Missouri Laws 570.224 – Trafficking in stolen identities — possession of documents, exemptions — ..
1. A person commits the offense of trafficking in stolen identities if he or she, for the purpose of committing identity theft, manufactures, sells, transfers, or possesses with intent to sell or transfer means of identification.
2. Possession of five or more means of identification of the same person or possession of means of identification of five or more separate persons shall be evidence that the identities are possessed with intent to manufacture, sell, or transfer means of identification for the purpose of committing identity theft. In determining possession of five or more means of identification of the same person, or possession of means of identification of five or more separate persons for the purposes of evidence pursuant to this subsection, the following do not apply:
Attorney's Note
Under the Missouri Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class B felony | between 5 and 15 years |
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 570.224
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Means of identification: anything used by a person as a means to uniquely distinguish himself or herself. See Missouri Laws 570.010
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(1) The possession of his or her own identification documents;
(2) The possession of the identification documents of a person who has consented to the person at issue possessing his or her identification documents.
3. The offense of trafficking in stolen identities is a class B felony.