{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-570.085","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 570.085","heading":"Alteration or removal of item numbers with intent to deprive lawful owner — penalties.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of alteration or removal of item numbers if he or she, with the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein:\n(1) Destroys, removes, covers, conceals, alters, defaces, or causes to be destroyed, removed, covered, concealed, altered, or defaced, the manufacturer's original serial number or other distinguishing owner-applied number or mark, on any item which bears a serial number attached by the manufacturer or distinguishing number or mark applied by the owner of the item, for any reason whatsoever;\n(2) Sells, offers for sale, pawns or uses as security for a loan, any item on which the manufacturer's original serial number or other distinguishing owner-applied number or mark has been destroyed, removed, covered, concealed, altered, or defaced; or\n(3) Buys, receives as security for a loan or in pawn, or in any manner receives or has in his possession any item on which the manufacturer's original serial number or other distinguishing owner-applied number or mark has been destroyed, removed, covered, concealed, altered, or defaced.\n2. The offense of alteration or removal of item numbers is a class E felony if the value of the item or items in the aggregate is seven hundred fifty dollars or more; otherwise it is a class B misdemeanor.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 570 - Robbery, Stealing and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=570.085","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"6c18db68e31794927dd3f695dc5f7bcb1126cdf406cdb102f49da442fd770dc0","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-570.070","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-570.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}