2015 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS (556-600)
Chapter 560 Fines
Section 560.021 Until December 31, 2016--Fines for corporations.

MO Rev Stat § 560.021 (2015) What's This?

560.021. 1. A sentence to pay a fine, when imposed on a corporation for an offense defined in this code or for any offense defined outside this code for which no special corporate fine is specified, shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding:

(1) Ten thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a felony;

(2) Five thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a class A misdemeanor;

(3) Two thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a class B misdemeanor;

(4) One thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a class C misdemeanor;

(5) Five hundred dollars, when the conviction is of an infraction;

(6) Any higher amount not exceeding double the amount of the corporation's gain from the commission of the offense, as determined under section 560.011.

2. In the case of an offense defined outside the code, if a special fine for a corporation is expressly specified in the statute that defines the offense, the fine fixed by the court shall be

(1) An amount within the limits specified in the statute that defines the offense; or

(2) Any higher amount not exceeding double the amount of the corporation's gain from the commission of the offense, as determined under section 560.011.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60)

Effective 1-01-79

*This section was repealed by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17. Due to the delayed repeal date, the version of this section in effect until 12-31-16 is printed here.

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