Title XXXVIII — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
28 chapters · 775 sections in this title.
§ 565.218 RSMo Failure to report vulnerable person abuse — or neglect — penalty
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565.218. Failure to report vulnerable person abuse — or neglect — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of failure to report vulnerable person abuse or neglect if he or she is required to make a report under section 630.162 and knowingly fails to make a report. 2. The offens…
§ 565.222 RSMo Filing a false vulnerable person abuse report — penalty
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565.222. Filing a false vulnerable person abuse report — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of filing a false vulnerable person abuse report if he or she knowingly files a false report of vulnerable person abuse or neglect. 2. The offense of filing a false report of vulne…
§ 565.225 RSMo Stalking, first degree, penalty
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565.225. Stalking, first degree, penalty. — 1. As used in this section and section 565.227, the term "disturbs" shall mean to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that serves no legitimate purpose and that would cause a reasonable person under the circumsta…
§ 565.227 RSMo Stalking, second degree, penalty
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565.227. Stalking, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of stalking in the second degree if he or she purposely, through his or her course of conduct, disturbs, or follows with the intent to disturb another person. 2. This section shall not apply to activitie…
§ 565.240 RSMo Unlawful posting of certain information over the internet, offense of —
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565.240. Unlawful posting of certain information over the internet, offense of — violation, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful posting of certain information over the internet if he or she knowingly posts the name, home address, Social Security number, telepho…
§ 565.252 RSMo Invasion of privacy, penalty
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565.252. Invasion of privacy, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of invasion of privacy if he or she knowingly: (1) Photographs, films, videotapes, produces, or otherwise creates an image of another person, without the person's consent, while the person is in a state of f…
§ 565.257 RSMo Law enforcement officers viewing or photographing during investigations or
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565.257. Law enforcement officers viewing or photographing during investigations or in prisons for security not an invasion of privacy. — The provisions of sections 565.250* to 565.257 shall not apply to: (1) Viewing, photographing or filming by law enforcement officers during a …
§ 565.258 RSMo Stop cyberstalking and harassment task force — members, duties —
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565.258. Stop cyberstalking and harassment task force — members, duties — recommendations — annual report — expiration date. — 1. There is hereby created the "Stop Cyberstalking and Harassment Task Force" to consist of the following members: (1) The following four members of the …
§ 565.300 RSMo Infant's protection act — definitions — crime of infanticide — penalty —
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565.300. Infant's protection act — definitions — crime of infanticide — penalty — exception — application of law. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Infant's Protection Act". 2. As used in this section, and only in this section, the following terms shall me…
§ 566.010 RSMo Chapter 566 and chapter 568 definitions
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566.010. Chapter 566 and chapter 568 definitions. — As used in this chapter and chapter 568, the following terms mean: (1) "Aggravated sexual offense", any sexual offense, in the course of which, the actor: (a) Inflicts serious physical injury on the victim; (b) Displays a deadly…
§ 566.020 RSMo Mistake as to age — consent not a defense, when
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566.020. Mistake as to age — consent not a defense, when. — 1. Whenever in this chapter the criminality of conduct depends upon a child being less than fourteen years of age, it is no defense that the defendant believed the child to be older. 2. Whenever in this chapter the crimi…
§ 566.023 RSMo Marriage to victim, at time of offense, affirmative defense, for certain
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566.023. Marriage to victim, at time of offense, affirmative defense, for certain offenses. — It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecutions under sections 566.032, 566.034, 566.062, 566.064, and 566.071, that the defendant was married to the victim at the time of the offense…
§ 566.025 RSMo Evidence that defendant has committed other charged and uncharged crimes of
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566.025. Evidence that defendant has committed other charged and uncharged crimes of a sexual nature involving victims under fourteen admissible to prove propensity to commit crime, when. — In prosecutions pursuant to this chapter or chapter 568 of a sexual nature involving a vic…
§ 566.030 RSMo Rape in the first degree, penalties — suspended sentences not granted, when
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566.030. Rape in the first degree, penalties — suspended sentences not granted, when. — 1. A person commits the offense of rape in the first degree if he or she has sexual intercourse with another person who is incapacitated, incapable of consent, or lacks the capacity to consent…
§ 566.031 RSMo Rape in the second degree, penalties
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566.031. Rape in the second degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of rape in the second degree if he or she has sexual intercourse with another person knowing that he or she does so without that person's consent. 2. The offense of rape in the second degree is a cla…
§ 566.032 RSMo Statutory rape and attempt to commit, first degree, penalties
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566.032. Statutory rape and attempt to commit, first degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of statutory rape in the first degree if he or she has sexual intercourse with another person who is less than fourteen years of age. 2. The offense of statutory rape in the …
§ 566.034 RSMo Statutory rape, second degree, penalty
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566.034. Statutory rape, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of statutory rape in the second degree if being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she has sexual intercourse with another person who is less than seventeen years of age. 2. The offense of sta…
§ 566.060 RSMo Sodomy in the first degree, penalties — suspended sentence not granted, when
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566.060. Sodomy in the first degree, penalties — suspended sentence not granted, when. — 1. A person commits the offense of sodomy in the first degree if he or she has deviate sexual intercourse with another person who is incapacitated, incapable of consent, or lacks the capacity…
§ 566.061 RSMo Sodomy in the second degree, penalty
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566.061. Sodomy in the second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of sodomy in the second degree if he or she has deviate sexual intercourse with another person knowing that he or she does so without that person's consent. 2. The offense of sodomy in the second deg…
§ 566.062 RSMo Statutory sodomy and attempt to commit, first degree, penalties
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566.062. Statutory sodomy and attempt to commit, first degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of statutory sodomy in the first degree if he or she has deviate sexual intercourse with another person who is less than fourteen years of age. 2. The offense of statutory …
§ 566.064 RSMo Statutory sodomy, second degree, penalty
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566.064. Statutory sodomy, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of statutory sodomy in the second degree if being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she has deviate sexual intercourse with another person who is less than seventeen years of age. 2. The of…
§ 566.067 RSMo Child molestation, first degree, penalties
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566.067. Child molestation, first degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the first degree if he or she subjects another person who is less than fourteen years of age to sexual contact and the offense is an aggravated sexual offense. 2. The of…
§ 566.068 RSMo Child molestation, second degree, penalties
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566.068. Child molestation, second degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the second degree if he or she: (1) Subjects a child who is less than twelve years of age to sexual contact; or (2) Being more than four years older than a child who is…
§ 566.069 RSMo Child molestation, third degree, penalty
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566.069. Child molestation, third degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the third degree if he or she subjects a child who is less than fourteen years of age to sexual contact. 2. The offense of child molestation in the third degree is a class…
§ 566.071 RSMo Child molestation, fourth degree, penalty
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566.071. Child molestation, fourth degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the fourth degree if, being more than four years older than a child who is less than seventeen years of age, subjects the child to sexual contact. 2. The offense of child…
§ 566.083 RSMo Sexual misconduct involving a child, penalty — applicability of section —
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566.083. Sexual misconduct involving a child, penalty — applicability of section — affirmative defense not allowed, when. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual misconduct involving a child if such person: (1) Knowingly exposes his or her genitals to a child less than fiftee…
§ 566.086 RSMo Sexual contact with a student
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566.086. Sexual contact with a student. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual contact with a student if he or she has sexual contact with a student of the school and is: (1) A teacher, as that term is defined in subdivisions (4), (5), and (7) of section 168.104; (2) A stude…
§ 566.093 RSMo Sexual misconduct, first degree, penalties
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566.093. Sexual misconduct, first degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual misconduct in the first degree if such person: (1) Exposes his or her genitals under circumstances in which he or she knows that his or her conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm…
§ 566.095 RSMo Sexual misconduct, second degree, penalty
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566.095. Sexual misconduct, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual misconduct in the second degree if he or she solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct under circumstances in which he or she knows that such request or solicitat…
§ 566.100 RSMo Sexual abuse in the first degree, penalties
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566.100. Sexual abuse in the first degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual abuse in the first degree if he or she subjects another person to sexual contact when that person is incapacitated, incapable of consent, or lacks the capacity to consent, or by the …
§ 566.101 RSMo Sexual abuse, second degree, penalties
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566.101. Sexual abuse, second degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual abuse in the second degree if he or she purposely subjects another person to sexual contact without that person's consent. 2. The offense of sexual abuse in the second degree is a class A…
§ 566.103 RSMo Crime of promoting online sexual solicitation, violation, penalty
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566.103. Crime of promoting online sexual solicitation, violation, penalty. — 1. A person or entity commits the offense of promoting online sexual solicitation if such person or entity knowingly permits a web-based classified service owned or operated by such person or entity to …
§ 566.111 RSMo Sex with an animal, penalties
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566.111. Sex with an animal, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of sex with an animal if he or she engages in sexual conduct with an animal. 2. The offense of sex with an animal is a class A misdemeanor unless the person has previously been found guilty of an offense un…
§ 566.115 RSMo Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person,
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566.115. Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person, first degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first degree if he or she: (1) Being an owner or employee of a …
§ 566.116 RSMo Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person,
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566.116. Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the second degree if he or she: (1) Being an owner or employee of …
§ 566.125 RSMo Persistent sexual offender, predatory sexual offender, defined, extension
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566.125. Persistent sexual offender, predatory sexual offender, defined, extension of term, when, minimum term. — 1. The court shall sentence a person to an extended term of imprisonment if it finds the defendant is a persistent sexual offender and has been found guilty of attemp…
§ 566.145 RSMo Sexual conduct in the course of public duty, offense of — definitions —
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566.145. Sexual conduct in the course of public duty, offense of — definitions — violation, penalty — consent not a defense. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual conduct in the course of public duty if the person engages in sexual conduct: (1) With a detainee, a prisoner, …
§ 566.147 RSMo Certain offenders not to reside within one thousand feet of a property line
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566.147. Certain offenders not to reside within one thousand feet of a property line of a school, child care facility, or victim's residence — violations, penalties. — 1. Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or hereafter has been found guilty of: (1) Violating any of the …
§ 566.148 RSMo Certain offenders not to physically be present or loiter within five
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566.148. Certain offenders not to physically be present or loiter within five hundred feet of a child care facility — violation, penalty. — 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 568.020, incest…
§ 566.149 RSMo Certain offenders not to be present within five hundred feet of school
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566.149. Certain offenders not to be present within five hundred feet of school property, exception — permission required for parents or guardians who are offenders, procedure — penalty. — 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: (1) Violating any of the provisions of this cha…
§ 566.150 RSMo Certain offenders not to be present or loiter within five hundred feet of a
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566.150. Certain offenders not to be present or loiter within five hundred feet of a public park, swimming pool, athletic complex, museum, or nature center — violation, penalty — exception for nature or education center, when. — 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: (1) Vio…
§ 566.151 RSMo Enticement of a child, penalties
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566.151. Enticement of a child, penalties. — 1. A person twenty-one years of age or older commits the offense of enticement of a child if he or she persuades, solicits, coaxes, entices, or lures whether by words, actions or through communication via the internet or any electronic…
§ 566.153 RSMo Age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a minor, penalty
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[Repealed or reserved.]
§ 566.155 RSMo Certain offenders not to serve as athletic coaches, managers, or trainers —
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566.155. Certain offenders not to serve as athletic coaches, managers, or trainers — violation, penalty. — 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering th…
§ 566.200 RSMo Definitions
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566.200. Definitions. — As used in sections 566.200 to 566.218 and section 578.475*, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Basic rights information", information applicable to a noncitizen, including but not limited to information about human rights, immigration, emergency assista…
§ 566.203 RSMo Abusing an individual through forced labor — penalty
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566.203. Abusing an individual through forced labor — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of abusing an individual through forced labor by knowingly providing or obtaining the labor or services of a person: (1) By causing or threatening to cause serious physical injury to …
§ 566.206 RSMo Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or
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566.206. Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor if he or she knowingly recruits, entices, harb…
§ 566.209 RSMo Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation — penalty
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566.209. Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation — penalty. — 1. A person commits the crime of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation if a person knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, advertises the availability of or obtains by any m…
§ 566.210 RSMo Sexual trafficking of a child, first degree, penalty
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566.210. Sexual trafficking of a child, first degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree if he or she knowingly: (1) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, including but not limited t…
§ 566.211 RSMo Sexual trafficking of a child, second degree, penalty
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566.211. Sexual trafficking of a child, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree if he or she knowingly: (1) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, including but not limited…