{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.133","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.133","heading":"Filing a nonconsensual common law lien — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of filing a nonconsensual common law lien if he or she files a document that purports to assert a lien against the assets, real or personal, of any person and that, regardless of any self-description:\n(1) Is not expressly provided for by a specific state or federal statute;\n(2) Does not depend upon the consent of the owner of the property affected or the existence of a contract for its existence; and\n(3) Is not an equitable or constructive lien imposed by a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction.\n2. This section shall not apply to a filing officer as defined in section 428.105 that is acting in the scope of his or her employment.\n3. The offense of filing a nonconsensual common law lien is a class B misdemeanor, unless it is a second offense, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor. Any third or subsequent offense of filing a nonconsensual common law lien is a class E felony. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense of filing a nonconsensual common law lien shall be considered a persistent offender, as such term is defined in section 558.016.","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=575.133","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"77858c3ca01aff8b7caf49accc4e7d91f96b53b4670385d795f62f2dbcb8ab04","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.130","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}