RSMo 571.045effective 28 Aug 1981

Defacing firearm, penalty

In plain English

Defacing a firearm means purposely messing up or removing the markings on a gun. This is a class A misdemeanor crime in Missouri.

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

571.045. firearm, . — 1. A person commits the crime of defacing a firearm if he defaces any firearm.

2. Defacing a firearm is a .

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Source & history notes

(L. 1981 H.B. 296 § 571.040)

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