Title XXXVIII — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
28 chapters · 775 sections in this title.
§ 556.001 RSMo Effective date, criminal code revision
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556.001. Effective date, criminal code revision. — The enactment of sections 27.105, 43.544, *192.2400, 192.2405, 192.2410, 192.2415, 192.2420, 192.2425, 192.2430, 192.2435, 192.2440, 192.2445, 192.2450, 192.2455, 192.2460, 192.2465, 192.2470, 192.2475, 192.2480, 192.2485, 192.24…
§ 556.011 RSMo Short title
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556.011. Short title. — Chapters 556 to 580* shall be known and may be cited as "The Revised Criminal Code". -------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17 *Chapter 580 does not exist.
§ 556.021 RSMo Infractions — procedure — default judgment, when
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556.021. Infractions — procedure — default judgment, when. — 1. An infraction does not constitute a criminal offense and conviction of an infraction shall not give rise to any disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction of a criminal offense. 2. Except as otherwise provi…
§ 556.026 RSMo Offenses and infractions to be defined by statute
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556.026. Offenses and infractions to be defined by statute. — No conduct constitutes an offense or infraction unless made so by this code or by other applicable statute. -------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
§ 556.031 RSMo Application to offenses committed before and after enactment
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556.031. Application to offenses committed before and after enactment. — 1. The provisions of this code shall govern the construction and punishment for any offense defined in this code and committed after January 1, 1979, as well as the construction and application of any defens…
§ 556.036 RSMo Time limitations
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556.036. Time limitations. — 1. A prosecution for murder, rape in the first degree, forcible rape, attempted rape in the first degree, attempted forcible rape, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, attempted sodomy in the first degree, attempted forcible sodomy, or any cla…
§ 556.037 RSMo Time limitations for prosecutions for sexual offenses involving a person
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556.037. Time limitations for prosecutions for sexual offenses involving a person under eighteen. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 556.036, prosecutions for unlawful sexual offenses involving a person eighteen years of age or under may be commenced at any time. 2. F…
§ 556.038 RSMo Time limitation to prosecute
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556.038. Time limitation to prosecute. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 556.036, either misdemeanor or felony prosecutions under sections 565.252 to 565.257 shall be commenced within the following periods of limitation: (1) Three years from the date the viewing, photog…
§ 556.041 RSMo Limitation on conviction for multiple offenses
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556.041. Limitation on conviction for multiple offenses. — When the same conduct of a person may establish the commission of more than one offense he or she may be prosecuted for each such offense. Such person may not, however, be convicted of more than one offense if: (1) One of…
§ 556.046 RSMo Conviction of included offenses — jury instructions
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556.046. Conviction of included offenses — jury instructions. — 1. A person may be convicted of an offense included in an offense charged in the indictment or information. An offense is so included when: (1) It is established by proof of the same or less than all the facts requir…
§ 556.061 RSMo Code definitions
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556.061. Code definitions. — In this code, unless the context requires a different definition, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Access", to instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve or extract data from, or otherwise make any use of any resources of, a computer, com…
§ 556.101 RSMo Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint
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556.101. Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint. — 1. It is an element of the offenses described in sections 565.110 to 565.130 that the confinement, movement or restraint be committed without the consent of the victim. 2. Lack of consent results from: (1) F…