Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.010 Short title.
589.010. Short title. — Sections 589.010 to 589.040 may be cited as the "Sexual Assault Prevention Act".
(L. 1980 H.B. 1138, et al. § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 589
Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 589
in effectMo. Rev. Stat. § 589.015 Definitions.
589.015. Definitions. — As used in sections 589.010 to 589.040 :
(1) The term "center" shall mean the state center for the prevention and control of sexual assault established pursuant to section 589.030 ;
(2) The term "sexual assault" shall include:
(a) The acts of rape in the first or second degree, forcible rape, rape, statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first or second degree, forcible sodomy, sodomy, statutory sodomy in the first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first, second, third, or fourth degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct in the first, second, or third degree, sexual abuse, and sexual abuse in the first or second degree, or attempts to commit any of the aforesaid, as these acts are defined in chapter 566 ;
(b) The act of incest, as this act is defined in section 568.020 ;
(c) The act of abuse of a child under section 568.060 , which involves sexual contact;
(d) The act of use of a child in a sexual performance; and
(e) The act of enticement of a child, as defined in section 566.151 , or any attempt to commit such act.
(L. 1980 H.B. 1138, et al. § 3, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1255, A.L. 1996 H.B. 974, A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2013 H.B. 215, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.020 Duties of department of elementary and secondary education - school ...
589.020. Duties of department of elementary and secondary education — school programs — local boards have discretion. — 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and establish guidelines for the teaching of sexual assault prevention and sexual assault counseling techniques for utilization by local school districts in the establishment of sexual assault prevention education programs. Such programs shall be adapted to the age and understanding of the pupils and shall be so emphasized in appropriate places in the curriculum as to give a full and adequate treatment of the subject.
2. Local boards of education may establish sexual assault prevention education programs in accordance with the guidelines developed by the department of elementary and secondary education under subsection 1 of this section; provided, however, that nothing in sections 589.010 to 589.040 shall be construed as mandating the establishment of such programs by local boards of education; and provided, further, that no child shall be compelled to participate in any such program if the parent or guardian of such child submits a written objection to such participation, on moral or religious grounds, to the principal or other person in charge of the school which the child attends.
(L. 1980 H.B. 1138, et al. § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.030 Duties of department of public safety - grants - statistics - training ...
589.030. Duties of department of public safety — grants — statistics — training programs — reports — telephone reporting system. — 1. The director of the department of public safety shall establish within the department the "State Center for the Prevention and Control of Sexual Assault" * .
2. The director of the department of public safety, acting through the center, may, directly or by grant, carry out the following:
(1) A continuing study of sexual assault, including a study and investigation of:
(a) The effectiveness of existing state and local laws dealing with sexual assault;
(b) The relationship, if any, between traditional legal and social attitudes toward sexual roles, the act of sexual assault and the formulation of laws dealing with sexual assault;
(c) The treatment of the victims of sexual assault by law enforcement agencies, hospitals and other medical institutions, prosecutors and the courts;
(d) The causes of sexual assault, identifying, to the degree possible, the social conditions which encourage sexual assault and the motives of the offenders;
(e) The impact of sexual assault on the victim and the family of the victim;
(f) Sexual assault in correctional institutions;
(g) The actual incidence of sexual assault as compared to the reported incidence of sexual assault and the reasons for any difference in such incidences; and
(h) The effectiveness of existing private, local and state government educational, counseling and other programs designed to prevent and control sexual assault;
(2) The compilation, analysis and publication of summaries of the continuing study conducted under subdivision (1) of this subsection and the research and demonstration projects conducted under subdivision (5) of this section. The director of the department of public safety shall annually submit to the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court and the members of the general assembly a summary of such study and projects together with recommendations, where appropriate;
(3) The compilation and publication of training materials for personnel who are engaged in, or who intend to engage in, programs designed to prevent or control sexual assault;
(4) The development and maintenance of an information system with regard to the prevention and control of sexual assault, the treatment and counseling of the victims of sexual assault and their families, the rehabilitation of offenders and medical treatment;
(5) Assistance to community mental health centers and other qualified public and not-for-profit private entities in conducting research and demonstration projects concerning the prevention and control of sexual assault including, but not limited to, projects for:
(a) The planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of alternative methods used in the prevention and control of sexual assault, the treatment and counseling of the victims of sexual assault and their families, and the rehabilitation of offenders;
(b) For the application of such alternative methods; and
(c) For the promotion of community awareness of the specific locations in which, and the specific social and other conditions under which, sexual assaults are most likely to occur;
(6) Establish and maintain a telephone service, operating at all times, capable of receiving calls made concerning incidents of sexual assault so that callers may be instructed as to what steps to take in reporting sexual assault to the proper law enforcement authorities and where victims of sexual assault can receive counseling and assistance concerning incidents of sexual assault;
(7) Establish means whereby the existence of state and local programs to assist victims of sexual assault will be publicized to the public.
3. The center is hereby designated as the state sexual assault agency for all purposes of any federal sexual assault prevention act and may:
(1) Take all necessary and appropriate actions to obtain for this state all benefits offered under any federal act dealing with sexual assault and its prevention;
(2) Apply for and receive federal funds made available under any federal act;
(3) Participate, through its authorized representative, in proceedings under any federal act.
(L. 1980 H.B. 1138, et al. § 5) *Section 13 of H.B. 41, et al., 1981, established this center as a separate entity within the department of public safety. See section 589.035.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.035 Center to be separate entity within department - effective date.
589.035. Center to be separate entity within department — effective date. — The director shall transfer the state center for the prevention and control of sexual assault as created pursuant to section 589.030 from the committee on criminal justice to a status as a separate entity within the department to more effectively aid and assist victims of sexual assault crimes.
(L. 1981 H.B. 41, et al. § 13) Effective 1-01-83
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.040 Duties of department of corrections - certain inmates to participate in ...
589.040. Duties of department of corrections — certain inmates to participate in programs. — 1. The director of the department of corrections shall develop a program of treatment, education and rehabilitation for all imprisoned offenders who are serving sentences for sexual assault offenses. When developing such programs, the ultimate goal shall be the prevention of future sexual assaults by the participants in such programs, and the director shall utilize those concepts, services, programs, projects, facilities and other resources designed to achieve this goal.
2. All persons imprisoned by the department of corrections for sexual assault offenses shall be required to successfully complete the programs developed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section prior to being eligible for parole or conditional release.
(L. 1980 H.B. 1138, et al. § 6, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974, A.L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 250) (2001) As applied to habeas applicant sentenced prior to effective date of section, section is not an ex post facto law; program is not penal in nature but rehabilitative. State ex rel. Nixon v. Pennoyer, 39 S.W.3d 521 (Mo.App.E.D.). (2004) Sexual offender program has secular, narrowly tailored legislative purpose of preventing future sexual assaults by participants and does not violate federal or state constitutional provisions of non-establishment and free exercise of religion. Boone v. State, 147 S.W.3d 801 (Mo.App.E.D.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.042 Access to personal home computer, authority to require registered sexual ...
589.042. Access to personal home computer, authority to require registered sexual offenders to provide as condition of probation. — The court or the parole board shall have the authority to require a person who is required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 to give his or her assigned probation or parole officer access to his or her personal home computer as a condition of probation or parole in order to monitor and prevent such offender from obtaining and keeping child pornography or from committing an offense under chapter 566 . Such access shall allow the probation or parole officer to view the internet use history, computer hardware, and computer software of any computer, including a laptop computer, that the offender owns.
(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al. § 489.042, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.200 Definitions.
589.200. Definitions. — As used in sections 589.200 to 589.215 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Authorized agency" , the highway patrol, the prosecuting attorney responsible for prosecutions in the county where a motor vehicle theft has occurred, or any law enforcement agency;
(2) "Insurer" , any insurance company;
(3) "Relevant" , information having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of an allegedly fraudulent motor vehicle theft claim more probable or less probable than it would have been without the evidence.
(L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al. § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.205 Insurer may notify authorized agency of suspected fraudulent theft claim, ...
589.205. Insurer may notify authorized agency of suspected fraudulent theft claim, provide information. — If an insurer has reason to believe that a motor vehicle theft claim made by an insured is fraudulent, the insurer may:
(1) Notify, in writing, an authorized agency of the suspected fraudulent claim; and
(2) Provide the agency with all material developed from the insurer's inquiry into the claim.
(L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al. § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.210 Authorized agency may require information relevant to theft claim from insurer.
589.210. Authorized agency may require information relevant to theft claim from insurer. — An authorized agency charged with the responsibility of investigating a motor vehicle theft may, in writing, require an insurer investigating that loss to release to the requesting agency any or all relevant information or evidence considered important to the authorized agency including:
(1) Pertinent insurance policy information relevant to the theft under investigation and any application for that policy;
(2) Policy premium payment records;
(3) History of previous claims made by the insured; and
(4) Material relating to the investigation, including:
(a) Statements of any person;
(b) Proof of loss; and
(c) Other evidence relevant to the investigation.
(L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al. § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.215 Release of information by authorized agency to others - insurer entitled to ...
589.215. Release of information by authorized agency to others — insurer entitled to information, when — immunity from liability for providing information. — 1. An authorized agency provided with information under sections 589.200 to 589.215 may release or provide that information to any other authorized agency to further its investigation.
2. An insurer providing information to an authorized agency under section 589.205 or 589.210 has the right to request and to receive from that agency relevant information. The agency shall provide the requested information within a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty days from the date of the request or termination of a criminal prosecution involving such information, whichever is later.
3. An insurer or an authorized agency that releases or provides evidence or information under sections 589.200 to 589.215 is immune from any civil or criminal liability for providing such evidence or information.
(L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al. § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.300 Definitions.
589.300. Definitions. — As used in sections 589.300 to 589.310 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Center" , the Missouri crime prevention information center;
(2) "Department" , the department of public safety;
(3) "Director" , the director of the department of public safety;
(4) "Local government" , any city, county or village;
(5) "Local government/school district partnership" or "partnership" , a partnership between one or more local governments and one or more school districts or any accredited private school to apply for and implement a crime prevention program aimed at preventing crime by children and young adults under the age of twenty-one;
(6) "School district" , any district as defined in subdivision (1) of section 160.011 or any accredited private school.
(L. 1994 S.B. 763, A.L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.305 Department may solicit funds.
589.305. Department may solicit funds. — In addition to general revenue appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of sections 589.300 to 589.310 , the department may solicit, receive, and expend funds, including matching grants, from the federal government, other state agencies, and from private sources to aid in carrying out the provisions of sections 589.300 to 589.310 .
(L. 1994 S.B. 763)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.307 Fund established, administration, purpose.
589.307. Fund established, administration, purpose. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Missouri Crime Prevention Information and Programming Fund". The Missouri crime prevention information and programming fund shall be administered by the center created within the department of public safety. Money in the fund shall be used solely for carrying out the provisions of sections 589.300 to 589.310 .
2. Any moneys received from private sources, gifts, donations, transferred from other governmental agencies, or generated by center-sponsored activities shall be credited to the Missouri crime prevention information and programming fund.
3. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, moneys in the Missouri crime prevention information and programming fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(L. 1994 S.B. 763)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.310 Establishment and enhancement of local crime prevention programs - ...
589.310. Establishment and enhancement of local crime prevention programs — proactive partnership prevention approach — amount of funding — audit — rules. — 1. Subject to availability of funds within the Missouri crime prevention information and programming fund, the director, or his designee, may contract with local law enforcement or prevention-related organizations to assist in establishing or enhancing local crime prevention programs. Such programs would include, but not be limited to:
(1) Community crime prevention;
(2) Drug abuse prevention in schools;
(3) Community-oriented policing;
(4) Family violence prevention;
(5) Juvenile delinquency prevention;
(6) Gang-related activity prevention;
(7) Gun violence prevention; and
(8) School violence prevention.
2. In awarding contracts for local government crime prevention programs, the director or his designee shall place special emphasis on applications which demonstrate the existence of a local government/school district partnership taking a proactive approach toward preventing crime by children and young adults under the age of twenty-one. Such evidence shall include a copy of the agreement between the local government and school district specifying the duties and obligations of each should a contract be awarded.
3. The state shall provide one-third of the funding for each contract awarded to a local government/school district partnership to operate a local government crime prevention program. The local government or governments receiving the contract shall contribute one-third and the school district or districts shall also contribute one-third.
4. The director, or his designee, shall ensure that the fund administered under this section will not be used by any agency to supplant existing funds which are presently being used for crime prevention programming. The department may, at its discretion, audit the expenditure of any contract funds awarded under this section.
5. The department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the administration of sections 589.300 to 589.310 , pursuant to chapter 536 and section 650.005 .
(L. 1994 S.B. 763, A.L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.400 Registration of certain offenders with chief law officers of county of ...
589.400. Registration of certain offenders with chief law officers of county of residence — time limitation — registration requirements — fees — automatic removal from registry — petitions for exemption — procedure, notice, denial of petition — nonresident workers, higher education students and workers. — 1. Sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall apply to:
(1) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter adjudicated for an offense referenced in section 589.414 , unless such person is exempt from registering under subsection 9 or 10 of this section or section 589.401 ;
(2) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter convicted of, been found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to committing, attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit one or more of the following offenses: kidnapping or kidnapping in the first degree when the victim was a child and the defendant was not a parent or guardian of the child; abuse of a child under section 568.060 when such abuse is sexual in nature; felonious restraint or kidnapping in the second degree when the victim was a child and the defendant is not a parent or guardian of the child; sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a resident of a nursing home or sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first or second degree; endangering the welfare of a child under section 568.045 when the endangerment is sexual in nature; genital mutilation of a female child, under section 568.065 ; promoting prostitution in the first degree; promoting prostitution in the second degree; promoting prostitution in the third degree; sexual exploitation of a minor; promoting child pornography in the first degree; promoting child pornography in the second degree; possession of child pornography; furnishing pornographic material to minors; public display of explicit sexual material; coercing acceptance of obscene material; promoting obscenity in the first degree; promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second degree; incest; use of a child in a sexual performance; or promoting sexual performance by a child; patronizing prostitution if the individual the person patronizes is less than eighteen years of age;
(3) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been committed to the department of mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath;
(4) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been found not guilty as a result of mental disease or defect of any offense referenced in section 589.414 ;
(5) Any juvenile certified as an adult and transferred to a court of general jurisdiction who has been adjudicated for an offense listed under section 589.414 ;
(6) Any juvenile fourteen years of age or older at the time of the offense who has been adjudicated for an offense which is equal to or more severe than aggravated sexual abuse under 18 U.S.C. Section 2241, which shall include any attempt or conspiracy to commit such offense;
(7) Any person who is a resident of this state who has, since July 1, 1979, been or is hereafter adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense which, if committed in this state, would constitute an offense listed under section 589.414 , or has been or is required to register in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or has been or is required to register under tribal, federal, or military law; or
(8) Any person who has been or is required to register in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or has been or is required to register under tribal, federal, or military law and who works or attends an educational institution, whether public or private in nature, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or institution of higher education on a full-time or on a part-time basis or has a temporary residence in Missouri. "Part-time" in this subdivision means for more than seven days in any twelve-month period.
2. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply shall, within three business days of adjudication, release from incarceration, or placement upon probation, register with the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county in which such person resides unless such person has already registered in that county for the same offense. For any juvenile under subdivision (6) of subsection 1 of this section, within three business days of adjudication or release from commitment to the division of youth services, the department of mental health, or other placement, such juvenile shall register with the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county in which he or she resides unless he or she has already registered in such county or city not within a county for the same offense. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply if not currently registered in their county of residence shall register with the chief law enforcement official of such county or city not within a county within three business days. The chief law enforcement official shall forward a copy of the registration form required by section 589.407 to a city, town, village, or campus law enforcement agency located within the county of the chief law enforcement official.
3. The registration requirements of sections 589.400 through 589.425 shall be as provided under subsection 4 of this section unless:
(1) All offenses requiring registration are reversed, vacated, or set aside;
(2) The registrant is no longer required to register and his or her name shall be removed from the registry under the provisions of section 589.414 ; or
(3) The court orders the removal or exemption of such person from the registry under section 589.401 .
4. The registration requirements shall be as follows:
(1) Fifteen years if the offender is a tier I sex offender as provided under section 589.414 ;
(2) Twenty-five years if the offender is a tier II sex offender as provided under section 589.414 ; or
(3) The life of the offender if the offender is a tier III sex offender.
5. (1) The registration period shall be reduced as described in subdivision (3) of this subsection for a sex offender who maintains a clean record for the periods described under subdivision (2) of this subsection by:
(a) Not being adjudicated of any offense for which imprisonment for more than one year may be imposed;
(b) Not being adjudicated of any sex offense;
(c) Successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, or parole; and
(d) Successfully completing an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by the attorney general.
(2) In the case of a:
(a) Tier I sex offender, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is ten years;
(b) Tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for the offense which required registration in a sex offender registry under sections 589.400 to 589.425 , the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is twenty-five years.
(3) In the case of a:
(a) Tier I sex offender, the reduction is five years;
(b) Tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that period for which the clean record under paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) of this subsection is maintained.
6. For processing an initial sex offender registration the chief law enforcement officer of the county or city not within a county may charge the offender registering a fee of up to ten dollars.
7. For processing any change in registration required pursuant to section 589.414 the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county may charge the person changing their registration a fee of five dollars for each change made after the initial registration.
8. Any person currently on the sexual offender registry or who otherwise would be required to register for being adjudicated for the offense of felonious restraint of a nonsexual nature when the victim was a child and he or she was the parent or guardian of the child, nonsexual child abuse that was committed under section 568.060 , or kidnapping of a nonsexual nature when the victim was a child and he or she was the parent or guardian of the child shall be removed from the registry. However, such person shall remain on the sexual offender registry for any other offense for which he or she is required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 .
9. The following persons shall be exempt from registering as a sexual offender upon petition to the court of jurisdiction under section 589.401 ; except that, such person shall remain on the sexual offender registry for any other offense for which he or she is required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 :
(1) Any person currently on the sexual offender registry or who otherwise would be required to register for a sexual offense involving:
(a) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim or any other individual involved, if the victim was an adult, unless the adult was under the custodial authority of the offender at the time of the offense; or
(b) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim, the victim was at least fourteen years of age, and the offender was not more than four years older than the victim at the time of the offense; or
(2) Any person currently required to register for the following sexual offenses:
(a) Promoting obscenity in the first degree under section 573.020 ;
(b) Promoting obscenity in the second degree under section 573.030 ;
(c) Furnishing pornographic materials to minors under section 573.040 ;
(d) Public display of explicit sexual material under section 573.060 ;
(e) Coercing acceptance of obscene material under section 573.065 ;
(f) Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor under section 566.206 ;
(g) Abusing an individual through forced labor under section 566.203 ;
(h) Contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation under section 566.215 ; or
(i) Acting as an international marriage broker and failing to provide the information and notice as required under section 578.475 .
10. Any person currently on the sexual offender registry for having been adjudicated for a tier I or II offense or adjudicated delinquent for a tier III offense or other comparable offenses listed under section 589.414 may file a petition under section 589.401 .
11. Any nonresident worker, including work as a volunteer or intern, or nonresident student shall register for the duration of such person's employment, including participation as a volunteer or intern, or attendance at any school of higher education whether public or private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or institution of higher education on a full-time or part-time basis in this state unless granted relief under section 589.401 . Any registered offender shall provide information regarding any place in which the offender is staying when away from his or her residence for seven or more days, including the period of time the offender is staying in such place. Any registered offender from another state who has a temporary residence in this state and resides more than seven days in a twelve-month period shall register for the duration of such person's temporary residency unless granted relief under section 589.401 .
(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2002 S.B. 758 merged with S.B. 969, et al., A.L. 2003 S.B. 5 merged with S.B. 184, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1055, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 655 merged with S.B. 793) (2005) Sex offender registration statutes are non-punitive civil regulation and thus do not constitute an ex post facto punishment; sections also do not violate the due process rights of registrants. R. W. v. Sanders, 168 S.W.3d 65 (Mo.banc). (2006) Sections 589.400 to 589.425 are constitutional under ex post facto, due process, equal protection, bill of attainder, and special law provisions; however, application of registration requirement to persons who pled guilty or were found guilty prior to sections' effective date of January 1, 1995, violates constitutional ban on laws retrospective in operation. Doe v. Phillips, 194 S.W.3d 833 (Mo.banc). (2023) Section mandates lifetime registration requirement in Missouri if the offender "has been" subject to federal registration requirements under Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, even if that federal obligation has expired. Smith v. St. Louis County Police, 659 S.W.3d 895 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.401 Removal from registry, petition, procedure.
589.401. Removal from registry, petition, procedure. — 1. A person on the sexual offender registry may file a petition in the division of the circuit court in the county or city not within a county in which the offense requiring registration was committed to have his or her name removed from the sexual offender registry.
2. A person who is required to register in this state because of an offense that was adjudicated in another jurisdiction shall file his or her petition for removal according to the laws of the state, territory, tribal, or military jurisdiction, the District of Columbia, or foreign country in which his or her offense was adjudicated. Upon the grant of the petition for removal in the jurisdiction where the offense was adjudicated, such judgment may be registered in this state by sending the information required under subsection 5 of this section as well as one authenticated copy of the order granting removal from the sexual offender registry in the jurisdiction where the offense was adjudicated to the court in the county or city not within a county in which the offender is required to register. On receipt of a request for registration removal, the registering court shall cause the order to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form. The petitioner shall be responsible for costs associated with filing the petition.
3. A person required to register as a tier III offender shall not file a petition under this section unless the requirement to register results from a juvenile adjudication.
4. The petition shall be dismissed without prejudice if the following time periods have not elapsed since the date the person was required to register for his or her most recent offense under sections 589.400 to 589.425 :
(1) For a tier I offense, ten years;
(2) For a tier II offense, twenty-five years; or
(3) For a tier III offense adjudicated delinquent, twenty-five years.
5. The petition shall be dismissed without prejudice if it fails to include any of the following:
(1) The petitioner's:
(a) Full name, including any alias used by the individual;
(b) Sex;
(c) Race;
(d) Date of birth;
(e) Last four digits of the Social Security number;
(f) Address; and
(g) Place of employment, school, or volunteer status;
(2) The offense and tier of the offense that required the petitioner to register;
(3) The date the petitioner was adjudicated for the offense;
(4) The date the petitioner was required to register;
(5) The case number and court, including the county or city not within a county, that entered the original order for the adjudicated sex offense;
(6) Petitioner's fingerprints on an applicant fingerprint card;
(7) If the petitioner was pardoned or an offense requiring registration was reversed, vacated, or set aside, an authenticated copy of the order; and
(8) If the petitioner is currently registered under applicable law and has not been adjudicated for failure to register in any jurisdiction and does not have any charges pending for failure to register.
6. The petition shall name as respondents the Missouri state highway patrol and the chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county in which the petition is filed.
7. All proceedings under this section shall be governed under the Missouri supreme court rules of civil procedure.
8. The person seeking removal or exemption from the registry shall provide the prosecuting attorney in the circuit court in which the petition is filed with notice of the petition. The prosecuting attorney may present evidence in opposition to the requested relief or may otherwise demonstrate the reasons why the petition should be denied. Failure of the person seeking removal or exemption from the registry to notify the prosecuting attorney of the petition shall result in an automatic denial of such person's petition.
9. The prosecuting attorney in the circuit court in which the petition is filed shall have access to all applicable records concerning the petitioner including, but not limited to, criminal history records, mental health records, juvenile records, and records of the department of corrections or probation and parole.
10. The prosecuting attorney shall make reasonable efforts to notify the victim of the crime for which the person was required to register of the petition and the dates and times of any hearings or other proceedings in connection with such petition.
11. The court shall not enter an order directing the removal of the petitioner's name from the sexual offender registry unless it finds the petitioner:
(1) Has not been adjudicated or does not have charges pending for any additional nonsexual offense for which imprisonment for more than one year may be imposed since the date the offender was required to register for his or her current tier level;
(2) Has not been adjudicated or does not have charges pending for any additional sex offense that would require registration under sections 589.400 to 589.425 since the date the offender was required to register for his or her current tier level, even if the offense was punishable by less than one year imprisonment;
(3) Has successfully completed any required periods of supervised release, probation, or parole without revocation since the date the offender was required to register for his or her current tier level;
(4) Has successfully completed an appropriate sex offender treatment program as approved by a court of competent jurisdiction or the Missouri department of corrections; and
(5) Is not a current or potential threat to public safety.
12. In order to meet the criteria required by subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 11 of this section, the fingerprints filed in the case shall be examined by the Missouri state highway patrol. The petitioner shall be responsible for all costs associated with the fingerprint-based criminal history check of both state and federal files under section 43.530 .
13. If the petition is denied due to an adjudication in violation of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 11 of this section, the petitioner shall not file a new petition under this section until:
(1) Fifteen years have passed from the date of the adjudication resulting in the denial of relief if the petitioner is classified as a tier I offender;
(2) Twenty-five years have passed from the date of adjudication resulting in the denial of relief if the petitioner is classified as a tier II offender; or
(3) Twenty-five years have passed from the date of the adjudication resulting in the denial of relief if the petitioner is classified as a tier III offender on the basis of a juvenile adjudication.
14. If the petition is denied due to the petitioner having charges pending in violation of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 11 of this section, the petitioner shall not file a new petition under this section until:
(1) The pending charges resulting in the denial of relief have been finally disposed of in a manner other than adjudication; or
(2) If the pending charges result in an adjudication, the necessary time period has elapsed under subsection 13 of this section.
15. If the petition is denied for reasons other than those outlined in subsection 11 of this section, no successive petition requesting such relief shall be filed for at least five years from the date the judgment denying relief is entered.
16. If the court finds the petitioner is entitled to have his or her name removed from the sexual offender registry, the court shall enter judgment directing the removal of the name. A copy of the judgment shall be provided to the respondents named in the petition.
17. Any person subject to the judgment requiring his or her name to be removed from the sexual offender registry is not required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 unless such person is required to register for an offense that was different from that listed on the judgment of removal.
18. The court shall not deny the petition unless the petition failed to comply with the provisions of sections 589.400 to 589.425 or the prosecuting attorney provided evidence demonstrating the petition should be denied.
(L. 2018 S.B. 655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.402 Internet search capability of registered sex offenders to be maintained - ...
589.402. Internet search capability of registered sex offenders to be maintained — information to be made available — newspaper publication — juveniles exempt from public notification. — 1. The chief law enforcement officer of the county or city not within a county may maintain a web page on the internet, which shall be open to the public and shall include a registered sexual offender search capability.
2. Except as provided in subsections 4 and 5 of this section, the registered sexual offender search shall make it possible for any person using the internet to search for and find the information specified in subsection 3 of this section, if known, on offenders registered in this state pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 .
3. Only the information listed in this subsection shall be provided to the public in the registered sexual offender search:
(1) The name and any known aliases of the offender;
(2) The date of birth and any known alias dates of birth of the offender;
(3) A physical description of the offender;
(4) The residence, temporary, work, and school addresses of the offender, including the street address, city, county, state, and zip code;
(5) Any photographs of the offender;
(6) A physical description of the offender's vehicles, including the year, make, model, color, and license plate number;
(7) The nature and dates of all offenses qualifying the offender to register, including the tier level assigned to the offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 ;
(8) The date on which the offender was released from the department of mental health, prison, or jail, or placed on parole, supervised release, or probation for the offenses qualifying the offender to register;
(9) Compliance status of the offender with the provisions of sections 589.400 to 589.425 ; and
(10) Any online identifiers, as defined in section 43.651 , used by the person. Such online identifiers shall not be included in the general profile of an offender on the web page and shall only be available to a member of the public by a search using the specific online identifier to determine if a match exists with a registered offender.
4. The chief law enforcement officer of any county or city not within a county may publish in any newspaper distributed in the county or city not within a county the sexual offender information provided under subsection 3 of this section for any offender residing in the county or city not within a county.
5. Juveniles required to register under subdivision (6) of subsection 1 of section 589.400 shall be exempt from public notification to include any adjudications from another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country or any federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction.
(L. 2005 S.B. 73, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.403 Correctional facility or mental health institution releasing on parole or ...
589.403. Correctional facility or mental health institution releasing on parole or discharge, official in charge, duties. — 1. Any person who is required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 and who is paroled, discharged, or otherwise released from any correctional facility of the department of corrections, any mental health institution, private jail under section 221.095 , or other private facility recognized by or contracted with the department of corrections or department of mental health where such person was confined shall:
(1) If the person plans to reside in this state, be informed by the official in charge of such correctional facility, private jail, or mental health institution of the person's possible duty to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 . If such person is required to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 , the official in charge of the correctional facility, private jail, or the mental health institution shall complete the initial registration notification at least seven days prior to release and forward the offender's registration, within three business days of release, to the Missouri state highway patrol and the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county where the person expects to reside upon discharge, parole, or release; or
(2) If the person does not reside or plan to reside in Missouri, be informed by the official in charge of such correctional facility, private jail, or mental health institution of the person's possible duty to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 . If such person is required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 , the official in charge of the correctional facility, private jail, or the mental health institution shall complete the initial registration notification at least seven days prior to release and forward the offender's registration, within three business days of release, to the Missouri state highway patrol and the chief law enforcement official within the county or city not within a county where the correctional facility, private jail, or mental health institution is located.
2. If the offender refuses to complete and sign the registration information as outlined in this section or fails to register with the chief law enforcement official within three business days as directed, the offender commits the offense of failure to register under section 589.425 within the jurisdiction where the correctional facility, private jail, or mental health institution is located.
(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.404 Definitions.
589.404. Definitions. — As used in sections 589.400 to 589.425 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Adjudicated" or "adjudication" , adjudication of delinquency, a finding of guilt, plea of guilt, finding of not guilty due to mental disease or defect, or plea of nolo contendere to committing, attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit;
(2) "Adjudicated delinquent" , a person found to have committed an offense that, if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense;
(3) "Chief law enforcement official" , the sheriff's office of each county or the police department of a city not within a county;
(4) "Offender registration" , the required minimum informational content of sex offender registries, which shall consist of, but not be limited to, a full set of fingerprints on a standard sex offender registration card upon initial registration in Missouri, as well as all other forms required by the Missouri state highway patrol upon each initial and subsequent registration;
(5) "Residence" , any place where an offender sleeps for seven or more consecutive or nonconsecutive days or nights within a twelve-month period;
(6) "Sex offender" , any person who meets the criteria to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 or the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, P.L. 109-248;
(7) "Sex offense" , any offense which is listed under section 589.414 or comparable to those listed under section 589.414 or otherwise comparable to offenses covered under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, P.L. 109-248;
(8) "Sexual act" , any type or degree of genital, oral, or anal penetration;
(9) "Sexual conduct" , sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, or sexual contact;
(10) "Sexual contact" , any touching of another person with the genitals or any touching of the genitals or anus of another person, or the breast of a female person, or such touching through the clothing, or causing semen, seminal fluid, or other ejaculate to come into contact with another person, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person or for the purpose of terrorizing the victim;
(11) "Sexual element" , used for the purposes of distinguishing if sexual contact or a sexual act was committed. Authorities shall refer to information filed by the prosecutor, amended information filed by the prosecutor, indictment information filed by the prosecutor, or amended indictment information filed by the prosecutor, the plea agreement, or court documentation to determine if a sexual element exists;
(12) "Signature" , the name of the offender signed in writing or electronic form approved by the Missouri state highway patrol;
(13) "Student" , an individual who enrolls in or attends the physical location of an educational institution, including a public or private secondary school, trade or professional school, or an institution of higher education;
(14) "Vehicle" , any land vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft.
(L. 2018 S.B. 655, A.L. 2022 S.B. 775, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.405 Court's duties upon release of sexual offender.
589.405. Court's duties upon release of sexual offender. — 1. Any person who is required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 and who is released on probation, discharged upon payment of a fine, or released after confinement in a county jail shall, prior to such release or discharge and at the time of adjudication, be informed of the possible duty to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 by the court having jurisdiction over the case. If such person is required to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 and is placed on probation, the court shall make it a condition of probation that the offender report within three business days to the chief law enforcement official of the county of adjudication or city not within a county of adjudication to complete initial registration. If such offender is not placed on probation, the court shall:
(1) If the offender resides in Missouri, complete the initial notification of duty to register form approved by the state judicial records committee and the Missouri state highway patrol and forward the form within three business days to the Missouri state highway patrol and the chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county in which the offender resides; or
(2) If the offender does not reside in Missouri:
(a) Order the offender to report directly to the chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county where the adjudication was heard to register as provided in sections 589.400 to 589.425 ; and
(b) Complete the initial notification of duty to register form approved by the state judicial records committee and the Missouri state highway patrol and forward the form within three business days to the Missouri state highway patrol and the chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county where the offender was adjudicated.
2. If the offender resides in Missouri and refuses to complete and sign the registration information as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section, or if the offender resides outside of Missouri and refuses to directly report to the chief law enforcement official as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, the offender commits the offense of failure to register under section 589.425 .
(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.407 Registration, required information - substantiating accuracy of information ...
589.407. Registration, required information — substantiating accuracy of information — changes to information, notification to other jurisdictions. — 1. Any registration pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall consist of completion of an offender registration form developed by the Missouri state highway patrol or other format approved by the Missouri state highway patrol. Such form shall consist of a statement, including the signature of the offender, and shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) A statement in writing signed by the person, giving the name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and phone number of the person, the license plate number and vehicle description, including the year, make, model, and color of each vehicle owned or operated by the offender, any online identifiers, as defined in section 43.651 , used by the person, the place of employment of such person, enrollment within any institutions of higher education, the crime which requires registration, whether the person was sentenced as a persistent or predatory offender pursuant to section 566.125 , the date, place, and a brief description of such crime, the date and place of the conviction or plea regarding such crime, the age and gender of the victim at the time of the offense and whether the person successfully completed the Missouri sexual offender program pursuant to section 589.040 , if applicable;
(2) The fingerprints and palm prints of the person;
(3) Unless the offender's appearance has not changed significantly, a photograph of such offender as follows:
(a) Quarterly if a tier III sex offender under section 589.414 . Such photograph shall be taken every ninety days beginning in the month of the person's birth;
(b) Semiannually if a tier II sex offender. Such photograph shall be taken in the month of the person's birth and six months thereafter; and
(c) Yearly if a tier I sex offender. Such photograph shall be taken in the month of the person's birth; and
(4) A DNA sample from the individual, if a sample has not already been obtained.
2. The offender shall provide positive identification and documentation to substantiate the accuracy of the information completed on the offender registration form, including but not limited to the following:
(1) A photocopy of a valid driver's license or nondriver's identification card;
(2) A document verifying proof of the offender's residency; and
(3) A photocopy of the vehicle registration for each of the offender's vehicles.
3. The Missouri state highway patrol shall maintain all required registration information in digitized form.
4. Upon receipt of any changes to an offender's registration information contained in this section, the Missouri state highway patrol shall immediately notify all other jurisdictions in which the offender is either registered or required to register.
5. The offender shall be responsible for reviewing his or her existing registration information for accuracy at every regular in-person appearance and, if any inaccuracies are found, provide proof of the information in question.
6. The signed offender registration form shall serve as proof that the individual understands his or her duty to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 and a statement to this effect shall be included on the form that the individual is required to sign at each registration.
(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al., A.L. 2003 S.B. 5 merged with S.B. 184, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.410 Highway patrol to be notified, information to be made a part of MULES.
589.410. Highway patrol to be notified, information to be made a part of MULES. — The chief law enforcement official shall forward the completed offender registration form to the Missouri state highway patrol within three days. The patrol shall enter the information into the Missouri uniform law enforcement system (MULES) where it is available to members of the criminal justice system, and other entities as provided by law, upon inquiry.
(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2002 S.B. 758 merged with S.B. 969, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.414 Registrant's duties on change of information - change in online ...
589.414. Registrant's duties on change of information — change in online identifiers, duty to report. — 1. Any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register shall, within three business days, appear in person to the chief law enforcement officer of the county or city not within a county if there is a change to any of the following information:
(1) Name;
(2) Residence;
(3) Employment, including status as a volunteer or intern;
(4) Student status; or
(5) A termination to any of the items listed in this subsection.
2. Any person required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall, within three business days, notify the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county of any changes to the following information:
(1) Vehicle information;
(2) Temporary lodging information;
(3) Temporary residence information;
(4) Email addresses, instant messaging addresses, and any other designations used in internet communications, postings, or telephone communications; or
(5) Telephone or other cellular number, including any new forms of electronic communication.
3. The chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county shall immediately forward the registration changes described under subsections 1 and 2 of this section to the Missouri state highway patrol within three business days.
4. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes such person's residence or address to a different county or city not within a county, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement official with whom the person last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county having jurisdiction over the new residence or address in writing within three business days of such new address and phone number, if the phone number is also changed. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes his or her state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of residence, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement official with whom the person was last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the area in the new state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction having jurisdiction over the new residence or address within three business days of such new address. Whenever a registrant changes residence, the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county where the person was previously registered shall inform the Missouri state highway patrol of the change within three business days. When the registrant is changing the residence to a new state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction, the Missouri state highway patrol shall inform the responsible official in the new state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of residence within three business days.
5. Tier I sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement official annually in the month of their birth to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 589.407 . Tier I sexual offenders include:
(1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the offense of:
(a) Sexual abuse in the first degree under section 566.100 if the victim is eighteen years of age or older;
(b) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if it is a first offense and the punishment is less than one year;
(c) Sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101 if the punishment is less than a year;
(d) Kidnapping in the second degree under section 565.120 with sexual motivation;
(e) Kidnapping in the third degree under section 565.130 ;
(f) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first degree under section 566.115 if the punishment is less than one year;
(g) Sexual conduct under section 566.116 with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person;
(h) Sexual contact with a prisoner or offender * under section 566.145 if the victim is eighteen years of age or older;
(i) Sex with an animal under section 566.111 ;
(j) Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation under section 566.209 if the victim is eighteen years of age or older;
(k) Possession of child pornography under section 573.037 ;
(l) Sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.093 ;
(m) Sexual misconduct in the second degree under section 566.095 ;
(n) Child molestation in the second degree under section 566.068 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, if the punishment is less than one year; or
(o) Invasion of privacy under section 565.252 if the victim is less than eighteen years of age;
(2) Any offender who is or has been adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of an offense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to the tier I sexual offenses listed in this subsection or, if not comparable to those in this subsection, comparable to those described as tier I offenses under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248.
6. Tier II sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this section, shall report semiannually in person in the month of their birth and six months thereafter to the chief law enforcement official to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 589.407 . Tier II sexual offenders include:
(1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the offense of:
(a) Statutory sodomy in the second degree under section 566.064 if the victim is sixteen to seventeen years of age;
(b) Child molestation in the third degree under section 566.069 if the victim is between thirteen and fourteen years of age;
(c) Sexual contact with a student under section 566.086 if the victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age;
(d) Enticement of a child under section 566.151 ;
(e) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the offense is of a sexual nature and the victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age;
(f) Sexual exploitation of a minor under section 573.023 ;
(g) Promoting child pornography in the first degree under section 573.025 ;
(h) Promoting child pornography in the second degree under section 573.035 ;
(i) Patronizing prostitution under section 567.030 ;
(j) Sexual contact with a prisoner or offender * under section 566.145 if the victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age;
(k) Child molestation in the fourth degree under section 566.071 if the victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age;
(l) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if it is a first offense and the penalty is a term of imprisonment of more than a year; or
(m) Age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a minor under section 566.153 ;
(2) Any person who is adjudicated of an offense comparable to a tier I offense listed in this section or failure to register offense under section 589.425 or comparable out-of-state failure to register offense and who is already required to register as a tier I offender due to having been adjudicated of a tier I offense on a previous occasion; or
(3) Any person who is or has been adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to the tier II sexual offenses listed in this subsection or, if not comparable to those in this subsection, comparable to those described as tier II offenses under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248.
7. Tier III sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement official every ninety days to verify the information contained in their statement made under section 589.407 . Tier III sexual offenders include:
(1) Any offender registered as a predatory sexual offender as defined in section 566.123 ** or a persistent sexual offender as defined in section 566.124 ** ;
(2) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the crime of:
(a) Rape in the first degree under section 566.030 ;
(b) Statutory rape in the first degree under section 566.032 ;
(c) Rape in the second degree under section 566.031 ;
(d) Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree under section 568.045 if the offense is sexual in nature;
(e) Sodomy in the first degree under section 566.060 ;
(f) Statutory sodomy under section 566.062 ;
(g) Statutory sodomy under section 566.064 if the victim is under sixteen years of age;
(h) Sodomy in the second degree under section 566.061 ;
(i) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if the offense is a second or subsequent offense;
(j) Sexual abuse in the first degree under section 566.100 if the victim is under thirteen years of age;
(k) Kidnapping in the first degree under section 565.110 if the victim is under eighteen years of age, excluding kidnapping by a parent or guardian;
(l) Child kidnapping under section 565.115 ;
(m) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first degree under section 566.115 if the punishment is greater than a year;
(n) Incest under section 568.020 ;
(o) Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree under section 568.045 with sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with a victim under eighteen years of age;
(p) Child molestation in the first degree under section 566.067 ;
(q) Child molestation in the second degree under section 566.068 ;
(r) Child molestation in the third degree under section 566.069 if the victim is under thirteen years of age;
(s) Promoting prostitution in the first degree under section 567.050 if the victim is under eighteen years of age;
(t) Promoting prostitution in the second degree under section 567.060 if the victim is under eighteen years of age;
(u) Promoting prostitution in the third degree under section 567.070 if the victim is under eighteen years of age;
(v) Promoting travel for prostitution under section 567.085 if the victim is under eighteen years of age;
(w) Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation under section 566.209 if the victim is under eighteen years of age;
(x) Sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree under section 566.210 ;
(y) Sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree under section 566.211 ;
(z) Genital mutilation of a female child under section 568.065 ;
(aa) Statutory rape in the second degree under section 566.034 ;
(bb) Child molestation in the fourth degree under section 566.071 if the victim is under thirteen years of age;
(cc) Sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101 if the penalty is a term of imprisonment of more than a year;
(dd) Patronizing prostitution under section 567.030 if the offender is a persistent offender;
(ee) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the offense is of a sexual nature and the victim is under thirteen years of age;
(ff) Sexual contact with a prisoner or offender * under section 566.145 if the victim is under thirteen years of age;
(gg) Sexual intercourse with a prisoner or offender * under section 566.145 ;
(hh) Sexual contact with a student under section 566.086 if the victim is under thirteen years of age;
(ii) Use of a child in a sexual performance under section 573.200 ; or
(jj) Promoting a sexual performance by a child under section 573.205 ;
(3) Any offender who is adjudicated for a crime comparable to a tier I or tier II offense listed in this section or failure to register offense under section 589.425 , or other comparable out-of-state failure to register offense, who has been or is already required to register as a tier II offender because of having been adjudicated for a tier II offense, two tier I offenses, or combination of a tier I offense and failure to register offense, on a previous occasion;
(4) Any offender who is adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to a tier III offense listed in this section or a tier III offense under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248; or
(5) Any offender who is adjudicated in Missouri for any offense of a sexual nature requiring registration under sections 589.400 to 589.425 that is not classified as a tier I or tier II offense in this section.
8. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 7 of this section, all Missouri registrants who work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any school whether public or private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or institution of higher education, on a full-time or part-time basis or have a temporary residence in this state shall be required to report in person to the chief law enforcement officer in the area of the state where they work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any school or training and register in that state. "Part-time" in this subsection means for more than seven days in any twelve-month period.
9. If a person who is required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 changes or obtains a new online identifier as defined in section 43.651 , the person shall report such information in the same manner as a change of residence before using such online identifier.
(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2003 S.B. 5 merged with S.B. 184, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 655) *Offense of "sexual contact with a prisoner or offender" changed to "sexual contact in the course of public duty" by S.B. 26 and S.B. 53 &60, 2021. **Sections 566.123 and 566.124 do not exist, the terms referenced are defined in section 566.125. (2009) Section is constitutional and does not operate retrospectively for those who committed offenses prior to its effective date as long as plea or conviction occurred after effective date. State v. Holden, 278 S.W.3d 674 (Mo.banc). (2011) Section requiring sex offenders to report change in employment status does not violate constitutional prohibition against retrospective laws as applied to offender whose conviction predated statute's enactment. State v. Guyer, 353 S.W.3d 458 (Mo.App.W.D.). (2012) Section requires updating status on sexual offense registry within three days of changing residence, rather than updating status only after obtaining new permanent residence. State v. Kelly, 367 S.W.3d 629 (Mo.App.E.D.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.415 Probation and parole officers to notify law enforcement of sex offender ...
589.415. Probation and parole officers to notify law enforcement of sex offender change of residence, when — probation officer defined. — 1. Any probation officer or parole officer assigned to a sexual offender who is required to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall notify the appropriate law enforcement officials whenever the officer has reason to believe that the offender will be changing his or her residence. Upon obtaining the new address where the offender expects to reside, the officer shall report such address to the chief law enforcement official with whom the offender last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the county having jurisdiction over the new residence, if different. The officer shall also inform the offender of the offender's duty to register. However, nothing in this section shall affect the offender's duty to register, pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 .
2. As used in this section, the term "probation officer" includes any agent of a private entity assigned to provide probation supervision services to an offender due to the offender's status as a sexual offender who is required to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 .
(L. 2004 H.B. 1055)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.417 Statements, photographs and fingerprints required not to be public records ...
589.417. Statements, photographs and fingerprints required not to be public records — disclosure authorized for law enforcement officials and agencies — complete list of offenders maintained — released upon request. — 1. Except for the specific information listed in subsection 2 of this section, the complete statements, photographs and fingerprints required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 610 and are not public records as defined in section 610.010 , and shall be available only to courts, prosecutors and law enforcement agencies.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the chief law enforcement official of the county shall maintain, for all offenders registered in such county, a complete list of the names, addresses and crimes for which such offenders are registered. Any person may request such list from the chief law enforcement official of the county.
(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al.) Effective 1-01-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.420 Temporary assignment outside correctional facility or mental health ...
589.420. Temporary assignment outside correctional facility or mental health institution — official in charge to notify before release — exception. — In any case where any person who would be required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register is temporarily sent outside a correctional facility or a mental health institution where the person is confined, on any assignment of whatever nature, the chief law enforcement official of the county having jurisdiction over the place where the assignment occurs shall be notified by the official in charge of the correctional facility or mental health institution within a reasonable time prior to removal from the correctional facility or mental health institution. This section shall not apply to any person temporarily released under guard from the correctional facility or mental health institution in which such person is confined.
(L. 1997 H.B. 883)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.425 Failure to register, penalty - subsequent violations, penalty.
589.425. Failure to register, penalty — subsequent violations, penalty. — 1. A person commits the crime of failing to register as a sex offender when the person is required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 and fails to comply with any requirement of sections 589.400 to 589.425 . Failing to register as a sex offender is a class E felony unless the person is required to register based on having committed an offense in chapter 566 which was an unclassified felony, a class A or B felony, or a felony involving a child under the age of fourteen, in which case it is a class D felony.
2. A person commits the crime of failing to register as a sex offender as a second offense by failing to comply with any requirement of sections 589.400 to 589.425 and he or she has previously pled guilty to or has previously been found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender. Failing to register as a sex offender as a second offense is a class E felony unless the person is required to register based on having committed an offense in chapter 566 , or an offense in any other state or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction, which if committed in this state would be an offense under chapter 566 which was an unclassified felony, a class A or B felony, or a felony involving a child under the age of fourteen, in which case it is a class D felony.
3. (1) A person commits the crime of failing to register as a sex offender as a third offense by failing to meet the requirements of sections 589.400 to 589.425 and he or she has, on two or more occasions, previously pled guilty to or has previously been found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender. Failing to register as a sex offender as a third offense is a felony which shall be punished by a term of imprisonment of not less than ten years and not more than thirty years.
(2) No court may suspend the imposition or execution of sentence of a person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender as a third offense. No court may sentence such person to pay a fine in lieu of a term of imprisonment.
(3) A person sentenced under this subsection shall not be eligible for conditional release or parole until he or she has served at least two years of imprisonment.
(4) Upon release, an offender who has committed failing to register as a sex offender as a third offense shall be electronically monitored as a mandatory condition of supervision. Electronic monitoring may be based on a global positioning system or any other technology which identifies and records the offender's location at all times.
(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1055, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.426 Halloween, restrictions on conduct - violations, penalty.
589.426. Halloween, restrictions on conduct — violations, penalty. — 1. Any person required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall be required on October thirty-first of each year to:
(1) Avoid all Halloween-related contact with children;
(2) Remain inside his or her residence between the hours of 5 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. unless required to be elsewhere for just cause, including but not limited to employment or medical emergencies;
(3) Post a sign at his or her residence stating, "No candy or treats at this residence"; and
(4) Leave all outside residential lighting off during the evening hours after 5 p.m.
2. Any person required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 who violates the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al.) (2024) Missouri's requirement that registered sex offenders post a sign stating "No candy or treats at this residence" on October thirty-first violates the First Amendment prohibition of compelled speech. This only relates to the enforcement of section 589.426.1(3) of the Halloween Statute and does not affect the validity of its other sections. Sanderson v. Bailey, 753 F.Supp.3d 773, October 2, 2024 (E.D.Mo.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.500 Title.
589.500. Title. — Sections 589.500 to 589.569 may be cited as "The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision".
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.503 Purpose.
589.503. Purpose. — The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize that each state is responsible for the supervision of adult offenders in the community who are authorized pursuant to the Bylaws and Rules of this compact to travel across state lines both to and from each compacting state in such a manner as to track the location of offenders, transfer supervision authority in an orderly and efficient manner, and when necessary return offenders to the originating jurisdictions. The compacting states also recognize that Congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 112 (1965), has authorized and encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime. It is the purpose of this compact and the Interstate Commission created hereunder, through means of joint and cooperative action among the compacting states: to provide the framework for the promotion of public safety and protect the rights of victims through the control and regulation of the interstate movement of offenders in the community to provide for the effective tracking, supervision, and rehabilitation of these offenders by the sending and receiving states; and to equitably distribute the costs, benefits and obligations of the compact among the compacting states. In addition, this compact will: create an Interstate Commission which will establish uniform procedures to manage the movement between states of adults placed under community supervision and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections or other criminal justice agencies which will promulgate rules to achieve the purpose of this compact; ensure an opportunity for input and timely notice to victims and to jurisdictions where defined offenders are authorized to travel or to relocate across state lines; establish a system of uniform data collection, access to information on active cases by authorized criminal justice officials, and regular reporting of Compact activities to heads of state councils, state executive, judicial, and legislative branches and criminal justice administrators; monitor compliance with rules governing interstate movement of offenders and initiate interventions to address and correct noncompliance; and coordinate training and education regarding regulations of interstate movement of offenders for officials involved in such activity. The compacting states recognize that there is no "right" of any offender to live in another state and that duly accredited officers of a sending state may at all times enter a receiving state and there apprehend and retake any offender under supervision subject to the provisions of this compact and Bylaws and Rules promulgated hereunder. It is the policy of the compacting states that the activities conducted by the Interstate Commission created herein are the formation of public policies and are therefore public business.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.506 Definitions.
589.506. Definitions. — As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:
(1) "Adult" means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law;
(2) "By-laws" mean those by-laws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission's actions or conduct;
(3) "Compact Administrator" means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this compact responsible for the administration and management of the state's supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission and policies adopted by the State Council under this compact;
(4) "Compacting state" means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this compact;
(5) "Commissioner" means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to Article III of this compact;
(6) "Interstate Commission" means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by this compact;
(7) "Member" means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee, who shall be a person officially connected with the commissioner;
(8) "NonCompacting state" means any state which has not enacted the enabling legislation for this compact;
(9) "Offender" means an adult placed under, or subject, to supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies;
(10) "Person" means any individual, corporation, business enterprise, or other legal entity, either public or private;
(11) "Rules" means acts of the Interstate Commission, duly promulgated pursuant to Article VIII of this compact, substantially affecting interested parties in addition to the Interstate Commission, which shall have the force and effect of law in the compacting states;
(12) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia and any other territorial possessions of the United States;
(13) "State Council" means the resident members of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision created by each state under Article III of this compact.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.509 Compact commission, duties, members, voting - executive committee established.
589.509. Compact commission, duties, members, voting — executive committee established. — 1. The compacting states hereby create the "Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision". The Interstate Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The Interstate Commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers and duties set forth herein, including the power to sue and be sued, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states in accordance with the terms of this compact.
2. The Interstate Commission shall consist of Commissioners selected and appointed by resident members of a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision for each state. In addition to the Commissioners who are the voting representatives of each state, the Interstate Commission shall include individuals who are not commissioners but who are members of interested organizations; such noncommissioner members must include a member of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief justices, attorneys general and crime victims. All noncommissioner members of the Interstate Commission shall be ex-officio (nonvoting) members as it deems necessary.
3. Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the compacting states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the by-laws of the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings. Public notice shall be given of all meetings and meetings shall be open to the public.
4. The Interstate Commission shall establish an Executive Committee which shall include commission officers, members and others as shall be determined by the By-laws. The Executive Committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session, with the exception of rulemaking and/or amendment to the Compact. The Executive Committee oversees the day-to-day activities managed by the Executive Director and Interstate Commission staff; administers enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the compact, its by-laws and as directed by the Interstate Commission and performs other duties as directed by Commission or set forth in the By-laws.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.512 Commissioner appointed, membership of state council.
589.512. Commissioner appointed, membership of state council. — Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision which shall be responsible for the appointment of the commissioner who shall serve on the Interstate Commission from that state. Each state council shall appoint as its commissioner the Compact Administrator from that state to serve on the Interstate Commission in such capacity under or pursuant to applicable law of the member state. While each member state may determining the membership of its own state council, its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, victims groups and compact administrators. Each compacting state retains the right to determine the qualifications of the Compact Administrator who shall be appointed by the state council or by the Governor in consultation with the Legislature and the Judiciary. In addition to appointment of its commissioner to the National Interstate Commission, each state council shall exercise oversight and advocacy concerning its participation in Interstate Commission activities and other duties as may be determined by each member state including but not limited to, development of policy concerning operations and procedures of the compact within that state.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.515 Commission powers and duties.
589.515. Commission powers and duties. — The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers:
(1) To adopt a seal and suitable by-laws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission;
(2) To promulgate rules which shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact;
(3) To oversee, supervise and coordinate the interstate movement of offenders subject to the terms of this compact and any by-laws adopted and rules promulgated by the compact commission;
(4) To enforce compliance with compact provisions, Interstate Commission rules, and by-laws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to, the use of judicial process;
(5) To establish and maintain offices;
(6) To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
(7) To borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not limited to, members and their staffs;
(8) To establish and appoint committees and hire staff which it deems necessary for the carrying out of its functions including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Article III which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying out its powers and duties hereunder;
(9) To elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties and determine their qualifications; and to establish the Interstate Commission's personnel policies and programs relating to, among other things, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel;
(10) To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of same;
(11) To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use any property, real, personal, or mixed;
(12) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed;
(13) To establish a budget and make expenditures and levy dues as provided in Article X of this compact;
(14) To sue and be sued;
(15) To provide for dispute resolution among compacting state;
(16) To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact;
(17) To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils of the compacting states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission;
(18) To coordinate education, training and public awareness regarding the interstate movement of offenders for officials involved in such activity;
(19) To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting, and exchanging of data.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.518 Bylaws, organization and operation.
589.518. Bylaws, organization and operation. — The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the Members, within twelve months of the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt By-laws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Compact, including, but not limited to:
(1) Establishing the fiscal year of the Interstate Commission;
(2) Establishing an executive committee and such other committees as may be necessary;
(3) Providing reasonable standards and procedures:
(a) For the establishment of committees; and
(b) Governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of The Interstate Commission;
(4) Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of The Interstate Commission, and ensuring reasonable notice of each such meeting;
(5) Establishing the titles and responsibilities of The officers of the Interstate Commission;
(6) Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the establishment of the personnel policies and programs of the Interstate Commission. Notwithstanding any civil service or other similar laws of any, The By-laws shall exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the Interstate Commission; and
(7) Providing a mechanism for winding up the operations of the Interstate Commission and the equitable return of any surplus funds that may exist upon the termination of the Compact after the payment and/or reserving of all of its debts and obligations;
(8) Providing transition rules for "start up" administration of the compact; establishing standards and procedures for compliance and technical assistance in carrying out The compact.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.521 Chairperson and vice chairperson elected, duties - executive director ...
589.521. Chairperson and vice chairperson elected, duties — executive director appointed, duties. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the Members, elect from among its Members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each of whom shall have such authorities and duties as may be specified in the By-laws. The chairperson or, in his or her absence or disability, the vice chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the Interstate Commission. The Officers so elected shall serve without compensation or remuneration from the Interstate Commission; PROVIDED THAT, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, the officers shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties and responsibilities as officers of the Interstate Commission.
2. The Interstate Commission shall, through its executive committee, appoint or retain an executive director for such period, upon such terms and condition and for such compensation as the Interstate Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the Interstate Commission, and hire and supervise such other staff as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.524 Maintenance of corporate books and records.
589.524. Maintenance of corporate books and records. — The Interstate Commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance with the By-laws.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.527 Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification.
589.527. Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification. — 1. The Members, officers, executive director and employees of the Interstate Commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities; PROVIDED, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person. The Interstate Commission shall defend the Commission of a compacting state, or his or her representatives or employees, or the Interstate Commission's representatives or employees, in any civil action seeking to impose liability, arising our of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, or that the defendant had a reasonable basis for believing such act, error or omission occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities:
PROVIDED, that the actual or alleged act, error or omission did not result from intentional wrongdoing on the part of such person.
2. The Interstate Commission shall indemnify and hold the Commissioner of a compacting state, the appointed designee or employees, harmless in the amount of any settlement or judgement obtained against such persons arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, or that such persons had a reasonable basis for believing such act, error or omission occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, provided, that the actual or alleged act, error or omission did not result from gross negligence or intentional wrongdoing on the part of such person.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.530 Actions of commission, procedure.
589.530. Actions of commission, procedure. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this Compact.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this Compact and unless a greater percentage is required by the By-Laws, in order to constitute an act of the Interstate Commission, such act shall have been taken at a meeting of the Interstate Commission and shall have received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present.
3. Each Member of the Interstate Commission shall have the right and power to cast a vote to which that compacting state is entitled and to participate in the business and affairs of the Interstate Commission. A Member shall vote in person on behalf of the state and shall not delegate a vote to another member state. However, a State Council shall appoint another authorized representative, in the absence of the commissioner from that state, to cast a vote on behalf of the member state at a specified meeting. The By-Laws may provide for Members' participation in meetings by telephone or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any voting conducted by telephone, or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication shall be subject to the same quorum requirements of meetings where members are present in person.
4. The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. The chairperson of the Interstate Commission may call additional meetings at any time and, upon the request of a majority of the Members, shall call additional meetings.
5. The Interstate Commission's By-Laws shall establish conditions and procedures under which the Interstate Commission shall make its information and official records available to the public for inspection or copying. The Interstate Commission may exempt from disclosure any information or official records to the extent they would adversely affect personal privacy rights or proprietary interests. In promulgating such Rules, the Interstate Commission may make available to law enforcement agencies records and information otherwise exempt from disclosure, and may enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies to receive or exchange information or records subject to nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions.
6. Public notice shall be given of all meetings and all meetings shall be open to the public, except as set forth in the Rules or as otherwise provided in the Compact. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate Rules consistent with the principles contained in the "Government in Sunshine Act," 5 U.S.C. Section 552(b), as may be amended. The Interstate Commission and any of its committees may close a meeting to the public where it determines by two-thirds vote that an open meeting would be likely to:
(1) Relate solely to the Interstate Commission's internal personnel practices and procedures;
(2) Disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by statute;
(3) Disclosure trade secrets or commercial or financial information which is privileged or confidential;
(4) Involve accusing any person of a crime, or formally censuring any person;
(5) Disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(6) Disclose investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes;
(7) Disclose information contained in or related to examination, operating or condition reports prepared by, or on behalf of or for the use of, the Interstate Commission with respect to regulated entity for the purpose of regulation or supervision of such entity;
(8) Disclose information, the premature disclosure of which would significantly endanger the life or a person or the stability of a regulated entity;
(9) Specifically relate to the Interstate Commission's issuance of a subpoena, or its participation in a civil action or proceeding.
7. For every meeting closed pursuant to this provision, the Interstate Commission's chief legal officer shall publicly certify that, in his or her opinion, the meeting may be closed to the public, and shall reference each relevant exemptive provision. The Interstate Commission shall keep minutes which shall fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in any meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of any actions taken, and the reasons therefor, including a description of each of the views expressed on any item and the record of all rollcall vote (reflected in the vote of each Member on the question). All documents considered in connection with any action shall be identified in such minutes.
8. The Interstate Commission shall collect standardized data concerning the interstate movement of offenders as directed through its By-laws and Rules which shall specify the data to be collected, the means of collection and data exchange and reporting requirements.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.533 Rulemaking authority, procedure.
589.533. Rulemaking authority, procedure. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate Rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the Compact including transition rules governing administration of the compact during the period in which it is being considered and enacted by the states;
2. Rulemaking shall occur pursuant to the criteria set forth in this Article and the By-laws and Rules adopted pursuant thereto. Such rulemaking shall substantially conform to the principles of the federal Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.S. Section 551 et seq., and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.S. app. 2, section 1 et seq., as may be amended (hereinafter "APA" ).
3. All Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each Rule or amendment.
4. If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects a Rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact, then such Rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state.
5. When promulgating a Rule, the Interstate Commission shall:
(1) Publish the proposed Rule stating with particularity the text of the Rule which is proposed and the reason for the proposed Rule;
(2) Allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions and arguments, which information shall be publicly available;
(3) Provide an opportunity for an informal hearing; and
(4) Promulgate a final Rule and its effective date, if appropriate, based on the rulemaking record.
6. Not later than sixty days after a Rule is promulgated, any interested person may file a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the Federal District Court where the Interstate Commission's principal office is located for judicial review of such Rule. If the court finds that the Interstate Commission's action is not supported by substantial evidence, (as defined in the APA), in the rulemaking record, the court shall hold the Rule unlawful and set it aside. Subjects to be addressed within twelve months after the first meeting must at a minimum include:
(1) Notice to victims and opportunity to be heard;
(2) Offender registration and compliance;
(3) Violations/returns;
(4) Transfer procedures and forms;
(5) Eligibility for transfer;
(6) Collection of restitution and fees from offenders;
(7) Data collection and reporting;
(8) The level of supervision to be provided by the receiving state;
(9) Transition rules governing the operation of the compact and the Interstate Commission during all or part of the period between the effective date of the compact and the date on which the last eligible state adopts the compact;
(10) Mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution.
7. The existing rules governing the operation of the previous compact superceded by sections 589.500 to 589.569 shall be null and void twelve months after the first meeting of the Interstate Commission created hereunder.
8. Upon determination by the Interstate Commission that an emergency exists, it may promulgate an emergency rule which shall become effective immediately upon adoption, provided that the usual rulemaking procedures provided hereunder shall be retroactively applied to said rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety days after the effective date of the rule.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.536 Oversight.
589.536. Oversight. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states which may significantly affect compacting states.
2. The courts and executive agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this Compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's purposes and intent. In any judicial or administrative proceeding in a compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the Interstate Commission, the Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.539 Dispute resolution.
589.539. Dispute resolution. — 1. The compacting states shall report to the Interstate Commission on issues or activities of concern to them, and cooperate with and support the Interstate Commission in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities.
2. The Interstate Commission shall attempt to resolve any disputes or other issues which are subject to the Compact and which may arise among compacting states and noncompacting states.
3. The Interstate Commission shall enact a By-law or promulgate a Rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.542 Enforcement.
589.542. Enforcement. — The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions of this compact using any or all means set forth in Article XII, Section B, of this compact.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.545 Payment of expenses - annual assessment collected - incurring of ...
589.545. Payment of expenses — annual assessment collected — incurring of obligations, restrictions — accounts maintained. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities.
2. The Interstate Commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cover the cost of the internal operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the Interstate Commission's annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Interstate Commission, taking into consideration the population of the state and the volume of interstate movement of offenders in each compacting state and shall promulgate a Rule binding upon all compacting states which governs said assessment.
3. The Interstate Commission shall not incur any obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Interstate Commission pledge the credit of any of the compacting states, except by and with the authority of the compacting state.
4. The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its By-laws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate Commission.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.548 Eligibility of compacting states - effective date of compact - amendments.
589.548. Eligibility of compacting states — effective date of compact — amendments. — 1. Any state, as defined in Article II of this compact, is eligible to become a compacting state. The Compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the Compact into law by no less than thirty-five of the States. The initial effective date shall be the latter of July 1, 2001, or upon enactment into law by the thirty-fifth jurisdiction. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding, as to any other compacting state, upon enactment of the Compact into law by that state. The governors of Nonmember states or their designees will be invited to participate in Interstate Commission activities on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states and territories of the United States.
2. Amendments to the Compact may be proposed by the Interstate Commission for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02; see subsection 1 of this section Revisor's Note: On June 19, 2002, Pennsylvania became the thirty-fifth jurisdiction to enact this Compact into law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.551 Withdrawal.
589.551. Withdrawal. — 1. Once effective, the Compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every compacting state; PROVIDED, that a compacting state may withdraw from the Compact ("withdrawing state" ) by enacting a statute specifically repealing the statute which enacted the Compact into law.
2. The effective date of withdrawal is the effective date of the repeal.
3. The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the Chairperson of the Interstate Commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing the Compact in the withdrawing state.
4. The Interstate Commission shall notify the other compacting states of the withdrawing state's intent to withdraw within sixty days of its receipt thereof.
5. The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, including any obligations, the performance of which extend beyond the effective date of withdrawal.
6. Reinstatement following withdrawal of any compacting state shall occur upon the withdrawing state's reenacting the Compact or upon such later date as determined by the Interstate Commission.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.554 Default.
589.554. Default. — 1. If the Interstate Commission determines that any time defaulted ("defaulting state" ) in the performance of any of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact, the By-laws or any duly promulgated Rules, the Interstate Commission may impose any or all of the following penalties:
(1) Fines, fees and costs in such amounts as are deemed to be responsible as fixed by the Interstate Commission;
(2) Remedial training and technical assistance as directed by the Interstate Commission;
(3) Suspension and termination of membership in the compact. Suspension shall be imposed only after all other reasonable means of securing compliance under the By-laws and Rules have been exhausted. Immediate notice of suspension shall be given by the Interstate Commission to the Governor, the Chief Justice or Chief Judicial Officer of the state; the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and the State Council.
2. The grounds for default include, but are not limited to, failure of a compacting state to perform such obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by this compact, Interstate Commission By-laws, or duly promulgated Rules. The Interstate Commission shall immediately notify the defaulting state in writing of the penalty imposed by the Interstate Commission on the defaulting state pending a cure of the default. The Interstate Commission shall stipulate the conditions and the time period within which the defaulting state must cure its default. If the defaulting state fails to cure the default within the time period specified by the Interstate Commission, in addition to any other penalties imposed therein, the defaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the compacting states and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by the Compact shall be terminated from the effective date of suspension. Within sixty days of the effective date of termination of a defaulting state, the Interstate Commission shall notify the Governor, the Chief Justice or Chief Judicial Officer and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the defaulting state's legislature and the state council of such termination.
3. The defaulting state is responsible for all assessments, obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination including any obligations, the performance of which extends beyond the effective date of termination.
4. The Interstate Commission shall not bear any costs relating to the defaulting state unless otherwise mutually agreed upon between the Interstate Commission and the defaulting state. Reinstatement following termination of any compacting state requires both a reenactment of the Compact by the defaulting state and the approval of the Interstate Commission pursuant to the Rules.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.557 Judicial enforcement.
589.557. Judicial enforcement. — The Interstate Commission may, by majority vote of the Members, initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or, at the discretion of the Interstate Commission, in the Federal District where the Interstate Commission has its offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact, its duly promulgated Rules and By-laws, against any compacting state in default. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation including reasonable fees.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.560 Dissolution of compact.
589.560. Dissolution of compact. — The Compact dissolves effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the compacting state which reduces membership in the Compact to one compacting state. Upon the dissolution of this Compact, the Compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of the Interstate Commission shall be wound up and any surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the By-laws.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.563 Severability clause.
589.563. Severability clause. — 1. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Compact shall be enforceable.
2. The provisions of this Compact shall be liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.566 Effect of other laws.
589.566. Effect of other laws. — 1. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this Compact.
2. All compacting states' laws conflicting with this Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.569 Binding effect of the compact.
589.569. Binding effect of the compact. — 1. All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all Rules and By-laws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the compacting states.
2. All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms.
3. Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or interpretation of Interstate Commission actions, and upon a majority vote of the compacting states, the Interstate Commission may issue advisory opinions regarding such meaning or interpretation.
4. In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by such provision upon the Interstate Commission shall be ineffective and such obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency thereof to which such obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this Compact becomes effective.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.660 Definitions.
589.660. Definitions. — As used in sections 589.660 to 589.681 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Address" , a residential street address, school address, or work address of a person, as specified on the person's application to be a program participant;
(2) "Application assistant" , an employee or volunteer of a government agency, or of a nonprofit program that provides counseling, referral, shelter, or other specialized service to victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, or other crimes who has been designated by the respective agency or program, and who has been trained and registered by the secretary of state to assist individuals in the completion of program participation applications;
(3) "Designated address" , the address assigned to a program participant by the secretary;
(4) "Mailing address" , an address that is recognized for delivery by the United States Postal Service;
(5) "Program" , the address confidentiality program established in section 589.663 ;
(6) "Program participant" , a person certified by the secretary of state as eligible to participate in the address confidentiality program;
(7) "Secretary" , the secretary of state.
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1562, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1461)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.663 Program created, purpose, procedures.
589.663. Program created, purpose, procedures. — There is created in the office of the secretary of state a program to be known as the "Address Confidentiality Program" to protect victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, or other crimes who fear for their safety, as well as the safety of individuals residing in the same household as the victim, by authorizing the use of designated addresses for such victims, their minor children, and individuals residing with them. The program shall be administered by the secretary under the following application and certification procedures:
(1) An adult person, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person may apply to the secretary to have a designated address assigned by the secretary to serve as the person's address or the address of the minor or incapacitated person;
(2) The secretary may approve an application if it is filed with the office of the secretary in the manner established by rule and on a form prescribed by the secretary. A completed application shall contain:
(a) The date the application was prepared, the applicant's signature, and the signature and registration number of the application assistant who assisted the applicant in applying to be a program participant;
(b) A designation of the secretary as agent for purposes of service of process and for receipt of first class mail, legal documents, and certified mail;
(c) A statement that the applicant has good reason to believe that he or she:
a. Is a victim or resides in the same household as a victim; and
b. Fears future harm;
(d) A mailing address where the applicant may be contacted by the secretary or a designee and the telephone number or numbers where the applicant may be called by the secretary or the secretary's designee; and
(e) One or more addresses that the applicant requests not be disclosed for the reason that disclosure will jeopardize the applicant's safety or increase the risk of violence to the applicant or members of the applicant's household;
(3) Upon receipt of a completed application, the secretary may certify the applicant as a program participant. A program participant is certified for four years following the date of initial certification unless the certification is withdrawn by the applicant or cancelled by the secretary before that date. The secretary shall send notification of an expiring certification and a renewal form to a program participant at least four weeks prior to the expiration of the program participant's certification. The renewal need only be signed by the applicant and need not be made before an application assistant;
(4) The secretary shall forward first class mail, legal documents, and certified mail to the appropriate program participants;
(5) This section shall be liberally construed as to not hold omissions by the secretary against participants or applicants.
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1562, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1461) (2019) Section which shields program participant actual residential address from disclosure is violated when dissolution judgment orders the disclosure of minor child's actual address who is residing with program participant. Hannah v. Hannah, 568 S.W.3d 451 (Mo.App. W.D.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.664 Disclosure of address, when - notice - limitation on dissemination.
589.664. Disclosure of address, when — notice — limitation on dissemination. — 1. If an individual is deemed a participant in the address confidentiality program by the secretary of state, no person or entity shall be compelled to disclose the participant's actual address during the discovery phase of or during a proceeding before a court or other tribunal unless the court or tribunal first finds, on the record, that:
(1) There is a reasonable belief that the address is needed to obtain information or evidence without which the investigation, prosecution, or litigation cannot proceed; and
(2) There is no other practicable way of obtaining the information or evidence.
2. The court shall first provide the program participant and the secretary notice that address disclosure is sought.
3. The program participant shall have an opportunity to present evidence regarding the potential harm to the safety of the program participant if the address is disclosed. In determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall consider whether the potential harm to the safety of the participant is outweighed by the interest in disclosure.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no court shall order an individual who has had his or her application to the program accepted by the secretary to disclose his or her actual address or the location of his or her residence without giving the secretary proper notice. The secretary shall have the right to intervene in any civil proceeding in which a court is considering ordering a participant to disclose his or her actual address.
5. Disclosure of a participant's actual address under this section shall be limited under the terms of the order to ensure that the disclosure and dissemination of the actual address will be no greater than necessary for the purposes of the investigation, prosecution, or litigation.
6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the court or any other tribunal from issuing a protective order to prevent the disclosure of information other than the participant's actual address that could reasonably lead to the discovery of the program participant's location.
(L. 2017 S.B. 34, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1461)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.666 Cancellation of certification, when.
589.666. Cancellation of certification, when. — Certification of a program participant may be cancelled by the secretary if one or more of the following conditions apply:
(1) If the program participant obtains a name change, unless the program participant provides the secretary with documentation of a legal name change within ten business days of the name change;
(2) If there is a change in the mailing address for the person listed on the application, unless the program participant provides the secretary with notice of the change in such manner as the secretary provides by rule;
(3) The participant relocates outside of the state of Missouri; or
(4) The applicant or program participant violates subdivision (2) of section 589.663 .
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1461)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.669 Address accepted as participant's address, when.
589.669. Address accepted as participant's address, when. — Upon demonstration that an applicant has been accepted into the program by the secretary, government agencies and the courts shall accept the designated address as a program participant's address when creating a new public record unless the secretary has determined that:
(1) An agency has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the program participant's address or mailing address and is unable to fulfill its statutory duties and obligations without the address; and
(2) The program participant's address or mailing address shall be used only for those statutory and administrative purposes and shall not be made publicly available.
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1461)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.672 Availability of participant addresses.
589.672. Availability of participant addresses. — If the secretary deems it appropriate, the secretary may make a program participant's address or mailing address available for inspection or copying, under the following circumstances:
(1) If a law enforcement agency requests it in the manner provided for by rule; or
(2) If a director of a government agency or the director's designee requests it in the manner provided for by rule and upon a showing of a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the program participant's address or mailing address, such that the director or the director's designee is unable to fulfill statutory duties and obligations without the address or mailing address.
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1461)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.675 Inspection and copying of addresses, when.
589.675. Inspection and copying of addresses, when. — If the secretary deems it appropriate, the secretary may make a program participant's address and mailing address available for inspection or copying to a person identified in a court order, upon the secretary's receipt of such court order that complies with section 589.664 * .
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34) *Section number "559.664" appears in original rolls, which does not exist.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.678 Application, supporting materials, and communications not public records.
589.678. Application, supporting materials, and communications not public records. — A program participant's application, all supporting materials, and all communications with the secretary of state's address confidentiality program are not public records and are exempt from chapter 610 .
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1461)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.681 Rulemaking authority.
589.681. Rulemaking authority. — The secretary shall promulgate rules to establish and administer the address confidentiality program. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in sections 589.660 to 589.681 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2007, shall be invalid and void.
(L. 2007 H.B. 583)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.683 Inapplicability of Missouri sunset act.
589.683. Inapplicability of Missouri sunset act. — Section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act shall not apply to any program established pursuant to sections 589.660 to 589.681 .
(L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2011 S.B. 320)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.700 Fund established - judgment of restitution, certain crimes, amount - use of ...
589.700. Fund established — judgment of restitution, certain crimes, amount — use of moneys, disbursement. — 1. In addition to any fine imposed for a violation of section 566.203 , 566.206 , 566.209 , 566.210 , 566.211 , 566.215 , or 567.030 , the court shall enter a judgment of restitution in the amount specified in this subsection in favor of the state of Missouri, payable to the human trafficking and sexual exploitation fund established under this section, upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for a violation of section 566.203 , 566.206 , 566.209 , 566.210 , 566.211 , 566.215 , or 567.030 , excluding restitution ordered under section 566.218 . The judgment of restitution shall be in the amount of:
(1) Under section 566.203 , 566.206 , 566.209 , 566.210 , or 566.211 , ten thousand dollars for each identified victim of the offense or offenses for which restitution is required under this subsection;
(2) Under section 567.030 , two thousand five hundred dollars for each identified victim of the offense or offenses for which restitution is required under this subsection; and
(3) Two thousand five hundred dollars for each county in which such offense or offenses occurred.
2. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Fund", which shall consist of proceeds from the human trafficking restitution collected for violations of sections 566.203 , 566.206 , 566.209 , 566.210 , 566.211 , 566.215 , and 567.030 . The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180 , the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be distributed to the county or counties where the human trafficking offense or offenses occurred. Upon receipt of moneys from the fund, a county shall allocate the disbursement as follows:
(1) For any violation under section 566.203 , 566.206 , 566.209 , 566.210 , 566.211 , or 566.215 , ten thousand dollars for each identified victim of the offense or offenses that occurred in the county toward local rehabilitation services for victims of human trafficking including, but not limited to, mental health and substance abuse counseling; general education, including parenting skills; housing relief; vocational training; and employment counseling;
(2) For any violation under section 567.030 , two thousand five hundred dollars for each identified victim of the offense or offenses that occurred in the county toward local rehabilitation services for victims of human trafficking including, but not limited to, mental health and substance abuse counseling; general education, including parenting skills; housing relief; vocational training; and employment counseling; and
(3) Two thousand five hundred dollars toward local efforts to prevent human trafficking including, but not limited to, education programs for persons convicted of human trafficking offenses and increasing the number of local law enforcement members charged with enforcing human trafficking laws.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.
4. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
(L. 2025 S.B. 43)
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