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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.080 (2026)

Interference with or avoidance of a civil investigative demand prohibited, penalty

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  407.080.  Interference with or avoidance of a civil investigative demand prohibited, penalty — attorney general to enforce. — A person upon whom a civil investigative demand is served pursuant to the provisions of section 407.040 shall comply with the terms thereof unless otherwise provided by an order of a court.  Any person who, with intent to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance, in whole or in part, with any civil investigative demand issued under section 407.040, removes from any place, conceals, withholds, or destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies any information, documentary material, or physical evidence in the possession, custody or control of any person, which is the subject of any such civil investigative demand shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.  The attorney general shall have original jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section.

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(L. 1967 p. 607 § 8, A.L. 1973 H.B. 55, A.L. 1985 H.B. 96, et al., A.L. 1986 S.B. 685)

Effective 5-01-86

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: State ex rel. Ashcroft v. Goldberg, 608 S.W.2d 385 (Mo. 1980).
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State ex rel. Ashcroft v. Goldberg, 608 S.W.2d 385 (Mo. 1980). · cites it 2× “this section shall not be applicable to criminal proceedings,” and we find no conflict therein with § 407.080. (2) The latter section declares certain subsequent conduct of a recipient of a CID to constitute a misdemeanor, i.”
The Washington Univ., Respondent, v. Attorney Gen. of the State of Missouri, Appellant., 727 S.W.3d 759 (Mo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Section 407.080 also mandates a CID recipient “shall comply with the terms thereof” but this compliance is excused “unless otherwise provided by an order of a court.”
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