Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc
May 27, 2025
Effective January 01, 2026
In re:
Adoptions, Additions, and Revisions to MACH-CR 2d and MAI-CR 4th
TABLE OF CHARGES AND INSTRUCTIONS
MAI-CR 4th 424.60 | DEFRAUDING SECURED CREDITORS
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 24.60 | DEFRAUDING SECURED CREDITORS
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 426.02 | ARMED CRIMINAL ACTION
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 26.02 | ARMED CRIMINAL ACTION
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 426.14 | UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 26.14 | UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 428.02 | PEACE DISTURBANCE
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 28.02 | PEACE DISTURBANCE
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 428.28 | INSTITUTIONAL VANDALISM
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 28.28 | INSTITUTIONAL VANDALISM
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 429.38.1 | TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: ALTERING, DESTROYING, SUPPRESSING OR CONCEALING
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 29.38.1 | TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: ALTERING, DESTROYING, SUPPRESSING OR CONCEALING
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 429.38.2 | TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: MISLEADING PUBLIC SERVANT
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 29.38.2 | TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: MISLEADING PUBLIC SERVANT
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 429.63 | AGGRAVATED FLEEING A STOP OR DETENTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
(Title – New)
(Instruction – New)
(Notes on Use – New)
MACH-CR 2d 29.63 | AGGRAVATED FLEEING A STOP OR DETENTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
(Title – New)
(Charge – New)
(Notes on Use – New)
MAI-CR 4th 429.85 | TAMPERING WITH A JUDICIAL OFFICER
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 29.85 | TAMPERING WITH A JUDICIAL OFFICER
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 432.40 | CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT DRIVING
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 32.40 | CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT DRIVING
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MAI-CR 4th 432.66 | HAZING
(Instruction – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
MACH-CR 2d 32.66 | HAZING
(Charge – Revision)
(Notes on Use – Revision)
1. Missouri Approved Charges – Criminal, Second Edition (MACH-CR 2d), as listed above, having been prepared by the Committee on Procedure in Criminal Cases and reviewed by the Court, are hereby adopted and approved. The charges, forms, and Notes on Use for MACH-CR 2d should be used and followed on and after January 1, 2026, and may be used and followed prior thereto, and any such use shall not be presumed to be error.
2. Missouri Approved Instructions – Criminal, Fourth Edition (MAI-CR 4th), as listed above, having been prepared by the Committee on Procedure in Criminal Cases and reviewed by the Court, are hereby adopted and approved. The instructions, forms, and Notes on Use for MAI-CR 4th must be used and followed on and after January 1, 2026, and may be used and followed prior thereto, and any such use shall not be presumed to be error.
3. It is further ordered that the above Table of Instructions and this Order be published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar and the South Western Reporter.
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Mary R. Russell Chief Justice
Mary R. Russell Chief Justice