A person who knowingly makes a false report of a missing person, or knowingly makes a false statement in any such report, to a law enforcement agency is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 43.405
False reports, penalty
Known as the Missouri Charge Code
The act spans §§ 43–43 (85 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1988; (L. 1988 H.B. 1272, et al.)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.