1. An employer, or agent who is in charge of a business establishment, commits the offense of refusing to make an employee available for service of process if he or she knowingly refuses to assist any officer authorized by law to serve process who calls at such business establishment during the working hours of an employee for the purpose of serving process on such employee, by failing or refusing to make such employee available for service of process.

2. The offense of refusing to make an employee available for service of process is a class C misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Missouri Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to 15 daysup to $750
For details, see Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 558.011
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 575.170

  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.