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Statutes > Missouri > T19 > C301 > 301_198Submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, offenseof, penalty.
301.198. 1. Beginning January 1, 2006, a person commits the offenseof knowingly submitting false information about transfer of a vehicle ifthe person submits a notice of transfer of an interest in a motor vehicleor trailer as described in section 301.196 to the department of revenue andthe person knows that some or all of the information contained in thenotice is false. The offense described in this section, knowinglysubmitting false information about transfer of a vehicle, is a class Cmisdemeanor.
2. Any person who fails to submit the required notice pursuant tosection 301.196 shall be guilty of an infraction. If the failure to submitthe required notice was done to assist the transferee to avoid applying fortitle, paying applicable registration fees or other fraudulent purposes,then the person shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)
