{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.045","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.045","heading":"Defacing firearm, penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the crime of defacing a firearm if he knowingly defaces any firearm.\n2. Defacing a firearm is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 571 - Weapons Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.045","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"587ef6fcd9fb5c93a1a06e17fa6990fafdeeec49604d4e6031aa8ed5b22e9510","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.037","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}