RSMo 407.436effective 28 Aug 2018

Defacing a credit card reader, offense of, penalty

In plain English

It is against the law to damage, deface, change, or destroy a credit card reader without permission. This is a class A misdemeanor, which is one of the more serious misdemeanor crimes.

Penalties named in this law

class A misdemeanorup to 1 year in jail

Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.

Word-for-word law

407.436. a card reader, of, . — A person commits the offense of defacing a credit card reader if a person , defaces, alters, or destroys a and the person has no right to do so. The offense of defacing a credit card reader is a .

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Source & history notes

(L. 1991 S.B. 112, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1832)

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