Modifies and establishes provisions relating to the protection of children and vulnerable persons

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[TRUL Y AGREED T O AND FINALL Y P ASSED]
SENA TE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENA TE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NOS. 2273, 1946, 1814 &
2551
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
501 1S.09T 2026
AN ACT
T o repeal sections 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 210.1505, 21 1.326,
324.012, 324.035, 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 455.050, 542.301, 566.010, 566.147,
566.148, 566.149, 566.150, 566.151, 566.155, 566.21 1, 566.218, 567.030, 573.010,
573.023, 573.025, 573.035, 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 573.1 10, 573.1 12,
573.215, 589.015, 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 595.045, 610.131, 650.120,
and 660.520, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof fifty-two new sections relating to
sexual of fenses, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 210.1505,
2 21 1.326, 324.012, 324.035, 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 455.050, 542.301, 566.010, 566.147,
3 566.148, 566.149, 566.150, 566.151, 566.155, 566.21 1, 566.218, 567.030, 573.010, 573.023,
4 573.025, 573.035, 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 573.1 10, 573.1 12, 573.215, 589.015,
5 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 595.045, 610.131, 650.120, and 660.520, RSMo, are
6 repealed and fifty-two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 27.1 17,
7 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 210.1505, 21 1.326, 324.012, 324.035,
8 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 455.050, 537.054, 542.301, 566.010, 566.147, 566.148, 566.149,
9 566.150, 566.151, 566.155, 566.201, 566.21 1, 566.218, 567.030, 573.010, 573.023, 573.025,
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
10 573.035, 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 573.1 10, 573.1 12, 573.1 14, 573.215, 573.570,
11 573.575, 589.015, 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 595.045, 610.131, 650.120, 660.520,
12 and 660.845, to read as follows:
27.1 17 . A prosecuting or cir cuit attorney may req uest assistance fr om the
2 attorney general, or one of his or her assistants, to assist in the prosecution of a violation
3 of sections 573.570 or 573.575, wher e the offense occurr ed in mor e than one jurisdiction
4 of the state. The prosecuting or circu it attorney may req uest any res ource or capability
5 of the attorney general when pro secuting such cases.
43.656. It is hereby found and declared that:
2 (1) W ith the widespread use of computers, the internet and electronic devices to
3 commit crimes and the critical lack of resources at state and local levels;
4 (2) Modern day criminals have learned to exploit the internet and electronic
5 communication to leverage computer technology to reach a virtually unlimited number of
6 victims while maintaining a maximum level of anonymity[ , ] . Computer crimes will continue
7 to mount, especially in, but not limited to, the areas of child [ pornography ] sexual abuse
8 material and sexual offenses involving children, consumer fraud and harassment;
9 (3) It is necessary for the protection of the citizens of this state that provisions be
10 made for the establishment of the Missouri regional computer forensics lab to prevent and
11 reduce computer , internet and other electronically based crimes.
56.265. 1. The county prosecuting attorney in any county , other than in a chartered
2 county , shall receive an annual salary computed using the following schedule, when
3 applicable. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year
4 immediately preceding the year for which the computation is done.
5 (1) For a full-time prosecutor the prosecutor shall receive compensation equal to the
6 compensation of an associate circuit judge;
7 (2) For a part-time prosecutor:
8 Assessed V aluation Amount
9 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $37,000
10 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 38,000
11 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 39,000
12 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 41,000
13 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 43,000
14 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 45,000
15 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 47,000
16 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 49,000
17 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 51,000
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18 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 53,000
19 300,000,000 or more 55,000
20 2. T wo thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any prosecuting attorney
21 only if the prosecuting attorney has completed :
22 (1) At least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the
23 operations of the prosecuting attorney's of fice when approved by a professional association of
24 the county prosecuting attorneys of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the
25 professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a
26 certificate of completion to each prosecuting attorney who completes the training program
27 and shall send a list of certified prosecuting attorneys to the treasurer of each county or city
28 not within a county . Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed
29 to the prosecuting attorney in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for
30 that purpose ; and
31 (2) One hour of sex and human trafficking training each calendar year
32 consistent with the guidelines established in section 210.1505. The provi sions of this
33 subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expir e on December 31,
34 2031 .
35 3. Each calendar year , five thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any
36 prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has collected the data described in
37 subsection 2 of section 56.750 in a manner approved by the prosecutors coordinators training
38 council and makes the data described in subsection 2 of section 56.750 readily accessible to
39 the Missouri of fice of prosecution services. The Missouri office of prosecution services shall
40 provide a certificate of compliance to each prosecuting attorney who complies with this
41 subsection and shall send a list of any certified prosecuting attorney to the respective treasurer
42 of each county or city not within a county .
43 4. For each calendar year , three thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any
44 prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has provided discovery to criminal
45 defense attorneys who have entered an appearance on behalf of a defendant in a manner
46 approved by the prosecutors coordinators training council. The Missouri off ice of
47 prosecution services shall provide a certificate of compliance to each prosecuting attorney
48 who complies with this subsection and shall send a list of any certified prosecuting attorney to
49 the respective treasurer of each county or city not within a county .
50 5. As used in this section, the term "prosecuting attorney" includes the circuit attorney
51 of any city not within a county .
52 6. The prosecuting attorney of any county which becomes a county of the first
53 classification during a four -year term of of fice or a county which passed the proposition
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54 authorized by subsection 1 of section 56.363 shall not be required to devote full time to such
55 of fice pursuant to section 56.067 until the beginning of the prosecuting attorney's next term of
56 of fice or until the proposition otherwise becomes effecti ve.
57 7. The provisions of section 56.066 shall not apply to full-time prosecutors who are
58 compensated pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section.
67.2540. As used in sections 67.2540 to 67.2556, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar , restaurant, or similar establishment in which
3 persons regularly appear in a state of nudity , as defined in section 573.500, or seminudity in
4 the performance of their duties;
5 (2) "Employee", a person who is at least twenty-one years of age and who performs
6 any service on the premises of a sexually oriented business on a full-time, part-time, or
7 contract basis, whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent
8 contractor , agent, or otherwise, and whether or not said person is paid a salary , wage, or other
9 compensation by the operator of said business. The term employee does not include a person
10 exclusively on the premises for repair or maintenance of the premises or equipment on the
11 premises, or for the delivery of goods to the premises;
12 (3) "Nudity" or a "state of nudity", the showing of the human male or female genitals,
13 pubic area, vulva, anus, anal cleft or anal cleavage with less than a fully opaque covering, the
14 showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple,
15 or the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernibly tur gid state;
16 (4) "Nuisance", any place in or upon which lewdness, assignation, or prostitution is
17 conducted, permitted, continued, or exists, or any place, in or upon which lewd, indecent,
18 lascivious, or obscene films, or films designed to be projected for exhibition, are
19 photographed, manufactured, developed, screened, exhibited, or otherwise prepared or
20 shown, and the personal property and contents used in conducting and maintaining any such
21 place for any such purpose. The provisions of this section shall not af fect any newspaper ,
22 magazine, or other publication entered as second class matter by the post of fice department;
23 (5) "Person", an individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or
24 other legal entity;
25 (6) "Seminude" or in a "seminude condition", a state of dress in which opaque
26 clothing fails to cover the genitals, anus, anal cleft or cleavage, pubic area, vulva, nipple and
27 areola of the female breast below a horizontal line across the top of the areola at its highest
28 point. Seminudity shall include the entire lower portion of the female breast, but shall not
29 include any portion of the cleavage of the human female breast exhibited by wearing apparel
30 provided the areola is not exposed in whole or part;
31 (7) "Sexually oriented business", an adult cabaret or any business which of fers its
32 patrons goods of which a substantial or significant portion are sexually oriented material. It
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33 shall be presumed that a business that derives thirty percent or less of its revenue from
34 sexually oriented materials is presumed not to be a sexually oriented business. No building,
35 premises, structure, or other facility that contains any sexually oriented business shall contain
36 any other kind of sexually oriented business;
37 (8) "Sexually oriented materials", any pictorial or three-dimensional material, or film,
38 motion picture, DVD, video cassette, or similar photographic reproduction, that depicts
39 nudity , sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse, as defined in section
40 573.010;
41 (9) "Specified criminal activity" includes the following of fenses:
42 (a) Prostitution or promotion of prostitution; dissemination of obscenity; sale,
43 distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor; sexual performance by a child;
44 possession or distribution of child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026;
45 possession or distribution of child sexual abuse material ; public lewdness; indecent
46 exposure; indecency with a child; engaging in or ganized criminal activity; sexual assault;
47 molestation of a child; gambling prohibited under Missouri law; or distribution of a controlled
48 substance; or any similar of fenses described in this subdivision under the criminal or penal
49 code of other states or countries;
50 (b) For which:
51 a. Less than two years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release
52 from confinement imposed for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is
53 of a misdemeanor of fense;
54 b. Less than five years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release
55 from confinement for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is of a
56 felony of fense; or
57 c. Less than five years have elapsed since the date of the last conviction or the date of
58 release from confinement for the last conviction, whichever is the later date, if the convictions
59 are of two or more misdemeanor of fenses or combination of misdemeanor offenses occurring
60 within any twenty-four -month period;
61 (c) The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall not prevent a sexually oriented
62 business from being considered a nuisance and closed under section 67.2546;
63 (10) "Specified sexual activities" includes the following acts:
64 (a) The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks,
65 anus, or female breasts;
66 (b) Sex acts, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation,
67 or sodomy; or
68 (c) Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth
69 in this subdivision.
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168.071. 1. The state board of education may refuse to issue or renew a certificate, or
2 may , upon hearing, discipline the holder of a certificate of license to teach for the following
3 causes:
4 (1) A certificate holder or applicant for a certificate has pleaded to or been found
5 guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of this state, any other
6 state, of the United States, or any other country , whether or not sentence is imposed;
7 (2) The certification was obtained through use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation
8 or bribery;
9 (3) There is evidence of incompetence, immorality , or neglect of duty by the
10 certificate holder;
11 (4) A certificate holder has been subject to disciplinary action relating to certification
12 issued by another state, territory , federal agency , or country upon grounds for which discipline
13 is authorized in this section; or
14 (5) If char ges are filed by the local board of education, based upon the annulling of a
15 written contract with the local board of education, for reasons other than election to the
16 general assembly , without the consent of the majority of the members of the board that is a
17 party to the contract.
18 2. A public school district may file char ges seeking the discipline of a holder of a
19 certificate of license to teach based upon any cause or combination of causes outlined in
20 subsection 1 of this section, including annulment of a written contract. Charg es shall be in
21 writing, specify the basis for the char ges, and be signed by the chief administrative officer of
22 the district, or by the president of the board of education as authorized by a majority of the
23 board of education. The board of education may also petition the of fice of the attorney
24 general to file char ges on behalf of the school district for any cause other than annulment of
25 contract, with acceptance of the petition at the discretion of the attorney general.
26 3. The department of elementary and secondary education may file char ges seeking
27 the discipline of a holder of a certificate of license to teach based upon any cause or
28 combination of causes outlined in subsection 1 of this section, other than annulment of
29 contract. Char ges shall be in writing, specify the basis for the char ges, and be signed by legal
30 counsel representing the department of elementary and secondary education.
31 4. If the underlying conduct or actions which are the basis for char ges filed pursuant
32 to this section are also the subject of a pending criminal char ge against the person holding
33 such certificate, the certificate holder may request, in writing, a delayed hearing on advice of
34 counsel under the fifth amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Based upon such
35 a request, no hearing shall be held until after a trial has been completed on this criminal
36 char ge.
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37 5. The certificate holder shall be given not less than thirty days' notice of any hearing
38 held pursuant to this section.
39 6. Other provisions of this section notwithstanding, the certificate of license to teach
40 shall be revoked or , in the case of an applicant, a certificate shall not be issued, if the
41 certificate holder or applicant has been found guilty of any of the following of fenses
42 established pursuant to Missouri law or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws
43 of Missouri prior to January 1, 2017, any other state or of the United States, or any other
44 country , whether or not the sentence is imposed:
45 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined in section 556.061, or murder in the first degree
46 under section 565.020;
47 (2) Any of the following sexual of fenses: rape in the first degree under section
48 566.030; forcible rape; rape; statutory rape in the first degree under section 566.032; statutory
49 rape in the second degree under section 566.034; rape in the second degree under section
50 566.031; sexual assault under section 566.040 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sodomy
51 in the first degree under section 566.060; forcible sodomy under section 566.060 as it existed
52 prior to August 28, 2013; sodomy as it existed prior to January 1, 1995; statutory sodomy in
53 the first degree under section 566.062; statutory sodomy in the second degree under section
54 566.064; child molestation in the first degree; child molestation in the second degree; child
55 molestation in the third degree under section 566.069; child molestation in the fourth degree
56 under section 566.071; sodomy in the second degree under section 566.061; deviate sexual
57 assault under section 566.070 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct
58 involving a child under section 566.083; sexual contact with a student under section 566.086;
59 sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.093; sexual misconduct in the first
60 degree under section 566.090 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct in the
61 second degree under section 566.095; sexual misconduct in the second degree under section
62 566.093 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct in the third degree under
63 section 566.095 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual abuse in the first degree under
64 section 566.100; sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013;
65 sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101; enticement of a child under section
66 566.151; or attempting to entice a child;
67 (3) Any of the following of fenses against the family and related offenses: incest
68 under section 568.020; abandonment of child in the first degree under section 568.030;
69 abandonment of child in the second degree under section 568.032; endangering the welfare of
70 a child in the first degree under section 568.045; abuse of a child under section 568.060; child
71 used in a sexual performance; promoting sexual performance by a child; or traf ficking in
72 children under section 568.175; and
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73 (4) Any of the following of fenses involving child pornography as it existed prior to
74 August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material and related of fenses: promoting obscenity
75 in the first degree under section 573.020; promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in
76 the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to a class E felony under section 573.030;
77 promoting child pornography in the first degree under section 573.025 as it existed prior to
78 August 28, 2026; pr omoting child sexual abuse material in the first degr ee under section
79 573.025 ; promoting child pornography in the second degree under section 573.035 as it
80 existed prior to August 28, 2026; promot ing child sexual abuse material in the second
81 degr ee under section 573.035 ; possession of child pornography under section 573.037 as it
82 existed prior to August 28, 2026 ; possession of child sexual abuse material under section
83 573.037; furnishing pornographic materials to minors under section 573.040; or coercing
84 acceptance of obscene material under section 573.065.
85 7. When a certificate holder is found guilty of any of fense that would authorize the
86 state board of education to seek discipline against that holder's certificate of license to teach,
87 the local board of education or the department of elementary and secondary education shall
88 immediately provide written notice to the state board of education and the attorney general
89 regarding the finding of guilt.
90 8. The certificate holder whose certificate was revoked pursuant to subsection 6 of
91 this section may appeal such revocation to the state board of education. Notice of this appeal
92 must be received by the commissioner of education within ninety days of notice of revocation
93 pursuant to this subsection. Failure of the certificate holder to notify the commissioner of the
94 intent to appeal waives all rights to appeal the revocation. Upon notice of the certificate
95 holder's intent to appeal, an appeal hearing shall be held by a hearing of ficer designated by the
96 commissioner of education, with the final decision made by the state board of education,
97 based upon the record of that hearing. The certificate holder shall be given not less than thirty
98 days' notice of the hearing, and an opportunity to be heard by the hearing of ficer , together
99 with witnesses.
100 9. In the case of any certificate holder who has surrendered or failed to renew his or
101 her certificate of license to teach, the state board of education may refuse to issue or renew , or
102 may suspend or revoke, such certificate for any of the reasons contained in this section.
103 10. In those cases where the char ges filed pursuant to this section are based upon an
104 allegation of misconduct involving a minor child, the hearing of ficer may accept into the
105 record the sworn testimony of the minor child relating to the misconduct received in any court
106 or administrative hearing.
107 1 1. Hearings, appeals or other matters involving certificate holders, licensees or
108 applicants pursuant to this section may be informally resolved by consent agreement or
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109 agreed settlement or voluntary surrender of the certificate of license pursuant to the rules
110 promulgated by the state board of education.
111 12. The final decision of the state board of education is subject to judicial review
112 pursuant to sections 536.100 to 536.140.
113 13. A certificate of license to teach to an individual who has been convicted of a
114 felony or crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not sentence is imposed, shall be issued
115 only upon motion of the state board of education adopted by a unanimous af firmative vote of
116 those members present and voting.
190.142. 1. (1) For applications submitted before the recognition of EMS personnel
2 licensure interstate compact under sections 190.900 to 190.939 takes ef fect, the department
3 shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of an application, cause such investigation as it
4 deems necessary to be made of the applicant for an emer gency medical technician's license.
5 (2) For applications submitted after the recognition of EMS personnel licensure
6 interstate compact under sections 190.900 to 190.939 takes ef fect, an applicant for initial
7 licensure as an emer gency medical technician in this state shall submit to a background check
8 by the Missouri state highway patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation through a
9 process approved by the department of health and senior services. Such processes may
10 include the use of vendors or systems administered by the Missouri state highway patrol. The
11 department may share the results of such a criminal background check with any emer gency
12 services licensing agency in any member state, as that term is defined under section 190.900,
13 in recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact. The department shall not
14 issue a license until the department receives the results of an applicant's criminal background
15 check from the Missouri state highway patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but,
16 notwithstanding this subsection, the department may issue a temporary license as provided
17 under section 190.143. Any fees due for a criminal background check shall be paid by the
18 applicant.
19 (3) The director may authorize investigations into criminal records in other states for
20 any applicant.
21 2. The department shall issue a license to all levels of emer gency medical technicians,
22 for a period of five years, if the applicant meets the requirements established pursuant to
23 sections 190.001 to 190.245 and the rules adopted by the department pursuant to sections
24 190.001 to 190.245. The department may promulgate rules relating to the requirements for an
25 emer gency medical technician including but not limited to:
26 (1) Age requirements;
27 (2) Emer gency medical technician and paramedic education and training
2 8 requirements based on respective National Emer gency Medical Services Education
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29 Standards and any modification to such curricula specified by the department through rules
30 adopted pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245;
31 (3) Paramedic accreditation requirements. Paramedic training programs shall be
32 accredited as required by the National Registry of Emer gency Medical T echnicians;
33 (4) Initial licensure testing requirements. Initial paramedic licensure testing shall be
34 through the national registry of EMT s;
35 (5) [ Continuing education and relicensure requirements ]
36 (a) The department shall req uire each emergency medical technician, as defined
37 in section 190.100, advanced emergency medical technician, as defined in section
38 190.100, and paramedic, as defined in section 190.100, to complete a one-time four -hour
39 course of training on sex and human trafficking as a condition of rel icensure;
40 (b) The training may be conducted online, shall be consistent with the guidelines
41 established in section 210.1505, and shall be available at no cost to the personnel
42 identified in this section and all ambulance services and fir e departments. The training
43 may be counted toward elective topics as determined by the department, pr ovided that
44 the content is appr oved by the department as established by regu lation;
45 (c) This re quir ement shall apply to any relic ensure with an effective date after
46 Mar ch 31, 2027. The department shall pr omulgate any rules necessary to implement
47 and document compliance with this requ irem ent;
48 (d) This pr ovision shall expir e December 31, 2032 ; and
49 (6) Ability to speak, read and write the English language.
50 3. Application for all levels of emer gency medical technician license shall be made
51 upon such forms as prescribed by the department in rules adopted pursuant to sections
52 190.001 to 190.245. The application form shall contain such information as the department
53 deems necessary to make a determination as to whether the emer gency medical technician
54 meets all the requirements of sections 190.001 to 190.245 and rules promulgated pursuant to
55 sections 190.001 to 190.245.
56 4. All levels of emer gency medical technicians may perform only that patient care
57 which is:
58 (1) Consistent with the training, education and experience of the particular emer gency
59 medical technician; and
60 (2) Ordered by a physician or set forth in protocols approved by the medical director .
61 5. No person shall hold themselves out as an emer gency medical technician or
62 provide the services of an emer gency medical technician unless such person is licensed by the
63 department.
64 6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is
65 created under the authority delegated in this section shall become ef fective only if it complies
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66 with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028.
67 This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the
68 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review , to delay the ef fective date, or to
69 disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of
70 rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid
71 and void.
210.1080. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Child care provider", a person licensed, regulated, or registered to provide child
3 care within the state of Missouri, including the member or members, manager or managers,
4 shareholder or shareholders, director or directors, and of ficer or of ficers of any entity
5 licensed, regulated, or registered to provide child care within the state of Missouri;
6 (2) "Child care staff member", a child care provider; persons employed by the child
7 care provider for compensation, including contract employees or self-employed individuals;
8 individuals or volunteers whose activities involve the care or supervision of children for a
9 child care provider or unsupervised access to children who are cared for or supervised by a
10 child care provider; individuals residing in a home where child care is provided who are
11 eighteen years of age or older; or individuals residing in a home where child care is provided
12 who are under eighteen years of age and have been certified as an adult for the commission of
13 an of fense;
14 (3) "Criminal background check":
15 (a) A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check;
16 (b) A search of the National Crime Information Center's National Sex Of fender
17 Registry; and
18 (c) A search of the following registries, repositories, or databases in Missouri, the
19 state where the child care staff member resides, and each state where such staff member
20 resided during the preceding five years:
21 a. The state criminal registry or repository , with the use of fingerprints being required
22 in the state where the staf f member resides and optional in other states;
23 b. The state sex of fender registry or repository; and
24 c. The state-based child abuse and neglect registry and database;
25 (4) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education;
26 (5) "Qualifying result" or "qualifying criminal background check", a finding that a
27 child care staff member or prospective child care staff member is eligible for employment or
28 presence in a child care setting described under this section.
29 2. (1) Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staf f member in a licensed,
30 license-exempt, or unlicensed registered child care facility , the child care provider shall
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31 request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staf f member from the
32 department.
33 (2) A prospective child care staf f member may begin work for a child care provider
34 after receiving the qualifying result of either a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint
35 check or a search of the Missouri criminal registry or repository with the use of fingerprints;
36 however , pending completion of the criminal background check, the prospective child care
37 staf f member shall be supervised at all times by another child care staf f member who received
38 a qualifying result on the criminal background check within the past five years.
39 (3) Any individual who meets the definition of child care provider but is not
40 responsible for the oversight or direction of the child care facility and does not have
41 independent access to the child care facility shall not be required to request the results of a
42 criminal background check under this section; however , such individual shall be accompanied
43 by an individual with a qualifying criminal background check in order to be present at the
44 child care facility during child care hours.
45 3. The costs of the criminal background check shall be the responsibility of the child
46 care staf f member , but may be paid or reimbursed by the child care provider at the provider's
47 discretion. The fees char ged for the criminal background check shall not exceed the actual
48 cost of processing and administration.
49 4. Upon completion of the criminal background check, any child care staf f member or
50 prospective child care staf f member shall be ineligible for employment or presence at a
51 licensed or license-exempt child care facility or an unlicensed child care facility registered
52 with the department and shall be disqualified from receipt of state or federal funds for
53 providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an
54 individual who receives child care benefits if such person:
55 (1) Refuses to consent to the criminal background check as required by this section;
56 (2) Knowingly makes a materially false statement in connection with the criminal
57 background check as required by this section;
58 (3) Is registered, or is required to be registered, on a state sex of fender registry or
59 repository or the National Sex Of fender Registry;
60 (4) Is listed as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect under sections 210.109 to
61 210.183 or any other finding of child abuse or neglect based on any other state's registry or
62 database; or
63 (5) Has pled guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of:
64 (a) Any felony for an of fense against the person as defined in chapter 565;
65 (b) Any other of fense against the person involving the endangerment of a child as
66 prescribed by law;
67 (c) Any misdemeanor or felony for a sexual of fense as defined in chapter 566;
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68 (d) Any misdemeanor or felony for an of fense against the family as defined in chapter
69 568;
70 (e) Bur glary in the first degree as defined in 569.160;
71 (f) Any misdemeanor or felony for robbery as defined in chapter 570;
72 (g) Any misdemeanor or felony for pornography or related of fense as defined in
73 chapter 573;
74 (h) Any felony for arson as defined in chapter 569;
75 (i) Any felony for armed criminal action as defined in section 571.015, unlawful use
76 of a weapon as defined in section 571.030, unlawful possession of a firearm as defined in
77 section 571.070, or the unlawful possession of an explosive as defined in section 571.072;
78 (j) Any felony for making a terrorist threat as defined in section 574.1 15, 574.120, or
79 574.125;
80 (k) A felony drug-related of fense committed during the preceding five years; or
81 (l) Any similar of fense in any federal, state, municipal, or other court of similar
82 jurisdiction of which the department has knowledge.
83 5. Household members eighteen years of age or older , or household members under
84 eighteen years of age who have been certified as an adult for the commission of an offense,
85 shall be ineligible to maintain a presence at a home where child care is provided during child
86 care hours if any one or more of the provisions of subsection 4 of this section apply to such
87 members.
88 6. A child care provider may also be disqualified from receipt of state or federal funds
89 for providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an
90 individual who receives child care benefits if such person, or any person eighteen years of age
91 or older residing in the household in which child care is being provided, excluding child care
92 provided in the child's home, has been refused licensure or has experienced licensure
93 suspension or revocation under section 210.221 or 210.496.
94 7. A child care provider shall not be required to submit a request for a criminal
95 background check under this section for a child care staf f member if:
96 (1) The staf f member received a qualifying criminal background check within five
97 years before the latest date on which such a submission may be made and while employed by
98 or seeking employment by another child care provider within Missouri;
99 (2) The departments of elementary and secondary education, health and senior
100 services, or [ of ] social services provided to the first provider a qualifying criminal
101 background check result, consistent with this section, for the staf f member; and
102 (3) The staf f member is employed by a child care provider within Missouri or has
103 been separated from employment from a child care provider within Missouri for a period of
104 not more than one hundred eighty consecutive days.
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105 8. (1) The department shall process the request for a criminal background check for
106 any prospective child care staf f member or child care staff member as expeditiously as
107 possible, but not to exceed forty-five days after the date on which the provider submitted the
108 request.
109 (2) The department shall provide the results of the criminal background check to the
110 child care provider in a statement that indicates whether the prospective child care staf f
111 member or child care staf f member is eligible or ineligible for employment or presence at the
112 child care facility or receipt of state or federal funds for providing child care services either by
113 direct payment or through reimbursement to an individual who receives child care benefits.
114 The department shall not reveal to the child care provider any disqualifying crime or other
115 related information regarding the prospective child care staff member or child care staff
116 member .
117 (3) If such prospective child care staf f member or child care staff member is ineligible
118 for employment or presence at the child care facility , the department shall, when providing
119 the results of criminal background check, include information related to each disqualifying
120 crime or other related information, in a report to such prospective child care staf f member or
121 child care staf f member , along with information regarding the opportunity to appeal under
122 subsection 9 of this section.
123 (4) If a prospective child care provider or child care provider has been denied state or
124 federal funds by the department for providing child care, he or she may appeal such denial to
125 the department pursuant to section 210.027.
126 9. (1) The prospective child care staf f member or child care staff member may appeal
127 a finding of ineligibility for employment or presence at a child care facility in writing to the
128 department to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in his or
129 her criminal background check if his or her finding of ineligibility is based on one or more of
130 the following of fenses:
131 (a) Murder , as described in 18 U.S.C. Section 1 1 1 1;
132 (b) Felony child abuse or neglect;
133 (c) A felony crime against children, including child pornography as it existed prior
134 to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material ;
135 (d) Felony spousal abuse;
136 (e) A felony crime involving rape or sexual assault;
137 (f) Felony kidnapping;
138 (g) Felony arson;
139 (h) Felony physical assault or battery;
140 (i) A violent misdemeanor offense committed as an adult against a child, including
141 the of fense of child abuse, child endangerment, or sexual assault, or a misdemeanor of fense
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142 involving child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse
143 material ; or
144 (j) Any similar of fense in any federal, state, municipal, or other court.
145 (2) If a finding of ineligibility is based on an of fense not provided for in subdivision
146 (1) of this subsection, the prospective child care staf f member or child care staff member may
147 appeal to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in his or her
148 criminal background check or to of fer information mitigating the results and explaining why
149 an eligibility exception should be granted.
150 (3) The written appeal shall be filed with the department within ten days from the
151 mailing of the notice of ineligibility . The department shall attempt to verify the accuracy of
152 the information challenged by the individual, including making an effort to locate any missing
153 disposition information related to the disqualifying offense. After the department verifies the
154 accuracy of the information challenged by the individual, the department shall make a final
155 decision on the written appeal, and such decision shall be made in a timely manner . Such
156 decision shall be considered a noncontested final agency decision by the department,
157 appealable under section 536.150. Such decision shall be appealed within thirty days of the
158 mailing of the decision.
159 10. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department from requiring more frequent
160 checks of the family care safety registry established under section 210.903 or the central
161 registry for child abuse established under section 210.109 in order to determine eligibility for
162 employment or presence at the child care facility or receipt of state or federal funds for
163 providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an
164 individual who receives child care benefits.
165 1 1. The department may adopt emer gency rules to implement the requirements of this
166 section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is
167 created under the authority delegated in this section shall become ef fective only if it complies
168 with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028.
169 This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the
170 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review , to delay the ef fective date, or to
171 disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of
172 rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2018, shall be invalid
173 and void.
174 12. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any child care facility , as defined
175 in section 210.201, maintained or operated under the exclusive control of a religious
176 or ganization, as described in subdivision (17) of subsection 1 of section 210.21 1, unless such
177 facility is a recipient of federal funds for providing care for children, except for federal funds
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178 for those programs that meet the requirements for participation in the Child and Adult Care
179 Food Program under 42 U.S.C. Section 1766.
210.1505. 1. There is hereby created the "Statewide Council [ on Sex ] Against Adult
2 T raff icking and the Commer cial Sexual Exploitation of Children" [ to ] within the office of
3 the attorney general to make recomme ndations for a coordinated statewide effort
4 against the trafficking of adults and childr en within the state of Missouri. The council
5 shall consist of the following members:
6 (1) The following four members of the general assembly:
7 (a) T wo members of the senate, with one member to be appointed by the president pro
8 tempore of the senate and one member to be appointed by the minority floor leader of the
9 senate; and
10 (b) T wo members of the house of representatives, with one member to be appointed
11 by the speaker of the house of representatives and one member to be appointed by the
12 minority floor leader of the house of representatives;
13 (2) The director of the children's division or his or her designee who is involved in
14 anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking
15 investigations ;
16 (3) The director of the department of public safety or his or her designee who is
17 involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human
18 trafficking investigations ;
19 (4) The director of the department of mental health or his or her designee who is
20 involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human
21 trafficking investigations ;
22 (5) The director of the of fice of prosecution services or his or her designee who is
23 involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human
24 trafficking investigations ;
25 (6) The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol or his or her designee
26 who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in
27 human trafficking investigations ;
28 (7) The executive director of the statewide network of child advocacy or ganizations
29 [ specializing in the prevention of child abuse or neglect ] or his or her designee who is
30 involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human
31 trafficking investigations ;
32 (8) The executive director of the statewide coalition against domestic and sexual
33 violence or his or her designee who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has
34 knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations ;
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35 (9) The executive director of the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association or his or her
36 designee who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or
37 experience in human trafficking investigations ;
38 (10) The director of the attorney general's human traff icking task force or his or her
39 designee who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or
40 experience in human trafficking investigations ;
41 (1 1) [ T wo representatives from agencies providing services to victims of child sex
42 traf ficking and sexual exploitation who reflect the geographic diversity of the state and who
43 shall be appointed by the director of the department of social services; and ] A member of the
44 Missouri Hospital Association with experience and knowledge of human trafficking;
45 (12) A member of the judiciary with experience in juvenile court , who shall be
46 appointed by the chief justice of the Missouri supreme court ;
47 (13) The commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary
48 education or his or her designee;
49 (14) A designee from the governor's office;
50 (15) A member of the Missouri Sheriffs' Association or a member of the
51 Missouri Police Chiefs Association; and
52 (16) A repr esentative of any other nongovernmental organization deemed
53 necessary by the attorney general .
54 2. A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum. The council
55 shall be creat ed within thirty days of August 28, 2026, and shall hold its first meeting
56 within thirty days after the council's creation [ and or ganize by selecting a chair and a vice
57 chair ]. The council shall meet at [ the call of the chair ] least quarterly . The council may
58 cr eate a subgrou p to offer r ecommendations on specific issues as deemed necessary .
59 3. [The council shall:
60 (1) Collect and analyze data relating to sex traf ficking and sexual exploitation of
61 children, including the number of reports made to the children's division under section
62 210.1 15, any information obtained from phone calls to the national sex traf ficking hotline, the
63 number of reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, and any other data
64 important for any recommendations of the council. State departments and council members
65 shall provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill the council's duties; and
66 (2) Collect feedback from stakeholders, practitioners, and leadership throughout the
67 state in order to develop best practices and procedures regarding the response to sex
68 traf ficking and sexual exploitation of children, including identification and assessment of
69 victims; response and treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; trauma-
70 informed, culturally competent victim-centered services; training for professionals in all
71 systems; and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators.
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72 4. ] There shall be an executive dir ector , who shall be appointed by the attorney
73 general. The attorney general shall fix the executive dir ector's compensation and
74 pr ovide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of
75 appr opriations pro vided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive dir ector shall
76 serve under the supervision of the [ department of social services ] attorney general, who
77 shall provide administrative support [ to the council ] and necessary office space .
78 [ 5. On or before December 31, 2023, the council shall submit a report of the council's
79 activities to the governor and general assembly and the joint committee on child abuse and
80 neglect under section 21.771. The report shall include recommendations for priority needs
81 and actions, including statutory or regulatory changes relating to the response to sex
82 traf ficking and sexual exploitation of children and services for child victims.
83 6. The council shall expire on December 31, 2023.]
84 4. (1) Ther e is her eby creat ed in the state tr easury the "Commer cial Sexual
85 Exploitation of Children Education and A war eness Fund", which shall consist of
86 moneys appr opriated to it by the general assembly and any grants, gifts, donations, and
87 bequests. The state trea sur er shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with
88 sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state tr easur er shall appr ove disbursements as r equir ed
89 by the attorney general. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appr opriation,
90 moneys in this fund shall be used to pay for the position of the executive director and for
91 administrative support of the statewide council against adult trafficking and the
92 commer cial exploitation of childr en, education and awar eness r egarding human
93 trafficking, and anti-trafficking efforts thr oughout the state of Missouri.
94 (2) Notwithstanding the pro visions of section 33.080 to the contrary , any moneys
95 r emaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not r evert to the credit of the
96 general reven ue fund.
97 (3) The state tre asurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as
98 other funds ar e invested. Any interes t and moneys earned on such investments shall be
99 cr edited to the fund.
100 5. Ther e is her eby established the "Committee on Sex and Human T rafficking
101 T raining" within the council.
102 6. The committee shall consist of the following members:
103 (1) A r epresent ative of the attorney general's office who is involved in the office's
104 anti-trafficking efforts appointed by the attorney general;
105 (2) A r epresent ative of the department of public safety with experience in human
106 trafficking investigations appointed by the dir ector of the department of public safety;
107 (3) A r epresent ative fro m a child advocacy center appointed by the direc tor of a
108 statewide nonprofi t organization that advocates for the protecti on of children;
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109 (4) A juvenile officer appointed by the chief justice of the suprem e court of
110 Missouri;
111 (5) A re present ative fr om an agency provi ding victim services appointed by the
112 dir ector of the department of social services;
113 (6) A repr esentative fr om a child abuse medical res ource center , as defined in
114 section 334.950, appointed by the dir ector of the department of health and senior
115 services;
116 (7) The executive dir ector of the Missouri office of pr osecution services or his or
117 her designee; and
118 (8) A rep res entative fr om a statewide organization of nurses or emergency
119 nurses.
120 7. The member who repr esents the attorney general's office shall serve as chair
121 of the committee.
122 8. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but may be
123 r eimbursed for actual expenses necessary to the performance of their official duties for
124 the committee.
125 9. The committee shall annually evaluate, and establish guidelines for , the sex
126 and human trafficking training requi red under sections 56.265, 190.142, 21 1.326,
127 337.618, and 590.050. The committee shall pr oduce, and distribute in a digital platform,
128 training that meets its guidelines. The committee may appr ove training pr oduced by
129 other entities as consistent with its guidelines.
130 10. Any board, department, or agency that regu lates any pro fession for which
131 sex and human trafficking training is r equir ed as described in subsection 9 of this
132 section may pr ovide such training. Funding for the training shall be subject to
133 appr opriations.
134 1 1. The pro visions of subsections 5 to 10 of this section shall become effective on
135 January 1, 2027, and shall expir e on December 31, 2031.
21 1.326. 1. The state courts administrator shall:
2 (1) Evaluate existing services by establishing performance standards including
3 performance standards for juvenile courts receiving diversion funds;
4 (2) Develop standards for orientation training for all new juvenile court professional
5 personnel, including juvenile of ficers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed
6 necessary by the state courts administrator;
7 (3) Develop standards for continuing education for existing juvenile court
8 professional personnel, including juvenile of ficers, deputy juvenile of ficers and other
9 personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator;
10 (4) Develop a process to evaluate services and collect relevant outcome data;
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11 (5) Develop a standardized assessment form for classifying juvenile of fenders; and
12 (6) Develop guidelines for juvenile court judges to use in determining the length of
13 time a child may be detained prior to informal adjustment or formal adjudication.
14 2. Standards, training and assessment forms developed pursuant to subsection 1 of
15 this section shall be developed considering racial disparities in the juvenile justice system.
16 3. Continuing education standards established under subdivision (3) of
17 subsection 1 of this section shall include a req uire ment that each juvenile officer
18 annually complete one hour of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the
19 guidelines established in section 210.1505. The provi sions of this subsection shall
20 become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expir e on December 31, 2031.
324.012. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Fresh Start Act of
2 2020".
3 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
4 (1) "Criminal conviction", any conviction, finding of guilt, plea of guilty , or plea of
5 nolo contendere;
6 (2) "Licensing", any required training, education, or fee to work in a specific
7 occupation, profession, or activity in the state;
8 (3) "Licensing authority", an agency , examining board, credentialing board, or other
9 of fice of the state with the authority to impose occupational fees or licensing requirements on
10 any profession. For purposes of the provisions of this section other than subsection 7 of this
11 section, the term "licensing authority" shall not include the state board of education's
12 licensure of teachers pursuant to chapter 168, the Missouri state board of accountant's
13 licensure of accountants pursuant to chapter 326, the board of podiatric medicine's licensure
14 of podiatrists pursuant to chapter 330, the Missouri dental board's licensure of dentists
15 pursuant to chapter 332, the state board of registration for the healing art's licensure of
16 physicians and surgeon s pursuant to chapter 334, the Missouri state board of nursing's
17 licensure of nurses pursuant to chapter 335, the board of pharmacy's licensure of pharmacists
18 pursuant to chapter 338, the Missouri real estate commission's licensure of real estate brokers,
19 real estate salespersons, or real estate broker-sa lespersons pursuant to sections 339.010 to
20 339.205, the Missouri veterinary medical board's licensure of veterinarian's pursuant to
21 chapter 340, the Missouri director of finance appointed pursuant to chapter 361, or the peace
22 of ficer standards and training commission's licensure of peace of ficers or other law
23 enforcement personnel pursuant to chapter 590;
24 (4) "Political subdivision", a city , town, village, municipality , or county .
25 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law , beginning January 1, 2021, no person
26 shall be disqualified by a state licensing authority from pursuing, practicing, or engaging in
27 any occupation for which a license is required solely or in part because of a prior conviction
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28 of a crime in this state or another state, unless the criminal conviction directly relates to the
29 duties and responsibilities for the licensed occupation as set forth in this section or is violent
30 or sexual in nature.
31 4. Beginning August 28, 2020, applicants for examination of licensure who have
32 pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the
33 following of fenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this state, any
34 other state, United States, or any other country , notwithstanding whether sentence is imposed,
35 shall be considered by state licensing authorities to have committed a criminal of fense that
36 directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of a licensed profession:
37 (1) Any murder in the first degree, or dangerous felony as defined under section
38 556.061 excluding an intoxication-related traff ic of fense or intoxication-related boating
39 of fense if the person is found to be a habitual of fender or habitual boating of fender as such
40 terms are defined in section 577.001;
41 (2) Any of the following sexual of fenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape,
42 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second
43 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy , statutory sodomy in the
44 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child
45 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual
46 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as
47 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to
48 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or
49 attempting to entice a child;
50 (3) Any of the following of fenses against the family and related of fenses: incest,
51 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree,
52 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a
53 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or traf ficking in children; and
54 (4) Any of the following of fenses involving child pornography as it existed prior to
55 August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material and related of fenses: promoting obscenity
56 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to
57 a class E felony , promoting child pornography in the first degree as it existed prior to
58 August 28, 2026, promot ing child sexual abuse material in the first degr ee , promoting
59 child pornography in the second degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, pr omoting
60 child sexual abuse material in the second degr ee , possession of child pornography in the
61 first degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse
62 material in the first degr ee , possession of child pornography in the second degree as it
63 existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second
64 degr ee , furnishing child pornography to a minor as it existed prior to August 28, 2026,
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65 furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor , furnishing pornographic materials to
66 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material;
67 (5) The offense of delivery of a controlled substance, as provided in section 579.020,
68 may be a disqualifying criminal of fense for the following occupations: real estate appraisers
69 and appraisal management companies, licensed pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.549; and
70 nursing home administrators, licensed pursuant to chapter 344; and
71 (6) Any of fense an essential element of which is fraud may be a disqualifying
72 criminal of fense for the following occupations: private investigators, licensed pursuant to
73 sections 324.1 100 to 324.1 148; accountants, licensed pursuant to chapter 326; architects,
74 licensed pursuant to sections 327.091 to 327.172; engineers, licensed pursuant to sections
75 327.181 to 327.271; land surveyors, licensed pursuant to sections 327.272 to 327.371;
76 landscape architects, licensed pursuant to sections 327.600 to 327.635; chiropractors, licensed
77 pursuant to chapter 331; embalmers and funeral directors, licensed pursuant to chapter 333;
78 real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies, licensed pursuant to sections
79 339.500 to 339.549; and nursing home administrators, licensed pursuant to chapter 344.
80 5. If an individual is char ged with any of the crimes set forth in subsection 4 of this
81 section, and is convicted, pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of a lesser -included of fense and
82 is sentenced to a period of incarceration, such conviction shall only be considered by state
83 licensing authorities as a criminal of fense that directly relates to the duties and responsibilities
84 of a licensed profession for four years, beginning on the date such individual is released from
85 incarceration.
86 6. (1) The licensing authority shall determine whether an applicant with a criminal
87 conviction will be denied a license based on the following factors:
88 (a) The nature and seriousness of the crime for which the individual was convicted;
89 (b) The passage of time since the commission of the crime, including consideration of
90 the factors listed under subdivision (2) of this subsection;
91 (c) The relationship of the crime to the ability , capacity , and fitness required to
92 perform the duties and dischar ge the responsibilities of the occupation; and
93 (d) Any evidence of rehabilitation or treatment undertaken by the individual that
94 might mitigate against a direct relation.
95 (2) If an individual has a valid criminal conviction for a criminal of fense that could
96 disqualify the individual from receiving a license, the disqualification shall not apply to an
97 individual who has been exonerated for a crime for which he or she has previously been
98 convicted of or incarcerated.
99 7. An individual with a criminal record may petition a licensing authority at any time
100 for a determination of whether the individual's criminal record will disqualify the individual
101 from obtaining a license. This petition shall include details on the individual's criminal
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102 record. The licensing authority shall inform the individual of his or her standing within thirty
103 days after the licensing authority has met, but in no event more than four months after
104 receiving the petition from the applicant. The decision shall be binding, unless the individual
105 has subsequent criminal convictions or failed to disclose information in his or her petition. If
106 the decision is that the individual is disqualified, the individual shall be notified in writing of
107 the grounds and reasons for disqualification. The licensing authority may char ge a fee by rule
108 to recoup its costs as set by rulemaking authority not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each
109 petition.
110 8. (1) If a licensing authority denies an individual a license solely or in part because
111 of the individual's prior conviction of a crime, the licensing authority shall notify the
112 individual in writing of the following:
113 (a) The grounds and reasons for the denial or disqualification;
114 (b) That the individual has the right to a hearing as provided by chapter 621 to
115 challenge the licensing authority's decision;
116 (c) The earliest date the person may reapply for a license; and
117 (d) That evidence of rehabilitation may be considered upon reapplication.
118 (2) Any written determination by the licensing authority that an applicant's criminal
119 conviction is a specifically listed disqualifying conviction and is directly related to the duties
120 and responsibilities for the licensed occupation shall be documented with written findings for
121 each of the grounds or reasons under paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this subsection by
122 clear and convincing evidence suff icient for a reviewing court.
123 (3) In any administrative hearing or civil litigation authorized under this subsection,
124 the licensing authority shall carry the burden of proof on the question of whether the
125 applicant's criminal conviction directly relates to the occupation for which the license is
126 sought.
127 9. The provisions of this section shall apply to any profession for which an
128 occupational license is issued in this state, including any new occupational license created by
129 a state licensing authority after August 28, 2020. Notwithstanding any other provision of law ,
130 political subdivisions shall be prohibited from creating any new occupational licenses after
131 August 28, 2020. The provisions of this section shall not apply to business licenses, where
132 the terms "occupational licenses" and "business licenses" are used interchangeably in a city or
133 county charter definition.
324.035. 1. No board, commission, or committee within the division of professional
2 registration shall utilize occupational fees, or any other fees associated with licensing
3 requirements, or contract or partner with any outside vendor or agency for the purpose of
4 of fering continuing education classes unless the continuing education pr ogram is
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5 appr oved by the dir ector of the division of pro fessional regist ration and is available to
6 all licensees of the board, commission, or committee .
7 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a board, commission, or
8 committee within the division of professional registration from utilizing occupational
9 licensure fees for the purpose of participating in conferences, seminars, or other outreach for
10 the purpose of communicating information to licensees with respect to changes in policy , law ,
11 or regulations.
329.050. 1. Applicants for examination or licensure pursuant to this chapter shall
2 possess the following qualifications:
3 (1) They shall provide documentation of successful completion of courses approved
4 by the board, have an education equivalent to the successful completion of the tenth grade,
5 and be at least seventeen years of age;
6 (2) If the applicants are apprentices, they shall have served and completed, as an
7 apprentice under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist, the time and studies required by
8 the board which shall be no less than three thousand hours for cosmetologists, and no less
9 than eight hundred hours for manicurists and no less than fifteen hundred hours for esthetics.
10 However , when the classified occupation of manicurist is apprenticed in conjunction with the
11 classified occupation of cosmetologist, the apprentice shall be required to successfully
12 complete an apprenticeship of no less than a total of three thousand hours;
13 (3) If the applicants are students, they shall have had the required time in a licensed
14 school of no less than one thousand five hundred hours training or the credit hours determined
15 by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of T itle 34 of the Code of Federal
16 Regulations, as amended, for the classification of cosmetologist, with the exception of public
17 vocational technical schools in which a student shall complete no less than one thousand two
18 hundred twenty hours training. All students shall complete no less than four hundred hours or
19 the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of T itle
20 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, for the classification of manicurist. All
21 students shall complete no less than seven hundred fifty hours or the credit hours determined
22 by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of T itle 34 of the Code of Federal
23 Regulations, as amended, for the classification of esthetician. However , when the classified
24 occupation of manicurist is taken in conjunction with the classified occupation of
25 cosmetologist, the student shall not be required to serve the extra four hundred hours or
26 the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of T itle
27 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, otherwise required to include manicuring
28 of nails; and
29 (4) They shall have passed an examination to the satisfaction of the board.
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30 2. A person may apply to take the examination required by subsection 1 of this
31 section if the person is a graduate of a school of cosmetology or apprentice program in
32 another state or territory of the United States which has substantially the same requirements
33 as an educational establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter . A person may apply to take
34 the examination required by subsection 1 of this section if the person is a graduate of an
35 educational establishment in a foreign country that provides training for a classified
36 occupation of cosmetology , as defined by section 329.010, and has educational requirements
37 that are substantially the same requirements as an educational establishment licensed under
38 this chapter . The board has sole discretion to determine the substantial equivalency of such
39 educational requirements. The board may require that transcripts from foreign schools be
40 submitted for its review , and the board may require that the applicant provide an approved
41 English translation of such transcripts.
42 3. Each application shall contain a statement that, subject to the penalties of making a
43 false af fidavit or declaration, the application is made under oath or af firmation and that its
44 representations are true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the person signing the
45 application.
46 4. The suf ficiency of the qualifications of applicants shall be determined by the board,
47 but the board may delegate this authority to its executive director subject to such provisions as
48 the board may adopt.
49 5. Applications for examination or licensure may be denied if the applicant has
50 pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the
51 following of fenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this state, any
52 other state, the United States, or any other country , notwithstanding whether sentence is
53 imposed:
54 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined under section 556.061 or murder in the first
55 degree;
56 (2) Any of the following sexual of fenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape,
57 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second
58 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy , statutory sodomy in the
59 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child
60 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual
61 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as
62 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to
63 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or
64 attempting to entice a child;
65 (3) Any of the following of fenses against the family and related of fenses: incest,
66 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree,
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67 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a
68 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or traf ficking in children; and
69 (4) Any of the following of fenses involving child pornography as it existed prior to
70 August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material and related of fenses: promoting obscenity
71 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to
72 a class E felony , promoting child pornography in the first degree as it existed prior to
73 August 28, 2026, promot ing child sexual abuse material in the first degr ee , promoting
74 child pornography in the second degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, pr omoting
75 child sexual abuse material in the second degr ee , possession of child pornography in the
76 first degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse
77 material in the first degr ee , possession of child pornography in the second degree as it
78 existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second
79 degr ee , furnishing child pornography to a minor as it existed prior to August 28, 2026,
80 furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor , furnishing pornographic materials to
81 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material.
337.618. 1. Each license issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 337.600 to
2 337.689 shall expire on a renewal date established by the director . The term of licensure shall
3 be twenty-four months. The committee shall require a minimum number of thirty clock hours
4 of continuing education for renewal of a license issued pursuant to sections 337.600 to
5 337.689, including two hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment, and management
6 training. The committee shall renew any license upon application for a renewal, completion
7 of the required continuing education hours and upon payment of the fee established by the
8 committee pursuant to the provisions of section 337.612. As provided by rule, the board may
9 waive or extend the time requirements for completion of continuing education for reasons
10 related to health, military service, foreign residency , or for other good cause. All requests for
11 waivers or extensions of time shall be made in writing and submitted to the board before the
12 renewal date.
13 2. The hours of continuing education r equir ed for renewa l of a license under this
14 section shall include two hours of sex and human trafficking training for the first
15 r enewal cycle after initial licensur e and one hour of sex and human trafficking training
16 for each licensur e ren ewal ther eafter consistent with the guidelines established in section
17 210.1505. The pr ovisions of this subsection shall become effective on January 1, 2027,
18 and shall expir e on December 31, 2031.
339.100. 1. The commission may , upon its own motion, and shall upon receipt of a
2 written complaint filed by any person, investigate any real estate-related activity of a licensee
3 licensed under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860 or an individual
4 or entity acting as or representing themselves as a real estate licensee. In conducting such
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5 investigation, if the questioned activity or written complaint involves an af filiated licensee,
6 the commission may forward a copy of the information received to the af filiated licensee's
7 designated broker . The commission shall have the power to hold an investigatory hearing to
8 determine whether there is a probability of a violation of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and
9 sections 339.710 to 339.860. The commission shall have the power to issue a subpoena to
10 compel the production of records and papers bearing on the complaint. The commission shall
11 have the power to issue a subpoena and to compel any person in this state to come before the
12 commission to of fer testimony or any material specified in the subpoena. Subpoenas and
13 subpoenas duces tecum issued pursuant to this section shall be served in the same manner as
14 subpoenas in a criminal case. The fees and mileage of witnesses shall be the same as that
15 allowed in the circuit court in civil cases.
16 2. The commission may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing
17 commission as provided by the provisions of chapter 621 against any person or entity licensed
18 under this chapter or any licensee who has failed to renew or has surrendered his or her
19 individual or entity license for any one or any combination of the following acts:
20 (1) Failure to maintain and deposit in a special account, separate and apart from his or
21 her personal or other business accounts, all moneys belonging to others entrusted to him or
22 her while acting as a real estate broker or as the temporary custodian of the funds of others,
23 until the transaction involved is consummated or terminated, unless all parties having an
24 interest in the funds have agreed otherwise in writing;
25 (2) Making substantial misrepresentations or false promises or suppression,
26 concealment or omission of material facts in the conduct of his or her business or pursuing
27 a flagrant and continued course of misrepresentation through agents, salespersons, advertising
28 or otherwise in any transaction;
29 (3) Failing within a reasonable time to account for or to remit any moneys, valuable
30 documents or other property , coming into his or her possession, which belongs to others;
31 (4) Representing to any lender , guaranteeing agency , or any other interested party ,
32 either verbally or through the preparation of false documents, an amount in excess of the true
33 and actual sale price of the real estate or terms dif fering from those actually agreed upon;
34 (5) Failure to timely deliver a duplicate original of any and all instruments to any
35 party or parties executing the same where the instruments have been prepared by the licensee
36 or under his or her supervision or are within his or her control, including, but not limited to,
37 the instruments relating to the employment of the licensee or to any matter pertaining to the
38 consummation of a lease, listing agreement or the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of
39 property , or any type of real estate transaction in which he or she may participate as a
40 licensee;
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41 (6) Acting for more than one party in a transaction without the knowledge of all
42 parties for whom he or she acts, or accepting a commission or valuable consideration for
43 services from more than one party in a real estate transaction without the knowledge of all
44 parties to the transaction;
45 (7) Paying a commission or valuable consideration to any person for acts or services
46 performed in violation of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860;
47 (8) Guaranteeing or having authorized or permitted any licensee to guarantee future
48 profits which may result from the resale of real property;
49 (9) Having been finally adjudicated and been found guilty of the violation of any state
50 or federal statute which governs the sale or rental of real property or the conduct of the real
51 estate business as defined in subsection 1 of section 339.010;
52 (10) Obtaining a certificate or registration of authority , permit or license for himself
53 or herself or anyone else by false or fraudulent representation, fraud or deceit;
54 (1 1) Representing a real estate broker other than the broker with whom associated
55 without the express written consent of the broker with whom associated;
56 (12) Accepting a commission or valuable consideration for the performance of any of
57 the acts referred to in section 339.010 from any person except the broker with whom
58 associated at the time the commission or valuable consideration was earned;
59 (13) Using prizes, money , gifts or other valuable consideration as inducement to
60 secure customers or clients to purchase, lease, sell or list property when the awarding of such
61 prizes, money , gifts or other valuable consideration is conditioned upon the purchase, lease,
62 sale or listing; or soliciting, selling or offer ing for sale real property by of fering free lots, or
63 conducting lotteries or contests, or of fering prizes for the purpose of influencing a purchaser
64 or prospective purchaser of real property;
65 (14) Placing a sign on or advertising any property of fering it for sale or rent without
66 the written consent of the owner or his or her duly authorized agent;
67 (15) V iolation of, or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly , or assisting or
68 enabling any person to violate, any provision of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections
69 339.710 to 339.860, or of any lawful rule adopted pursuant to sections 339.010 to 339.180
70 and sections 339.710 to 339.860;
71 (16) Committing any act which would otherwise be grounds for the commission to
72 refuse to issue a license under section 339.040;
73 (17) Failure to timely inform seller of all written of fers unless otherwise instructed in
74 writing by the seller;
75 (18) Been finally adjudicated and found guilty , or entered a plea of guilty or nolo
76 contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the laws of this state or any other state or of the
77 United States, for any of fense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions or duties of
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78 any profession licensed or regulated under this chapter , or for any of fense an essential
79 element of which is fraud, dishonesty or an act of violence, whether or not sentence is
80 imposed;
81 (19) Any other conduct which constitutes untrustworthy , improper or fraudulent
82 business dealings, demonstrates bad faith or incompetence, misconduct, or gross negligence;
83 (20) Disciplinary action against the holder of a license or other right to practice any
84 profession regulated under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860
85 granted by another state, territory , federal agency , or country upon grounds for which
86 revocation, suspension, or probation is authorized in this state;
87 (21) Been found by a court of competent jurisdiction of having used any controlled
88 substance, as defined in chapter 195, to the extent that such use impairs a person's ability to
89 perform the work of any profession licensed or regulated by sections 339.010 to 339.180 and
90 sections 339.710 to 339.860;
91 (22) Been finally adjudged insane or incompetent by a court of competent
92 jurisdiction;
93 (23) Assisting or enabling any person to practice or of fer to practice any profession
94 licensed or regulated under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860 who
95 is not registered and currently eligible to practice under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and
96 sections 339.710 to 339.860;
97 (24) Use of any advertisement or solicitation which:
98 (a) Is knowingly false, misleading or deceptive to the general public or persons to
99 whom the advertisement or solicitation is primarily directed; or
100 (b) Includes a name or team name that uses the terms "realty", "brokerage",
101 "company", or any other terms that can be construed to advertise a real estate company other
102 than the licensee or a business entity licensed under this chapter with whom the licensee is
103 associated. The context of the advertisement or solicitation may be considered by the
104 commission when determining whether a licensee has committed a violation of this
105 paragraph;
106 (25) Making any material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission with regard
107 to any application for licensure or license renewal. As used in this section, "material" means
108 important information about which the commission should be informed and which may
109 influence a licensing decision;
110 (26) Engaging in, committing, or assisting any person in engaging in or committing
111 mortgage fraud, as defined in section 443.930.
112 3. After the filing of such complaint, the proceedings will be conducted in accordance
113 with the provisions of law relating to the administrative hearing commission. A finding of the
114 administrative hearing commissioner that the licensee has performed or attempted to perform
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115 one or more of the foregoing acts shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of his
116 license by the commission, or the placing of the licensee on probation on such terms and
117 conditions as the real estate commission shall deem appropriate, or the imposition of a civil
118 penalty by the commission not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each offense.
119 Each day of a continued violation shall constitute a separate of fense.
120 4. The commission may prepare a digest of the decisions of the administrative
121 hearing commission which concern complaints against licensed brokers or salespersons and
122 cause such digests to be mailed to all licensees periodically . Such digests may also contain
123 reports as to new or changed rules adopted by the commission and other information of
124 significance to licensees.
125 5. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, a broker or salesperson's license
126 shall be revoked, or in the case of an applicant, shall not be issued, if the licensee or applicant
127 has pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the
128 following of fenses or of fenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this, any other
129 state, the United States, or any other country , notwithstanding whether sentence is imposed:
130 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined under section 556.061 or murder in the first
131 degree;
132 (2) Any of the following sexual of fenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape,
133 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second
134 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy , statutory sodomy in the
135 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child
136 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual
137 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as
138 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to
139 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or
140 attempting to entice a child;
141 (3) Any of the following of fenses against the family and related of fenses: incest,
142 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree,
143 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a
144 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or traf ficking in children;
145 (4) Any of the following of fenses involving child pornography as it existed prior to
146 August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material and related of fenses: promoting obscenity
147 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to
148 a class E felony , promoting child pornography in the first degree as it existed prior to
149 August 28, 2026, promot ing child sexual abuse material in the first degr ee , promoting
150 child pornography in the second degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, pr omoting
151 child sexual abuse material in the second degr ee , possession of child pornography in the
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152 first degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse
153 material in the first degr ee , possession of child pornography in the second degree as it
154 existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second
155 degr ee , furnishing child pornography to a minor as it existed prior to August 28, 2026,
156 furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor , furnishing pornographic materials to
157 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material; and
158 (5) Mortgage fraud as defined in section 570.310.
159 6. A person whose license was revoked under subsection 5 of this section may appeal
160 such revocation to the administrative hearing commission. Notice of such appeal must be
161 received by the administrative hearing commission within ninety days of mailing, by certified
162 mail, the notice of revocation. Failure of a person whose license was revoked to notify the
163 administrative hearing commission of his or her intent to appeal waives all rights to appeal the
164 revocation. Upon notice of such person's intent to appeal, a hearing shall be held before the
165 administrative hearing commission.
455.050. 1. Any full or ex parte order of protection granted pursuant to sections
2 455.010 to 455.085 shall be to protect the petitioner from cyberstalking, domestic violence,
3 stalking, or sexual assault and may include such terms as the court reasonably deems
4 necessary to ensure the petitioner's safety , including but not limited to:
5 (1) T emporarily enjoining the respondent from committing or threatening to commit
6 cyberstalking, domestic violence, molesting, stalking, sexual assault, or disturbing the peace
7 of the petitioner , including violence against a pet;
8 (2) T emporarily enjoining the respondent from entering the premises of the dwelling
9 unit of the petitioner when the dwelling unit is:
10 (a) Jointly owned, leased or rented or jointly occupied by both parties; or
11 (b) Owned, leased, rented or occupied by petitioner individually; or
12 (c) Jointly owned, leased, rented or occupied by petitioner and a person other than
13 respondent; provided, however , no spouse shall be denied relief pursuant to this section by
14 reason of the absence of a property interest in the dwelling unit; or
15 (d) Jointly occupied by the petitioner and a person other than respondent; provided
16 that the respondent has no property interest in the dwelling unit; or
17 (3) T emporarily enjoining the respondent from communicating with the petitioner in
18 any manner or through any medium.
19 2. Mutual orders of protection are prohibited unless both parties have properly filed
20 written petitions and proper service has been made in accordance with sections 455.010 to
21 455.085.
22 3. When the court has, after a hearing for any full order of protection, issued an order
23 of protection, it may , in addition:
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24 (1) A ward custody of any minor child born to or adopted by the parties when the court
25 has jurisdiction over such child and no prior order regarding custody is pending or has been
26 made, and the best interests of the child require such order be issued;
27 (2) Establish a visitation schedule that is in the best interests of the child;
28 (3) A ward child support in accordance with supreme court rule 88.01 and chapter
29 452;
30 (4) A ward maintenance to petitioner when petitioner and respondent are lawfully
31 married in accordance with chapter 452;
32 (5) Order respondent to make or to continue to make rent or mortgage payments on a
33 residence occupied by the petitioner if the respondent is found to have a duty to support the
34 petitioner or other dependent household members;
35 (6) Order the respondent to pay the petitioner's rent at a residence other than the one
36 previously shared by the parties if the respondent is found to have a duty to support the
37 petitioner and the petitioner requests alternative housing;
38 (7) Order that the petitioner be given temporary possession of specified personal
39 property , such as automobiles, checkbooks, keys, and other personal ef fects;
40 (8) Prohibit the respondent from transferring, encumbering, or otherwise disposing of
41 specified property mutually owned or leased by the parties;
42 (9) Order the respondent to participate in a court-approved counseling program
43 designed to help batterers stop violent behavior or to participate in a substance abuse
44 treatment program;
45 (10) Order the respondent to pay a reasonable fee for housing and other services that
46 have been provided or that are being provided to the petitioner by a shelter for victims of
47 domestic violence;
48 (1 1) Order the respondent to pay court costs;
49 (12) Order the respondent to pay the cost of medical treatment and services that have
50 been provided or that are being provided to the petitioner as a result of injuries sustained to
51 the petitioner by an act of domestic violence committed by the respondent;
52 (13) A ward possession and care of any pet, along with any moneys necessary to cover
53 medical costs that may have resulted from abuse of the pet.
54 4. A verified petition seeking orders for maintenance, support, custody , visitation,
55 payment of rent, payment of monetary compensation, possession of personal property ,
56 prohibiting the transfer , encumbrance, or disposal of property , or payment for services of a
57 shelter for victims of domestic violence, shall contain allegations relating to those orders and
58 shall pray for the orders desired.
59 5. In making an award of custody , the court shall consider all relevant factors
60 including the presumption that the best interests of the child will be served by placing the
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61 child in the custody and care of the nonabusive parent, unless there is evidence that both
62 parents have engaged in abusive behavior , in which case the court shall not consider this
63 presumption but may appoint a guardian ad litem or a court-appointed special advocate to
64 represent the children in accordance with chapter 452 and shall consider all other factors in
65 accordance with chapter 452.
66 6. The court shall grant to the noncustodial parent rights to visitation with any minor
67 child born to or adopted by the parties, unless the court finds, after hearing, that visitation
68 would endanger the child's physical health, impair the child's emotional development or
69 would otherwise conflict with the best interests of the child, or that no visitation can be
70 arranged which would suf ficiently protect the custodial parent from further domestic
71 violence. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem or court-appointed special advocate to
72 represent the minor child in accordance with chapter 452 whenever the custodial parent
73 alleges that visitation with the noncustodial parent will damage the minor child.
74 7. The court shall make an order requiring the noncustodial party to pay an amount
75 reasonable and necessary for the support of any child to whom the party owes a duty of
76 support when no prior order of support is outstanding and after all relevant factors have been
77 considered, in accordance with Missouri supreme court rule 88.01 and chapter 452.
78 8. The court may grant a maintenance order to a party for a period of time, not to
79 exceed one hundred eighty days. Any maintenance ordered by the court shall be in
80 accordance with chapter 452.
81 9. (1) The court may , in order to ensure that a petitioner can maintain an existing
82 wireless telephone number or numbers, issue an order , after notice and an opportunity to be
83 heard, directing a wireless service provider to transfer the billing responsibility for and rights
84 to the wireless telephone number or numbers to the petitioner , if the petitioner is not the
85 wireless service accountholder .
86 (2) (a) The order transferring billing responsibility for and rights to the wireless
87 telephone number or numbers to the petitioner shall list the name and billing telephone
88 number of the accountholder , the name and contact information of the person to whom the
89 telephone number or numbers will be transferred, and each telephone number to be
90 transferred to that person. The court shall ensure that the contact information of the petitioner
91 is not provided to the accountholder in proceedings held under this chapter .
92 (b) Upon issuance, a copy of the full order of protection shall be transmitted, either
93 electronically or by certified mail, to the wireless service provider's registered agent listed
94 with the secretary of state, or electronically to the email address provided by the wireless
95 service provider . Such transmittal shall constitute adequate notice for the wireless service
96 provider acting under this section and section 455.523.
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97 (c) If the wireless service provider cannot operationally or technically effectuat e the
98 order due to certain circumstances, the wireless service provider shall notify the petitioner
99 within three business days. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, the
100 following:
101 a. The accountholder has already terminated the account;
102 b. The dif ferences in network technology prevent the functionality of a device on the
103 network; or
104 c. There are geographic or other limitations on network or service availability .
105 (3) (a) Upon transfer of billing responsibility for and rights to a wireless telephone
106 number or numbers to the petitioner under this subsection by a wireless service provider , the
107 petitioner shall assume all financial responsibility for the transferred wireless telephone
108 number or numbers, monthly service costs, and costs for any mobile device associated with
109 the wireless telephone number or numbers.
110 (b) This section shall not preclude a wireless service provider from applying any
111 routine and customary requirements for account establishment to the petitioner as part of this
112 transfer of billing responsibility for a wireless telephone number or numbers and any devices
113 attached to that number or numbers including, but not limited to, identification, financial
114 information, and customer preferences.
115 (4) This section shall not af fect the ability of the court to apportion the assets and
116 debts of the parties as provided for in law , or the ability to determine the temporary use,
117 possession, and control of personal property .
118 (5) No cause of action shall lie against any wireless service provider , its of ficers,
119 employees, or agents, for actions taken in accordance with the terms of a court order issued
120 under this section.
121 (6) As used in this section and section 455.523, a "wireless service provider" means a
122 provider of commercial mobile service under Section 332(d) of the Federal
1 2 3 [ T elecommunications Act of 1996 ] Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Section
124 [ 151, et seq. ] 332 ).
537.054 . 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Child sex trafficking", any act committed by the defendant against the
3 plaintiff that occurr ed when the plaintiff was under eighteen years of age and that
4 would have been a violation of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.21 1, or
5 566.215;
6 (2) "Injury" or "illness", either a physical injury or illness or a psychological
7 injury or illness. A psychological injury or illness need not be accompanied by physical
8 injury or illness.
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9 2. Any action to recover damages from injury or illness caused by child sex
10 trafficking in an action br ought pursuant to this section shall be commenced within
11 twenty years of the plaintiff attaining twenty-one years of age or within thr ee years of
12 the date the plaintiff discovers, or reas onably should have discover ed, that the injury or
13 illness was caused by child sex trafficking.
14 3. This section shall apply to any action commenced on or after August 28, 2026.
542.301. 1. Property which comes into the custody of an of ficer or of a court as the
2 result of any seizure and which has not been forfeited pursuant to any other provisions of law
3 or returned to the claimant shall be disposed of as follows:
4 (1) Stolen property , or property acquired in any other manner declared an of fense by
5 chapters 569 and 570, but not including any of the property referred to in subdivision (2) of
6 this subsection, shall be delivered by order of court upon claim having been made and
7 established, to the person who is entitled to possession:
8 (a) The claim shall be made by written motion filed with the court with which a
9 motion to suppress has been, or may be, filed. The claim shall be barred if not made within
10 one year from the date of the seizure;
11 (b) Upon the filing of such motion, the judge shall order notice to be given to all
12 persons interested in the property , including other claimants and the person from whose
13 possession the property was seized, of the time, place and nature of the hearing to be held on
14 the motion. The notice shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to reach the attention
15 of all interested persons. Notice may be given to unknown persons and to persons whose
16 address is unknown by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county . No
17 property shall be delivered to any claimant unless all interested persons have been given a
18 reasonable opportunity to appear and to be heard;
19 (c) After a hearing, the judge shall order the property delivered to the person or
20 persons entitled to possession, if any . The judge may direct that delivery of property required
21 as evidence in a criminal proceeding shall be postponed until the need no longer exists;
22 (d) A law enforcement officer having custody of seized property may , at any time that
23 seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence, request that the prosecuting attorney of
24 the county in which property was seized file a motion with the court of such county for the
25 disposition of the seized property . If the prosecuting attorney does not file such motion
26 within sixty days of the request by the law enforcement of ficer having custody of the seized
27 property , then such of ficer may request that the attorney general file a written motion with the
28 circuit court of the county or judicial district in which the seizure occurred. Upon filing of the
29 motion, the court shall issue an order directing the disposition of the property . Such
30 disposition may , if the property is not claimed within one year from the date of the seizure or
31 if no one establishes a right to it, and the seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence,
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32 include a public sale of the property . Pursuant to a motion properly filed and granted under
33 this section, the proceeds of any sale, less necessary expenses of preservation and sale, shall
34 be paid into the county treasury for the use of the county . If the property is not salable, the
35 judge may order its destruction. Notwithstanding any other provision of law , if no claim is
36 filed within one year of the seizure and no motion pursuant to this section is filed within six
37 months thereafter , and the seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence, the property
38 shall be deemed abandoned, converted to cash and shall be turned over immediately to the
39 treasurer pursuant to section 447.543;
40 (e) If the property is a living animal or is perishable, the judge may , at any time, order
41 it sold at public sale. The proceeds shall be held in lieu of the property . A written description
42 of the property sold shall be filed with the judge making the order of sale so that the claimant
43 may identify the property . If the proceeds are not claimed within the time limited for the
44 claim of the property , the proceeds shall be paid into the county treasury . If the property is
45 not salable, the judge may order its destruction.
46 (2) W eapons, tools, devices, computers, computer equipment, computer software,
47 computer hardware, cellular telephones, or other devices capable of accessing the internet,
48 and substances other than motor vehicles, aircraft or watercraft, used by the owner or with the
49 owner's consent as a means for committing felonies other than the of fense of possessing
50 bur glary tools in violation of section 569.180, and property , the possession of which is an
51 of fense under the laws of this state or which has been used by the owner , or used with the
52 owner's acquiescence or consent, as a raw material or as an instrument to manufacture,
53 produce, or distribute, or be used as a means of storage of anything the possession of which is
54 an of fense under the laws of this state, or which any statute authorizes or directs to be seized,
55 other than lawfully possessed weapons seized by an of ficer incident to an arrest, shall be
56 forfeited to the state of Missouri.
57 2. The of ficer who has custody of the property shall inform the prosecuting attorney
58 of the fact of seizure and of the nature of the property . The prosecuting attorney shall
59 thereupon file a written motion with the court with which the motion to suppress has been, or
60 may be, filed praying for an order directing the forfeiture of the property . If the prosecuting
61 attorney of a county in which property is seized fails to file a motion with the court for the
62 disposition of the seized property within sixty days of the request by a law enforcement
63 of ficer , the of ficer having custody of the seized property may request the attorney general to
64 file a written motion with the circuit court of the county or judicial district in which the
65 seizure occurred. Upon filing of the motion, the court shall issue an order directing the
66 disposition of the property . The signed motion shall be returned to the requesting agency . A
67 motion may also be filed by any person claiming the right to possession of the property
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68 praying that the court declare the property not subject to forfeiture and order it delivered to
69 the moving party .
70 3. Upon the filing of a motion either by the prosecuting attorney or by a claimant, the
71 judge shall order notice to be given to all persons interested in the property , including the
72 person out of whose possession the property was seized and any lienors, of the time, place
73 and nature of the hearing to be held on the motion. The notice shall be given in a manner
74 reasonably calculated to reach the attention of all interested persons. Notice may be given to
75 unknown persons and to persons of unknown address by publication in a newspaper of
76 general circulation in the county . Every interested person shall be given a reasonable
77 opportunity to appear and to be heard as to the nature of the person's claim to the property and
78 upon the issue of whether or not it is subject to forfeiture.
79 4. If the evidence is clear and convincing that the property in issue is in fact of a kind
80 subject to forfeiture under this subsection, the judge shall declare it forfeited and order its
81 destruction or sale. The judge shall direct that the destruction or sale of property needed as
82 evidence in a criminal proceeding shall be postponed until this need no longer exists.
83 5. If the forfeited property can be put to a lawful use, it may be ordered sold after any
84 alterations which are necessary to adapt it to a lawful use have been made. In the case of
85 computers, computer equipment, computer software, computer hardware, cellular telephones,
86 or other devices capable of accessing the internet, or other devices used in the acquisition,
87 possession, or distribution of child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, child
88 sexual abuse material, or obscene material, the law enforcement agency in possession of
89 such items may , upon court order , retain possession of such property and convert such
90 property to the use of the law enforcement agency for use in criminal investigations. If there
91 is a holder of a bona fide lien against property which has been used as a means for committing
92 an of fense or which has been used as a raw material or as an instrument to manufacture or
93 produce anything which is an of fense to possess, who establishes that the use was without the
94 lienholder's acquiescence or consent, the proceeds, less necessary expenses of preservation
95 and sale, shall be paid to the lienholder to the amount of the lienholder's lien. The remaining
96 amount shall be paid into the county treasury .
97 6. If the property is perishable the judge may order it sold at a public sale or
98 destroyed, as may be appropriate, prior to a hearing. The proceeds of a sale, less necessary
99 expenses of preservation and sale, shall be held in lieu of the property .
100 7. When a warrant has been issued to search for and seize allegedly obscene matter
101 for forfeiture to the state, after an adversary hearing, the judge, upon return of the warrant
102 with the matter seized, shall give notice of the fact to the prosecuting attorney of the county in
103 which the matter was seized and the dealer , exhibitor or displayer and shall conduct further
104 adversary proceedings to determine whether the matter is subject to forfeiture. If the evidence
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105 is clear and convincing that the matter is obscene as defined by law and it was being held or
106 displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public, the judge shall declare
107 it to be obscene and forfeited to the state and order its destruction or other disposition; except
108 that, no forfeiture shall be declared without the dealer , distributor or displayer being given a
109 reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition and without the judge having thoroughly
110 examined each item. If the material to be seized is the same as or another copy of matter that
111 has already been determined to be obscene in a criminal proceeding against the dealer ,
112 exhibitor , displayer or such person's agent, the determination of obscenity in the criminal
113 proceeding shall constitute clear and convincing evidence that the matter to be forfeited
114 pursuant to this subsection is obscene. Except when the dealer , exhibitor or displayer
115 consents to a longer period, or by such person's actions or pleadings willfully prevents the
116 prompt resolution of the hearing, judgment shall be rendered within ten days of the return of
117 the warrant. If the matter is not found to be obscene or is not found to have been held or
118 displayed for sale, exhibition or distribution to the public, or a judgment is not entered within
119 the time provided for , the matter shall be restored forthwith to the dealer , exhibitor or
120 displayer .
121 8. If an appeal is taken by the dealer , exhibitor or displayer from an adverse judgment,
122 the case should be assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable date and expedited in every
123 way . Destruction or disposition of a matter declared forfeited shall be postponed until the
124 judgment has become final by exhaustion of appeal, or by expiration of the time for appeal,
125 and until the matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding.
126 9. A determination of obscenity , pursuant to this subsection, shall not be admissible in
127 any criminal proceeding against any person or corporation for sale or possession of obscene
128 matter; except that dealer , distributor or displayer from which the obscene matter was seized
129 for forfeiture to the state.
130 10. When allegedly obscene matter or pornographic material for minors has been
131 seized under a search warrant issued pursuant to subsection 2 of section 542.281 and the
132 matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding the prosecuting attorney of
133 the county in which the matter was seized may file a written motion with the circuit court of
134 the county or judicial district in which the seizure occurred praying for an order directing the
135 forfeiture of the matter . Upon filing of the motion, the court shall set a date for a hearing.
136 W ritten notice of date, time, place and nature of the hearing shall be personally served upon
137 the owner , dealer , exhibitor , displayer or such person's agent. Such notice shall be served no
138 less than five days before the hearing.
139 1 1. If the evidence is clear and convincing that the matter is obscene as defined by
140 law , and that the obscene material was being held or displayed for sale, exhibition,
141 distribution or circulation to the public or that the matter is pornographic for minors and that
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142 the pornographic material was being held or displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or
143 circulation to minors, the judge shall declare it to be obscene or pornographic for minors and
144 forfeited to the state and order its destruction or other disposition. A determination that the
145 matter is obscene in a criminal proceeding as well as a determination that such obscene
146 material was held or displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public or a
147 determination that the matter is pornographic for minors in a criminal proceeding as well as a
148 determination that such pornographic material was held or displayed for sale, exhibition,
149 distribution or circulation to minors shall be clear and convincing evidence that such material
150 should be forfeited to the state; except that, no forfeiture shall be declared without the dealer ,
151 distributor or displayer being given a reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition and
152 without a judge having thoroughly examined each item. A dealer , distributor or displayer
153 shall have had reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition if the matter the prosecutor
154 seeks to destroy is the same matter that formed the basis of a criminal proceeding against the
155 dealer , distributor or displayer where the dealer , distributor or displayer has been char ged and
156 found guilty of holding or displaying for sale, exhibiting, distributing or circulating obscene
157 material to the public or pornographic material for minors to minors. If the matter is not
158 found to be obscene, or if obscene material is not found to have been held or displayed for
159 sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public, or if the matter is not found to be
160 pornographic for minors or if pornographic material is not found to have been held or
161 displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to minors, the matter shall be restored
162 forthwith to the dealer , exhibitor or displayer .
163 12. If an appeal is taken by the dealer , exhibitor or displayer from an adverse
164 judgment, the case shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable date and expedited
165 in every way . Destruction or disposition of matter declared forfeited shall be postponed until
166 the judgment has become final by exhaustion of appeal, or by expiration of the time for
167 appeal, and until the matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding.
168 13. A determination of obscenity shall not be admissible in any criminal proceeding
169 against any person or corporation for sale or possession of obscene matter .
170 14. An appeal by any party shall be allowed from the judgment of the court as in other
171 civil actions.
172 15. All other property still in the custody of an of ficer or of a court as the result of any
173 seizure and which has not been forfeited pursuant to this section or any other provision of law
174 after three years following the seizure and which has ceased to be useful as evidence shall be
175 deemed abandoned, converted to cash and shall be turned over immediately to the treasurer
176 pursuant to section 447.543.
566.010. As used in this chapter and chapter 568, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Aggravated sexual offense", any sexual offense, in the course of which, the actor:
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3 (a) Inflicts serious physical injury on the victim;
4 (b) Displays a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument in a threatening manner;
5 (c) Subjects the victim to sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with more
6 than one person;
7 (d) Had previously been found guilty of an of fense under this chapter or under section
8 573.200, child used in sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting sexual performance
9 by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child
10 pornography in the first degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or pro moting child
11 sexual abuse material in the first degr ee ; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in
12 the second degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or pr omoting child sexual abuse
13 material in the second degr ee ; section 573.037, possession of child pornography as it
14 existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material ; or section
15 573.040, furnishing pornographic materials to minors; or has previously been found guilty of
16 an of fense in another jurisdiction which would constitute an of fense under this chapter or said
17 sections;
18 (e) Commits the of fense as part of an act or series of acts performed by two or more
19 persons as part of an established or prescribed pattern of activity; or
20 (f) Engages in the act that constitutes the of fense with a person the actor knows to be,
21 without regard to legitimacy , the actor's:
22 a. Ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption;
23 b. Stepchild while the marriage creating that relationship exists;
24 c. Brother or sister of the whole or half blood; or
25 d. Uncle, aunt, nephew , or niece of the whole blood;
26 (2) "Commercial sex act", any sex act on account of which anything of value is given
27 to or received by any person;
28 (3) "Deviate sexual intercourse", any act involving the genitals of one person and the
29 hand, mouth, tongue, or anus of another person or a sexual act involving the penetration,
30 however slight, of the penis, female genitalia, or the anus by a finger , instrument or object
31 done for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person or for the
32 purpose of terrorizing the victim;
33 (4) "Forced labor", a condition of servitude induced by means of:
34 (a) Any scheme, plan, or pattern of behavior intended to cause a person to believe
35 that, if the person does not enter into or continue the servitude, such person or another person
36 will suff er substantial bodily harm or physical restraint; or
37 (b) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process;
38 (5) "Sexual conduct", sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse or sexual contact;
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39 (6) "Sexual contact", any touching of another person with the genitals or any touching
40 of the genitals or anus of another person, or the breast of a female person, or such touching
41 through the clothing, or causing semen, seminal fluid, or other ejaculate to come into contact
42 with another person, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person
43 or for the purpose of terrorizing the victim;
44 (7) "Sexual intercourse", any penetration, however slight, of the female genitalia by
45 the penis.
566.147. 1. Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or hereafter has been found
2 guilty of:
3 (1) V iolating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section
4 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree;
5 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use
6 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or
7 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual
8 exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child pornography in the first degree as it
9 existed prior to August 28, 2026, or pr omoting child sexual abuse material in the first
10 degr ee ; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in the second degree as it existed
11 prior to August 28, 2026, or pro moting child sexual abuse material in the second degr ee ;
12 section 573.037, possession of child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 , or
13 possession of child sexual abuse material; or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic
14 material to minors; or
15 (2) Any of fense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a
16 violation listed in this section;
17
18 shall not reside within one thousand feet of any public school as defined in section 160.01 1,
19 any private school giving instruction in a grade or grades not higher than the twelfth grade, or
20 any child care facility that is licensed under chapter 210, or any child care facility as defined
21 in section 210.201 that is exempt from state licensure but subject to state regulation under
22 section 210.252 and holds itself out to be a child care facility , where the school or facility is in
23 existence at the time the individual begins to reside at the location. Such person shall also not
24 reside within one thousand feet of the property line of the residence of a former victim of such
25 person.
26 2. If such person has already established a residence and a public school, a private
27 school, or child care facility is subsequently built or placed within one thousand feet of such
28 person's residence, or a former victim subsequently resides on property with a property line
29 within one thousand feet of such person's residence, then such person shall, within one week
30 of the opening of such public school, private school, or child care facility , or the former
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31 victim residing on the property , notify the county sheriff where such public school, private
32 school, child care facility , or residence of a former victim is located that he or she is now
33 residing within one thousand feet of such public school, private school, child care facility , or
34 property line of the residence of a former victim, and shall provide verifiable proof to the
35 sherif f that he or she resided there prior to the opening of such public school, private school,
36 or child care facility , or the former victim residing on the property .
37 3. For purposes of this section, "resides" means sleeps in a residence, which may
38 include more than one location and may be mobile or transitory , but shall not include
39 transitory or longer term presence in facilities licensed under chapters 197 and 198 for
40 purposes of receiving care, treatment, or services from such licensed facility .
41 4. For the purposes of [ the ] this section, one thousand feet shall be measured from the
42 edge of the of fender's property nearest the public school, private school, child care facility , or
43 former victim to the nearest edge of the public school, private school, child care facility , or
44 former victim's property .
45 5. V iolation of the provisions of subsection 1 of this section is a class E felony except
46 that the second or any subsequent violation is a class B felony . V iolation of the provisions of
47 subsection 2 of this section is a class A misdemeanor except that the second or subsequent
48 violation is a class E felony .
566.148. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of:
2 (1) V iolating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section
3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree;
4 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use
5 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or
6 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual
7 exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child pornography in the first degree as it
8 existed prior to August 28, 2026, or pr omoting child sexual abuse material in the first
9 degr ee ; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in the second degree as it existed
10 prior to August 28, 2026, or pro moting child sexual abuse material in the second degr ee ;
11 section 573.037, possession of child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 , or
12 possession of child sexual abuse material; or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic
13 material to minors; or
14 (2) Any of fense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a
15 violation listed in this section;
16
17 shall not knowingly be physically present in or loiter within five hundred feet of or to
18 approach, contact, or communicate with any child under eighteen years of age in any child
19 care facility building, on the real property comprising any child care facility when persons
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20 under the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds, or in the conveyance,
21 unless the of fender is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a student present in the building
22 or on the grounds.
23 2. For purposes of this section, "child care facility" shall include any child care
24 facility licensed under chapter 210, or any child care facility that is exempt from state
25 licensure but subject to state regulation under section 210.252 and holds itself out to be a
26 child care facility .
27 3. V iolation of the provisions of this section is a class A misdemeanor .
566.149. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of:
2 (1) V iolating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section
3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree;
4 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use
5 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or
6 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual
7 exploitation of a minor; section 573.037, possession of child pornography as it existed prior
8 to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material ; section 573.025,
9 promoting child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promot ing child
10 sexual abuse material ; or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic material to minors; or
11 (2) Any of fense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a
12 violation listed in this section;
13
14 shall not be present in or loiter within five hundred feet of any school building, on real
15 property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
16 school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under
17 the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds, or in the conveyance, unless
18 the of fender is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a student present in the building and
19 has met the conditions set forth in subsection 2 of this section.
20 2. No parent, legal guardian, or custodian who has been found guilty of violating any
21 of the of fenses listed in subsection 1 of this section shall be present in any school building, on
22 real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
23 school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under
24 the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance unless the
25 parent, legal guardian, or custodian has permission to be present from the superintendent or
26 school board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of a public
27 school, if permission is granted, the superintendent or school board president must inform the
28 principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Permission may be granted by
29 the superintendent, school board, or in the case of a private school from the principal for more
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30 than one event at a time, such as a series of events, however , the parent, legal guardian, or
31 custodian must obtain permission for any other event he or she wishes to attend for which he
32 or she has not yet had permission granted.
33 3. Regardless of the person's knowledge of his or her proximity to school property or
34 a school-related activity , violation of the provisions of this section is a class A misdemeanor .
566.150. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of:
2 (1) V iolating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section
3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree;
4 section 573.200, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting a sexual
5 performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025,
6 promoting child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promot ing child
7 sexual abuse material ; section 573.037, possession of child pornography as it existed prior
8 to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material ; or section 573.040,
9 furnishing pornographic material to minors; or
10 (2) Any of fense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a
11 violation listed in this section;
12
13 shall not knowingly be present in or loiter within five hundred feet of any real property
14 comprising any public park with playground equipment, a public swimming pool, athletic
15 complex or athletic fields if such facilities exist for the primary use of recreation for children,
16 any museum if such museum holds itself out to the public as and exists with the primary
17 purpose of entertaining or educating children under eighteen years of age, or Missouri
18 department of conservation nature or education center properties.
19 2. The first violation of the provisions of this section is a class E felony .
20 3. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a class D felony .
21 4. Any person who has been found guilty of an offense under subdivision (1) or (2) of
22 subsection 1 of this section who is the parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child under the
23 age of eighteen attending a program on the property of a nature or education center of the
24 Missouri department of conservation may receive permission from the nature or education
25 center manager to be present on the property with the child during the program.
566.151. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Evie and Sophie's
2 Law".
3 2. For purposes of this section, "minor" means a person under eighteen years of
4 age.
5 3. A person [ twenty-one years of age or older ] commits the of fense of gr ooming or
6 enticement of a [ child ] minor if , being mor e than four years older than a minor , he or she
7 knowingly , by any means or thr ough any pattern of conduct, attempts to persuade,
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8 solicit, coax, entice, or lure or persuades, solicits, coaxes, entices, or lures [ whether by
9 words, actions or through communication via the internet or any electronic communication,
10 any person who is less than seventeen years of age for the purpose of engaging in sexual
11 conduct ] such minor with the intent to prep are, condition, manipulate, or otherwise
12 cause such minor to engage in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commerci al
13 sex act .
14 [ 2. ] 4. It is not a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the [ other ]
15 person believed to be a minor was a peace of ficer masquerading as a minor .
16 [ 3. ] 5. Gro oming or enticement of a [ child or an attempt to commit enticement of a
17 child ] minor is a felony for which the authorized term of imprisonment shall be not less than
18 five years and not more than thirty years , unless the groomin g or enticement res ults in the
19 minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commer cial sex act, in
20 which case the minimum authorized term of imprisonment shall be not less than ten
21 years . No person convicted and sentenced to the department of corr ections under this
22 section shall be eligible for parole[ , probation, ] or conditional release[ , or suspended
23 imposition or execution of sentence ] for a period of five calendar years , unless the gro oming
24 or enticement r esults in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or
25 a commerc ial sex act, in which case the person shall not be eligible for par ole, prob ation,
26 conditional rel ease, or suspended imposition or execution of sentence for a period of ten
27 calendar years. Upon conviction, the punishment imposed under this subsection shall
28 be in addition and consecutive to any punishment prov ided by law for any crime
29 committed as a res ult of the offense committed under this section.
30 6. Notwithstanding the pr ovisions of sections 557.01 1, 558.019, and 559.021 to
31 the contrary , a person found guilty of violating this section shall be order ed by the
32 sentencing court to pay restit ution to the victim of the offense. The minimum r estitution
33 order ed by the court for such victim shall be in the amount determined by the court
34 necessary to compensate the victim for the mental and physical reh abilitation of the
35 victim, any lost income or educational disruption, or rel ocation or housing assistance for
36 the victim.
37 7. The committee within the statewide council established under section
38 210.1505 shall issue guidance for:
39 (1) The public on identifying and recogn izing actions constituting groomin g or
40 enticement of a minor , respondi ng to potential instances of groo ming of a minor , and
41 tr eatment of and services for victims of groo ming; and
42 (2) Pr ocedur es and training for pr ofessionals on the investigating and
43 pr osecuting of perpetrators of the offense of gr ooming or enticement of a minor .
566.155. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of:
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2 (1) V iolating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section
3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree;
4 section 573.200, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting a sexual
5 performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.037,
6 possession of child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of
7 child sexual abuse material ; section 573.025, promoting child pornography as it existed
8 prior to August 28, 2026, or pr omoting child sexual abuse material ; or section 573.040,
9 furnishing pornographic material to minors; or
10 (2) Any of fense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a
11 violation listed in this section;
12
13 shall not serve as an athletic coach, manager , or athletic trainer for any sports team in which a
14 child less than seventeen years of age is a member or shall not supervise or employ any child
15 under eighteen years of age.
16 2. The first violation of the provisions of this section is a class E felony .
17 3. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a class D felony .
566.201 . A prosecuting or circu it attorney may req uest assistance fr om the
2 attorney general, or one of his or her assistants, to assist in the pro secution of child sex
3 trafficking cases. The pr osecuting or circu it attorney may requ est any res ourc e or
4 capability of the attorney general when prosecuting such cases.
566.21 1. 1. A person commits the of fense of sexual traff icking of a child in the
2 second degree if he or she knowingly:
3 (1) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, including
4 but not limited to through the use of force, abduction, coercion, fraud, deception, blackmail,
5 or causing or threatening to cause financial harm, a person under the age of eighteen to
6 participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual
7 material as defined in section 573.010, or benefits, financially or by receiving anything of
8 value, from participation in such activities;
9 (2) Causes a person under the age of eighteen to engage in a commercial sex act, a
10 sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section
11 573.010; or
12 (3) Advertises the availability of a person under the age of eighteen to participate in a
13 commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as
14 defined in section 573.010.
15 2. It shall not be a defense that the defendant believed that the person was eighteen
16 years of age or older .
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17 3. (1) The of fense of sexual traff icking of a child in the second degree is a felony
18 punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not less than twenty years or life and a fine
19 not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars if the child is under the age of eighteen. If a
20 violation of this section was ef fected by force, abduction, or coercion, the crime of sexual
21 traf ficking of a child shall be a felony for which the authorized term of imprisonment is life
22 imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole until the defendant has served not
23 less than twenty-five years of such sentence.
24 (2) The offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degr ee by a par ent,
25 legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a child is a felony for which
26 the authorized term of imprisonment is life imprisonment. As used in this subdivision,
27 "life imprisonment" shall mean imprisonment for the duration of a person's natural
28 life.
566.218. 1. Notwithstanding sections 557.01 1, 558.019, and 559.021, a person found
2 guilty of violating any provisions of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.21 1,
3 566.212, 566.213, or 566.215 shall be ordered by the sentencing court to pay restitution to the
4 victim of the of fense regardless of whether the defendant is sentenced to a term of
5 imprisonment or probation. The minimum restitution ordered by the court shall be in the
6 amount determined by the court necessary to compensate the victim for the value of the
7 victim's labor and/or for the mental and physical rehabilitation of the victim and any child of
8 the victim.
9 2. Any rea l or personal prop erty owned by the defendant that was used,
10 attempted to be used, or intended to be used by the defendant in violating a section listed
11 under subsection 1 of this section may be seized. If such pr operty is seized, the pr operty
12 shall be forfeited as pr ovided under section 513.607.
567.030. 1. A person commits the of fense of patronizing prostitution if he or she:
2 (1) Pursuant to a prior understanding, gives something of value to another person as
3 compensation for having engaged in sexual conduct with any person; or
4 (2) Gives or agrees to give something of value to another person with the
5 understanding that such person or another person will engage in sexual conduct with any
6 person; or
7 (3) Solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with any person in
8 return for something of value.
9 2. It shall not be a defense that the person believed that the individual he or she
10 patronized for prostitution was eighteen years of age or older .
11 3. The of fense of patronizing prostitution is a class [ B misdemeanor ] E felony , unless
12 the individual who the person patronizes is less than eighteen years of age but older than
13 fifteen years of age, in which case patronizing prostitution is a class [ E ] D felony .
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14 4. The of fense of patronizing prostitution is a class B felony if the individual who the
15 person patronizes is fifteen years of age or younger . Nothing in this section shall preclude the
16 prosecution of an individual for the of fenses of:
17 (1) Statutory rape in the first degree pursuant to section 566.032;
18 (2) Statutory rape in the second degree pursuant to section 566.034;
19 (3) Statutory sodomy in the first degree pursuant to section 566.062; or
20 (4) Statutory sodomy in the second degree pursuant to section 566.064.
573.010. As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean:
2 (1) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar , juice bar , restaurant, bottle club, or other
3 commercial establishment, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which
4 regularly features persons who appear semi-nude;
5 (2) "Characterized by", describing the essential character or dominant theme of an
6 item;
7 (3) "Child", any person under the age of fourteen;
8 (4) "Child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material ":
9 (a) Any obscene material or performance depicting sexual conduct, sexual contact as
10 defined in section 566.010, or a sexual performance and which has as one of its participants or
11 portrays as an observer of such conduct, contact, or performance a minor; [ or ]
12 (b) Any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer
13 or computer -generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic,
14 mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct where:
15 a. The production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in
16 sexually explicit conduct;
17 b. Such visual depiction is a digital image, computer image, or computer -generated
18 image that is, or is indistinguishable from, that of a minor engaging in sexually explicit
19 conduct, in that the depiction is such that an ordinary person viewing the depiction would
20 conclude that the depiction is of an actual minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct ,
21 r egardless of whether the minor was actually engaged in sexually explicit conduct at the
22 time the visual depiction was creat ed ; or
23 c. Such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to show that an
24 identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct. "Identifiable minor" means a
25 person who was a minor at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified; or
26 whose image as a minor was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual depiction;
27 and who is recognizable as an actual person by the person's face, likeness, or other
28 distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature. The
29 term identifiable minor shall not be construed to require proof of the actual identity of the
30 identifiable minor; or
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31 (c) Any anatomically corr ect doll, mannequin, or robot, or any other item, with
32 featur es of, or with featur es that r esemble those of, a minor under eighteen years of age
33 intended to be used for the purpose of arousin g or gratifying the sexual desire of any
34 person, or for the purpose of terr orizing or causing emotional distr ess to any person;
35 (5) "Employ", "employee", or "employment", any person who performs any service
36 on the premises of a sexually oriented business, on a full-time, part-time, or contract basis,
37 whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent contractor , agent, or
38 otherwise. Employee does not include a person exclusively on the premises for repair or
39 maintenance of the premises or for the delivery of goods to the premises;
40 (6) "Explicit sexual material", any pictorial or three-dimensional material depicting
41 human masturbation, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, direct physical
4 2 stimulation or unclothed genitals, sadomasochistic abuse, or emphasizing the depiction of
43 postpubertal human genitals; provided, however , that works of art or of anthropological
44 significance shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing definition;
45 (7) "Furnish", to issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver , transfer , circulate,
46 disseminate, present, exhibit or otherwise provide;
47 (8) "Material", anything printed or written, or any picture, drawing, photograph,
48 motion picture film, videotape or videotape production, or pictorial representation, or any
49 recording or transcription, or any mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction, or stored
50 computer data, or anything which is or may be used as a means of communication. Material
51 includes undeveloped photographs, molds, printing plates, stored computer data and other
52 latent representational objects;
53 (9) "Minor", any person less than eighteen years of age;
54 (10) "Nudity" or "state of nudity", the showing of the human genitals, pubic area,
55 vulva, anus, anal cleft, or the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part
56 of the nipple or areola;
57 (1 1) "Obscene", any material or performance if, taken as a whole:
58 (a) Applying contemporary community standards, its predominant appeal is to
59 prurient interest in sex; and
60 (b) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find the
61 material depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently of fensive way; and
62 (c) A reasonable person would find the material lacks serious literary , artistic,
63 political or scientific value;
64 (12) "Operator", any person on the premises of a sexually oriented business who
65 causes the business to function, puts or keeps the business in operation, or is authorized to
66 manage the business or exercise overall operational control of the business premises. A
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67 person may be found to be operating or causing to be operated a sexually oriented business
68 whether or not such person is an owner , part owner , or licensee of the business;
69 (13) "Performance", any play , motion picture film, videotape, dance or exhibition
70 performed before an audience of one or more;
71 (14) "Pornographic for minors", any material or performance if the following apply:
72 (a) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find
73 that the material or performance, taken as a whole, has a tendency to cater or appeal to a
74 prurient interest of minors; and
75 (b) The material or performance depicts or describes nudity , sexual conduct, the
76 condition of human genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal, or
77 sadomasochistic abuse in a way which is patently of fensive to the average person applying
78 contemporary adult community standards with respect to what is suitable for minors; and
79 (c) The material or performance, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary , artistic,
80 political, or scientific value for minors;
81 (15) "Premises", the real property upon which a sexually oriented business is located,
82 and all appurtenances thereto and buildings thereon, including but not limited to the sexually
83 oriented business, the grounds, private walkways, and parking lots or parking garages or both;
84 (16) "Promote", to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, mail, deliver , transfer , transmute,
85 publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise, or to of fer or agree to
86 do the same, by any means including a computer;
87 (17) "Regularly", the consistent and repeated doing of the act so described;
88 (18) "Sadomasochistic abuse", flagellation or torture by or upon a person as an act of
89 sexual stimulation or gratification;
90 (19) "Semi-nude" or "state of semi-nudity", the showing of the female breast below a
91 horizontal line across the top of the areola and extending across the width of the breast at such
92 point, or the showing of the male or female buttocks. Such definition includes the lower
93 portion of the human female breast, but shall not include any portion of the cleavage of the
94 female breasts exhibited by a bikini, dress, blouse, shirt, leotard, or similar wearing apparel
95 provided the areola is not exposed in whole or in part;
96 (20) "Sexual conduct", actual or simulated, normal or perverted acts of human
97 masturbation; deviate sexual intercourse; sexual intercourse; or physical contact with a
98 person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or the breast of a female in an act
99 of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification or any sadomasochistic abuse or acts including
100 animals or any latent objects in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification;
101 (21) "Sexually explicit conduct", actual or simulated:
102 (a) Sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-
103 anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex;
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104 (b) Bestiality;
105 (c) Masturbation;
106 (d) Sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
107 (e) Lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person;
108 (22) "Sexually oriented business" includes:
109 (a) An adult bookstore or adult video store. "Adult bookstore" or "adult video store"
110 means a commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business activities, of fers for
111 sale or rental for any form of consideration any one or more of the following: books,
112 magazines, periodicals, or other printed matter , or photographs, films, motion pictures, video
113 cassettes, compact discs, digital video discs, slides, or other visual representations which are
114 characterized by their emphasis upon the display of specified sexual activities or specified
115 anatomical areas. A principal business activity exists where the commercial establishment:
116 a. Has a substantial portion of its displayed merchandise which consists of such
117 items; or
118 b. Has a substantial portion of the wholesale value of its displayed merchandise
119 which consists of such items; or
120 c. Has a substantial portion of the retail value of its displayed merchandise which
121 consists of such items; or
122 d. Derives a substantial portion of its revenues from the sale or rental, for any form of
123 consideration, of such items; or
124 e. Maintains a substantial section of its interior business space for the sale or rental of
125 such items; or
126 f. Maintains an adult arcade. "Adult arcade" means any place to which the public is
127 permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically , electrically , or
128 mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image-
129 producing devices are regularly maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per
130 machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are characterized by their
131 emphasis upon matter exhibiting specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas;
132 (b) An adult cabaret;
133 (c) An adult motion picture theater . "Adult motion picture theater" means a
134 commercial establishment where films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar
135 photographic reproductions, which are characterized by their emphasis upon the display of
136 specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas are regularly shown to more than five
137 persons for any form of consideration;
138 (d) A semi-nude model studio. "Semi-nude model studio" means a place where
139 persons regularly appear in a state of semi-nudity for money or any form of consideration in
140 order to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly
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141 depicted by other persons. Such definition shall not apply to any place where persons
142 appearing in a state of semi-nudity do so in a modeling class operated:
143 a. By a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation;
144 b. By a private college or university which maintains and operates educational
145 programs in which credits are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported
146 entirely or partly by taxation; or
147 c. In a structure:
148 (i) Which has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other
149 advertising that indicates a semi-nude person is available for viewing; and
150 (ii) Where, in order to participate in a class, a student must enroll at least three days in
151 advance of the class;
152 (e) A sexual encounter center . "Sexual encounter center" means a business or
153 commercial enterprise that, as one of its principal purposes, purports to of fer for any form of
154 consideration physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between two or more
155 persons when one or more of the persons is semi-nude;
156 (23) "Sexual performance", any performance, or part thereof, which includes sexual
157 conduct by a child who is less than eighteen years of age;
158 (24) "Specified anatomical areas" include:
159 (a) Less than completely and opaquely covered: human genitals, pubic region,
160 buttock, and female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and
161 (b) Human male genitals in a discernibly tur gid state, even if completely and
162 opaquely covered;
163 (25) "Specified sexual activity", includes any of the following:
164 (a) Intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation, or sodomy; or
165 (b) Excretory functions as a part of or in connection with any of the activities
166 described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision;
167 (26) "Substantial", at least thirty percent of the item or items so modified;
168 (27) "V isual depiction", includes undeveloped film and videotape, and data stored on
169 computer disk or by electronic means which is capable of conversion into a visual image.
573.023. 1. A person commits the of fense of sexual exploitation of a minor if such
2 person knowingly or recklessly photographs, films, videotapes, produces or otherwise creates
3 obscene material with a minor or child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material .
4 2. The of fense of sexual exploitation of a minor is a class B felony unless the minor is
5 a child, in which case it is a class A felony .
573.025. 1. A person commits the of fense of promoting child [ pornography ] sexual
2 abuse material in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character , such person
3 possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material
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4 of a child less than fourteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears to be a
5 child less than fourteen years of age.
6 2. The of fense of promoting child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material in the first
7 degree is a class B felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a minor , in
8 which case it is a class A felony . No person who is found guilty of promoting child
9 [ pornography ] sexual abuse material in the first degree shall be eligible for probation,
10 parole, or conditional release for a period of three calendar years.
11 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider of electronic
12 communication services or remote computing services to monitor any user , subscriber or
13 customer of the provider , or the content of any communication of any user , subscriber or
14 customer of the provider .
573.035. 1. A person commits the of fense of promoting child [ pornography ] sexual
2 abuse material in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character , such person
3 possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material
4 of a minor under the age of eighteen or obscene material portraying what appears to be a
5 minor under the age of eighteen.
6 2. The offense of promoting child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material in the
7 second degree is a class D felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a
8 minor , in which case it is a class B felony . No person who is found guilty of promoting child
9 [ pornography ] sexual abuse material in the second degree shall be eligible for probation.
573.037. 1. A person commits the of fense of possession of child [ pornography ]
2 sexual abuse material if such person knowingly or recklessly possesses any child
3 [ pornography ] sexual abuse material of a minor less than eighteen years of age or obscene
4 material portraying what appears to be a minor less than eighteen years of age.
5 2. The of fense of possession of child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material is a class
6 D felony if the person possesses one still image of child [ pornography ] sexual abuse
7 material or one obscene still image. The of fense of possession of child [ pornography ] sexual
8 abuse material is a class B felony if the person:
9 (1) Possesses:
10 (a) More than twenty still images of child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material ; or
11 (b) More than twenty obscene still images; or
12 (c) Child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material comprised of one motion picture,
13 film, videotape, videotape production, or other moving image; or
14 (d) Obscene material comprised of one motion picture, film, videotape production, or
15 other moving image; or
16 (2) Has previously been found guilty of an of fense under this section.
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17 3. A person who has committed the of fense of possession of child [ pornography ]
18 sexual abuse material is subject to separate punishments for each item of child
19 [ pornography ] sexual abuse material or obscene material possessed by the person.
573.038. 1. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes
2 child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material
3 shall remain in the care, custody , and control of either the state or the court.
4 2. (1) Notwithstanding Missouri rule of criminal procedure 25.03 or any other rule or
5 statute to the contrary , a court shall deny , in any criminal proceeding, any request by the
6 defendant to copy , photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material
7 that constitutes child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual
8 abuse material , so long as the state makes the property or material reasonably available to
9 the defendant.
10 (2) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, property or material shall
11 be deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the state provides ample opportunity
12 for inspection, viewing, and examination at a state or other governmental facility of the
13 property or material by the defendant, his or her attorney , and any individual the defendant
14 may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial.
573.050. 1. In any prosecution under this chapter evidence shall be admissible to
2 show:
3 (1) What the predominant appeal of the material or performance would be for
4 ordinary adults or minors;
5 (2) The literary , artistic, political or scientific value of the material or performance;
6 (3) The degree of public acceptance in this state and in the local community;
7 (4) The appeal to prurient interest in advertising or other promotion of the material or
8 performance;
9 (5) The purpose of the author , creator , promoter , furnisher or publisher of the material
10 or performance.
11 2. T estimony of the author , creator , promoter , furnisher , publisher , or expert
12 testimony , relating to factors entering into the determination of the issues of obscenity or child
13 pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material , shall
14 be admissible.
15 3. In any prosecution under this chapter , when it becomes necessary to determine
16 whether a person was less than seventeen or eighteen years of age, the court or jury may make
17 this determination by any of the following methods:
18 (1) Personal inspection of the child;
19 (2) Inspection of the photograph or motion picture that shows the child engaging in
20 the sexual performance;
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21 (3) Oral testimony by a witness to the sexual performance as to the age of the child
22 based on the child's appearance at the time;
23 (4) Expert medical testimony based on the appearance of the child engaging in the
24 sexual performance; or
25 (5) Any other method authorized by law or by the rules of evidence.
26 4. In any prosecution for promoting child pornography in the first or second degree as
27 it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or for pr omoting child sexual abuse material in the
28 first or second degr ee , no showing is required that the performance or material involved
29 appeals to prurient interest, that it lacks serious literary , artistic, political or scientific value, or
30 that it is patently of fensive to prevailing standards in the community as a whole.
573.052. Upon receipt of any information that child [ pornography ] sexual abuse
2 material as defined in section 573.010 is contained on a website, the attorney general shall
3 investigate such information. If the attorney general has probable cause to believe the
4 website contains child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material , the attorney general shall notify
5 a website operator of any child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material site residing on that
6 website operator's server , in writing. If the website operator promptly , but in no event longer
7 than five days after receiving notice, removes the alleged [ pornography ] material from its
8 server , and so long as the website operator is not the purveyor of such child [ pornography ]
9 sexual abuse material , it shall be immune from civil liability . If the website operator does
10 not promptly remove the alleged [ pornography ] material , the attorney general may seek an
11 injunction pursuant to section 573.070 to remove the child [ pornography ] sexual abuse
12 material site from the website operator's server . This section shall not be construed to create
13 any defense to any criminal char ges brought pursuant to this chapter .
573.1 10. 1. This section and sections 571.1 12 and 573.1 14 shall be known and
2 may be cited as "Evan's V oice Act".
3 2. As used in this section and [ section ] sections 573.1 12 and 573.1 14 , the following
4 terms mean:
5 (1) "Computer", a device that accepts, processes, stores, retrieves, or outputs data and
6 includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary storage and telecommunications devices connected to
7 computers;
8 (2) "Computer program", a series of coded instructions or statements in a form
9 acceptable to a computer that causes the computer to process data and supply the results of the
10 data processing;
11 (3) "Data", a representation in any form of information, knowledge, facts, concepts,
12 or instructions including, but not limited to, program documentation, that is prepared or has
13 been prepared in a formalized manner and is stored or processed in or transmitted by a
14 computer or in a system or network. Data is considered property and may be in any form
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15 including, but not limited to, printouts, magnetic or optical storage media, punch cards, data
16 stored internally in the memory of the computer , or data stored externally that is accessible by
17 the computer;
18 (4) "Image", a photograph, film, videotape, digital recording, or other depiction or
19 portrayal of an object, including a human body;
20 (5) "Intimate parts", the fully unclothed, partially unclothed, or transparently clothed
21 genitals, pubic area, or anus or , if the person is female, a partially or fully exposed nipple,
22 including exposure through transparent clothing;
23 (6) "Private mobile radio services", private land mobile radio services and other
24 communications services characterized by the public service commission as private mobile
25 radio services;
26 (7) "Public mobile services", air -to-ground radio telephone services, cellular radio
27 telecommunications services, of fshore radio, rural radio services, public land mobile
28 telephone services, and other common carrier radio communications services;
29 (8) "Sexual act", sexual penetration, masturbation, or sexual activity;
30 (9) "Sexual activity", any:
31 (a) Knowing touching or fondling by the victim or another person or animal, either
32 directly or through clothing, of the sex or gans, anus, or breast of the victim or another person
33 or animal for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal;
34 (b) T ransfer or transmission of semen upon any part of the clothed or unclothed body
35 of the victim for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim or another;
36 (c) Act of urination within a sexual context;
37 (d) Bondage, fetter , sadism, or masochism; or
38 (e) Sadomasochism abuse in any sexual context.
39 [ 2. ] 3. A person commits the of fense of nonconsensual dissemination of private
40 sexual images if he or she:
41 (1) Intentionally disseminates an image with the intent to harass, threaten, or coerce
42 another person:
43 (a) [Who is at least eighteen years of age;
44 (b) ] Who is identifiable from the image itself or information displayed in connection
45 with the image; and
46 [ (c) ] (b) Who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in whole
47 or in part;
48 (2) Obtains the image under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know
49 or understand that the image was to remain private; and
50 (3) Knows or should have known that the person in the image did not consent to the
51 dissemination.
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52 [ 3. ] 4. The following activities are exempt from the provisions of this section:
53 (1) The intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person who is
54 engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed if the dissemination is made for
55 the purpose of a criminal investigation that is otherwise lawful;
56 (2) The intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person who is
57 engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed if the dissemination is for the
58 purpose of, or in connection with, the reporting of unlawful conduct;
59 (3) The intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person who is
60 engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed if the image involves voluntary
61 exposure in a public or commercial setting; or
62 (4) The intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person who is
63 engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed if the dissemination serves a
64 lawful public purpose.
65 [ 4. ] 5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability upon the
66 following entities solely as a result of content or information provided by another person:
67 (1) An interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 230(f)(2);
68 (2) A provider of public mobile services or private mobile radio services; or
69 (3) A telecommunications network or broadband provider .
70 [ 5. ] 6. A person convicted under this section is subject to the forfeiture provisions
71 under sections 513.600 to 513.660.
72 [ 6. ] 7. The of fense of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class
73 D felony , unless the image was of a minor or of a vulnerable person, in which case it is a
74 class C felony .
75 [ 7. ] 8. In addition to the criminal penalties listed in subsection 6 of this section, the
76 person in violation of the provisions of this section shall also be subject to a private cause of
77 action from the depicted person. Any successful private cause of action brought under this
78 subsection shall result in an award equal to ten thousand dollars or actual damages, whichever
79 is greater , and in addition shall include attorney's fees. Humiliation or embarrassment shall
80 be an adequate showing that the plaintif f has incurred damages; however , no physical
81 manifestation of either humiliation or embarrassment is necessary for damages to be shown.
573.1 12. 1. A person commits the offense of threatening the nonconsensual
2 dissemination of private sexual images if he or she gains or attempts to gain anything of
3 value, or coerces or attempts to coerce another person to act or refrain from acting, by
4 threatening to disseminate an image of another person, which was obtained under
5 circumstances in which a reasonable person would know or understand that the image was
6 to remain private, against the will of such person:
7 (1) [Who is at least eighteen years of age;
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8 (2) ] Who is identifiable from the image itself or information displayed in connection
9 with the image; and
10 [ (3) ] (2) Who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in whole
11 or in part.
12 2. (1) Except as pr ovided in subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection, the of fense
13 of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class E felony ,
14 unless it is a second offense, in which case it is a class D felony . Any third or subsequent
15 offense of thr eatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a
16 class C felony .
17 (2) If the image was of a minor or of a vulnerable person, the offense of
18 thr eatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class B felony .
19 (3) If the thr eat of the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is
20 the pr oximate cause of serious physical injury or death of a person, the offense of
21 thr eatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class B felony .
573.1 14 . Notwithstanding the provi sions of sections 557.01 1, 558.019, and
2 559.021 to the contrary , a person found guilty of violating section 573.1 10 or 573.1 12
3 shall be order ed by the sentencing court to pay res titution to the victim of the offense.
4 The minimum r estitution for a victim of a person found guilty of violating section
5 573.1 10 or 573.1 12 ordered by the court shall be in the amount determined by the court
6 necessary to compensate the victim for the mental and physical reh abilitation of the
7 victim, any lost income or educational disruption, r elocation or housing assistance for
8 the victim, or costs for r emoval of the image fr om any computer , computer pr ogram,
9 interactive computer service as such term is defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 230(f)(2),
10 pr ovider of public mobile services or private mobile radio services, or
1 1 telecommunications network or broa dband pr ovider .
573.215. 1. A person commits the offense of failure to report child [ pornography ]
2 sexual abuse material if he or she being a film and photographic print processor , computer
3 provider , installer or repair person, or any internet service provider who has knowledge of or
4 observes, within the scope of the person's professional capacity or employment, any film,
5 photograph, videotape, negative, slide, or computer -generated image or picture depicting a
6 child under eighteen years of age engaged in an act of sexual conduct fails to report such
7 instance to any law enforcement agency immediately or as soon as practically possible.
8 2. The of fense of failure to report child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material is a
9 class B misdemeanor .
10 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider of electronic
11 communication services or remote computing services to monitor any user , subscriber or
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12 customer of the provider , or the content of any communication of any user , subscriber or
13 customer of the provider .
573.570 . 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Depicted individual", an individual who, as a r esult of digitization or by
3 means of digital manipulation, appears in whole or in part in an intimate digital
4 depiction and who is identifiable by virtue of the individual's face, likeness, or other
5 distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other r ecognizable featur e,
6 or fr om information displayed in connection with the digital depiction;
7 (2) "Digital depiction", a reali stic visual depiction of an individual that has been
8 cr eated or alter ed using digital manipulation;
9 (3) "Information content pr oviders", any person or entity that is res ponsible, in
10 whole or in part, for the cr eation or development of information prov ided thr ough the
11 internet or any other interactive computer service;
12 (4) "Intimate digital depiction", a digital depiction of an individual that has been
13 cr eated or alter ed using digital manipulation and that depicts:
14 (a) The uncovered genitals, pubic ar ea, anus, or postpubescent female nipple of
15 an identifiable individual;
16 (b) The display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids:
17 a. Onto any part of the body of an identifiable individual; or
18 b. Fr om the body of an identifiable individual; or
19 (c) An identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct;
20 (5) "Sexually explicit conduct", actual or simulated:
21 (a) Sexual interc ourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or
22 oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex;
23 (b) Bestiality;
24 (c) Masturbation;
25 (d) Sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
26 (e) Lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic ar ea of any person.
27 2. A person commits the offense of disclosur e of an intimate digital depiction if
28 the person:
29 (1) Discloses an intimate digital depiction:
30 (a) With the intent to harass, annoy , thr eaten, alarm, or cause substantial harm
31 to the finances or r eputation of the depicted individual; or
32 (b) W ith the actual knowledge that, or r eckless disr egard for whether , such
33 disclosur e will cause physical, emotional, r eputational, or economic harm to the
34 depicted individual; or
35 (2) Threat ens to disclose an intimate digital depiction:
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36 (a) With the intent to harass, annoy , thr eaten, alarm, or cause substantial harm
37 to the finances or r eputation of the depicted individual; or
38 (b) W ith the actual knowledge that, or r eckless disr egard for whether , such
39 thr eatened disclosur e will cause physical, emotional, rep utational, or economic harm to
40 the depicted individual.
41 3. (1) A violation of subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of this section shall be a class
42 D felony .
43 (2) A violation of subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section shall be a class E
44 felony .
45 (3) A violation of subsection 2 of this section shall be a class C felony if:
46 (a) The violation is a second or other subsequent violation of subsection 2 of this
47 section; or
48 (b) The violation is such that the digital depiction could be reas onably expected
49 to:
50 a. Affect the conduct of any administrative, legislative, or judicial pr oceeding of
51 a federal, state, local, or tribal government agency , including the administration of an
52 election or the conduct of for eign relat ions; or
53 b. Facilitate violence.
54 4. It shall not be a defense to an offense of disclosure of an intimate digital
55 depiction under this section that ther e is a disclaimer stating that the intimate digital
56 depiction of the depicted individual was unauthorized or that the depicted individual
57 did not participate in the cr eation or development of the digital depiction.
58 5. For the purposes of this section, a pr ovider of an interactive computer service
59 shall not be held to have committed the offense of disclosur e of an intimate digital
60 depiction due to:
61 (1) Any action voluntarily taken in good faith to r estrict access to or availability
62 of intimate digital depictions; or
63 (2) Any action taken to enable or make available to information content
64 pr oviders or other persons the technical means to re strict access to intimate digital
65 depictions.
573.575 . 1. A person commits the offense of sadistic online exploitation if he or
2 she:
3 (1) Uses the internet to manipulate, intimidate, hurt, scar e, control , or thr eaten a
4 victim to undergo suffering thr ough for cing their submission, use of violence, self-harm,
5 or destruction for sadistic or sinister purposes;
6 (2) Coerces a victim into performing self-harm, animal harm, harming another
7 person, sharing person information, or suicidal actions or ideations;
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8 (3) Uses non-physical forms of coer cion, manipulation, shame or fear to extort
9 another person into pr oviding sexually explicit content then using such content to
10 further extort, thr eaten, or contr ol the victim; or
11 (4) Uses intimate depictions as devices to thr eaten or coerce a victim by
12 demanding any kind of financial gain.
13 2. The offense of sadistic online exploitation shall be a class E felony .
589.015. As used in sections 589.010 to 589.040:
2 (1) The term "center" shall mean the state center for the prevention and control of
3 sexual assault established pursuant to section 589.030;
4 (2) The term "sexual assault" shall include:
5 (a) The acts of rape in the first or second degree, forcible rape, rape, statutory rape in
6 the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first or
7 second degree, forcible sodomy , sodomy , statutory sodomy in the first degree, statutory
8 sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first, second, third, or fourth degree,
9 deviate sexual assault, sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct in the first, second, or third
10 degree, sexual abuse, and sexual abuse in the first or second degree, or attempts to commit
11 any of the aforesaid, as these acts are defined in chapter 566;
12 (b) The act of incest, as this act is defined in section 568.020;
13 (c) The act of abuse of a child under section 568.060, which involves sexual contact;
14 (d) The act of use of a child in a sexual performance; and
15 (e) The act of enticement of a child as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, groo ming
16 or enticement of a minor , as defined in section 566.151, or any attempt to commit such act.
589.042. The court or the parole board shall have the authority to require a person
2 who is required to register as a sexual of fender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 to give his
3 or her assigned probation or parole of ficer access to his or her personal home computer as a
4 condition of probation or parole in order to monitor and prevent such of fender from obtaining
5 and keeping child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material or from committing an of fense under
6 chapter 566. Such access shall allow the probation or parole of ficer to view the internet use
7 history , computer hardware, and computer software of any computer , including a laptop
8 computer , that the of fender owns.
589.400. 1. Sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall apply to:
2 (1) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter adjudicated for an
3 of fense referenced in section 589.414, unless such person is exempt from registering under
4 subsection 9 or 10 of this section or section 589.401;
5 (2) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter convicted of, been
6 found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to committing, attempting to commit, or
7 conspiring to commit one or more of the following of fenses: kidnapping or kidnapping in the
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8 first degree when the victim was a child and the defendant was not a parent or guardian of the
9 child; abuse of a child under section 568.060 when such abuse is sexual in nature; felonious
10 restraint or kidnapping in the second degree when the victim was a child and the defendant is
11 not a parent or guardian of the child; sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a resident of a
12 nursing home or sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the
13 first or second degree; endangering the welfare of a child under section 568.045 when the
14 endangerment is sexual in nature; genital mutilation of a female child, under section 568.065;
15 promoting prostitution in the first degree; promoting prostitution in the second degree;
16 promoting prostitution in the third degree; sexual exploitation of a minor; promoting child
17 pornography in the first degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promot ing child
18 sexual abuse material in the first degr ee ; promoting child pornography in the second
19 degree as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; pr omoting child sexual abuse material in
20 the second degr ee ; possession of child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026;
21 possession of child sexual abuse material ; furnishing pornographic material to minors;
22 public display of explicit sexual material; coercing acceptance of obscene material; promoting
23 obscenity in the first degree; promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second
24 degree; incest; use of a child in a sexual performance; or promoting sexual performance by a
25 child; patronizing prostitution if the individual the person patronizes is less than eighteen
26 years of age ; gr ooming of a minor; nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual
27 images; or thr eatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images ;
28 (3) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been committed to the department of
29 mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath;
30 (4) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been found not guilty as a result of
31 mental disease or defect of any of fense referenced in section 589.414;
32 (5) Any juvenile certified as an adult and transferred to a court of general jurisdiction
33 who has been adjudicated for an of fense listed under section 589.414;
34 (6) Any juvenile fourteen years of age or older at the time of the of fense who has
35 been adjudicated for an of fense which is equal to or more severe than aggravated sexual abuse
36 under 18 U.S.C. Section 2241, which shall include any attempt or conspiracy to commit such
37 of fense;
38 (7) Any person who is a resident of this state who has, since July 1, 1979, been or is
39 hereafter adjudicated in any other state, territory , the District of Columbia, or foreign country ,
40 or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an of fense which, if committed in this state,
41 would constitute an of fense listed under section 589.414, or has been or is required to register
42 in another state, territory , the District of Columbia, or foreign country , or has been or is
43 required to register under tribal, federal, or military law; or
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44 (8) Any person who has been or is required to register in another state, territory , the
45 District of Columbia, or foreign country , or has been or is required to register under tribal,
46 federal, or military law and who works or attends an educational institution, whether public or
47 private in nature, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or
48 institution of higher education on a full-time or on a part-time basis or has a temporary
49 residence in Missouri. "Part-time" in this subdivision means for more than seven days in any
50 twelve-month period.
51 2. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply shall, within three business
52 days of adjudication, release from incarceration, or placement upon probation, register with
53 the chief law enforcement of ficial of the county or city not within a county in which such
54 person resides unless such person has already registered in that county for the same offense.
55 For any juvenile under subdivision (6) of subsection 1 of this section, within three business
56 days of adjudication or release from commitment to the division of youth services, the
57 department of mental health, or other placement, such juvenile shall register with the chief
58 law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county in which he or she resides
59 unless he or she has already registered in such county or city not within a county for the same
60 of fense. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply if not currently registered in
61 their county of residence shall register with the chief law enforcement of ficial of such county
62 or city not within a county within three business days. The chief law enforcement of ficial
63 shall forward a copy of the registration form required by section 589.407 to a city , town,
64 village, or campus law enforcement agency located within the county of the chief law
65 enforcement of ficial.
66 3. The registration requirements of sections 589.400 through 589.425 shall be as
67 provided under subsection 4 of this section unless:
68 (1) All offenses requiring registration are reversed, vacated, or set aside;
69 (2) The registrant is no longer required to register and his or her name shall be
70 removed from the registry under the provisions of section 589.414; or
71 (3) The court orders the removal or exemption of such person from the registry under
72 section 589.401.
73 4. The registration requirements shall be as follows:
74 (1) Fifteen years if the offender is a tier I sex of fender as provided under section
75 589.414;
76 (2) T wenty-five years if the of fender is a tier II sex of fender as provided under section
77 589.414; or
78 (3) The life of the of fender if the of fender is a tier III sex offender .
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79 5. (1) The registration period shall be reduced as described in subdivision (3) of this
80 subsection for a sex offender who maintains a clean record for the periods described under
81 subdivision (2) of this subsection by:
82 (a) Not being adjudicated of any of fense for which imprisonment for more than one
83 year may be imposed;
84 (b) Not being adjudicated of any sex of fense;
85 (c) Successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, or parole;
86 and
87 (d) Successfully completing an appropriate sex of fender treatment program certified
88 by the attorney general.
89 (2) In the case of a:
90 (a) T ier I sex of fender , the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is
91 ten years;
92 (b) T ier III sex of fender adjudicated delinquent for the of fense which required
93 registration in a sex of fender registry under sections 589.400 to 589.425, the period during
94 which the clean record shall be maintained is twenty-five years.
95 (3) In the case of a:
96 (a) T ier I sex of fender , the reduction is five years;
97 (b) T ier III sex of fender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that
98 period for which the clean record under paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) of this subsection is
99 maintained.
100 6. For processing an initial sex of fender registration the chief law enforcement of ficer
101 of the county or city not within a county may char ge the offender registering a fee of up to ten
102 dollars.
103 7. For processing any change in registration required pursuant to section 589.414 the
104 chief law enforcement of ficial of the county or city not within a county may char ge the person
105 changing their registration a fee of five dollars for each change made after the initial
106 registration.
107 8. Any person currently on the sexual of fender registry or who otherwise would be
108 required to register for being adjudicated for the of fense of felonious restraint of a nonsexual
109 nature when the victim was a child and he or she was the parent or guardian of the child,
110 nonsexual child abuse that was committed under section 568.060, or kidnapping of a
111 nonsexual nature when the victim was a child and he or she was the parent or guardian of the
112 child shall be removed from the registry . However , such person shall remain on the sexual
113 of fender registry for any other of fense for which he or she is required to register under
114 sections 589.400 to 589.425.
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115 9. The following persons shall be exempt from registering as a sexual of fender upon
116 petition to the court of jurisdiction under section 589.401; except that, such person shall
117 remain on the sexual offender registry for any other offense for which he or she is required to
118 register under sections 589.400 to 589.425:
119 (1) Any person currently on the sexual of fender registry or who otherwise would be
120 required to register for a sexual of fense involving:
121 (a) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim or
122 any other individual involved, if the victim was an adult, unless the adult was under the
123 custodial authority of the of fender at the time of the of fense; or
124 (b) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim,
125 the victim was at least fourteen years of age, and the of fender was not more than four years
126 older than the victim at the time of the of fense; or
127 (2) Any person currently required to register for the following sexual of fenses:
128 (a) Promoting obscenity in the first degree under section 573.020;
129 (b) Promoting obscenity in the second degree under section 573.030;
130 (c) Furnishing pornographic materials to minors under section 573.040;
131 (d) Public display of explicit sexual material under section 573.060;
132 (e) Coercing acceptance of obscene material under section 573.065;
133 (f) T raff icking for the purpose of slavery , involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced
134 labor under section 566.206;
135 (g) Abusing an individual through forced labor under section 566.203;
136 (h) Contributing to human traff icking through the misuse of documentation under
137 section 566.215; or
138 (i) Acting as an international marriage broker and failing to provide the information
139 and notice as required under section 578.475.
140 10. Any person currently on the sexual of fender registry for having been adjudicated
141 for a tier I or II of fense or adjudicated delinquent for a tier III of fense or other comparable
142 of fenses listed under section 589.414 may file a petition under section 589.401.
143 1 1. Any nonresident worker , including work as a volunteer or intern, or nonresident
144 student shall register for the duration of such person's employment, including participation as
145 a volunteer or intern, or attendance at any school of higher education whether public or
146 private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or institution of
147 higher education on a full-time or part-time basis in this state unless granted relief under
148 section 589.401. Any registered of fender shall provide information regarding any place in
149 which the offender is staying when away from his or her residence for seven or more days,
150 including the period of time the of fender is staying in such place. Any registered of fender
151 from another state who has a temporary residence in this state and resides more than seven
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152 days in a twelve-month period shall register for the duration of such person's temporary
153 residency unless granted relief under section 589.401.
589.414. 1. Any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register shall,
2 within three business days, appear in person to the chief law enforcement of ficer of the
3 county or city not within a county if there is a change to any of the following information:
4 (1) Name;
5 (2) Residence;
6 (3) Employment, including status as a volunteer or intern;
7 (4) Student status; or
8 (5) A termination to any of the items listed in this subsection.
9 2. Any person required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall, within
10 three business days, notify the chief law enforcement of ficial of the county or city not within
11 a county of any changes to the following information:
12 (1) V ehicle information;
13 (2) T emporary lodging information;
14 (3) T emporary residence information;
15 (4) Email addresses, instant messaging addresses, and any other designations used in
16 internet communications, postings, or telephone communications; or
17 (5) T elephone or other cellular number , including any new forms of electronic
18 communication.
19 3. The chief law enforcement of ficial in the county or city not within a county shall
20 immediately forward the registration changes described under subsections 1 and 2 of this
21 section to the Missouri state highway patrol within three business days.
22 4. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes such
23 person's residence or address to a dif ferent county or city not within a county , the person shall
24 appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement of ficial with whom the
25 person last registered and the chief law enforcement officia l of the county or city not within a
26 county having jurisdiction over the new residence or address in writing within three business
27 days of such new address and phone number , if the phone number is also changed. If any
28 person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes his or her state, territory ,
29 the District of Columbia, or foreign country , or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of
30 residence, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement
31 of ficial with whom the person was last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the
32 area in the new state, territory , the District of Columbia, or foreign country , or federal, tribal,
33 or military jurisdiction having jurisdiction over the new residence or address within three
34 business days of such new address. Whenever a registrant changes residence, the chief law
35 enforcement of ficial of the county or city not within a county where the person was
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36 previously registered shall inform the Missouri state highway patrol of the change within
37 three business days. When the registrant is changing the residence to a new state, territory ,
38 the District of Columbia, or foreign country , or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction, the
39 Missouri state highway patrol shall inform the responsible of ficial in the new state, territory ,
40 the District of Columbia, or foreign country , or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of
41 residence within three business days.
42 5. T ier I sexual of fenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this
43 section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement of ficial annually in the month of
44 their birth to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section
45 589.407. T ier I sexual of fenders include:
46 (1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the of fense of:
47 (a) Sexual abuse in the first degree under section 566.100 if the victim is eighteen
48 years of age or older;
49 (b) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if it is a first of fense
50 and the punishment is less than one year;
51 (c) Sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101 if the punishment is less
52 than a year;
53 (d) Kidnapping in the second degree under section 565.120 with sexual motivation;
54 (e) Kidnapping in the third degree under section 565.130;
55 (f) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first
56 degree under section 566.1 15 if the punishment is less than one year;
57 (g) Sexual conduct under section 566.1 16 with a nursing facility resident or
58 vulnerable person;
59 (h) Sexual [ contact with a prisoner or offender ] conduct in the course of public duty
60 under section 566.145 if the victim is eighteen years of age or older;
61 (i) Sex with an animal under section 566.1 1 1;
62 (j) T raff icking for the purpose of sexual exploitation under section 566.209 if the
63 victim is eighteen years of age or older;
64 (k) Possession of child pornography under section 573.037 as it existed prior to
65 August 28, 2026 ;
66 (l) Possession of child sexual abuse material under section 573.037;
67 (m) Sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.093;
68 [ (m) ] (n) Sexual misconduct in the second degree under section 566.095;
69 [ (n) ] (o) Child molestation in the second degree under section 566.068 as it existed
70 prior to January 1, 2017, if the punishment is less than one year; [or
71 (o) ] (p) Invasion of privacy under section 565.252 if the victim is less than eighteen
72 years of age ; or
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73 (q) Gro oming of a minor under section 566.152 ;
74 (2) Any of fender who is or has been adjudicated in any other state, territory , the
75 District of Columbia, or foreign country , or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of an
76 of fense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to the tier I sexual
77 of fenses listed in this subsection or , if not comparable to those in this subsection, comparable
78 to those described as tier I of fenses under the Sex Of fender Registration and Notification Act,
79 T itle I of the Adam W alsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248.
80 6. T ier II sexual offenders , in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this
81 section, shall report semiannually in person in the month of their birth and six months
82 thereafter to the chief law enforcement of ficial to verify the information contained in their
83 statement made pursuant to section 589.407. T ier II sexual of fenders include:
84 (1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the of fense of:
85 (a) Statutory sodomy in the second degree under section 566.064 if the victim is
86 sixteen to seventeen years of age;
87 (b) Child molestation in the third degree under section 566.069 if the victim is
88 between thirteen and fourteen years of age;
89 (c) Sexual contact with a student under section 566.086 if the victim is thirteen to
90 seventeen years of age;
91 (d) Enticement of a child under section 566.151;
92 (e) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the of fense is of a sexual nature and the
93 victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age;
94 (f) Sexual exploitation of a minor under section 573.023;
95 (g) Promoting child pornography in the first degree under section 573.025 as it
96 existed prior to August 28, 2026 ;
97 (h) Pr omoting child sexual abuse material in the first degr ee under section
98 573.025;
99 (i) Promoting child pornography in the second degree under section 573.035 as it
100 existed prior to August 28, 2026;
101 (j) Pr omoting child sexual abuse material in the second degr ee under section
102 573.035 ;
103 [ (i) ] (k) Patronizing prostitution under section 567.030;
104 [ (j) ] (l) Sexual [ contact with a prisoner or offender ] conduct in the course of public
105 duty under section 566.145 if the victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age;
106 [ (k) ] (m) Child molestation in the fourth degree under section 566.071 if the victim is
107 thirteen to seventeen years of age;
108 [ (l) ] (n) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if it is a first
109 of fense and the penalty is a term of imprisonment of more than a year; [or
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110 (m) ] (o) Age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a minor under section 566.153 ;
111 (p) Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.1 10
112 if the victim is seventeen years of age or under or if coer cion of the victim was sexual in
113 natur e; or
114 (q) Threat ening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under
115 section 573.1 12 if the victim is seventeen years of age or under or if coer cion of the
116 victim was sexual in natur e ;
117 (2) Any person who is adjudicated of an of fense comparable to a tier I of fense listed
118 in this section or failure to register of fense under section 589.425 or comparable out-of-state
119 failure to register of fense and who is already required to register as a tier I of fender due to
120 having been adjudicated of a tier I of fense on a previous occasion; or
121 (3) Any person who is or has been adjudicated in any other state, territory , the District
122 of Columbia, or foreign country , or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an of fense
123 of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to the tier II sexual of fenses
124 listed in this subsection or , if not comparable to those in this subsection, comparable to those
125 described as tier II of fenses under the Sex Of fender Registration and Notification Act, T itle I
126 of the Adam W alsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248.
127 7. T ier III sexual offenders , in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of
128 this section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement official every ninety days to
129 verify the information contained in their statement made under section 589.407. T ier III
130 sexual of fenders include:
131 (1) Any offender registered as a predatory [ sexual of fender as defined in section
132 566.123 or a ] or persistent sexual of fender as defined in section [ 566.124 ] 566.125 ;
133 (2) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the crime of:
134 (a) Rape in the first degree under section 566.030;
135 (b) Statutory rape in the first degree under section 566.032;
136 (c) Rape in the second degree under section 566.031;
137 (d) Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree under section 568.045 if the
138 of fense is sexual in nature;
139 (e) Sodomy in the first degree under section 566.060;
140 (f) Statutory sodomy under section 566.062;
141 (g) Statutory sodomy under section 566.064 if the victim is under sixteen years of
142 age;
143 (h) Sodomy in the second degree under section 566.061;
144 (i) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if the offense is a
145 second or subsequent of fense;
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146 (j) Sexual abuse in the first degree under section 566.100 if the victim is under
147 thirteen years of age;
148 (k) Kidnapping in the first degree under section 565.1 10 if the victim is under
149 eighteen years of age, excluding kidnapping by a parent or guardian;
150 (l) Child kidnapping under section 565.1 15;
151 (m) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first
152 degree under section 566.1 15 if the punishment is greater than a year;
153 (n) Incest under section 568.020;
154 (o) Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree under section 568.045 with
155 sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with a victim under eighteen years of age;
156 (p) Child molestation in the first degree under section 566.067;
157 (q) Child molestation in the second degree under section 566.068;
158 (r) Child molestation in the third degree under section 566.069 if the victim is under
159 thirteen years of age;
160 (s) Promoting prostitution in the first degree under section 567.050 if the victim is
161 under eighteen years of age;
162 (t) Promoting prostitution in the second degree under section 567.060 if the victim is
163 under eighteen years of age;
164 (u) Promoting prostitution in the third degree under section 567.070 if the victim is
165 under eighteen years of age;
166 (v) Promoting travel for prostitution under section 567.085 if the victim is under
167 eighteen years of age;
168 (w) T raf ficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation under section 566.209 if the
169 victim is under eighteen years of age;
170 (x) Sexual traff icking of a child in the first degree under section 566.210;
171 (y) Sexual traff icking of a child in the second degree under section 566.21 1;
172 (z) Genital mutilation of a female child under section 568.065;
173 (aa) Statutory rape in the second degree under section 566.034;
174 (bb) Child molestation in the fourth degree under section 566.071 if the victim is
175 under thirteen years of age;
176 (cc) Sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101 if the penalty is a term
177 of imprisonment of more than a year;
178 (dd) Patronizing prostitution under section 567.030 if the of fender is a persistent
179 of fender;
180 (ee) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the of fense is of a sexual nature and the
181 victim is under thirteen years of age;
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182 (f f) Sexual [ contact with a prisoner or of fender ] conduct in the course of public
183 duty under section 566.145 if the victim is under thirteen years of age;
184 (gg) [Sexual intercourse with a prisoner or of fender under section 566.145;
185 (hh) ] Sexual contact with a student under section 566.086 if the victim is under
186 thirteen years of age;
187 [ (ii) ] (hh) Use of a child in a sexual performance under section 573.200; or
188 [ (jj) ] (ii) Promoting a sexual performance by a child under section 573.205;
189 (3) Any of fender who is adjudicated for a crime comparable to a tier I or tier II
190 of fense listed in this section or failure to register of fense under section 589.425, or other
191 comparable out-of-state failure to register of fense, who has been or is already required to
192 register as a tier II of fender because of having been adjudicated for a tier II offense, two tier I
193 of fenses, or combination of a tier I of fense and failure to register of fense, on a previous
194 occasion;
195 (4) Any of fender who is adjudicated in any other state, territory , the District of
196 Columbia, or foreign country , or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an of fense of
197 a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to a tier III offense listed in this
198 section or a tier III of fense under the Sex Of fender Registration and Notification Act, T itle I
199 of the Adam W alsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248; or
200 (5) Any of fender who is adjudicated in Missouri for any offense of a sexual nature
201 requiring registration under sections 589.400 to 589.425 that is not classified as a tier I or tier
202 II of fense in this section.
203 8. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 7 of this section, all Missouri
204 registrants who work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any school whether
205 public or private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or
206 institution of higher education, on a full-time or part-time basis or have a temporary residence
207 in this state shall be required to report in person to the chief law enforcement of ficer in the
208 area of the state where they work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any
209 school or training and register in that state. "Part-time" in this subsection means for more
210 than seven days in any twelve-month period.
211 9. If a person who is required to register as a sexual of fender under sections 589.400
212 to 589.425 changes or obtains a new online identifier as defined in section 43.651, the person
213 shall report such information in the same manner as a change of residence before using such
214 online identifier .
590.050. 1. (1) The POST commission shall establish requirements for the
2 continuing education of all peace of ficers.
3 (2) Each peace officer shall be r equir ed to rece ive two hours of sex and human
4 trafficking training consistent with the guidelines established in section 210.1505 within
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5 the law enfor cement continuing education one-year rep orting period. The pr ovisions of
6 this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expir e on December
7 31, 2031.
8 (3) Peace of ficers who make traf fic stops shall be required to receive three hours of
9 training within the law enforcement continuing education three-year reporting period
10 concerning the prohibition against racial profiling and such training shall promote
11 understanding and respect for racial and cultural dif ferences and the use of ef fective,
12 noncombative methods for carrying out law enforcement duties in a racially and culturally
13 diverse environment.
14 2. The director shall license continuing education providers and may probate, suspend
15 and revoke such licenses upon written notice stating the reasons for such action. Any person
16 aggrieved by a decision of the director pursuant to this subsection may appeal as provided in
17 chapter 536.
18 3. The costs of continuing law enforcement education shall be reimbursed in part by
19 moneys from the peace of ficer standards and training commission fund created in section
20 590.178, subject to availability of funds, except that no such funds shall be used for the
21 training of any person not actively commissioned or employed by a county or municipal law
22 enforcement agency .
23 4. The director may engage in any activity intended to further the professionalism of
24 peace of ficers through training and education, including the provision of specialized training
25 through the department of public safety .
595.045. 1. There is established in the state treasury the "Crime V ictims'
2 Compensation Fund". A surchar ge of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be assessed as costs
3 in each court proceeding filed in any court in the state in all criminal cases including
4 violations of any county ordinance or any violation of criminal or traf fic laws of the state,
5 including an infraction and violation of a municipal ordinance; except that no such fee shall
6 be collected in any proceeding in any court when the proceeding or the defendant has been
7 dismissed by the court or when costs are to be paid by the state, county , or municipality . A
8 surchar ge of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be assessed as costs in a juvenile court
9 proceeding in which a child is found by the court to come within the applicable provisions of
10 subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 21 1.031.
11 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary , the moneys collected
12 by clerks of the courts pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be
13 collected and disbursed in accordance with sections 488.010 to 488.020 and shall be payable
14 to the director of the department of revenue.
15 3. The director of revenue shall deposit annually the amount of two hundred fifty
16 thousand dollars to the state forensic laboratory account administered by the department of
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17 public safety to provide financial assistance to defray expenses of crime laboratories if such
18 analytical laboratories are registered with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency or the
19 Missouri department of health and senior services. Subject to appropriations made therefor ,
20 such funds shall be distributed by the department of public safety to the crime laboratories
21 serving the courts of this state making analysis of a controlled substance or analysis of blood,
22 breath or urine in relation to a court proceeding.
23 4. The remaining funds collected under subsection 1 of this section shall be denoted
24 to the payment of an annual appropriation for the administrative and operational costs of the
25 of fice for victims of crime and, if a statewide automated crime victim notification system is
26 established pursuant to section 650.310, to the monthly payment of expenditures actually
27 incurred in the operation of such system. Additional remaining funds shall be subject to the
28 following provisions:
29 (1) On the first of every month, the director of revenue or the director's designee shall
30 determine the balance of the funds in the crime victims' compensation fund available to
31 satisfy the amount of compensation payable pursuant to sections 595.010 to 595.075,
32 excluding sections 595.050 and 595.055;
33 (2) Beginning on September 1, 2004, and on the first of each month, the director of
34 revenue or the director's designee shall deposit fifty percent of the balance of funds available
35 to the credit of the crime victims' compensation fund and fifty percent to the services to
36 victims' fund established in section 595.100.
37 5. The director of revenue or such director's designee shall at least monthly report the
38 moneys paid pursuant to this section into the crime victims' compensation fund and the
39 services to victims fund to the department of public safety .
40 6. The moneys collected by clerks of municipal courts pursuant to subsection 1 of this
41 section shall be collected and disbursed as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Five
42 percent of such moneys shall be payable to the city treasury of the city from which such funds
43 were collected. The remaining ninety-five percent of such moneys shall be payable to the
44 director of revenue. The funds received by the director of revenue pursuant to this subsection
45 shall be distributed as follows:
46 (1) On the first of every month, the director of revenue or the director's designee shall
47 determine the balance of the funds in the crime victims' compensation fund available to
48 satisfy the amount of compensation payable pursuant to sections 595.010 to 595.075,
49 excluding sections 595.050 and 595.055;
50 (2) Beginning on September 1, 2004, and on the first of each month the director of
51 revenue or the director's designee shall deposit fifty percent of the balance of funds available
52 to the credit of the crime victims' compensation fund and fifty percent to the services to
53 victims' fund established in section 595.100.
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54 7. These funds shall be subject to a biennial audit by the Missouri state auditor . Such
55 audit shall include all records associated with crime victims' compensation funds collected,
56 held or disbursed by any state agency .
57 8. In addition to the moneys collected pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the
58 court shall enter a judgment in favor of the state of Missouri, payable to the crime victims'
59 compensation fund, of sixty-eight dollars upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for a class
60 A or B felony; forty-six dollars upon a plea of guilty or finding of guilt for a class C, D, or E
61 felony; five hundred dollars but not mor e than five thousand dollars upon a plea of
62 guilty or a finding of guilt for the offense of nonconsensual dissemination of private
63 sexual images under section 573.1 10 or the offense of thr eatening the nonconsensual
64 dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.1 12; and ten dollars upon a plea
65 of guilty or a finding of guilt for any misdemeanor under Missouri law except for those in
66 chapter 252 relating to fish and game, chapter 302 relating to drivers' and commercial drivers'
67 license, chapter 303 relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility , chapter 304 relating to
68 traf fic regulations, chapter 306 relating to watercraft regulation and licensing, and chapter 307
69 relating to vehicle equipment regulations. Any clerk of the court receiving moneys pursuant
70 to such judgments shall collect and disburse such crime victims' compensation judgments in
71 the manner provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Such funds shall be payable to the state
72 treasury and deposited to the credit of the crime victims' compensation fund.
73 9. The clerk of the court processing such funds shall maintain records of all
74 dispositions described in subsection 1 of this section and all dispositions where a judgment
75 has been entered against a defendant in favor of the state of Missouri in accordance with this
76 section; all payments made on judgments for alcohol-related traff ic offenses ; and any
77 judgment or portion of a judgment entered but not collected. These records shall be subject to
78 audit by the state auditor . The clerk of each court transmitting such funds shall report
79 separately the amount of dollars collected on judgments entered for alcohol-related traff ic
80 of fenses from other crime victims' compensation collections or services to victims
81 collections.
82 10. The department of revenue shall maintain records of funds transmitted to the
83 crime victims' compensation fund by each reporting court and collections pursuant to
84 subsection 16 of this section and shall maintain separate records of collection for alcohol-
85 related of fenses.
86 1 1. The state courts administrator shall include in the annual report required by
87 section 476.350 the circuit court caseloads and the number of crime victims' compensation
88 judgments entered.
89 12. All awards made to injured victims under sections 595.010 to 595.105 and all
90 appropriations for administration of sections 595.010 to 595.105, except sections 595.050 and
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91 595.055, shall be made from the crime victims' compensation fund. Any unexpended balance
92 remaining in the crime victims' compensation fund at the end of each biennium shall not be
93 subject to the provision of section 33.080 requiring the transfer of such unexpended balance
94 to the ordinary revenue fund of the state, but shall remain in the crime victims' compensation
95 fund. In the event that there are insufficie nt funds in the crime victims' compensation fund to
96 pay all claims in full, all claims shall be paid on a pro rata basis. If there are no funds in the
97 crime victims' compensation fund, then no claim shall be paid until funds have again
98 accumulated in the crime victims' compensation fund. When suff icient funds become
99 available from the fund, awards which have not been paid shall be paid in chronological order
100 with the oldest paid first. In the event an award was to be paid in installments and some
101 remaining installments have not been paid due to a lack of funds, then when funds do become
102 available that award shall be paid in full. All such awards on which installments remain due
103 shall be paid in full in chronological order before any other postdated award shall be paid.
104 Any award pursuant to this subsection is specifically not a claim against the state, if it cannot
105 be paid due to a lack of funds in the crime victims' compensation fund.
106 13. When judgment is entered against a defendant as provided in this section and such
107 sum, or any part thereof, remains unpaid, there shall be withheld from any disbursement,
108 payment, benefit, compensation, salary , or other transfer of money from the state of Missouri
109 to such defendant an amount equal to the unpaid amount of such judgment. Such amount
110 shall be paid forthwith to the crime victims' compensation fund and satisfaction of such
111 judgment shall be entered on the court record. Under no circumstances shall the general
112 revenue fund be used to reimburse court costs or pay for such judgment. The director of the
113 department of corrections shall have the authority to pay into the crime victims' compensation
114 fund from an offender's compensation or account the amount owed by the of fender to the
115 crime victims' compensation fund, provided that the of fender has failed to pay the amount
116 owed to the fund prior to entering a correctional facility of the department of corrections.
117 14. All interest earned as a result of investing funds in the crime victims'
118 compensation fund shall be paid into the crime victims' compensation fund and not into the
119 general revenue of this state.
120 15. Any person who knowingly makes a fraudulent claim or false statement in
121 connection with any claim hereunder is guilty of a class A misdemeanor .
122 16. The department may receive gifts and contributions for the benefit of crime
123 victims. Such gifts and contributions shall be credited to the crime victims' compensation
124 fund as used solely for compensating victims under the provisions of sections 595.010 to
125 595.075.
610.131. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.140 to the contrary , a
2 person who [ at the time of the of fense was under the age of eighteen, and ] has pleaded guilty
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3 to or has been convicted [ for ] of the of fense of prostitution under section 567.020 may apply
4 to the court in which he or she pled guilty or was sentenced for an order to expunge from all
5 of ficial records all recordations of his or her arrest, plea, trial, or conviction. If the court
6 determines that such person [ was under the age of eighteen or ] was acting under the coercion,
7 as defined in section 566.200, of an agent when committing the offense that resulted in a plea
8 of guilty or conviction under section 567.020, the court shall enter an order of expungement.
9 2. Upon granting of the order of expungement, the records and files maintained in any
10 administrative or court proceeding in an associate or circuit division of the circuit court under
11 this section shall be confidential and only available to the parties or by order of the court for
12 good cause shown. The ef fect of such order shall be to restore such person to the status he or
13 she occupied prior to such arrest, plea, or conviction and as if such event had never taken
14 place. No person as to whom such order has been entered shall be held thereafter under any
15 provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of
16 his or her failure to recite or acknowledge such arrest, plea, trial, conviction, or expungement
17 in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose whatsoever and no such
18 inquiry shall be made for information relating to an expungement under this section.
650.120. 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Cyber Crime
2 Investigation Fund". The treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve
3 disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. The department
4 of public safety shall be the administrator of the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used
5 solely for the administration of the grant program established under this section.
6 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary , any moneys remaining in
7 the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.
8 The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are
9 invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
10 2. The department of public safety shall create a program to distribute grants to
11 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces, multijurisdictional
12 enforcement groups, as defined in section 650.153, that are investigating internet sex crimes
13 against children, and other law enforcement agencies. The program shall be funded by the
14 cyber crime investigation fund created under subsection 1 of this section. Not more than
15 three percent of the money in the fund may be used by the department to pay the
16 administrative costs of the grant program. The grants shall be awarded and used to pay the
17 salaries of detectives and computer forensic personnel whose focus is investigating internet
18 sex crimes against children, including but not limited to enticement of a child as it existed
19 prior to August 28, 2026, gr ooming or enticement of a minor , possession or promotion of
20 child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material , provide funding for the training of law
21 enforcement personnel and prosecuting and circuit attorneys as well as their assistant
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22 prosecuting and circuit attorneys, and purchase necessary equipment, supplies, and services.
23 The funding for such training may be used to cover the travel expenses of those persons
24 participating.
25 3. A panel is hereby established in the department of public safety to award grants
26 under this program and shall be comprised of the following members:
27 (1) The director of the department of public safety , or his or her designee;
28 (2) T wo members appointed by the director of the department of public safety from a
29 list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association;
30 (3) T wo members appointed by the director of the department of public safety from a
31 list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri Sherif fs' Association;
32 (4) T wo members of the state highway patrol appointed by the director of the
33 department of public safety from a list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri State
34 T roopers Association;
35 (5) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house
36 of representatives; and
37 (6) One member of the senate appointed by the president pro tem.
38
39 The panel members who are appointed under subdivisions (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection
40 shall serve a four -year term ending four years from the date of expiration of the term for
41 which his or her predecessor was appointed. However , a person appointed to fill a vacancy
42 prior to the expiration of such a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. Such
43 members shall hold of fice for the term of his or her appointment and until a successor is
44 appointed. The members of the panel shall receive no additional compensation but shall be
45 eligible for reimbursement for mileage directly related to the performance of panel duties.
46 4. Local matching amounts, which may include new or existing funds or in-kind
47 resources including but not limited to equipment or personnel, are required for
4 8 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces and other law
49 enforcement agencies to receive grants awarded by the panel. Such amounts shall be
50 determined by the state appropriations process or by the panel.
51 5. When awarding grants, priority should be given to newly hired detectives and
52 computer forensic personnel.
53 6. The panel shall establish minimum training standards for detectives and computer
54 forensic personnel participating in the grant program established in subsection 2 of this
55 section.
56 7. Multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces and other law
57 enforcement agencies participating in the grant program established in subsection 2 of this
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58 section shall share information and cooperate with the highway patrol and with existing
59 internet crimes against children task force programs.
60 8. The panel may make recommendations to the general assembly regarding the need
61 for additional resources or appropriations.
62 9. The power of arrest of any peace of ficer who is duly authorized as a member of a
63 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task force shall only be exercised
64 during the time such peace of ficer is an active member of such task force and only within the
65 scope of the investigation on which the task force is working. Notwithstanding other
66 provisions of law to the contrary , such task force of ficer shall have the power of arrest, as
67 limited in this subsection, anywhere in the state and shall provide prior notification to the
68 chief of police of a municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the arrest is to take
69 place. If exigent circumstances exist, such arrest may be made and notification shall be made
70 to the chief of police or sheriff as appropriate and as soon as practical. The chief of police or
71 sherif f may elect to work with the multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement
72 task force at his or her option when such task force is operating within the jurisdiction of such
73 chief of police or sherif f.
74 [ 10. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:
75 (1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall be
76 reauthorized on August 28, 2014, and shall expire on December 31, 2024, unless reauthorized
77 by an act of the general assembly; and
78 (2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall
79 sunset automatically twelve years after the ef fective date of the reauthorization of this section;
80 and
81 (3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately
82 following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.]
660.520. 1. There is hereby established in the department of social services a special
2 team, to be known as the "state technical assistance team", to assist in cases of child abuse,
3 child neglect, child sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [ pornography ] sexual abuse
4 material , or child fatality . It shall be the priority of the team to focus on those cases in which
5 more than one report has been received. The team shall:
6 (1) Provide assistance, expertise, and training to child protection agencies and
7 multidisciplinary teams for the investigation and prosecution of child abuse, child neglect,
8 child sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material , or child
9 fatality cases;
10 (2) Assist in the investigation of child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child
11 exploitation, child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material , or child fatality cases, upon the
12 request of a local, county , state, or federal law enforcement agency , county , state, or federal
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13 prosecutor , a representative of the family courts, medical examiner , coroner , juvenile of ficer ,
14 or department of social services staf f. Upon being requested to assist in an investigation, the
15 state technical assistance team shall notify appropriate parties specified in this subdivision of
16 the team's involvement. State technical assistance team investigators licensed as peace
17 of ficers by the director of the department of public safety pursuant to chapter 590 shall be
18 deemed to be peace of ficers within the state of Missouri while acting in an investigation or on
19 behalf of a child. The power of arrest of a state technical assistance team investigator acting
20 as a peace of ficer shall be limited to of fenses involving child abuse, child neglect, child
21 sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material , child fatality , or
22 in situations of imminent danger to the investigator or another person;
23 (3) Assist county multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement protocols for the
24 investigation and prosecution of child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child
25 exploitation, child [ pornography ] sexual abuse material , or child fatality cases.
26 2. The team may call upon the expertise of the of fice of the attorney general, the
27 Missouri of fice of prosecution services, the state highway patrol, the department of health and
28 senior services, the department of mental health or any other agency or institution.
29 3. Each county may develop a multidisciplinary team for the purpose of determining
30 the appropriate investigative and therapeutic action to be initiated on complaints referenced in
31 subsection 1 of this section reported to the children's division. The multidisciplinary team
32 may include, but is not limited to, a prosecutor , or his or her representative, an investigator
33 from the children's division, a physician, a representative from a mental health care services
34 agency and a representative of the police agency of primary jurisdiction.
35 4. All reports and records made and maintained by the state technical assistance team
36 or local law enforcement relating to criminal investigations conducted pursuant to this
37 section, including arrests, shall be available in the same manner as law enforcement records,
38 as set forth in sections 610.100 to 610.200, and to the individuals identified in subdivision
39 (13) of subsection 2 of section 210.150. All other records shall be available in the same
40 manner as provided for in section 210.150.
660.845 . 1. (1) Ther e is her eby creat ed in the state treasury the "Missouri
2 Crime V ictims Fund", which shall consist of moneys appr opriated by the general
3 assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or other donations fro m any public or
4 private sourc e. The state trea sur er shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with
5 sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state tr easurer may appr ove disbursements. The fund
6 shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appro priation, moneys in this fund shall be used
7 solely as provi ded in this section.
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8 (2) Notwithstanding the pro visions of section 33.080 to the contrary , any moneys
9 r emaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not r evert to the credit of the
10 general reven ue fund.
11 (3) The state tre asurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as
12 other funds ar e invested. Any interes t and moneys earned on such investments shall be
13 cr edited to the fund.
14 2. Moneys in the Missouri crime victims fund shall be disbursed to entitlement
15 jurisdictions, eligible entities, or local governmental entities that are eligible for victim
16 assistance grants under the federal V ictims of Crime Act, Pub. L. 98-473, and relat ed
17 r egulations, and such jurisdictions and entities shall use such moneys for the same
18 purposes as an entitlement jurisdiction, eligible entity , or local governmental entity may
19 use victim assistance grants under the federal V ictims of Crime Act, Pub. L. 98-473, and
20 r elated r egulations.
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