{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-425.020","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 425.020","heading":"Debt adjusting — penalty.","body":"Any person who acts or offers to act as a debt adjuster in this state other than under a debt management plan or debt settlement plan is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law.","path":["Title XXVII - DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONS","Chapter 425 - Debt Adjusters and Collection Agencies"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=425.020","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"6ab02d14a1070adf9d96d3db31d01313b883b12315a674c3cbcba9ea72889633","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-425.010","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-425.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}