2019 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice
Section 575.190 Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty.

Universal Citation: MO Rev Stat § 575.190 (2019)

Effective 01 Jan 2017, see footnote

575.190. Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty. — 1. 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 his or her duties.

2. The offense of refusal to identify as a witness is a class C misdemeanor.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Effective 1-01-17

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