413.115. Deceptive business practices, prohibited. - Missouri Statutes

Deceptive business practices, prohibited.

413.115. A person commits the crime of deceptive business practice ifin the course of engaging in a business, occupation or profession, he orshe recklessly:

(1) Uses commercially an incorrect, rejected or condemned weight ormeasure, or any other device for falsely determining or recording anyquality or quantity; or

(2) Sells, offers or exposes for sale, or delivers less than therepresented quantity of any commodity or service; or

(3) Takes or attempts to take more than the represented quantity ofany commodity or service when as buyer he or she furnishes the weight ormeasure by means of which the quantity is determined; or

(4) Sells, offers or exposes for sale misbranded commodities; or

(5) Misrepresents the quantity or price of any commodity or servicesold, offered, exposed or advertised for sale, rent or lease by weight,measure or count.

(L. 1983 H.B. 729, A.L. 1994 S.B. 729, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1071)