2011 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 578 Miscellaneous Offenses
Section 578.389. Enhanced penalty for multiple convictions.
Enhanced penalty for multiple convictions.
578.389. 1. Every person who has been previously convicted of two violations in section 578.377, 578.379, 578.381, 578.383, 578.385, 578.387, or 578.389 or any two of them shall, upon a subsequent conviction of any of these offenses, be guilty of a class C felony and shall be punished accordingly.
2. Evidence of prior convictions shall be heard by the court, out of the hearing of the jury, prior to the submission of the case to the jury, and the court shall determine the existence of the prior convictions.
(L. 1987 S.B. 259 8)
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