Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories
575.159. Aiding a sexual offender — applicability of section — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of aiding a sexual offender if he or she knows that another person is a convicted sexual offender who is required to register as a sexual offender and has reason to believe that such sexual offender is not complying, or has not complied with the requirements of sections 589.400 to 589.425, and who, with the intent to assist the sexual offender in eluding a law enforcement agency that is seeking to find the sexual offender to question the offender about, or to arrest the offender for, his or her noncompliance with the requirements of sections 589.400 to 589.425:
(1) Withholds information from or does not notify the law enforcement agency about the sexual offender's noncompliance with the requirements of sections 589.400 to 589.425, and, if known, the whereabouts of the sexual offender;
(2) Harbors or attempts to harbor or assists another person in harboring or attempting to harbor the sexual offender;
(3) Conceals or attempts to conceal or assists another person in concealing or attempting to conceal the sexual offender; or
(4) Provides information to the law enforcement agency regarding the sexual offender which he or she knows to be false information.
2. The provisions of this section do not apply if the sexual offender is incarcerated in, or is in the custody of, a state correctional facility, a private correctional facility, a local jail, or a federal correctional facility.
3. The offense of aiding a sexual offender is a class E felony.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice
Section 575.010 - Definitions.
Section 575.020 - Concealing an offense — penalties.
Section 575.030 - Hindering prosecution — penalties.
Section 575.040 - Perjury — penalties.
Section 575.050 - False affidavit — penalties.
Section 575.060 - False declarations — penalty.
Section 575.070 - Proof of falsity of statements.
Section 575.080 - False reports — penalty.
Section 575.090 - False bomb report — penalty.
Section 575.095 - Tampering with a judicial officer — penalty.
Section 575.100 - Tampering with physical evidence — penalties.
Section 575.110 - Tampering with a public record — penalty.
Section 575.120 - False impersonation — penalties.
Section 575.130 - Simulating legal process — penalty.
Section 575.133 - Filing a nonconsensual common law lien — penalty.
Section 575.150 - Resisting or interfering with arrest — penalties.
Section 575.153 - Disarming a peace officer or correctional officer — penalty.
Section 575.159 - Aiding a sexual offender — applicability of section — penalty.
Section 575.160 - Interference with legal process — penalty.
Section 575.170 - Refusing to make an employee available for service of process — penalty.
Section 575.190 - Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty.
Section 575.195 - Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty.
Section 575.200 - Escape or attempted escape from custody — penalty.
Section 575.205 - Tampering with electronic monitoring equipment, offense of — violation, penalty.
Section 575.206 - Violating a condition of lifetime supervision, offense of — violation, penalty.
Section 575.210 - Escape or attempted escape from confinement — penalties.
Section 575.220 - Failure to return to confinement — penalties.
Section 575.230 - Aiding escape of a prisoner — penalties.
Section 575.240 - Permitting escape — penalties.
Section 575.250 - Disturbing a judicial proceeding — penalty.
Section 575.260 - Tampering with a judicial proceeding — penalty.
Section 575.270 - Tampering with a witness or victim — penalties.
Section 575.280 - Acceding to corruption — penalties.
Section 575.290 - Improper communication — penalty.
Section 575.300 - Misconduct by a juror — penalty.
Section 575.310 - Misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror — penalty.
Section 575.320 - Misconduct in administration of justice — penalty.