HB 637 -- Records

Co-Sponsors:  Brooks, Salva, Skaggs, Johnson (61), El-Amin, Page,
Holand, Parker

This bill makes several changes to the laws governing the theft
or destruction of government documents.

The bill amends the crime of stealing, a class C felony, by
including within the offense the theft of a government document
or a document of historical significance.

The bill amends the crime of library theft by:

(1)  Including within the definition of "library" any museum and
any archive or repository of government records;

(2)  Including within the offense the damaging of any library
material;

(3)  Increasing the penalty for the theft of library material
that is worth less than $500, from a class C misdemeanor to a
class A misdemeanor; and

(4)  Making the theft of library material worth more than $25,000
a class B felony.

The bill amends the crime of tampering with a public record by:

(1)  Increasing the penalty for the offense from a class A
misdemeanor to a class D felony; and

(2)  Including within the offense the failure of a civil or
military officer to deliver to his or her successor all of the
records of the office.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:12 am