A.
A person commits the offense of concealing an offense if he/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/her concealing any offense, refraining from
initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding
any evidence thereof.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
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/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/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.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness
if, knowing he/she has witnessed any portion of an offense, or of
any other incident resulting in physical injury or substantial property
damage, he/she refuses to report or gives a false report of his/her
name and present address to a Law Enforcement Officer engaged in the
performance of his/her duties.
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/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.
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/herself,
avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information,
or documents, or testify falsely, he/she:
2.
He/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;
c.
Arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in connection
with such victimization.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A.
A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence
if he/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.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
[R.O. 2003 § 210.105; Ord. No.
7.001 § 7.595, 6-18-1985]
A.
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:
A person commits the offense of improper communication if he/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.
A.
A person commits the offense of false impersonation if such person:
1.
Falsely represents himself/herself to be a public servant with
the purpose to induce another to submit to his/her pretended official
authority or to rely upon his/her pretended official acts; and
2.
Falsely represents himself/herself to be a person licensed to
practice or engage in any profession for which a license is required
by the laws of this State with purpose to induce another to rely upon
such representation; and
3.
Upon being arrested, falsely represents himself/herself, to
a Law Enforcement Officer, with the first and last name, date of birth
or social security number, or a substantial number of identifying
factors or characteristics as that of another person that results
in the filing of a report or record of arrest or conviction for an
infraction or offense that contains the first and last name, date
of birth and social security number, or a substantial number of identifying
factors or characteristics to that of such other person as to cause
such other person to be identified as the actual person arrested or
convicted.
B.
If a violation of Subsection (A)(3) hereof is discovered prior to any conviction of the person actually arrested for an underlying charge, then the prosecuting attorney bringing any action on the underlying charge shall notify the court thereof, and the court shall order the false-identifying factors ascribed to the person actually arrested as are contained in the arrest and court records amended to correctly and accurately identify the defendant and shall expunge the incorrect and inaccurate identifying factors from the arrest and court records.
C.
Any person who is the victim of a false impersonation and whose identity
has been falsely reported in arrest or conviction records may move
for expungement and correction of said records under the procedures
set forth in Section 610.123, RSMo. Upon a showing that a substantial
number of identifying factors of the victim was falsely ascribed to
the person actually arrested or convicted, the court shall order the
false-identifying factors ascribed to the person actually arrested
as are contained in the arrest and court records amended to correctly
and accurately identify the defendant and shall expunge the incorrect
and inaccurate factors from the arrest and court records.
A.
A person commits the offense of making a false report if he/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.
A.
A person commits the offense of resisting or interfering with arrest,
detention, or stop if he/she knows or reasonably should know that
a Law Enforcement Officer is making an arrest or attempting to lawfully
detain or stop an individual or vehicle, and for the purpose of preventing
the Officer from effecting the arrest, stop or detention, he/she:
1.
Resists the arrest, stop or detention of such person by using
or threatening the use of violence or physical force or by fleeing
from such officer; or
2.
Interferes with the arrest, stop or detention of another person
by using or threatening the use of violence, physical force or physical
interference.
C.
A person is presumed to be fleeing a vehicle stop if he/she continues
to operate a motor vehicle after he/she has seen or should have seen
clearly visible emergency lights or has heard or should have heard
an audible signal emanating from the law enforcement vehicle pursuing
him/her.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
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/she escapes or
attempts to escape from custody.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A.
A person commits the offense of interference with legal process if,
knowing another person is authorized by law to serve process, he/she
interferes with or obstructs such person for the purpose of preventing
such person from effecting the service of any process.
B.
"Process" includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than
an arrest warrant, or other process or order of a court.
[R.O. 2003 § 210.115; Ord. No.
7.001 § 7.615, 6-18-1985]
Any employer, or any 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/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.
A.
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 City 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.
B.
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/her duties is an ordinance
violation.
[R.O. 2003 § 210.145; Ord. No.
7.001 § 7.645, 6-18-1985]
A.
A public servant, in his/her public capacity or under color of his/her
office or employment, commits the offense of official misconduct if
he/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/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 Treasurer, City Clerk, or other Municipal 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/her 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/her County,
or in any claim or demand held against such County.
[R.O. 2003 § 210.150; Ord. No.
7.001 § 7.650, 6-18-1985]
A.
A public servant commits the offense of misuse of official information
if, in contemplation of official action by himself/herself or by a
governmental unit with which he/she is associated, or in reliance
on information to which he/she has access in his/her official capacity
and which has not been made public, he/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.
B.
A person commits the offense of misuse of official information if
he/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.
