Missouri § 570.110 Issuing a false instrument or certificate — penalty.

Missouri Statutes

§ 570.110 — Issuing a false instrument or certificate — penalty.

Missouri § 570.110

Title XXXVIIICRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Ch. 570Robbery, Stealing and Related Offenses

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Bluebook

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 570.110 (2026).

Text

1. A person commits the offense of issuing a false instrument or certificate when, being authorized by law to take proof or acknowledgment of any instrument which by law may be recorded, or being authorized by law to make or issue official certificates or other official written instruments, he or she issues such an instrument or certificate, or makes the same with the purpose that it be issued, knowing:

(1)That it contains a false statement or false information; or

(2)That it is wholly or partly blank. 2. The offense of issuing a false instrument or certificate is a class A misdemeanor.

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1. A person commits the offense of issuing a false instrument or certificate when, being authorized by law to take proof or acknowledgment of any instrument which by law may be recorded, or being authorized by law to make or issue official certificates or other official written instruments, he or she issues such an instrument or certificate, or makes the same with the purpose that it be issued, knowing:

(1) That it contains a false statement or false information; or

(2) That it is wholly or partly blank.

2. The offense of issuing a false instrument or certificate is a class A misdemeanor.

Legislative History

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17 (1996) "Issue" means to deliver from authority and does not require public distribution or circulation. State v. Moriarty, 914 S.W.2d 416 (Mo.App.W.D.).