Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 570
Robbery, Stealing and Related Offenses
←570.125
Section 570.125.2
570.130→
August 28, 2015
Until December 31, 2016--Fraudulently stopping payment on an instrument, penalties.
570.125. 1. A person commits the crime of "fraudulently stopping payment
of an instrument" if he, knowingly, with the purpose to defraud, stops
payment on a check or draft given in payment for the receipt of goods or
services.
2. Fraudulently stopping payment of an instrument is a class A
misdemeanor, unless the face amount of the check or draft is five hundred
dollars or more or, if the stopping of payment of more than one check or
draft is involved in the same course of conduct, the aggregate amount is five
hundred dollars or more, in which case the offense is a class D felony.
3. It shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if a
person stops payment on a check or draft and fails to make good the check or
draft, or return or make and comply with reasonable arrangements to return
the property for which the check or draft was given in the same or
substantially the same condition as when received within ten days after
notice in writing from the payee that the check or draft has not been paid
because of a stop payment order by the issuer to the drawee.
4. "Notice in writing" means notice deposited as certified or registered
mail in the United States mail and addressed to the issuer at his address as
it appears on the dishonored check or draft or to his last known address. The
notice shall contain a statement that failure to make good the check or draft
within ten days of receipt of the notice may subject the issuer to criminal
prosecution.
(L. 1983 S.B. 75, A.L. 1985 S.B. 264, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1888)
*This section was amended by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17. Due
to the delayed effective date, both versions of this section are
printed here.
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