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(a)
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.
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(a)
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;
(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;
(3)
Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise
or other means to aid him or her 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.
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A person commits the offense of providing false testimony or
declaration if, with the purpose to deceive, he or she knowingly testifies
falsely in person or by affidavit, upon oath or affirmation legally
administered, or provides a false written declaration or unauthentic
document to a public servant, as to any material fact, in any official
matter or proceeding before any court, public body or department of
the City. A fact is material, regardless of admissibility under rules
of evidence, if it could substantially affect, or did substantially
affect, the course or outcome of the proceedings or otherwise caused
the City to take substantial action. Knowledge of materiality is not
an element of an offense under this Section. It is a defense to prosecution
under this Section if the person retracted the false statement in
the course of the same proceedings in which it was made provided he
or she did so before the falsity of the statement was otherwise exposed
and before the City took substantial action in reliance thereon. The
defendant has the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under
this Section.
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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 such officer's duties.
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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:
(a) disrupts or disturbs a judicial proceeding, including but not
limited to 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; or (b) threatens harm to or harasses such person
or members of such person's family, including their spouse and the
ancestors and descendants of such person or their spouse by blood
or adoption, or any other person or property.
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(a)
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
or avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information
or documents, or testify falsely, he or she:
(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 offense
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; or
c.
Arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in
connection with such victimization.
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(a)
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 the 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.
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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 knowingly makes a false entry or alteration
thereto or if he or she knowingly without authority destroys or conceals
any public record.
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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.
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(a)
No person shall:
(1)
Falsely represent himself or herself to be an officer of the
City with purpose to induce another to submit to his or her pretended
official authority;
(2)
Without being authorized by the City, exercise or attempt to
exercise any of the duties, functions or powers of a City officer;
or
(3)
Hinder, obstruct, resist or otherwise interfere with any City
officer in the discharge of his or her official duties.
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A person commits an offense if they willfully fail or refuse
to stop on signal of any Law Enforcement Officer or to obey any other
reasonable signal or direction of a Law Enforcement Officer given
in directing the movement of vehicular traffic or enforcing against
any offense or infraction or otherwise properly discharging their
duties.
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(a)
A person commits the offense of escape from custody or confinement
or attempted escape from custody or confinement if, while being held
in custody after arrest or confinement after sentencing for any offense,
he or she escapes or attempts to escape from such custody or confinement,
including but not limited to by means of intentionally removing, altering,
tampering, or damaging electronic monitoring equipment which a court
has required such person to wear.
(b)
A person commits the offense of failure to return to confinement
if while serving a sentence for any offense wherein he or she is temporarily
permitted to go at large without guard, he or she purposefully fails
to return to such confinement when required to do so.
(c)
CONFINEMENT
(1)
(2)
a.
b.
CUSTODY (IN RELATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT)
PLACE OF CONFINEMENT
Definitions. The following terms shall mean:
A person is in confinement when he or she is held in a place
of confinement pursuant to arrest or order of a court and remains
in confinement until:
A person is not in confinement if:
He or she is on probation or parole, temporary or otherwise;
or
He or she is under sentence to serve a term of confinement which
is not continuous, or is serving a sentence under a work-release program,
and in either such case is not being held in a place of confinement
or is not being held under guard by a person having the legal power
and duty to transport him or her to or from a place of confinement.
A person is in custody when he or she has been arrested but
has not been delivered to a place of confinement.
Any building or facility and the grounds thereof wherein
a court is legally authorized to order that a person charged with
or convicted of an offense be held.
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A person commits the offense of possession of unlawful items
in jail if such person knowingly delivers, attempts to deliver, possesses,
deposits, or conceals in or about the premises of the City jail any
controlled substance except upon the written prescription of a licensed
physician or dentist, any alkaloid, any intoxicating liquor as defined
in Section 311.020, RSMo., any article or item of personal property
otherwise prohibited by the City, or any gun, knife, or weapon.
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(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
"Process" includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than
an arrest warrant, or other process or order of a court.
