{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-573.537","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 573.537","heading":"Violations, penalty — public nuisance for repeated violations — state remedies permitted.","body":"1. Any person, business, or entity violating or refusing to comply with any provision of sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety days, or both. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist or occur, and each separate occurrence, shall constitute a separate offense.\n2. Any premises, building, dwelling, or other structure in which a sexually oriented business is repeatedly operated or maintained in violation of sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall constitute a public nuisance and shall be subject to civil abatement proceedings initiated by the state in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist or occur shall constitute a separate operation or maintenance of the violation.\n3. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the state may employ any remedy available at law or in equity to prevent or remedy a violation of any provision of sections 573.525 to 573.537.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=573.537","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"e5242e102231b9de59ca24bc09e81d3849b063f34bc818616646b290761c8a02","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-573.534","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-573.540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}