Missouri Statutes
§ 540.120 — Penalty for violation of oath.
Missouri § 540.120
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 540.120 (2026).
Text
Any person having taken the oath required pursuant to section 540.110 , who shall willfully violate the same, shall be adjudged guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 3907, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al.)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3518; 1919 § 3863; 1909 § 5071
(1959) Proceedings before grand jury, other than matters within antidisclosure provisions of section 540.310, held admissible in evidence in quo warranto proceeding to oust prosecuting attorney. State ex inf. Dalton v. Moody (Mo.), 325 S.W.2d 21.
Nearby Sections
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§ 540.031
Duties of grand jury.§ 540.060
Challenge of grand jurors — grounds.§ 540.080
Oath of grand jurors.§ 540.100
Clerk of grand jury, appointment.§ 540.105
Reporter to record testimony — oath.§ 540.120
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Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 540.120, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/540/540.120.