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Missouri Theft (Stealing) Laws: Felony Threshold and Penalties (2026)
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In Missouri, theft is called stealing, and it becomes a class D felony when the property or services are worth "seven hundred fifty dollars or more" (RSMo 570.030.5(1)). Below $750, stealing is usually a class A misdemeanor, but the statute also makes certain property, such as firearms, motor vehicles and anything taken from a person, a felony at any value. Shoplifting has no separate statute with its own grades: it is stealing under 570.030. For other states, see our guide to theft laws by state.
Information last verified on 2026-10-13. This article has not been reviewed by a licensed lawyer.
Jurisdiction scope: This article covers Missouri state theft law in Chapter 570 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (Sections 570.010, 570.020, 570.030, 570.057, 570.137, 570.210 and 570.300), the merchant detention rule in Section 537.125, the civil liability rule in Section 537.127, the sentencing and fine sections 558.011 and 558.002, and the store-entry rules of the burglary sections 569.010 and 569.170. It does not cover federal theft offenses, city or county ordinances, or identity theft and fraud schemes, which have their own pages linked below.
What counts as stealing in Missouri
Missouri does not use petty theft, grand theft or larceny as offense names. Under RSMo 570.030.1, a person commits stealing if he or she:
"(1) Appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion; (2) Attempts to appropriate anhydrous ammonia or liquid nitrogen of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion; or (3) For the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein, receives, retains or disposes of property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has been stolen."
Receiving stolen property is therefore part of the same offense. The chapter definitions in 570.010 give "appropriate" a broad meaning: "to take, obtain, use, transfer, conceal, retain or dispose." "Deprive" means to withhold property from the owner permanently, to restore it "only upon payment of reward or other compensation," or to use or dispose of it "in a manner that makes recovery of the property by the owner unlikely."
Because stealing includes appropriation "by means of deceit," it can overlap with fraud. Scams and deception schemes are covered in more depth in our guide to Missouri scam and fraud laws.
Missouri stealing penalties by value and property type
Section 570.030 grades stealing from class D misdemeanor up to class A felony. The prison terms come from 558.011.1 and the fines from 558.002.1.
| Value or type of property | Class | Statutory penalty range |
|---|---|---|
| Under $150, first offense (no prior stealing-related finding of guilt), property not of a listed type | Class D misdemeanor | Fine up to $500 (558.011.1 lists no jail term for this class) |
| Under $750 in any other case not graded higher | Class A misdemeanor | Up to 1 year; fine up to $2,000 |
| $750 to under $25,000; taken from the person; firearm, motor vehicle, credit or debit device, livestock and other listed property | Class D felony | Up to 7 years; fine up to $10,000 |
| Any animal; a catalytic converter; a delivered package or sealed article; three prior stealing-related findings within ten years | Class E felony | Up to 4 years; fine up to $10,000 |
| $25,000 or more; a teller machine or its contents; organized retail theft of $750 to under $10,000 | Class C felony | 3 to 10 years; fine up to $10,000 |
| Anhydrous ammonia or liquid nitrogen; organized retail theft of $10,000 or more; a vehicle with two prior stealing-related findings within ten years; livestock over $10,000; certain repeat livestock thefts; financial institution property taken from a person | Class B felony | 5 to 15 years |
| Anhydrous ammonia tanks and containers listed in 570.030.2 | Class A felony | 10 to 30 years, or life imprisonment |
The fines in the table are the general caps in 558.002.1. Under 558.002.1(7), if the person "has gained money or property through the commission of the offense," the court may instead fix a fine "not exceeding double the amount of the person's gain from the commission of the offense."
The misdemeanor tiers work by elimination. Section 570.030.7 makes stealing a class D misdemeanor only "if the property is not of a type listed in subsection 2, 3, 5, or 6 of this section, the property appropriated has a value of less than one hundred fifty dollars, and the person has no previous findings of guilt for a stealing-related offense." Section 570.030.8 then provides: "The offense of stealing is a class A misdemeanor if no other penalty is specified in this section."
The ranges in the table are the statutory limits for each class. Class D and E felonies have no minimum prison term in 558.011.1, which sets "a term of years not to exceed seven years" for a class D felony and "not to exceed four years" for a class E felony.
How value is measured
Under 570.020(1), value means "the market value of the property at the time and place of the crime," or, if that cannot be satisfactorily ascertained, "the cost of replacement of the property within a reasonable time after the crime." For stores the rule is specific: "If the victim is a merchant, and the property is a type that the merchant sells in the ordinary course of business, then the property shall be valued at the price that such merchant would normally sell such property." When value cannot be ascertained at all, 570.020(3) deems it "an amount less than seven hundred fifty dollars."
Felonies regardless of value
Several kinds of property make stealing a felony no matter what they are worth.
Class D felony (570.030.5). Stealing is a class D felony if "the offender physically takes the property appropriated from the person of the victim," or if the property is any of the following: a motor vehicle, watercraft or aircraft; a will or unrecorded deed affecting real property; a credit device, debit device or letter of credit; any firearm; an explosive weapon; a United States flag displayed on buildings or flagstaffs; an original act, bill or resolution of the Missouri legislature; a court pleading, notice, judgment or record; a voter registration book or list; livestock; live fish raised for commercial sale worth $75 or more; captive wildlife held under a conservation commission permit; a controlled substance; ammonium nitrate; telecommunications or electrical wire, transformers, or pipes and devices used for electricity or fuel; or material taken to make methamphetamine or amphetamine.
Class E felony (570.030.6). Stealing is a class E felony if the property "is an animal," "is a catalytic converter," or is "a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article that was delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee or that had been left to be collected for shipment by a common carrier or delivery service."
Class C felony (570.030.4). Stealing a teller machine or its contents is a class C felony "regardless of the value or amount."
Class B felony (570.030.3). Stealing any amount of anhydrous ammonia or liquid nitrogen is a class B felony. So is stealing livestock worth more than $10,000, and stealing property "owned by or in the custody of a financial institution" when it "is taken or attempted to be taken physically from an individual person." A person who steals livestock or permitted captive wildlife worth more than $3,000 after a prior finding of guilt for the same kind of theft commits a class B felony and "shall serve a minimum prison term of not less than eighty percent of his or her sentence" before becoming eligible for probation, parole, conditional release or other early release.
Class A felony (570.030.2). Stealing "a tank truck, tank trailer, rail tank car, bulk storage tank, field nurse, field tank or field applicator" containing any amount of anhydrous ammonia is a class A felony.
Repeat offenses and aggregation
Prior records raise the grade. Under 570.030.6(3), a person who "has previously been found guilty of three stealing-related offenses committed on three separate occasions where such offenses occurred within ten years of the date of occurrence of the present offense" commits a class E felony. Under 570.030.3(3), stealing a motor vehicle, watercraft or aircraft after two such findings within ten years is a class B felony. A single prior stealing-related finding also removes the class D misdemeanor option for a theft under $150.
"Stealing-related offense" is defined in 570.010 to include "federal and state violations of criminal statutes against stealing, robbery, or buying or receiving stolen property," and municipal ordinance violations of the same kind "if the offender was either represented by counsel or knowingly waived counsel in writing and the judge accepting the plea or making the findings was a licensed attorney." Under 570.030.9, prior findings used to enhance punishment "shall be pleaded and proven in the same manner as required by section 558.021."
Values can be combined. Section 570.030.11 provides that the value of property or services "appropriated pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, whether from the same or several owners and whether at the same or different times, constitutes a single criminal episode and may be aggregated in determining the grade of the offense." Under 570.030.10, each appropriation of listed property, or of property worth $750 or more, "may be considered a separate felony and may be charged in separate counts."
Shoplifting in Missouri
Chapter 570 contains no separate shoplifting offense. Shoplifting is stealing under 570.030 and is graded on the same scale: merchandise worth $750 or more is a class D felony, and smaller amounts are misdemeanors unless a listed property type or prior record applies. Because 570.020 values merchandise at "the price that such merchant would normally sell such property," the shelf price, not the store's cost, sets the grade.
The burglary statute reaches some store entries. Since August 28, 2025 (S.B. 71), a person who knowingly "enters a restricted area of a commercial business for the purpose of committing a crime," where the area is "commonly reserved for personnel of the commercial business where money or other property is kept" or "clearly marked with a sign or signs that indicate to the public that entry is forbidden," commits second-degree burglary, a class B misdemeanor, or a class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent violation (RSMo 569.170.1(3), .2(2)(b)). Other second-degree burglary, knowingly entering or remaining unlawfully in a building "for the purpose of committing a crime therein," is a class D felony, and a person in premises open to the public is there with license and privilege "unless he or she defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally communicated to him or her by the owner of such premises or by other authorized person" (569.170.1(1), .2(1); 569.010(2)).
Merchant detention and the concealment presumption
Section 537.125 governs what happens in the store. Under subsection 2, a merchant, agent or employee "who has reasonable grounds or probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a wrongful taking of merchandise or money from a mercantile establishment, may detain such person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time for the purpose of investigating whether there has been a wrongful taking." A reasonable detention is not an unlawful arrest and does not make the merchant criminally or civilly liable.
Subsection 3 creates a presumption: "Any person willfully concealing unpurchased merchandise of any mercantile establishment, either on the premises or outside the premises of such establishment, shall be presumed to have so concealed such merchandise with the intention of committing a wrongful taking." Finding concealed merchandise on the person or in the person's belongings is evidence of reasonable grounds for detention. Under subsection 4, a merchant who has detained a person and investigated may contact law enforcement and start criminal proceedings, and doing so "shall not constitute malicious prosecution."
Can a store demand money after shoplifting in Missouri?
Missouri's civil remedy is in a separate section, RSMo 537.127. Under subsection 2, an adult or a minor who takes merchandise from a mercantile establishment "without the consent of the owner, without paying the purchase price and with the intention of converting such merchandise to his own use, or the use of another," or who buys merchandise after altering its price indicia, "shall be civilly liable to the owner for actual damages plus a penalty payable to the owner of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars and all court costs and reasonable attorney fees."
- Actual damages means "the full retail value of any merchandise which is taken or which has its price altered," plus "any proven incidental costs to the owner of the merchandise not to exceed one hundred dollars" (537.127.1(1)).
- Parents and guardians having physical custody of an unemancipated minor are civilly liable for actual damages, but not if they "have not had physical custody for a period in excess of one year" (537.127.3). The $100 to $250 penalty in subsection 2 is not repeated in subsection 3.
- Shopping carts: taking a shopping cart with intent to convert it carries actual damages "plus a penalty payable to the owner of one hundred dollars and all court costs and reasonable attorney fees" (537.127.4).
- No conviction required: "A conviction under section 570.030 shall not be a condition precedent to maintaining a civil action" (537.127.5).
- No threats of prosecution: "No owner or agent or employee of the owner may attempt to gain an advantage in a civil action by threatening to initiate a criminal prosecution pertaining to the same incident" (537.127.6).
The statute sets what a merchant can recover in a civil action; it does not decide whether a particular demand is valid. A lawyer licensed in Missouri can advise on a specific demand letter.
Organized retail theft
Organized retail theft became part of the stealing statute in 2025 (House Bill 495), with the revised section in effect from August 28, 2025. Section 570.030.12 defines it to include "any act of stealing committed by one or more persons, as part of any agreement to steal property from any business," receiving or possessing property stolen that way while "knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe the property is stolen from any business," and organizing, supervising, financing, leading or managing others "to engage for profit in a scheme or course of conduct" to transfer or sell property stolen from a business. Separate acts under an ongoing agreement "may be aggregated for the purpose of determining value regardless of whether such acts are committed in the same jurisdiction or at the same time."
The grade depends on value, and the value counts damage as well as goods:
- Class C felony when "the value of the property taken, combined with any property damage inflicted in such theft, is seven hundred fifty dollars or more but less than ten thousand dollars" (570.030.4(3)).
- Class B felony when that combined value "is ten thousand dollars or more" (570.030.3(6)).
Under 570.030.13, if a prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney asks in writing, the attorney general may prosecute stealing that involves organized retail theft, along with offenses arising from it, in any county where the offense occurred.
Other theft offenses with their own grades
Chapter 570 has a few theft offenses outside 570.030 that set their own grades:
| Offense | Section | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Stealing leased or rented property (failing to return it, concealing it, selling or pawning it, or not paying the agreed lease charges) | 570.057.7 | Class A misdemeanor; class D felony if the property is worth $750 or more |
| Library theft (removing library material without authorization, unauthorized use of a library card, failing to return borrowed material, or damaging it) | 570.210.1 | Deemed stealing under 570.030 and graded there |
| Facilitating the theft of cable television service (selling, using, making or renting a device, plan or kit designed to obtain cable television without paying) | 570.300 | Class D felony |
| Gift card fraud (tampering with a gift card, devising a scheme to obtain a gift card or its redemption information by deceit, or using one obtained that way), effective August 28, 2026 | 570.137 | Class A misdemeanor under $750; class D felony from $750 to under $25,000; class C felony at $25,000 or more |
Recent changes
- August 28, 2025: House Bill 495 added organized retail theft to 570.030, with class C and class B felony tiers that count property damage, and gave the attorney general authority to prosecute those cases on a local prosecutor's written request.
- August 28, 2026: Senate Bill 1421 created the gift card fraud offense in 570.137, graded on the same $750 and $25,000 value lines used for stealing.
Related legal issues
- Using another person's identifying information is covered in our guide to Missouri identity theft laws.
- Whether a stealing record can be cleared is covered in Missouri expungement laws.
- Deadlines for bringing charges and civil claims are covered in the Missouri statute of limitations guide.
Federal theft offenses are covered on the theft laws by state hub.
Related
- Theft laws by state
- Missouri scam and fraud laws
- Missouri identity theft laws
- Missouri expungement laws
- Missouri statute of limitations
This article provides general legal information about Missouri stealing law, not legal advice. Statutes change and their application depends on the facts. For advice about a specific situation, contact a lawyer licensed in Missouri.
Last updated: 2026-10-13.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the felony theft threshold in Missouri?
Stealing becomes a class D felony when the property or services are worth $750 or more (RSMo 570.030.5(1)). A class D felony carries a prison term of up to seven years and a fine up to $10,000, or up to double the amount the person gained from the offense (558.002.1(7)).
Is stealing $750 a felony in Missouri?
Yes. The statute uses the words seven hundred fifty dollars or more, so property worth exactly $750 reaches the class D felony grade.
What is the penalty for stealing under $150 in Missouri?
If the property is not a listed type and the person has no previous findings of guilt for a stealing-related offense, it is a class D misdemeanor with a fine up to $500, or up to double the amount the person gained from the offense (570.030.7; 558.002.1(5), (7)). Otherwise stealing under $750 is a class A misdemeanor.
Is shoplifting a felony in Missouri?
Shoplifting is graded as stealing under 570.030, so it is a class D felony when the merchandise is worth $750 or more. For a merchant victim, value is the price the merchant would normally sell the item for (570.020). Separately, entering a store's employee-only or posted no-entry area to commit a crime is second-degree burglary, a class B misdemeanor (class A for a repeat violation), and knowingly entering or remaining unlawfully in a store to commit a crime, for example after defying a personally communicated order not to enter, is second-degree burglary, a class D felony (569.010(2); 569.170).
Does a prior record make stealing a felony in Missouri?
Yes. Three prior stealing-related findings of guilt on separate occasions within ten years make a new offense a class E felony at any value (570.030.6(3)). The prior findings must be pleaded and proven under 558.021.
Is stealing a package a felony in Missouri?
Stealing a sealed article delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee is a class E felony, with a prison term of up to four years (570.030.6(4); 558.011).
Can a store demand money after shoplifting in Missouri?
Under RSMo 537.127, a merchant may sue for actual damages (the full retail value of the merchandise plus up to $100 in proven incidental costs), a penalty of $100 to $250, and court costs and reasonable attorney fees. No conviction under 570.030 is required, and the merchant may not threaten criminal prosecution to gain an advantage in the civil action.
Can a store detain me for shoplifting in Missouri?
Section 537.125 lets a merchant with reasonable grounds or probable cause detain a person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time to investigate a wrongful taking. Willful concealment of unpurchased merchandise is presumed to show intent.
Can several thefts be added together in Missouri?
Yes. Value taken under one scheme or course of conduct, from the same or several owners and at the same or different times, may be aggregated to set the grade (570.030.11).
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Revised Statutes of Missouri, Title XXXVIII (CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS), Chapter 570
§ 570.030Stealing — penalties.In force
1. A person commits the offense of stealing if he or she: (1) Appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion; (2) Attempts to appropriate anhydrous ammonia or liquid nitrogen of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion; or (3) For the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein, receives, retains or disposes of property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has been stolen. 2. The offense of stealing is a class A felony if the property appropriated consists of any of the following containing any amount of anhydrous ammonia: a tank truck, tank trailer, rail tank car, bulk storage tank, field nurse, field tank or field applicator.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at revisor.mo.gov
§ 570.010Chapter definitions.In force
As used in this chapter, the following terms mean: (1) "Adulterated", varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by statute or lawfully promulgated administrative regulations of this state lawfully filed, or if none, as set by commercial usage; (2) "Appropriate", to take, obtain, use, transfer, conceal, retain or dispose; (3) "Check", a check or other similar sight order or any other form of presentment involving the transmission of account information for the payment of money; (4) "Coercion", a threat, however communicated: (a) To commit any offense; or (b) To inflict physical injury in the future on the person threatened or another; or (c) To accuse any person of any offense; or (d) To expose any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or (e) To harm the credit or business reputation of any person; or (f) To take or withhold action as a public servant, or to cause a public servant to take or withhold action; or (g) To inflict any other harm which would not benefit the actor. A threat of accusation, lawsuit or other invocation of official action is justified and not coercion if the property sought to be obtained by virtue of such threat…
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§ 570.020Determination of value.In force
For the purposes of this chapter, the value of property shall be ascertained as follows: (1) Except as otherwise specified in this section, "value" means the market value of the property at the time and place of the crime, or if such cannot be satisfactorily ascertained, the cost of replacement of the property within a reasonable time after the crime. If the victim is a merchant, and the property is a type that the merchant sells in the ordinary course of business, then the property shall be valued at the price that such merchant would normally sell such property; (2) Whether or not they have been issued or delivered, certain written instruments, not including those having a readily ascertainable market value such as some public and corporate bonds and securities, shall be evaluated as follows: (a) The value of an instrument constituting evidence of debt, such as a check, draft or promissory note, shall be deemed the amount due or collectible thereon or thereby, such figure ordinarily being the face amount of the indebtedness less any portion thereof which has been satisfied; (b) The value of any other instrument which creates, releases, discharges or otherwise affects…
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Revised Statutes of Missouri, Title XXXVI (STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS), Chapter 537
§ 537.125Shoplifting — detention of suspect by merchant — liability presumption.In force
1. As used in this section: (1) "Mercantile establishment" means any mercantile place of business in, at or from which goods, wares and merchandise are sold, offered for sale or delivered from and sold at retail or wholesale; (2) "Merchandise" means all goods, wares and merchandise offered for sale or displayed by a merchant; (3) "Merchant" means any corporation, partnership, association or person who is engaged in the business of selling goods, wares and merchandise in a mercantile establishment; (4) "Wrongful taking" includes stealing of merchandise or money and any other wrongful appropriation of merchandise or money.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at revisor.mo.gov
§ 537.127Stealing, civil liability — parent or guardian civilly liable for minor's stealing — conversion of shopping carts, penalty.In force
1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Actual damages", the full retail value of any merchandise which is taken or which has its price altered in a manner described in subsection 2 of this section, plus any proven incidental costs to the owner of the merchandise not to exceed one hundred dollars; (2) "Mercantile establishment", any place where merchandise is displayed, held or offered for sale either at retail or at wholesale; (3) "Merchandise", all things movable and capable of manual delivery and offered for sale either at retail or wholesale; (4) "Unemancipated minor", an individual under the age of eighteen years whose parents or guardian have not surrendered the right to the care, custody and earnings of such individual, and are under a duty to support or maintain such individual.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at revisor.mo.gov
Revised Statutes of Missouri, Title XXXVIII (CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS), Chapter 558
§ 558.011Sentence of imprisonment, terms — conditional release.In forcecited in 14 of our articles
1. The authorized terms of imprisonment, including both prison and conditional release terms, are: (1) For a class A felony, a term of years not less than ten years and not to exceed thirty years, or life imprisonment; (2) For a class B felony, a term of years not less than five years and not to exceed fifteen years; (3) For a class C felony, a term of years not less than three years and not to exceed ten years; (4) For a class D felony, a term of years not to exceed seven years; (5) For a class E felony, a term of years not to exceed four years; (6) For a class A misdemeanor, a term not to exceed one year; (7) For a class B misdemeanor, a term not to exceed six months; (8) For a class C misdemeanor, a term not to exceed fifteen days.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at revisor.mo.gov
Cited in 128 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2025
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Rentschler v. Nixon (Supreme Court of Missouri 2010, 311 S.W.3d 783)“…When all were sentenced, the conditional release statute, section 558.011, RSMo 1978, was silent regarding whether viol…”
- Hall v. Missouri Bd. of Probation and Parole (Missouri Court of Appeals 1999, 10 S.W.3d 540)“…court erroneously declared and applied the law by applying § 558.011, RSMo 1994, as opposed to the 1986 version, t…”
- State v. Quisenberry (Supreme Court of Missouri 1982, 639 S.W.2d 579)“…If not, court imposition of a longer sentence is error. Section 558.011, RSMo Cum.Supp.1981, provides in pertinent pa…”
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§ 558.002Fines for felonies.In forcecited in 10 of our articles
1. Except as otherwise provided for an offense outside this code, a person who has been convicted of an offense may be sentenced to pay a fine which does not exceed: (1) For a class C, D, or E felony, ten thousand dollars; (2) For a class A misdemeanor, two thousand dollars; (3) For a class B misdemeanor, one thousand dollars; (4) For a class C misdemeanor, seven hundred fifty dollars; (5) For a class D misdemeanor, five hundred dollars; (6) For an infraction, four hundred dollars; or (7) If the person has gained money or property through the commission of the offense, to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding double the amount of the person's gain from the commission of the offense.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at revisor.mo.gov
Cited in 5 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2024
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- STATE OF MISSOURI v. WARREN DALE BRANNING, Defendant-Respondent (Missouri Court of Appeals 2024)“…unishable upon conviction under Sections 558.011 and 558.002, RSMo, in that on or about August 18, 2021, i…”
- State of Missouri v. Ashley Colville (Supreme Court of Missouri 2024)“…punishable upon conviction under Sections 558.011 and 558.002, RSMo, in that on or about September 2…”
- State of Missouri v. Andrew P. Minnick (Missouri Court of Appeals 2023)“…viction under Sections 562.012, 566.100, 558.011, and 558.002, RSMo, in that on or about October 18,…”
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Sources and References
- RSMo 570.030, Stealing, penalties(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 570.010, Chapter definitions(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 558.011, Sentence of imprisonment, terms(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 558.002, Fines(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 570.020, Determination of value(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 537.125, Shoplifting, detention of suspect by merchant, liability presumption(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 537.127, Stealing, civil liability; parent or guardian liability; shopping carts(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- Missouri House of Representatives, HB 495 (2025) truly agreed bill summary(documents.house.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 570.057, Stealing leased or rented property(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 570.210, Library theft(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 570.137, Gift card fraud(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 570.300, Facilitating the theft of cable television service(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 569.010, Chapter definitions (enter or remain unlawfully)(revisor.mo.gov).gov
- RSMo 569.170, Burglary in the second degree (as amended by S.B. 71, effective August 28, 2025)(revisor.mo.gov).gov
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