Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.095

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 578.095 - Desecration of flags - penalty

1. A person commits the offense of desecrating a flag if he or she purposefully and publicly mutilates, defaces, defiles, tramples upon or otherwise desecrates the national flag of the United States or the state flag of the state of Missouri.

2. The offense of desecrating a flag is a class A misdemeanor.

§ 578.095, RSMo

Amended by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.

L. 1980 H.B. 965 § 1