{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.063","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.063","heading":"Fraudulent purchase of a firearm, crime of — definitions — penalty — exceptions.","body":"1. As used in this section the following terms shall mean:\n(1) \"Ammunition\" , any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a firearm;\n(2) \"Licensed dealer\" , a person who is licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 to engage in the business of dealing in firearms;\n(3) \"Materially false information\" , any information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal;\n(4) \"Private seller\" , a person who sells or offers for sale any firearm, as defined in section 571.010, or ammunition.\n2. A person commits the crime of fraudulent purchase of a firearm if such person:\n(1) Knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the United States; or\n(2) Provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition; or\n(3) Willfully procures another to violate the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.\n3. Fraudulent purchase of a firearm is a class E felony.\n4. This section shall not apply to criminal investigations conducted by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, authorized agents of such investigations, or to a peace officer, as defined in section 542.261, acting at the explicit direction of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.","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=571.063","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"f6aaad0d43c023278f88dd2adeaa8c97f2a3879bf78a590efe947860810a6937","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.060","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.067"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}