Refusal to disperse — penalty
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Khalea Edwards v. City of Florissant (2023)
Most recently applied in Khalea Edwards v. City of Florissant (January 2023)
Effective: 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote; (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
1. A person commits the offense of refusal to disperse if, being present at the scene of an unlawful assembly, or at the scene of a riot, he or she knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command of a law enforcement officer to depart from the scene of such unlawful assembly or riot.
2. The offense of refusal to disperse is a class C misdemeanor.
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.