Title XXXVIII — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
28 chapters · 775 sections in this title.
§ 572.060 RSMo Possession of gambling records in the second degree — penalty
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572.060. Possession of gambling records in the second degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of gambling records in the second degree if, with knowledge of the contents thereof, he or she possesses any gambling record of a kind used: (1) In the operatio…
§ 572.070 RSMo Possession of a gambling device — penalty
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572.070. Possession of a gambling device — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of a gambling device if, with knowledge of the character thereof, he or she manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates any transaction affectin…
§ 572.080 RSMo Lottery offenses — no defense
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572.080. Lottery offenses — no defense. — It is no defense under any section of this chapter relating to a lottery that the lottery itself is drawn or conducted outside Missouri and is not in violation of the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is drawn or conducted. -------- …
§ 572.090 RSMo Gambling houses, public nuisances — abatement
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572.090. Gambling houses, public nuisances — abatement. — 1. Any room, building or other structure regularly used for any unlawful gambling activity prohibited by this chapter is a public nuisance. 2. The attorney general, circuit attorney or prosecuting attorney may, in addition…
§ 572.100 RSMo Preemption — exclusions
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572.100. Preemption — exclusions. — The general assembly by enacting this chapter intends to preempt any other regulation of the area covered by this chapter. No governmental subdivision or agency may enact or enforce a law that regulates or makes any conduct in the area covered …
§ 572.125 RSMo Antique slot machines exempt from section 572.120, when
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572.125. Antique slot machines exempt from section 572.120, when. — 1. It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under this chapter relating to slot machines, if the defendant shows that the slot machine is an antique slot machine and was not operated for gambling pur…
§ 573.010 RSMo Definitions
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573.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean: (1) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar, juice bar, restaurant, bottle club, or other commercial establishment, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly features persons who…
§ 573.020 RSMo Promoting obscenity in the first degree — penalty
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573.020. Promoting obscenity in the first degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting obscenity in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person: (1) Wholesale promotes or possesses with the purpose to wholesale promote any obscene ma…
§ 573.023 RSMo Sexual exploitation of a minor — penalties
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573.023. Sexual exploitation of a minor — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor if such person knowingly or recklessly photographs, films, videotapes, produces or otherwise creates obscene material with a minor or child pornography. 2. The…
§ 573.024 RSMo Enabling sexual exploitation of a minor, offense of — penalty
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573.024. Enabling sexual exploitation of a minor, offense of — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of enabling sexual exploitation of a minor if such person acting with criminal negligence permits or allows any violation of section 566.210, 566.211, 573.020, 573.023, 573.0…
§ 573.025 RSMo Promoting child pornography in the first degree — penalties
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573.025. Promoting child pornography in the first degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child pornography in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child pornography of a…
§ 573.030 RSMo Promoting obscenity in the second degree — penalties
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573.030. Promoting obscenity in the second degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, he or she: (1) Promotes or possesses with the purpose to promote any ob…
§ 573.035 RSMo Promoting child pornography in the second degree — penalties
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573.035. Promoting child pornography in the second degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child pornography in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child pornography of…
§ 573.037 RSMo Possession of child pornography — penalty
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573.037. Possession of child pornography — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of child pornography if such person knowingly or recklessly possesses any child pornography of a minor less than eighteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears t…
§ 573.038 RSMo Property or material constituting child pornography to remain in custody of
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573.038. Property or material constituting child pornography to remain in custody of the state — availability of, when. — 1. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child pornography shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the state …
§ 573.040 RSMo Furnishing pornographic materials to minors — penalty
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573.040. Furnishing pornographic materials to minors — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of furnishing pornographic material to minors if, knowing of its content and character, he or she: (1) Furnishes any material pornographic for minors, knowing that the person to whom…
§ 573.050 RSMo Evidence in obscenity and child pornography cases
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573.050. Evidence in obscenity and child pornography cases. — 1. In any prosecution under this chapter evidence shall be admissible to show: (1) What the predominant appeal of the material or performance would be for ordinary adults or minors; (2) The literary, artistic, politica…
§ 573.052 RSMo Child pornography, attorney general authorized to investigate, when —
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573.052. Child pornography, attorney general authorized to investigate, when — violator immune from civil liability, when. — Upon receipt of any information that child pornography as defined in section 573.010 is contained on a website, the attorney general shall investigate such…
§ 573.060 RSMo Public display of explicit sexual material — penalties
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573.060. Public display of explicit sexual material — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of public display of explicit sexual material if he or she recklessly: (1) Exposes, places, exhibits, or in any fashion, displays explicit sexual material in any location, whether p…
§ 573.065 RSMo Coercing acceptance of obscene material — penalty
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573.065. Coercing acceptance of obscene material — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of coercing acceptance of obscene material if such person knowingly: (1) Requires acceptance of obscene material as a condition to any sale, allocation, consignment or delivery of any ot…
§ 573.070 RSMo Injunctions and declaratory judgments
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573.070. Injunctions and declaratory judgments. — 1. Whenever material or a performance is being or is about to be promoted, furnished or displayed in violation of this chapter, a civil action may be instituted in the circuit court by the prosecuting or circuit attorney or by the…
§ 573.080 RSMo Preemption and standardization — cities, towns, and certain counties may
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573.080. Preemption and standardization — cities, towns, and certain counties may regulate, limitations. — The general assembly by enacting this chapter intends to preempt any other regulation of the area covered by section 573.020, to promote statewide control of pornography, an…
§ 573.090 RSMo Video cassettes, morbid violence, to be kept in separate area — sale or
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573.090. Video cassettes, morbid violence, to be kept in separate area — sale or rental to persons under seventeen prohibited, penalties. — 1. Video cassettes or other video reproduction devices, or the jackets, cases or coverings of such video reproduction devices shall be displ…
§ 573.100 RSMo Telephones, obscene or indecent commercial messages, direct or electronic
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573.100. Telephones, obscene or indecent commercial messages, direct or electronic recording, penalties, exceptions. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Indecent", language or material that depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by …
§ 573.110 RSMo Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, offense of —
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573.110. Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, offense of — definitions — elements — exemptions — immunity from liability, when — penalty — private cause of action, when. — 1. As used in this section and section 573.112, the following terms mean: (1) "Computer", a…
§ 573.112 RSMo Threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images,
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573.112. Threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, offense of — elements — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images if he or she gains or attempts to gain anything of value, or c…
§ 573.200 RSMo Child used in sexual performance — penalties
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573.200. Child used in sexual performance — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of use of a child in a sexual performance if, knowing the character and content thereof, the person employs, authorizes, or induces a child less than eighteen years of age to engage in a perf…
§ 573.205 RSMo Promoting sexual performance by a child — penalties
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573.205. Promoting sexual performance by a child — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting a sexual performance by a child if, knowing the character and content thereof, the person promotes a performance which includes sexual conduct by a child less than eightee…
§ 573.206 RSMo Patronizing a sexual performance of a child, offense of — penalty
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573.206. Patronizing a sexual performance of a child, offense of — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of patronizing a sexual performance by a child if such person obtains, solicits, or participates in a sexual performance by a child under eighteen years of age. 2. The of…
§ 573.215 RSMo Failure to report child pornography — penalty
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573.215. Failure to report child pornography — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of failure to report child pornography if he or she being a film and photographic print processor, computer provider, installer or repair person, or any internet service provider who has kno…
§ 573.503 RSMo Local government may require background checks
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573.503. Local government may require background checks. — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any city not within a county and any county may, by order or ordinance, require a background check be conducted on all employees of any adult cabaret to ascertain whet…
§ 573.505 RSMo Sales tax authorized, vote required — ballot — disposition of revenue —
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573.505. Sales tax authorized, vote required — ballot — disposition of revenue — termination — city and county background check tax trust fund created, refunds — duties of director of revenue. — 1. In order to defray the costs of background checks conducted pursuant to section 57…
§ 573.507 RSMo Minimum age limit — security personnel — random drug testing — space
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573.507. Minimum age limit — security personnel — random drug testing — space limitation — prohibition of public displays. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any city not within a county and any county may establish a minimum age limit for admission into a…
§ 573.509 RSMo Adult cabaret, persons less than nineteen years of age prohibited from
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573.509. Adult cabaret, persons less than nineteen years of age prohibited from dancing, penalty. — 1. No person less than nineteen years of age shall dance in an adult cabaret, nor shall any proprietor of such establishment permit any person less than nineteen years of age to da…
§ 573.525 RSMo Purpose — findings
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573.525. Purpose — findings. — 1. It is the purpose of sections 573.525 to 573.537 to regulate sexually oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of this state, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent th…
§ 573.531 RSMo Establishment of business, prohibited where — nudity in establishment
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573.531. Establishment of business, prohibited where — nudity in establishment prohibited — display of sexual activities, requirements — state requirements — hours of operation — minors and alcohol prohibited — definitions. — 1. No person shall establish a sexually oriented busin…
§ 573.534 RSMo Strict liability not imposed — mental state required for violation — act by
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573.534. Strict liability not imposed — mental state required for violation — act by employee not imputed to the business, when. — Sections 573.525 to 573.537 do not impose strict liability. Unless a culpable mental state is otherwise specified herein, a showing of a knowing or r…
§ 573.537 RSMo Violations, penalty — public nuisance for repeated violations — state
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573.537. Violations, penalty — public nuisance for repeated violations — state remedies permitted. — 1. Any person, business, or entity violating or refusing to comply with any provision of sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and …
§ 573.540 RSMo No state preemption on regulation — consistency with state law required for
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573.540. No state preemption on regulation — consistency with state law required for local law. — 1. Nothing in sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall be construed as preempting or preventing any political subdivision of this state from maintaining, enacting, or enforcing any local or…
§ 573.550 RSMo Providing explicit sexual material to a student, offense of — penalty —
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573.550. Providing explicit sexual material to a student, offense of — penalty — definitions. — 1. A person commits the offense of providing explicit sexual material to a student if such person is affiliated with a public or private elementary or secondary school in an official c…
§ 574.005 RSMo Definitions
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574.005. Definitions — As used in this chapter the following terms mean: (1) "Private property", any place which at the time of the offense is not open to the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately; (2) "Property of another", any property in which the p…
§ 574.010 RSMo Peace disturbance — penalty
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574.010. Peace disturbance — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of peace disturbance if he or she: (1) Unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person or persons by: (a) Loud noise; or (b) Offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner to a specific in…
§ 574.020 RSMo Private peace disturbance — penalty
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574.020. Private peace disturbance — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of private peace disturbance if he or she is on private property and unreasonably and purposely causes alarm to another person or persons on the same premises by: (1) Threatening to commit an offense …
§ 574.035 RSMo Disrupting a house of worship — penalty
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574.035. Disrupting a house of worship — penalty. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "House of Worship Protection Act". 2. For purposes of this section, "house of worship" means any church, synagogue, mosque, other building or structure, or public or private…
§ 574.040 RSMo Unlawful assembly — penalty
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574.040. Unlawful assembly — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful assembly if he or she knowingly assembles with six or more other persons and agrees with such persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this state or of the United States with force or violen…
§ 574.060 RSMo Refusal to disperse — penalty
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574.060. Refusal to disperse — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of refusal to disperse if, being present at the scene of an unlawful assembly, or at the scene of a riot, he or she knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command of a law enforcement officer to depa…
§ 574.070 RSMo Promoting civil disorder in the first degree — penalty
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574.070. Promoting civil disorder in the first degree — penalty. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Civil disorder", any public disturbance involving acts of violence by assemblages of three or more persons, which causes an immediate danger of or results…
§ 574.075 RSMo Drunkenness or drinking in certain places prohibited — penalty
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574.075. Drunkenness or drinking in certain places prohibited — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of drunkenness or drinking in a prohibited place if he or she enters any schoolhouse or church house in which there is an assemblage of people, met for a lawful purpose, or …
§ 574.080 RSMo Causing catastrophe — definitions — penalty
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574.080. Causing catastrophe — definitions — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of causing catastrophe if he or she knowingly causes a catastrophe by explosion, fire, flood, collapse of a building, release of poison, radioactive material, bacteria, virus or other dangerou…
§ 574.085 RSMo Institutional vandalism, offense of — violation, penalty
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574.085. Institutional vandalism, offense of — violation, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of institutional vandalism if he or she knowingly vandalizes, defaces, or otherwise damages: (1) Any church, synagogue or other building, structure or place used for religious wor…