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

574.005. Definitions — As used in this chapter the following terms mean: (1) "Private property", any place which at the time of the offense is not open to the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately; (2) "Property of another", any property in which the p…

574.010. Peace disturbance — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of peace disturbance if he or she: (1) Unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person or persons by: (a) Loud noise; or (b) Offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner to a specific in…

574.020. Private peace disturbance — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of private peace disturbance if he or she is on private property and unreasonably and purposely causes alarm to another person or persons on the same premises by: (1) Threatening to commit an offense …

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…

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 violen…

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 depa…

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…

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 …

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 dangerou…

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 wor…

574.105. Money laundering — penalty. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Conducts", initiating, concluding or participating in initiating or concluding a transaction; (2) "Criminal activity", any act or activity constituting an offense punishable as…

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, sec…

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 b…

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 …

[Repealed or reserved.]

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. Agroterr…

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…

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, …

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…

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 p…

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 …

574.207. Interference with a first responder, offense of — penalties — definitions. — 1. A person commits the offense of interference with a first responder if: (1) The person has received a verbal warning not to approach from a person that he or she knows or reasonably should kn…