Refusal to disperse - penalty.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.060
in effect574.060. Refusal to disperse — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of refusal to disperse if, being present at the scene of an unlawful assembly, or at the scene of a riot, he or she knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command of a law enforcement officer to depart from the scene of such unlawful assembly or riot.
2. The offense of refusal to disperse is a class C misdemeanor.
(L. 1977 S.B. 60, 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=574.060Fetched: 10/17/2026