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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.060 (2026)

Refusal to disperse

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  574.060.  Refusal to disperse — penalty. — 1.  A person commits the offense of refusal to disperse if, being present at the scene of an unlawful assembly, or at the scene of a riot, he or she knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command of a law enforcement officer to depart from the scene of such unlawful assembly or riot.

  2.  The offense of refusal to disperse is a class C misdemeanor.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Effective 1-01-17

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1986–2021 · leading case: City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999).
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City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999). · cites it 2× “§ 97-35-7 (1) (1994); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.060 (1994); Mont. Code Ann.”
State v. Mast, 713 S.W.2d 601 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 8× “040 RSMo (1979), a Class B misdemeanor, and on Count II, refusal to disperse from an unlawful assembly, in violation of § 574.060 RSMo (1979), a Class C misdemeanor.”
Abdullah v. Cnty. of St. Louis, 52 F. Supp. 3d 936 (E.D. Mo. 2014). · cites it 6× “Mo.Rev.Stat. § 574.060, entitled “Refusal to disperse,” states that “[a] person commits the crime of refusal to disperse if, being present at the scene of an unlawful assembly, or at the scene of a riot, he knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command of a law…”
Edwards v. Florissant, Missouri, City of (E.D. Mo. 2021). · cites it 5× “Section 574.060 creates the related offense of “refusal to disperse.”
Ortega v. City of St. Louis, Missouri (E.D. Mo. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.060 (eff. Jan. 1, 2017).”
Newbold v. City of Saint Louis, Missouri (E.D. Mo. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.060 (eff. Jan. 1, 2017).”
Davis v. City of Saint Louis, Missouri (E.D. Mo. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.060 (eff. Jan. 1, 2017).”
Nelson v. City of Saint Louis, Missouri (E.D. Mo. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.060 (eff. Jan. 1, 2017).”
Gullett v. City of St. Louis (E.D. Mo. 2021). · cites it 2× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.060 (eff. Jan. 1, 2017).”
Molina v. St. Louis, Missouri, City of (E.D. Mo. 2021). “§ 574.060; State v. Mast, 713 S.W.2d 601 (Mo.”
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