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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2323
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE LUCAS.
5018H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 589, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to domestic
abuse of fender registration, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 589, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto three new sections, to
2 be known as sections 589.750, 589.752, and 589.753, to read as follows:
589.750. 1. The pr ovisions of sections 589.750 to 589.753 shall be known as the
2 "Missouri Domestic Abuse Offender Registration and Accountability Act".
3 2. For purposes of sections 589.750 to 589.753, the following terms mean:
4 (1) "Domestic abuse offense", a felony or class A misdemeanor offense under
5 chapter 565 involving physical injury , thr eat of physical injury , or sexual assault
6 committed by one family or household member against another;
7 (2) "High-risk offender", an offender convicted of a domestic abuse offense who:
8 (a) Has two or mor e prior convictions for a domestic abuse offense; or
9 (b) Has been determined thr ough an evidence-based risk assessment appr oved
10 by the department of public safety to present a high risk of recid ivism;
11 (3) "Law enforcem ent agency", any city , county , or state police department or
12 law enfor cement entity authorized to enforce laws within the state;
13 (4) "Offender", a person determined by a court to meet the definition of a high-
14 risk offender under this section;
15 (5) "Registration", the pr ocess by which an offender pr ovides personal
16 information to the department of public safety for inclusion in a secure and confidential
17 database accessible only to authorized law enforcem ent personnel.
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.
18 3. A sentencing court may order a high-risk offender to registe r with the
19 department of public safety as pr ovided under this section.
20 4. (1) Prior to ordering registr ation under this section, the sentencing court shall
21 conduct a hearing to determine whether:
22 (a) The person meets the definition of a high-risk offender; and
23 (b) Registration is necessary to pr otect public safety .
24 (2) At the hearing, the offender shall have the right to counsel and the right to
25 pr esent evidence releva nt to risk and rehab ilitation.
26 (3) The sentencing court shall make written findings of fact supporting any
27 order requi ring regist ration under this section.
28 5. Any person order ed to registe r with the department of public safety under this
29 section shall r egister within seventy-two hours of the date of his or her conviction or of
30 his or her release fr om incarc eration, whichever occurs later .
31 6. Offenders shall pr ovide to the department of public safety the following
32 information when r egistering:
33 (1) Full legal name and any aliases;
34 (2) Date of birth;
35 (3) Curr ent res idential addr ess and any past addr esses fr om the pr eceding five
36 years;
37 (4) Curren t employment information;
38 (5) Curr ent vehicle information, including license plate number and vehicle
39 identification number for each vehicle leased or owned by the offender; and
40 (6) Any other information deemed necessary by the department of public safety .
41 7. Offenders shall update their r egistration information with the department of
42 public safety within ten days of any change to the information req uired under
43 subsection 6 of this section. The department shall prov ide r easonable proc edures and
44 assistance for offenders who ar e homeless, without stable housing, or otherwise unable
45 to comply strictly with such requ irem ent.
46 8. Offenders shall be requi red to maintain reg istration for a duration of five
47 years following the completion of their sentence, prob ation, or par ole, unless otherwise
48 order ed by the court.
49 9. After thr ee years of demonstrated compliance and no new offenses, an
50 offender may petition the sentencing court for rem oval fr om the regist ry . The
51 department of public safety shall annually r eview registra tions and may recommend
52 early termination for compliant offenders who are assessed as low risk.
589.752. 1. The department of public safety shall maintain a secure and
2 confidential electr onic database of registe red domestic abuse offenders. Access to the
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3 database shall be res tricted to law enforcem ent agencies and courts for purposes of
4 investigation, supervision, or victim safety planning. No information contained in the
5 r egistry shall be publicly disclosed or used to identify or locate any victim of domestic
6 abuse.
7 2. The department of public safety shall notify victims prior to the rel ease of any
8 offender information to law enforcem ent. The department shall coordinate with
9 certified victim service organizations to pro vide safety planning, notification, and
10 support.
11 3. An offender who knowingly and willfully fails to re gister or update
12 information as r equir ed under sections 589.750 to 589.753 shall be subject to:
13 (1) For a first violation of the req uiremen t to registe r or update information, a
14 civil fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, with written notification and fifteen days to
15 corr ect such violation befor e any penalty is imposed; and
16 (2) For a second or subsequent willful violation of the r equir ement to regist er or
17 update information, a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not to exceed
18 one year and a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars.
19 4. The department of public safety shall establish proced ures to assist offenders
20 in maintaining compliance with r egistration req uirem ents, including r eminders,
21 counseling, and verification progra ms.
589.753. 1. The department of public safety shall allocate necessary funding and
2 r esources to implement and maintain the domestic abuse offender re gistration system
3 including, but not limited to, funding for personnel, technology , and training.
4 2. Funding authorized under this section shall not r educe or r eplace
5 appr opriations for victim services, prevent ion, or domestic violence intervention
6 pr ograms.
7 3. The state auditor shall conduct a performance audit of the r egistry every thr ee
8 years to evaluate compliance, costs, and effectiveness.
9 4. The department of public safety shall submit a biennial r eport to the general
10 assembly detailing:
11 (1) Recidivism rates of registe red offenders;
12 (2) The r egistry's effectiveness in assisting law enfor cement and protecti ng
13 victims; and
14 (3) Recommendations for continuation, modification, or repeal of the regi stry
15 pr ogram.
16 5. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:
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17 (1) The prov isions of the new pr ogram authorized under sections 589.750 to
18 589.753 shall sunset six years after the effective date of sections 589.750 to 589.753
19 unless rea uthorized by an act of the general assembly; and
20 (2) Sections 589.750 to 589.753 shall terminate on September first of the
21 calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the prog ram authorized
22 under sections 589.750 to 589.753 is sunset.
23 6. The dir ector of the department of public safety may promulg ate all necessary
24 rules and reg ulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a
25 rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is crea ted under the authority
26 delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to
27 all of the pr ovisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and
28 chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
29 pursuant to chapter 536 to revi ew , to delay the effective date, or to disappr ove and annul
30 a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority
31 and any rule prop osed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void.
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