Missouri Revised Statutes § 575.050 - False affidavit — penalties

575.050. False affidavit — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of making a false affidavit if, with purpose to mislead any person, he or she, in any affidavit, swears falsely to a fact which is material to the purpose for which said affidavit is made. 2. The provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of section 575.040 shall apply to prosecutions under subsection 1 of this section. 3. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 of this section that the person retracted the false statement by affidavit or testimony but this defense shall not apply if the retraction was made after: (1) The falsity of the statement was exposed; or (2) Any person took substantial action in reliance on the statement. 4. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of retraction under subsection 3 of this section. 5. The offense of making a false affidavit is a class C misdemeanor, unless done for the purpose of misleading a public servant in the performance of his or her duty, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor. (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17