569.080. Tampering in the first degree. - Missouri Statutes

Tampering in the first degree.

569.080. 1. A person commits the crime of tampering in the firstdegree if:

(1) He or she for the purpose of causing a substantial interruptionor impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by aninstitution providing health or safety protection, damages or tampers withproperty or facilities of such a utility or institution, and thereby causessubstantial interruption or impairment of service; or

(2) He or she knowingly receives, possesses, sells, alters, defaces,destroys or unlawfully operates an automobile, airplane, motorcycle,motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle without the consent of the ownerthereof.

2. Tampering in the first degree is a class C felony.

3. Upon a finding by the court that the probative value outweighs theprejudicial effect, evidence of the following is admissible in any criminalprosecution of a person under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of thissection to prove the requisite knowledge or belief:

(1) That he or she received, possessed, sold, altered, defaced,destroyed, or operated an automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat, orother motor-propelled vehicle unlawfully on a separate occasion;

(2) That he or she acquired the automobile, airplane, motorcycle,motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle for a consideration which he orshe knew was far below its reasonable value.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 353)