{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.072","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.072","heading":"Unlawful possession of an explosive weapon, offense of — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of an explosive weapon if he or she has any explosive weapon in his or her possession and:\n(1) He or she has pled guilty to or has been convicted of a dangerous felony, as defined in section 556.061, or of an attempt to commit a dangerous felony, or of an offense under the laws of any state or of the United States which, if committed within this state, would be a dangerous felony, or confined therefor in this state or elsewhere during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of such possession; or\n(2) He or she is a fugitive from justice, is habitually in an intoxicated or drugged condition, or is currently adjudged mentally incompetent.\n2. Unlawful possession of an explosive weapon is a class D felony.","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=571.072","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"975da2fdaf57f36504871e9411f1224e6b84b2ed15f55ac76e59fca45b9421b7","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.070","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}