{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-574.105","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.105","heading":"Money laundering — penalty.","body":"1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:\n(1) \"Conducts\" , initiating, concluding or participating in initiating or concluding a transaction;\n(2) \"Criminal activity\" , any act or activity constituting an offense punishable as a felony pursuant to the laws of Missouri or the United States;\n(3) \"Cryptocurrency\" , a digital currency in which transactions are verified and records are maintained by a decentralized system using cryptography;\n(4) \"Financial transaction\" , a transaction:\n(a) Involving:\na. The movement of funds by wire or other means, including blockchain;\nb. One or more monetary instruments; or\nc. The transfer of title to any real property, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft; or\n(b) Involving the use of a financial institution as defined under 31 U.S.C. Section 5312, as amended;\n(5) \"Monetary instruments\" :\n(a) Currency and coin of the United States or of any other country, cryptocurrency, travelers' checks, personal checks, bank checks, bank wires, or money orders; or\n(b) Investment securities or negotiable instruments, in bearer form or otherwise in such form that title thereto passes upon delivery;\n(6) \"Person\" , natural persons, partnerships, trusts, estates, associations, corporations and all entities cognizable as legal personalities;\n(7) \"Transaction\" , a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, delivery, or other disposition, and with respect to a financial institution includes a deposit; withdrawal; transfer between accounts; exchange of currency; loan; extension of credit; purchase or sale of any stock, bond, certificate of deposit, or other monetary instrument; use of a safe deposit box; or any other payment, transfer, or delivery by, through, or to a financial institution, by whatever means effected.\n2. A person commits the offense of money laundering if he or she:\n(1) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction with the purpose to promote or aid the carrying on of criminal activity; or\n(2) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction with the purpose to conceal or disguise in whole or in part the nature, location, source, ownership or control of the proceeds of criminal activity; or\n(3) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction with the purpose to avoid financial transaction reporting requirements under federal law; or\n(4) Conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction with the purpose to promote or aid the carrying on of criminal activity for the purpose of furthering or making a terrorist threat or act.\n3. The offense of money laundering is a class B felony and in addition to penalties otherwise provided by law, a fine of not more than five hundred thousand dollars or twice the amount involved in the transaction, whichever is greater, may be assessed.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=574.105","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"98ff7d21223c198609fec9eae1707e2ff812d30dda25bc29e8d9f63f434e51dc","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-574.085","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-574.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}