Section 578.421 – Citation of law — definitions.

Effective – 28 Aug 2020, 4 histories 578.421. Citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 578.421 to 578.437 shall be known and may be cited as the “Missouri Criminal Street Gangs Prevention Act”. 2. As used in sections 578.421 to 578.437, the following terms mean: (1) “Criminal street gang”, any ongoing organization, association, or […]

Section 578.423 – Participating knowingly in criminal street gang activities, penalty.

Effective – 28 Aug 2020, 3 histories 578.423. Participating knowingly in criminal street gang activities, penalty. — Any person who actively participates in any criminal street gang with knowledge that its members engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal street gang activity, and who willfully promotes, furthers, or assists in any felonious […]

Section 578.425 – Felony committed to promote or assist criminal conduct by gang members, punishment in addition to regular sentences.

Effective – 28 Aug 2020, 3 histories 578.425. Felony committed to promote or assist criminal conduct by gang members, punishment in addition to regular sentences. — Any person who is convicted of a felony which is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, any criminal street gang, with the […]

Section 578.427 – Labor union activities and other employee activities, exempt — local governments may adopt laws consistent with and alternative to.

Effective – 28 Aug 1993 578.427. Labor union activities and other employee activities, exempt — local governments may adopt laws consistent with and alternative to. — 1. Sections 578.421 to 578.437 shall not apply to employees engaged in concerted activities for their mutual aid and protection, or the activities of labor organizations or their members […]

Section 578.430 – Buildings, rooms and structures used for criminal street gangs’ activities deemed public nuisances — owner knowing of gang use, court may order no occupancy up to one year — penalty.

Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 578.430. Buildings, rooms and structures used for criminal street gangs’ activities deemed public nuisances — owner knowing of gang use, court may order no occupancy up to one year — penalty. — 1. Any room, building, structure or inhabitable structure as defined in section 556.061 which is used […]

Section 578.435 – Weapon defined — weapons owned or in possession of gang members may be confiscated — weapon deemed a nuisance and destroyed by court order, when.

Effective – 28 Aug 1993 578.435. Weapon defined — weapons owned or in possession of gang members may be confiscated — weapon deemed a nuisance and destroyed by court order, when. — 1. As used in this section and section 578.437, the term “weapon” means any firearm, concealable firearm, blackjack, explosive weapon, gas gun, knife, […]

Section 578.437 – Weapon not to be declared a nuisance unless notice given to lawful owner, procedure — burden of proof on state that return of weapon would endanger lives.

Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 578.437. Weapon not to be declared a nuisance unless notice given to lawful owner, procedure — burden of proof on state that return of weapon would endanger lives. — No weapon shall be declared a nuisance pursuant to section 578.435 and this section unless reasonable notice has been […]