Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories
565.090. Harassment, first degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of harassment in the first degree if he or she, without good cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause emotional distress to another person, and such act does cause such person to suffer emotional distress.
2. The offense of harassment in the first degree is a class E felony.
3. This section shall not apply to activities of federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement officers conducting investigations of violation of federal, state, county, or municipal law.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2008 S.B. 818 & 795, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
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(1981) Statute defining offense of harassment was not unconstitutionally vague, and was not overbroad and did not deny due process. State v. Koetting (Mo.), 616 S.W.2d 822.
1985) Held not unconstitutionally overbroad. The caller's intent to disturb or frighten need not be the sole intent or purpose of the call. State v. Koetting (A.), 691 S.W.2d 328.
(1987) Four harassing phone calls made directly to an individual's telephone answering machine falls within the purview of this section. State v. Placke, 733 S.W.2d 847 (Mo.App.).
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 565 - Offenses Against the Person
Section 565.001 - Procedure for chapter 565.
Section 565.002 - Definitions.
Section 565.006 - Waiver of jury trial permitted, when.
Section 565.010 - Consent as a defense.
Section 565.020 - First degree murder, penalty — person under eighteen years of age, penalty.
Section 565.021 - Second degree murder, penalty.
Section 565.024 - Involuntary manslaughter, first degree, penalty.
Section 565.027 - Involuntary manslaughter, second degree, penalty.
Section 565.029 - Lesser degree offenses in homicide cases — instruction on lesser offenses, when.
Section 565.030 - Trial procedure, first degree murder.
Section 565.033 - Person under eighteen, sentencing — factors to be considered, jury instructions.
Section 565.040 - Death penalty, if held unconstitutional, resentencing procedure.
Section 565.050 - Assault, first degree, penalty.
Section 565.052 - Assault, second degree, penalty.
Section 565.054 - Assault in the third degree.
Section 565.056 - Assault in the fourth degree.
Section 565.072 - Domestic assault, first degree — penalty.
Section 565.073 - Domestic assault, second degree — penalty.
Section 565.074 - Domestic assault, third degree — penalty.
Section 565.076 - Domestic assault in the fourth degree, penalty.
Section 565.090 - Harassment, first degree, penalty.
Section 565.091 - Harassment, second degree, penalty.
Section 565.110 - Kidnapping, first degree, penalty.
Section 565.115 - Child kidnapping — penalty.
Section 565.120 - Kidnapping, second degree, penalty.
Section 565.130 - Kidnapping, third degree, penalty.
Section 565.140 - Defenses to kidnapping in the third degree.
Section 565.150 - Interference with custody — penalty.
Section 565.153 - Parental kidnapping — penalty.
Section 565.156 - Child abduction — penalty.
Section 565.160 - Defenses to interference with custody, parental kidnapping, and child abduction.
Section 565.167 - Custody of child — peace officer to take child into protective custody, when.
Section 565.188 - Failure to report elder abuse or neglect — penalty.
Section 565.189 - Filing a false elder abuse or neglect report — penalty.
Section 565.218 - Failure to report vulnerable person abuse — or neglect — penalty.
Section 565.222 - Filing a false vulnerable person abuse report — penalty.
Section 565.225 - Stalking, first degree, penalty.
Section 565.227 - Stalking, second degree, penalty.