HB 1617 -- Obstruction of Securities Investigations

Sponsor:  Hanaway

This bill creates the crime of obstruction of a securities
administrative proceeding or investigation.  The crime is
punishable by a fine of up to $1 million, imprisonment for up to
10 years, or both.  The crime is committed when a person alters,
destroys, conceals, or withholds any record requested by the
Commissioner of Securities in the Office of Secretary of State
with the intent of obstructing, evading, or influencing:

(1)  An investigation of a suspected securities violation; or

(2)  The administration of any other proceeding involving the
regulation of securities.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:16 am