574.050. Rioting — penalty.
It’s a crime to join a group that uses force to break the law.
This law makes it illegal to gather with six or more people to plan and then actually commit a crime using force or violence.
1. A person commits rioting if they:
- Knowingly gather with six or more people and agree to break the law using force or violence; and
- Then, while still with the group, actually break the law using force or violence.
2. Rioting is a class A misdemeanor.
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