1. 1. No person engaged in a business regulated by sections 443.800 to 443.893 shall operate such business under a name other than the real names of the persons conducting such business, a corporate name adopted pursuant to chapter 351, RSMo, or a fictitious name registered with the secretary of state's office.
2. 2. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class C felony.

(L. 1994 S.B. 718 § 5, A.L. 2001 S.B. 538)