FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 113
91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LOUDON.
Pre-filed December 1, 2000, and 1,000 copies ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
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AN ACT
To amend chapter 541, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to venue in criminal credit card fraud cases.
Section A. Chapter 541, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 541.155, to read as follows:
541.155. Any person charged with fraudulent use of a credit device, or any stealing offense in which another person's credit card number was fraudulently used for the purpose of obtaining property or services of another, shall be prosecuted:
(1) In the county in which the offense is committed; or
(2) If the offense is committed partly in one county and partly in another, or if the elements of the offense occur in more than one county, then in any of the counties where any element of the offense occurred; or
(3) In the county in which the defendant resides; or
(4) In the county in which the victim resides; or
(5) In the county in which the property obtained or attempted to be obtained was located.