Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 571.072 - Unlawful possession of an explosive weapon, offense of - penalty1. A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of an explosive weapon if he or she has any explosive weapon in his or her possession and: (1) He or she has pled guilty to or has been convicted of a dangerous felony, as defined in section 556.061, or of an attempt to commit a dangerous felony, or of an offense under the laws of any state or of the United States which, if committed within this state, would be a dangerous felony, or confined therefor in this state or elsewhere during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of such possession; or(2) He or she is a fugitive from justice, is habitually in an intoxicated or drugged condition, or is currently adjudged mentally incompetent.2. Unlawful possession of an explosive weapon is a class D felony.Amended by 2016 Mo. Laws, HB 2332,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.