{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.270","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.270","heading":"Tampering with a witness or victim — penalties.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a witness or victim if:\n(1) With the purpose to induce a witness or a prospective witness to disobey a subpoena or other legal process, absent himself or herself, avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information, or documents, or testify falsely, he or she:\n(a) Threatens or causes harm to any person or property; or\n(b) Uses force, threats or deception; or\n(c) Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit, direct or indirect, upon such witness; or\n(d) Conveys any of the foregoing to another in furtherance of a conspiracy; or\n(2) He or she purposely prevents or dissuades or attempts to prevent or dissuade any person who has been a victim of any crime or a person who is acting on behalf of any such victim from:\n(a) Making any report of such victimization to any peace officer, state, local or federal law enforcement officer, prosecuting agency, or judge;\n(b) Causing a complaint, indictment or information to be sought and prosecuted or assisting in the prosecution thereof;\n(c) Arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in connection with such victimization.\n2. The offense of tampering with a witness or victim is a class A misdemeanor, unless the original charge is a felony, in which case tampering with a witness or victim is a class D felony. Persons convicted under this section shall not be eligible for parole.","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=575.270","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"3d83ec0e2e57aa09b9e2e44358e5485063bdc9e1c55863ffe57b251357a22a00","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.260","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}