[Ord. 210.031, passed 7-2-2012; Penalty, see § 130.99]
(A) 
For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PROCESS
Includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than an arrest warrant or other process or order of a court.
(B) 
It is unlawful and a person commits the offense of interference with legal process if, knowing any person is authorized by law to serve process, for the purpose of preventing such person from effecting the service of any process, he or she interferes with or obstructs such person.
(C) 
It is unlawful and a person commits the offense of deceiving a law enforcement officer if he or she shall knowingly deceive a law enforcement officer for the following purposes:
(1) 
To prevent discovery of any offense or crime which has been or is being committed by any person; or
(2) 
To prevent or hinder investigation, apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of any person for conduct constituting an offense under the ordinances of the City or the laws of the state.
(D) 
It is unlawful and a person commits the offense of obstructing police operations if he or she purposely obstructs, impairs, hinders or perverts the performance of a police function, including but not limited to:
(1) 
Crime scene or accident investigation;
(2) 
Crowd control;
(3) 
Traffic control;
(4) 
Interrogation of suspects or witnesses; or
(5) 
By using or threatening violence, force, physical interference or obstacle.
(E) 
It is unlawful and a person commits the offense of obstructing government operations if he or she purposely obstructs, impairs, hinders or perverts the performance of a governmental function by using or threatening violence, force or other physical interference or obstacle.
(F) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of a police officer acting in the performance of his or her duty.
[Prior Code, § 219.100; Penalty, see § 130.99]
A person commits the offense of concealing an offense if:
(A) 
He or she 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 therefor;
(B) 
He or she 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.
[Prior Code, § 219.110; Penalty, see § 130.99]
A person commits the offense of hindering prosecution if for the purpose of preventing the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a crime he or she:
(A) 
Harbors or conceals such person;
(B) 
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;
(C) 
Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means to aid him or her in avoiding discovery or apprehension; or
(D) 
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.
[Prior Code, § 219.120; Penalty, see § 130.99]
(A) 
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.
(B) 
The provisions of RSMo. § 575.040 Subsections 2 and 3 shall apply to prosecutions under division (A) above of this section.
(C) 
It is a defense to a prosecution under division (A) above of this section that the actor 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.
(D) 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under division (C) above of this section.
[RSMo § 575.060[1]; Penalty, see § 130.99]
(A) 
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.
(B) 
The falsity of the statement or the item under division (A) 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 RSMo § 575.040(2) and (3) shall apply to prosecutions under division (A) of this section.
(C) 
It is a defense to a prosecution under division (A) 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.
(D) 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under division (C) of this section.
(E) 
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.
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Editor's Note: This section was effective beginning 1-1-2017.
[Prior Code, § 219.140; Penalty, see § 130.99]
(A) 
A person commits the offense of making a false report if he or she knowingly:
(1) 
Gives false information to a law enforcement officer for the purpose of implicating another person in a crime;
(2) 
Makes a false report to a law enforcement officer that a crime 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.
(B) 
It is a defense to a prosecution under division (A) above of this section that the actor retracted the false statement or report before the law enforcement officer or any other person took substantial action in reliance thereon.
(C) 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under division (B) above of this section.
[Prior Code, § 219.160; Penalty, see § 130.99]
A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence if he or she:
(A) 
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
(B) 
Makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to be false with purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be engaged in any official proceeding or investigation.
[Prior Code, § 219.170; Penalty, see § 130.99]
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) 
He or she knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or
(B) 
Knowing he or she lacks authority to do so, destroys, suppresses or conceals any public record.
[RSMo § 575.120[1]; Penalty, see § 130.99]
(A) 
A person commits the offense of false impersonation if such person:
(1) 
Falsely represents himself or herself to be a public servant with the purpose to induce another to submit to his or her pretended official authority or to rely upon his or her pretended official acts; and
(a) 
Performs an act in that pretended capacity; or
(b) 
Causes another to act in reliance upon his or her pretended official authority;
(2) 
Falsely represents himself or 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
(a) 
Performs an act in that pretended capacity; or
(b) 
Causes another to act in reliance upon such representation; or
(3) 
Upon being arrested, falsely represents himself or 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 division (A)(1) of this section 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) 
If a violation of division (A)(1) of this section is discovered after any conviction of the person actually arrested for an underlying charge, then the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred shall file a motion in the underlying case with the court to correct the arrest and court records after discovery of the fraud upon the court. 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.
(D) 
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 RSMo § 610.123. 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.
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Editor's Note: This section was effective beginning 1-1-2017.
[Prior Code, § 219.190; Penalty, see § 130.99]
(A) 
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.
(B) 
This section shall not apply to a subpoena properly issued by a notary public.
[RSMo § 575.150[1]; Penalty, see § 130.99]
(A) 
A person commits the offense of resisting or interfering with arrest, detention, or stop if he or 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 or 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.
(B) 
This section applies to:
(1) 
Arrests, stops, or detentions, with or without warrants;
(2) 
Arrests, stops, or detentions, for any offense, infraction, or ordinance violation; and
(3) 
Arrests for warrants issued by a court or a probation and parole officer.
(C) 
A person is presumed to be fleeing a vehicle stop if he or she continues to operate a motor vehicle after he or 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 or her.
(D) 
It is no defense to a prosecution pursuant to division (A) of this section that the law enforcement officer was acting unlawfully in making the arrest. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to bar civil suits for unlawful arrest.
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Editor's Note: This section was effective beginning 1-1-2017.
[Prior Code, § 219.210; Penalty, see § 130.99]
(A) 
For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PROCESS
Includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than an arrest warrant or other process or order of a court.
(B) 
A person commits the offense of interference with legal process if, knowing any person is authorized by law to serve process, for the purpose of preventing such person from effecting the service of any process, he or she interferes with or obstructs such person.
[Prior Code, § 219.220; Penalty, see § 130.99]
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 or she knowingly refuses to assist any officer authorized by law to serve process who call 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.
[Prior Code, § 219.230; Penalty, see § 130.99]
A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness if, knowing he or she has witnessed any portion of a crime, or of any other incident resulting in physical injury or substantial property damage, upon demand by a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her official duties, he or she refuses to report or gives a false report of his or her name and present address to such officer.
[Prior Code, § 219.240; Penalty, see § 130.99]
A person commits the offense of disturbing a judicial proceeding if, with purpose to intimidate a judge, attorney, juror, party or witness, and thereby to influence a judicial proceeding, he or 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.
[RSMo § 575.320[1]; Penalty, see § 130.99]
A public servant, in his or her public capacity or under color of his or her office or employment, commits the offense of misconduct in administration of justice if he or she:
(A) 
Is charged with the custody of any person accused or convicted of any offense or municipal ordinance violation and he or she coerces, threatens, abuses or strikes such person for the purpose of securing a confession from him or her;
(B) 
Knowingly seizes or levies upon any property or dispossesses anyone of any lands or tenements without due and legal process, or other lawful authority;
(C) 
Is a judge and knowingly accepts a plea of guilty from any person charged with a violation of a statute or ordinance at any place other than at the place provided by law for holding court by such judge;
(D) 
Is a jailer or keeper of a county jail and knowingly refuses to receive, in the jail under his or her charge, any person lawfully committed to such jail on any criminal charge or criminal conviction by any court of this state, or on any warrant and commitment or capias on any criminal charge issued by any court of this state;
(E) 
Is a law enforcement officer and violates the provisions of RSMo § 544.170 by knowingly:
(1) 
Refusing to release any person in custody who is entitled to such release; or
(2) 
Refusing to permit a person in custody to see and consult with counsel or other persons; or
(3) 
Transferring any person in custody to the custody or control of another, or to another place, for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of that section; or
(4) 
Proffering against any person in custody a false charge for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of that section; or
(F) 
Orders or suggests to an employee of a county of the first class having a charter form of government with a population over 900,000 and not containing any part of a City of 350,000 or more inhabitants that such employee shall issue a certain number of traffic citations on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly or other quota basis, except when such employee is assigned exclusively to traffic control and has no other responsibilities or duties.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section was effective beginning 1-1-2017.
[Ord. 210.031, passed 7-2-2012]
(A) 
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is otherwise provided shall be subject to the provisions of § 10.99.
(B) 
Violation of § 130.01 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $500, or by jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and jail.