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Section 301.198 Submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, offense of, penalty.

MO Rev Stat § 301.198 (2019) (N/A)
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Effective 28 Aug 2004

301.198. Submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, offense of, penalty. — 1. Beginning January 1, 2006, a person commits the offense of knowingly submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle if the person submits a notice of transfer of an interest in a motor vehicle or trailer as described in section 301.196 to the department of revenue and the person knows that some or all of the information contained in the notice is false. The offense described in this section, knowingly submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, is a class C misdemeanor.

2. Any person who fails to submit the required notice pursuant to section 301.196 shall be guilty of an infraction. If the failure to submit the required notice was done to assist the transferee to avoid applying for title, paying applicable registration fees or other fraudulent purposes, then the person shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

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(L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

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