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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.880 (2026)

Violation a misdemeanor

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  311.880.  Violation a misdemeanor — penalty. — Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, except where some penalty is otherwise provided, shall upon conviction thereof be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and jail sentence.

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(RSMo 1939 § 4933)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1958–2003 · leading case: Levinson v. State, 104 S.W.3d 409 (Mo. 2003).
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Levinson v. State, 104 S.W.3d 409 (Mo. 2003). · cites it 2× “Levinson’s continued employment was also considered unlawful because section 311.880 makes the violation of any provision of chapter 311 a crime.”
State v. Chamberlin, 872 S.W.2d 615 (Mo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “Andrew Luke Chamberlin appeals his misdemeanor convictions of: 1) minor in possession of intoxicating liquor, in violation of § 311.880; 1 2) resisting arrest, in violation of § 575.”
State v. Patton, 308 S.W.2d 641 (Mo. 1958). “See §§ 311.880 and 312.500. The wisdom of so doing is for the legislature; the courts must give effect to the statutes as they are written.”
State ex rel. Brandon v. Dolan, 46 S.W.3d 94 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001). “A violation of that statute is a misdemeanor, § 311.880, and the prosecution of a misdemeanor must be commenced within one year from date of offense.”
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