Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 575

Offenses Against the Administration of Justice

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Section 575.250.1

575.250→

August 28, 2015

Beginning January 1, 2017--Disturbing a judicial proceeding--penalty.

575.250. 1. A person commits the offense of disturbing a judicial

proceeding if, with the purpose to intimidate a judge, attorney, juror,

party or witness and thereby influence a judicial proceeding, he or she

disrupts or disturbs a judicial proceeding by participating in an assembly

and calling aloud, shouting, or holding or displaying a placard or sign

containing written or printed matter, concerning the conduct of the

judicial proceeding, or the character of a judge, attorney, juror, party or

witness engaged in such proceeding, or calling for or demanding any

specified action or determination by such judge, attorney, juror, party, or

witness in connection with such proceeding.



2. The offense of disturbing a judicial proceeding is a class A

misdemeanor.



(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)



Effective 1-01-17





1991



1991



575.250. 1. A person commits the crime of disturbing a judicial

proceeding if, with purpose to intimidate a judge, attorney, juror, party or

witness, and thereby to influence a judicial proceeding, he disrupts or

disturbs a judicial proceeding by participating in an assembly and calling

aloud, shouting, or holding or displaying a placard or sign containing

written or printed matter, concerning the conduct of the judicial proceeding,

or the character of a judge, attorney, juror, party or witness engaged in

such proceeding, or calling for or demanding any specified action or

determination by such judge, attorney, juror, party or witness in connection

with such proceeding.



2. Disturbing a judicial proceeding is a class A misdemeanor.



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