Any person charged with fraudulent use of a credit device, or any stealing offense in which another person’s credit card number, check, or checking account 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

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 541.155

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(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.

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