Alteration or removal of item numbers with intent to deprive lawful owner - ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 570.085
in effect570.085. Alteration or removal of item numbers with intent to deprive lawful owner — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of alteration or removal of item numbers if he or she, with the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein:
(1) Destroys, removes, covers, conceals, alters, defaces, or causes to be destroyed, removed, covered, concealed, altered, or defaced, the manufacturer's original serial number or other distinguishing owner-applied number or mark, on any item which bears a serial number attached by the manufacturer or distinguishing number or mark applied by the owner of the item, for any reason whatsoever;
(2) Sells, offers for sale, pawns or uses as security for a loan, any item on which the manufacturer's original serial number or other distinguishing owner-applied number or mark has been destroyed, removed, covered, concealed, altered, or defaced; or
(3) Buys, receives as security for a loan or in pawn, or in any manner receives or has in his possession any item on which the manufacturer's original serial number or other distinguishing owner-applied number or mark has been destroyed, removed, covered, concealed, altered, or defaced.
2. The offense of alteration or removal of item numbers is a class E felony if the value of the item or items in the aggregate is seven hundred fifty dollars or more; otherwise it is a class B misdemeanor.
(L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al., A.L. 2002 H.B. 1888, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=570.085Fetched: 10/17/2026