578.433. Unlawful to maintain public nuisance--charges may be filed against owners and occupants--penalty, class C felony. - Missouri Statutes

Unlawful to maintain public nuisance--charges may be filed againstowners and occupants--penalty, class C felony.

578.433. It is unlawful for a person to keep or maintainsuch a public nuisance. In addition to any other criminalprosecutions, the prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney may byinformation or indictment charge the owner or the occupant, orboth the owner and the occupant, of the room, building,structure, or inhabitable structure with the crime of keeping ormaintaining a public nuisance. Keeping or maintaining a publicnuisance is a class C felony.

(L. 1993 H.B. 562 § 4 subsec. 4)