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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.160

Interference with legal process — penalty

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Coonts v. Potts (2003)

Most recently applied in Coonts v. Potts (January 2003)

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 interference with legal process if, knowing another person is authorized by law to serve process, he or she interferes with or obstructs such person for the purpose of preventing such person from effecting the service of any process.

2. "Process" includes any writ, summons, subpoena, warrant other than an arrest warrant, or other process or order of a court.

3. The offense of interference with legal process is a class B 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.