All actions and suits, upon any statute, for any penalty or forfeiture given in whole or in part to any person who will prosecute for the same, shall be commenced within one year after the commission of the offense, and not after.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.380
Actions on penal statutes to be brought in one year
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. v. Dowell (2013)
Most recently applied in Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. v. Dowell (January 2013)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3786); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3396; 1919 § 3741; 1909 § 4949
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.