud obtains, possesses, transfers, uses, or attempts to obtain,…

570.224. Trafficking in stolen identities — possession of documents, exemptions — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of trafficking in stolen identities if he or she, for the purpose of committing identity theft, manufactures, sells, transfers, or possesses with intent to…

570.225. Misappropriation of intellectual property — penalty — definitions. — 1. A person commits the offense of misappropriation of intellectual property if he or she, without the consent of the owner: (1) Copies any sounds recorded on any medium now known or later developed on …

570.300. Facilitating the theft of cable television service — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of facilitating the theft of cable television service if he or she knowingly sells, uses, manufactures, rents, or offers for sale, rental, or use any device, plan, or kit desi…

570.302. Operating an audiovisual recording device in a motion picture theater — definitions — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of operating an audiovisual recording device in a motion picture theater if he or she, while a motion picture is being exhibited, knowingly op…

570.310. Mortgage fraud — penalty — venue. — 1. A person commits the offense of mortgage fraud if he or she, in connection with the application for or procurement of a loan secured by real estate, willfully: (1) Employs a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (2) Makes an untru…

570.350. Misuse of military medals, penalty — misrepresentation of awarding of military medals, penalty — fraudulent use of the title of veteran, penalty. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Stolen Valor Act of 2007". 2. Any person who, with the intent to mi…

570.375. Fraud or deception in obtaining an instruction permit, driver's license, or nondriver's license — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of fraud or deception in obtaining an instruction permit, driver's license, or nondriver's license if he or she: (1) Knowingly or …

570.380. Mass manufacture or possession of five or more fake IDs — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of mass manufacture or possession of fake IDs if he or she manufactures or possesses five or more fictitious or forged means of identification, as defined in section 570.…

570.400. Unlawful receipt of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawfully receiving public assistance benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly receives or uses the proceeds of public assistance benefits or EBT cards to w…

570.402. Conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly engages in any transaction to convert public assistance benefits or EBT cards to other pro…

570.404. Unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards if he or she knowingly transfers public assistance benefits or EBT cards to another not lawfully en…

570.406. Single criminal episode, when. — The face value of public assistance benefits or EBT cards stolen, possessed, transferred or converted from one scheme or course of conduct, whether from one or several rightful possessors, or at the same or different times shall constitut…

570.408. Perjury for the purpose of obtaining public assistance — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of perjury for the purpose of obtaining public assistance if he or she knowingly makes a false or misleading statement or misrepresents a fact material for the purpose of …

570.410. Director of department of social services, attorney general — investigative powers — improper disclosure of information, penalty. — 1. For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding relating to public assistance unlawfully received or an application for public assist…