{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.050","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.050","heading":"False affidavit — penalties.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of making a false affidavit if, with purpose to mislead any person, he or she, in any affidavit, swears falsely to a fact which is material to the purpose for which said affidavit is made.\n2. The provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of section 575.040 shall apply to prosecutions under subsection 1 of this section.\n3. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 of this section that the person retracted the false statement by affidavit or testimony but this defense shall not apply if the retraction was made after:\n(1) The falsity of the statement was exposed; or\n(2) Any person took substantial action in reliance on the statement.\n4. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under subsection 3 of this section.\n5. The offense of making a false affidavit is a class C misdemeanor, unless done for the purpose of misleading a public servant in the performance of his or her duty, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=575.050","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"9713020b789ba62968e794aa1b9e9fac41bda379d677a9bec4e6e968bbf1dffd","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.040","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}