Background checks for certain adult students - prohibited from enrolling, when.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 171.097
in effect171.097. Background checks for certain adult students — prohibited from enrolling, when. — 1. School districts shall ensure that a state criminal history background check consisting of open records is conducted on any person who is eighteen years of age or older, who is not counted by the district for purposes of average daily attendance under section 163.011 , and who requests enrollment in a course that takes place on school district property during regular school hours and includes students counted by the district for purposes of average daily attendance under section 163.011 .
2. The state criminal history background check required under this section shall be processed through the Missouri state highway patrol prior to enrollment. The person requesting enrollment in a course as described in this section shall pay the fee for the state criminal history background check pursuant to section 43.530 .
3. If, as a result of the criminal history background check required under this section, it is determined that a person who requested enrollment has been convicted of a crime or offense listed in subsection 6 of section 168.071 , or a similar crime or offense committed in another state, the United States, or any other country, regardless of imposition of sentence, the school district shall prohibit such person from enrolling in any course for which a state criminal history background check is required under this section.
(L. 2023 S.B. 40)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=171.097Fetched: 10/17/2026