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RSMo 311.880effective 28 Aug 1939

Violation a misdemeanor

In plain English

If someone breaks any of the rules in this chapter, and no other punishment is already spelled out for that rule, they can be found guilty of a misdemeanor. The punishment is a fine between $50 and $1,000, up to one year in the county jail, or both.

Word-for-word law

311.880. Violation a . — Any person violating any of the of this chapter, except where some penalty is otherwise provided, shall upon thereof be of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and jail sentence.

(RSMo 1939 § 4933)

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