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Chapter 556 - Preliminary Provisions (Criminal Code)
Section 556.001 - Effective date, criminal code revision. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 556.001. Effective date, criminal code...
Section 556.011 - Short title. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 556.011. Short title....
Section 556.021 - Infractions — procedure — default judgment, when — effective date. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 556.021. Infractions —...
Section 556.026 - Offenses and infractions to be defined by statute. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 556.026. Offenses and...
Section 556.031 - Application to offenses committed before and after enactment. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 556.031. Application to offenses committed...
Section 556.036 - Time limitations. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 6 histories 556.036. Time limitations....
Section 556.037 - Time limitations for prosecutions for sexual offenses involving a person under eighteen. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 4 histories 556.037. Time limitations...
Section 556.038 - Time limitation to prosecute. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 556.038. Time limitation to prosecute....
Section 556.041 - Limitation on conviction for multiple offenses. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 556.041. Limitation on...
Section 556.046 - Conviction of included offenses — jury instructions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories 556.046. Conviction of...
Section 556.061 - Code definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 5 histories 556.061. Code definitions....
Section 556.101 - Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 556.101. Lack of consent in...
Chapter 557 - General Sentencing Provisions
Section 557.011 - Authorized dispositions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories 557.011. Authorized dispositions....
Section 557.014 - Prosecution diversion program — definitions — authority of prosecuting attorney — requirements and provisions applicable to prosecution diversion — completion and disposition of charges. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 557.014. Prosecution diversion program —...
Section 557.016 - Classification of offenses. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 557.016. Classification of...
Section 557.021 - Classification of offenses outside this code. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 4 histories 557.021. Classification of...
Section 557.026 - Presentence investigation and sentencing assessment report — inquiry of victim, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 557.026. Presentence investigation...
Section 557.031 - Presentence commitment for study. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 557.031. Presentence commitment...
Section 557.035 - Hate offenses — provides enhanced penalties for motivational factors in certain offenses. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories 557.035. Hate offenses...
Section 557.036 - Role of court and jury in sentencing — two stages of trial — punishment assessed by jury, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 557.036. Role of...
Section 557.045 - Ineligibility for probation, SIS, SES, or conditional release, certain offenses. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 557.045. Ineligibility for...
Section 557.051 - Program for perpetrators of sexual offenses, participation required, when — restrictions for persons providing assessments and reports, penalty for violation, exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 557.051. Program for...
Chapter 558 - Imprisonment
Section 558.002 - Fines for felonies. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 558.002. Fines for felonies. —...
Section 558.003 - Fine for juvenile justice preservation fund, when, amount. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 558.003. Fine for juvenile justice...
Section 558.004 - Imposition of fines. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 558.004. Imposition of fines. —...
Section 558.006 - Nonpayment of fine, means to collect. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 558.006. Nonpayment of...
Section 558.008 - Revocation of a fine. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 558.008. Revocation of a fine....
Section 558.011 - Sentence of imprisonment, terms — conditional release. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 558.011. Sentence of...
Section 558.016 - Extended terms for prior criminal conduct — definitions — sentencing. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 558.016. Extended terms...
Section 558.019 - Prior felony convictions, minimum prison terms — prison commitment defined — dangerous felony, minimum term prison term, how calculated — sentencing commission created, members, duties — expenses — cooperation with commission — rest... - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 4 histories 558.019. Prior felony...
Section 558.021 - Extended term procedures. - Effective - 28 Aug 1996 558.021. Extended term procedures. —...
Section 558.026 - Concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 558.026. Concurrent and...
Section 558.031 - Calculation of terms of imprisonment — credit for jail time awaiting trial. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 558.031. Calculation of...
Section 558.041 - "Good time" credit, exceptions — rules, procedure. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 558.041. "Good time"...
Section 558.046 - Reduction of term of sentence, conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 558.046. Reduction of...
Section 558.047 - Persons under eighteen, review of sentence, when, procedure. - Effective - 13 Jul 2016 558.047. Persons under eighteen, review...
Chapter 559 - Probation
Section 559.012 - Eligible for probation, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 559.012. Eligible for...
Section 559.016 - Terms of probation — extension. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories 559.016. Terms of...
Section 559.021 - Conditions of probation — compensation of victims — free work, public or charitable — defendant not an employee for workers' compensation purposes — payment to county restitution fund, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 559.021. Conditions of...
Section 559.026 - Detention condition of probation. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 559.026. Detention condition...
Section 559.029 - Transfer of supervision. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 559.029. Transfer of supervision. —...
Section 559.031 - Transfer to another court. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 559.031. Transfer to another court....
Section 559.036 - Duration of probation — revocation. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories 559.036. Duration of...
Section 559.100 - Circuit courts, power to place on probation or parole — revocation — conditions — restitution. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 5 histories 559.100. Circuit courts,...
Section 559.105 - Restitution may be ordered, when — limitation on release from probation — amount of restitution. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 559.105. Restitution may...
Section 559.106 - Lifetime supervision of certain sexual offenders — electronic monitoring — termination at age sixty-five permitted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories 559.106. Lifetime supervision...
Section 559.107 - Notification of monitoring to highway patrol — information entered into MULES and sexual offender registry. - Effective - 05 Jun 2006 559.107. Notification of monitoring to...
Section 559.110 - Bond may be required — forfeiture. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 559.110. Bond may...
Section 559.115 - Appeals, probation not to be granted, when — probation granted after delivery to department of corrections, time limitation, assessment — one hundred twenty day program — notification to state, when, hearing — no probation in certai... - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 6 histories 559.115. Appeals, probation...
Section 559.117 - Mental health assessment pilot program — offenders eligible — report to sentencing court — no probation, when — report to governor and general assembly. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories 559.117. Mental health...
Section 559.120 - Probation may be granted, when — community-based treatment program participation, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories 559.120. Probation may...
Section 559.125 - Record of applications for probation or parole to be kept — information to be privileged — exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 559.125. Record of...
Section 559.201 - Board of probation and parole created, 6th, 7th and 16th circuits — powers. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.201. Board of probation and...
Section 559.211 - Board of probation and parole — powers. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.211. Board of probation and...
Section 559.221 - Board of probation and parole — concurrent powers with trial courts. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.221. Board of probation and...
Section 559.231 - Board of probation and parole — records. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.231. Board of probation and...
Section 559.241 - Board of probation and parole — personnel. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.241. Board of probation and...
Section 559.301 - Board of paroles created, certain circuits — powers. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.301. Board of paroles created,...
Section 559.311 - Board of paroles — rules and regulations — meetings — members. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.311. Board of paroles —...
Section 559.321 - Board of paroles — powers. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.321. Board of paroles —...
Section 559.331 - Board of paroles — duties — records. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 559.331. Board of paroles —...
Section 559.600 - Misdemeanor probation may be provided by contract with private entities, not to exclude board of probation and parole — drug testing — travel limits. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories 559.600. Misdemeanor probation...
Section 559.602 - Private entities to make application to circuit court to provide misdemeanor probation — contract content — procedure — withdrawal of board, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 559.602. Private entities...
Section 559.604 - Cost of misdemeanor probation to be paid by offenders, exceptions. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 559.604. Cost of...
Section 559.607 - Municipal ordinance violations, probation may be contracted for by municipal courts, procedure — cost to be paid by offenders, exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 559.607. Municipal ordinance...
Section 559.609 - Qualifications and factors considered by judges in approving private entities to serve as probation offices. - Effective - 28 Aug 1992 559.609. Qualifications and factors considered...
Section 559.612 - Bids to be made by private entities — minimum duration for contracts — termination for cause prior to expiration permitted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1992 559.612. Bids to be made...
Section 559.615 - Nepotism or financial interest by judges or certain other elected county officials, in private entities, prohibited. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 559.615. Nepotism or financial interest...
Section 559.630 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1998 559.630. Definitions. — As used...
Section 559.633 - Court to order participation in program, when — fees determined by department of corrections — supplemental fee to be deposited in correctional substance abuse earnings fund. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 559.633. Court to...
Section 559.635 - Correctional substance abuse earnings fund, use, rules. - Effective - 28 Aug 1998 559.635. Correctional substance abuse earnings...
Chapter 561 - Collateral Consequences of Conviction
Section 561.016 - Basis of disqualification or disability. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 561.016. Basis of...
Section 561.021 - Forfeiture of public office — disqualification. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 561.021. Forfeiture of...
Section 561.026 - Disqualification from voting and jury service. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 561.026. Disqualification from...
Section 561.031 - Physical appearance in court of a prisoner may be made by using two-way audio-visual communication including closed circuit television, when — requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 561.031. Physical appearance in court...
Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability
Section 562.011 - Voluntary act. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.011. Voluntary act....
Section 562.012 - Attempt — guilt for an offense may be based on. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 562.012. Attempt — guilt for...
Section 562.014 - Conspiracy, offense of — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 3 histories 562.014. Conspiracy, offense...
Section 562.016 - Culpable mental state. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.016. Culpable mental...
Section 562.021 - Culpable mental state, application. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 562.021. Culpable mental state, application....
Section 562.026 - Culpable mental state, when not required. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 562.026. Culpable mental state, when...
Section 562.031 - Ignorance and mistake. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.031. Ignorance and...
Section 562.036 - Accountability for conduct. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.036. Accountability for...
Section 562.041 - Responsibility for the conduct of another. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.041. Responsibility for...
Section 562.046 - Defense precluded. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 562.046. Defense precluded. — It...
Section 562.051 - Conviction of different degrees of offenses. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.051. Conviction of...
Section 562.056 - Liability of corporations and unincorporated associations. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.056. Liability of...
Section 562.061 - Liability of individual for conduct of corporation or unincorporated association. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.061. Liability of...
Section 562.066 - Entrapment. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.066. Entrapment. —...
Section 562.071 - Duress. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.071. Duress. —...
Section 562.076 - Intoxicated or drugged condition. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.076. Intoxicated or...
Section 562.086 - Lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 562.086. Lack of...
Chapter 563 - Defense of Justification
Section 563.011 - Chapter definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 563.011. Chapter definitions....
Section 563.016 - Civil remedies unaffected. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 563.016. Civil remedies unaffected. —...
Section 563.021 - Execution of public duty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 563.021. Execution of...
Section 563.026 - Justification generally. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 563.026. Justification generally....
Section 563.031 - Use of force in defense of persons. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016, 3 histories *563.031. Use of...
Section 563.033 - Battered spouse syndrome evidence that defendant acted in self-defense or defense of another — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 563.033. Battered spouse syndrome evidence...
Section 563.041 - Use of physical force in defense of property. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 563.041. Use of...
Section 563.046 - Law enforcement officer's use of force in making an arrest. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories 563.046. Law enforcement...
Section 563.051 - Private person's use of force in making an arrest. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 563.051. Private person's...
Section 563.056 - Use of force to prevent escape from confinement. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 563.056. Use of...
Section 563.061 - Use of force by persons with responsibility for care, discipline or safety of others. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 563.061. Use of...
Section 563.070 - Accidents an excuse for offense, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 563.070. Accidents an...
Section 563.074 - Justification as an absolute defense, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2007 563.074. Justification as an absolute...
Chapter 565 - Offenses Against the Person
Section 565.001 - Procedure for chapter 565. - Effective - 01 Oct 1984, 2 histories 565.001. Procedure for...
Section 565.002 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories 565.002. Definitions. —...
Section 565.003 - Culpable mental state may exist though different person killed — time between act and death no defense. - Effective - 01 Oct 1984, 2 histories 565.003. Culpable mental...
Section 565.004 - Joinder of offenses, exception — prior offenders, procedure, exception, first degree murder — joinder, first degree murder, waiver of death penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 565.004. Joinder of...
Section 565.005 - Prior to trial for first degree murder, opposing counsels to furnish requested information, rules applied. - Effective - 01 Oct 1984, 2 histories 565.005. Prior to...
Section 565.006 - Waiver of jury trial permitted, when. - Effective - 01 Oct 1984, 2 histories 565.006. Waiver of...
Section 565.010 - Consent as a defense. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 565.010. Consent as a defense....
Section 565.020 - First degree murder, penalty — person under eighteen years of age, penalty. - Effective - 13 Jul 2016, 2 histories 565.020. First degree...
Section 565.021 - Second degree murder, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 565.021. Second degree...
Section 565.023 - Voluntary manslaughter, penalty — under influence of sudden passion, defendant's burden to inject. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.023. Voluntary manslaughter,...
Section 565.024 - Involuntary manslaughter, first degree, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 6 histories 565.024. Involuntary manslaughter,...
Section 565.027 - Involuntary manslaughter, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories 565.027. Involuntary manslaughter,...
Section 565.029 - Lesser degree offenses in homicide cases — instruction on lesser offenses, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 565.029. Lesser degree offenses in...
Section 565.030 - Trial procedure, first degree murder. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 565.030. Trial procedure,...
Section 565.032 - Evidence to be considered in assessing punishment in first degree murder cases for which death penalty authorized. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.032. Evidence to...
Section 565.033 - Person under eighteen, sentencing — factors to be considered, jury instructions. - Effective - 13 Jul 2016 565.033. Person under eighteen, sentencing...
Section 565.034 - Person under eighteen, written notice filed to seek life without parole, procedure — withdrawal — trial procedure — required findings. - Effective - 13 Jul 2016 565.034. Person under eighteen, written...
Section 565.035 - Supreme court to review all death sentences, procedure — powers of court — assistant to court authorized, duties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.035. Supreme court...
Section 565.040 - Death penalty, if held unconstitutional, resentencing procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 565.040. Death penalty,...
Section 565.050 - Assault, first degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.050. Assault, first...
Section 565.052 - Assault, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 565.052. Assault, second degree, penalty....
Section 565.054 - Assault in the third degree. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 565.054. Assault in the third...
Section 565.056 - Assault in the fourth degree. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 565.056. Assault in the fourth...
Section 565.058 - Special victims — confidentiality of address or place of residence — use of initials in petition. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 565.058. Special victims — confidentiality...
Section 565.072 - Domestic assault, first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 565.072. Domestic assault,...
Section 565.073 - Domestic assault, second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.073. Domestic assault,...
Section 565.074 - Domestic assault, third degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 565.074. Domestic assault,...
Section 565.076 - Domestic assault in the fourth degree, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories 565.076. Domestic assault...
Section 565.079 - Prior and persistent assault offenders — definitions — sentencing — procedure at trial — evidence of prior convictions, proof, how heard — sentencing. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 565.079. Prior and persistent assault...
Section 565.090 - Harassment, first degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.090. Harassment, first...
Section 565.091 - Harassment, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories 565.091. Harassment, second...
Section 565.110 - Kidnapping, first degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.110. Kidnapping, first...
Section 565.115 - Child kidnapping — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.115. Child kidnapping...
Section 565.120 - Kidnapping, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.120. Kidnapping, second...
Section 565.130 - Kidnapping, third degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.130. Kidnapping, third...
Section 565.140 - Defenses to kidnapping in the third degree. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.140. Defenses to...
Section 565.150 - Interference with custody — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.150. Interference with...
Section 565.153 - Parental kidnapping — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.153. Parental kidnapping...
Section 565.156 - Child abduction — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.156. Child abduction...
Section 565.160 - Defenses to interference with custody, parental kidnapping, and child abduction. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.160. Defenses to...
Section 565.163 - Venue. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.163. Venue. —...
Section 565.167 - Custody of child — peace officer to take child into protective custody, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 565.167. Custody of child —...
Section 565.184 - Abuse of an elderly person, a person with disability, or a vulnerable person — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.184. Abuse of...
Section 565.188 - Failure to report elder abuse or neglect — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 565.188. Failure to...
Section 565.189 - Filing a false elder abuse or neglect report — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 565.189. Filing a false elder...
Section 565.218 - Failure to report vulnerable person abuse — or neglect — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.218. Failure to...
Section 565.222 - Filing a false vulnerable person abuse report — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 565.222. Filing a false vulnerable...
Section 565.225 - Stalking, first degree, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 5 histories 565.225. Stalking, first...
Section 565.227 - Stalking, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories 565.227. Stalking, second...
Section 565.240 - Unlawful posting of certain information over the internet, offense of — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 565.240. Unlawful posting...
Section 565.252 - Invasion of privacy, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.252. Invasion of...
Section 565.257 - Law enforcement officers viewing or photographing during investigations or in prisons for security not an invasion of privacy. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 565.257. Law enforcement officers viewing...
Section 565.300 - Infant's protection act — definitions — crime of infanticide — penalty — exception — application of law. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 565.300. Infant's protection...
Chapter 566 - Sexual Offenses
Section 566.010 - Chapter 566 and chapter 568 definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 4 histories 566.010. Chapter 566...
Section 566.020 - Mistake as to age — consent not a defense, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 566.020. Mistake as...
Section 566.023 - Marriage to victim, at time of offense, affirmative defense, for certain offenses. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.023. Marriage to...
Section 566.025 - Evidence that defendant has committed other charged and uncharged crimes of a sexual nature involving victims under fourteen admissible to prove propensity to commit crime, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2000 566.025. Evidence that defendant has...
Section 566.030 - Rape in the first degree, penalties — suspended sentences not granted, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories 566.030. Rape in...
Section 566.031 - Rape in the second degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.031. Rape in...
Section 566.032 - Statutory rape and attempt to commit, first degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.032. Statutory rape...
Section 566.034 - Statutory rape, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.034. Statutory rape,...
Section 566.060 - Sodomy in the first degree, penalties — suspended sentence not granted, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories 566.060. Sodomy in...
Section 566.061 - Sodomy in the second degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.061. Sodomy in...
Section 566.062 - Statutory sodomy and attempt to commit, first degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.062. Statutory sodomy...
Section 566.064 - Statutory sodomy, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.064. Statutory sodomy,...
Section 566.067 - Child molestation, first degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.067. Child molestation,...
Section 566.068 - Child molestation, second degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.068. Child molestation,...
Section 566.069 - Child molestation, third degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 566.069. Child molestation, third degree,...
Section 566.071 - Child molestation, fourth degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 566.071. Child molestation, fourth degree,...
Section 566.083 - Sexual misconduct involving a child, penalty — applicability of section — affirmative defense not allowed, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 5 histories 566.083. Sexual misconduct...
Section 566.086 - Sexual contact with a student. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories 566.086. Sexual contact...
Section 566.093 - Sexual misconduct, first degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.093. Sexual misconduct,...
Section 566.095 - Sexual misconduct, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 566.095. Sexual misconduct, second degree,...
Section 566.100 - Sexual abuse in the first degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.100. Sexual abuse...
Section 566.101 - Sexual abuse, second degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.101. Sexual abuse,...
Section 566.103 - Crime of promoting online sexual solicitation, violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 566.103. Crime of promoting online...
Section 566.111 - Sex with an animal, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.111. Sex with...
Section 566.115 - Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person, first degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 566.115. Sexual conduct with a...
Section 566.116 - Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 566.116. Sexual conduct with a...
Section 566.125 - Persistent sexual offender, predatory sexual offender, defined, extension of term, when, minimum term. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 566.125. Persistent sexual offender, predatory...
Section 566.145 - Sexual conduct in the course of public duty, offense of — definitions — violation, penalty — consent not a defense. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories 566.145. Sexual conduct...
Section 566.147 - Certain offenders not to reside within one thousand feet of a property line of a school, child care facility, or victim's residence — violations, penalties. - Effective - 11 Jul 2019, 7 histories 566.147. Certain offenders...
Section 566.148 - Certain offenders not to physically be present or loiter within five hundred feet of a child care facility — violation, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.148. Certain offenders...
Section 566.149 - Certain offenders not to be present within five hundred feet of school property, exception — permission required for parents or guardians who are offenders, procedure — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories 566.149. Certain offenders...
Section 566.150 - Certain offenders not to be present or loiter within five hundred feet of a public park, swimming pool, athletic complex, museum, or nature center — violation, penalty — exception for nature or education center, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories 566.150. Certain offenders...
Section 566.151 - Enticement of a child, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.151. Enticement of...
Section 566.153 - Age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a minor, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.153. Age misrepresentation...
Section 566.155 - Certain offenders not to serve as athletic coaches, managers, or trainers — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories 566.155. Certain offenders...
Section 566.200 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 2 histories 566.200. Definitions. —...
Section 566.203 - Abusing an individual through forced labor — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.203. Abusing an...
Section 566.206 - Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.206. Trafficking for...
Section 566.209 - Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories 566.209. Trafficking for...
Section 566.210 - Sexual trafficking of a child, first degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.210. Sexual trafficking...
Section 566.211 - Sexual trafficking of a child, second degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.211. Sexual trafficking...
Section 566.215 - Contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.215. Contributing to...
Section 566.218 - Restitution required for certain offenders. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 566.218. Restitution required...
Section 566.223 - Federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to apply, when — affirmative defense — procedures to identify victims, training on protocols. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 2 histories 566.223. Federal Trafficking...
Chapter 567 - Prostitution
Section 567.010 - Chapter definitions. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 567.010. Chapter definitions....
Section 567.020 - Prostitution — penalty — no certification as an adult, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories 567.020. Prostitution —...
Section 567.030 - Patronizing prostitution — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 567.030. Patronizing prostitution...
Section 567.050 - Promoting prostitution in the first degree — penalties — civil action for victims — restitution. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 4 histories 567.050. Promoting prostitution...
Section 567.060 - Promoting prostitution in the second degree — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 567.060. Promoting prostitution...
Section 567.070 - Promoting prostitution in the third degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 567.070. Promoting prostitution...
Section 567.080 - Prostitution houses deemed public nuisances. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 567.080. Prostitution houses...
Section 567.085 - Promoting travel for prostitution — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 567.085. Promoting travel...
Section 567.087 - Prohibitions on travel agencies or tour operators — rebuttable presumption, advertisements. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 567.087. Prohibitions on...
Section 567.089 - Offering travel for purpose of prostitution prohibited — penalties. - Effective - 05 Jun 2006 567.089. Offering travel for purpose...
Section 567.090 - Preemption and standardization. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 567.090. Preemption and standardization. —...
Section 567.100 - Responsibilities of prosecuting attorneys and attorney general. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 567.100. Responsibilities of prosecuting attorneys...
Section 567.110 - Persistent prostitution offender — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 567.110. Persistent prostitution...
Section 567.120 - HIV testing for persons arrested for a prostitution-related offense. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 567.120. HIV testing...
Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family
Section 568.010 - Bigamy — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 568.010. Bigamy —...
Section 568.020 - Incest — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 568.020. Incest —...
Section 568.030 - Abandonment of child in the first degree, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 568.030. Abandonment of...
Section 568.032 - Abandonment of a child, second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 568.032. Abandonment of...
Section 568.040 - Criminal nonsupport, penalty — definitions — payment of support as a condition of parole — expungement of records, when — prosecuting attorneys to report cases to family support division. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 5 histories 568.040. Criminal nonsupport,...
Section 568.045 - Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 568.045. Endangering the...
Section 568.050 - Endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 568.050. Endangering the...
Section 568.060 - Abuse or neglect of a child, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 568.060. Abuse or...
Section 568.065 - Genital mutilation of a female child, penalty — affirmative defenses. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 568.065. Genital mutilation...
Section 568.070 - Unlawful transactions with a child. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 568.070. Unlawful transactions...
Section 568.175 - Trafficking in children, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 568.175. Trafficking in...
Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses
Section 569.010 - Chapter definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories 569.010. Chapter definitions....
Section 569.040 - Arson in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.040. Arson in...
Section 569.050 - Arson in the second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.050. Arson in...
Section 569.053 - Arson in the third degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 569.053. Arson in the third...
Section 569.055 - Knowingly burning or exploding — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.055. Knowingly burning...
Section 569.060 - Reckless burning or exploding — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.060. Reckless burning...
Section 569.065 - Negligent burning or exploding — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.065. Negligent burning...
Section 569.075 - Possessing a tool to break into a vending machine — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 569.075. Possessing a tool to...
Section 569.080 - Tampering in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.080. Tampering in...
Section 569.086 - Trespass on a critical infrastructure facility — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 569.086. Trespass on a critical...
Section 569.090 - Tampering in the second degree — penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 3 histories 569.090. Tampering in...
Section 569.095 - Tampering with computer data — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.095. Tampering with...
Section 569.097 - Tampering with computer equipment — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.097. Tampering with...
Section 569.099 - Tampering with computer users — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.099. Tampering with...
Section 569.100 - Property damage in the first degree — penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories 569.100. Property damage...
Section 569.120 - Property damage in the second degree — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories 569.120. Property damage...
Section 569.130 - Claim of right. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 569.130. Claim of right. —...
Section 569.132 - Prohibited acts — involving crops — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 569.132. Prohibited acts — involving...
Section 569.135 - Unlawfully entering or defacing a cave or cavern — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 569.135. Unlawfully entering or defacing...
Section 569.137 - Polluting cave or subsurface waters — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 569.137. Polluting cave or subsurface...
Section 569.140 - Trespass in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 4 histories 569.140. Trespass in...
Section 569.145 - Posting of property against trespassers, purple paint used to mark streets and posts, requirements. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.145. Posting of...
Section 569.150 - Trespass in the second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.150. Trespass in...
Section 569.155 - Trespass of a school bus, penalty — schools to establish student behavior policy, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.155. Trespass of...
Section 569.160 - Burglary in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.160. Burglary in...
Section 569.170 - Burglary in the second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.170. Burglary in...
Section 569.180 - Possession of burglar's tools — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 569.180. Possession of...
Chapter 570 - Robbery, Stealing and Related Offenses
Section 570.010 - Chapter definitions. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 570.010. Chapter definitions....
Section 570.020 - Determination of value. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.020. Determination of...
Section 570.023 - Robbery in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.023. Robbery in the first...
Section 570.025 - Robbery in the second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.025. Robbery in the second...
Section 570.027 - Vehicle hijacking, offense of — penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 570.027. Vehicle hijacking, offense of...
Section 570.030 - Stealing — penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 7 histories 570.030. Stealing —...
Section 570.039 - Cable television services, appropriation of — not stealing, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.039. Cable television services, appropriation...
Section 570.053 - Feigned blindness — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.053. Feigned blindness — penalty....
Section 570.057 - Stealing leased or rented property — evidence of intent to violate, when — law enforcement procedure — venue — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.057. Stealing leased or rented...
Section 570.060 - Lost property. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 570.060. Lost property. — 1....
Section 570.070 - Claim of right. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.070. Claim of...
Section 570.085 - Alteration or removal of item numbers with intent to deprive lawful owner — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.085. Alteration or...
Section 570.090 - Forgery — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.090. Forgery —...
Section 570.095 - Filing false documents, offense of, elements — penalty, enhancement — restitution, when — system to log suspected fraudulent documents, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018 570.095. Filing false documents, offense...
Section 570.100 - Possession of a forging instrumentality — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.100. Possession of...
Section 570.103 - Crime of counterfeiting, definitions — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.103. Crime of...
Section 570.105 - Seizure and forfeiture of counterfeit property. - Effective - 28 Aug 1998 570.105. Seizure and forfeiture of...
Section 570.110 - Issuing a false instrument or certificate — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.110. Issuing a...
Section 570.120 - Crime of passing bad checks, penalty — actual notice given, when — administrative handling costs, amount, deposit in fund — use of fund — additional costs, amount — payroll checks, action, when — service charge may be collected — re... - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 570.120. Crime of...
Section 570.125 - Fraudulently stopping payment on an instrument — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.125. Fraudulently stopping...
Section 570.130 - Fraudulent use of a credit device or debit device — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.130. Fraudulent use...
Section 570.135 - Fraudulent procurement of a credit or debit card — penalty — limitation of liability. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 570.135. Fraudulent procurement...
Section 570.140 - Deceptive business practice — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.140. Deceptive business...
Section 570.145 - Financial exploitation of the elderly person or person with a disability — penalties — certain defense prohibited, additional violation, restitution. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 570.145. Financial exploitation...
Section 570.150 - Commercial bribery — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.150. Commercial bribery...
Section 570.180 - Defrauding secured creditors — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.180. Defrauding secured...
Section 570.210 - Library theft, guilty of stealing. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.210. Library theft,...
Section 570.217 - Misapplication of funds of a financial institution — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.217. Misapplication of...
Section 570.219 - False entries in the records of a financial institution with intent to defraud — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.219. False entries...
Section 570.220 - Check kiting — collected funds defined — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.220. Check kiting...
Section 570.223 - Identity theft — penalty — restitution — other civil remedies available — exempted activities. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.223. Identity theft...
Section 570.224 - Trafficking in stolen identities — possession of documents, exemptions — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.224. Trafficking in...
Section 570.225 - Misappropriation of intellectual property — penalty — definitions. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.225. Misappropriation of...
Section 570.300 - Facilitating the theft of cable television service — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.300. Facilitating the...
Section 570.302 - Operating an audiovisual recording device in a motion picture theater — definitions — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.302. Operating an audiovisual recording...
Section 570.310 - Mortgage fraud — penalty — venue. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.310. Mortgage fraud...
Section 570.350 - Misuse of military medals, penalty — misrepresentation of awarding of military medals, penalty — fraudulent use of the title of veteran, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.350. Misuse of military medals,...
Section 570.375 - Fraud or deception in obtaining an instruction permit, driver's license, or nondriver's license — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.375. Fraud or deception in...
Section 570.380 - Mass manufacture or possession of five or more fake IDs — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 570.380. Mass manufacture...
Section 570.400 - Unlawful receipt of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.400. Unlawful receipt of public...
Section 570.402 - Conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.402. Conversion of public assistance...
Section 570.404 - Unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.404. Unlawful transfer of public...
Section 570.406 - Single criminal episode, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.406. Single criminal episode, when....
Section 570.408 - Perjury for the purpose of obtaining public assistance — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.408. Perjury for the purpose...
Section 570.410 - Director of department of social services, attorney general — investigative powers — improper disclosure of information, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 570.410. Director of department of...
Chapter 571 - Weapons Offenses
Section 571.010 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2008 571.010. Definitions. — As used...
Section 571.012 - Health care professionals not required to disclose patient firearm information, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 *571.012. Health care professionals not...
Section 571.013 - Ownership of firearms records, closed records — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 571.013. Ownership of firearms records,...
Section 571.014 - Unlawful refusal to transfer by denying sale of a firearm to a nonlicensee, crime of — violation, penalty — inapplicability, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2008 571.014. Unlawful refusal to transfer...
Section 571.015 - Armed criminal action, offense of — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 2 histories 571.015. Armed criminal...
Section 571.017 - Imposition of sentences for both armed criminal action and crime committed with deadly weapon authorized, exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 571.017. Imposition of sentences for...
Section 571.020 - Possession--manufacture--transport--repair--sale of certain weapons a crime--exceptions--penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories 571.020. Possession--manufacture--transport--repair--sale of...
Section 571.030 - Unlawful use of weapons, offense of — exceptions — violation, penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 8 histories 571.030. Unlawful use...
Section 571.037 - Open display of firearm permitted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories 571.037. Open display...
Section 571.045 - Defacing firearm, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1981 571.045. Defacing firearm, penalty. —...
Section 571.050 - Possession of defaced firearm, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1981 571.050. Possession of defaced firearm,...
Section 571.060 - Unlawful transfer of weapons, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 571.060. Unlawful transfer...
Section 571.063 - Fraudulent purchase of a firearm, crime of — definitions — penalty — exceptions. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 571.063. Fraudulent purchase...
Section 571.067 - Surrendering a firearm to a political subdivision, valuable consideration prohibited, exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 571.067. Surrendering a firearm to...
Section 571.070 - Possession of firearm unlawful for certain persons — penalty — exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 4 histories 571.070. Possession of...
Section 571.072 - Unlawful possession of an explosive weapon, offense of — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 571.072. Unlawful possession...
Section 571.080 - Transfer of concealable firearms. - Effective - 28 Aug 2007 571.080. Transfer of concealable firearms....
Section 571.085 - Purchase in another state by Missouri residents, permitted when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 571.085. Purchase in another state...
Section 571.087 - Purchase in Missouri by nonresident, permitted when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 571.087. Purchase in Missouri by...
Section 571.092 - Restriction on transfer and possession of firearms, petition for removal of, when, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 571.092. Restriction on transfer and...
Section 571.093 - Certain records closed to the public. - Effective - 28 Aug 2008 571.093. Certain records closed to...
Section 571.095 - Confiscation of firearms and ammunition, when — exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2007 571.095. Confiscation of firearms and...
Section 571.101 - Concealed carry permits, application requirements — approval procedures — issuance, when — information on permit — fees. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016, 6 histories *571.101. Concealed carry...
Section 571.104 - Suspension or revocation of endorsements and permits, when — renewal procedures — change of name or residence notification requirements — active military members, two-month renewal period. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 5 histories 571.104. Suspension or...
Section 571.107 - Permit does not authorize concealed firearms, where — penalty for violation. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 5 histories *571.107. Permit does...
Section 571.111 - Firearms training requirements — safety instructor requirements — penalty for violations. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016, 6 histories *571.111. Firearms training...
Section 571.114 - Denial of application, appeal procedures. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 571.114. Denial of application, appeal...
Section 571.117 - Revocation procedure for ineligible permit holders — sheriff's immunity from liability, when. - Effective - 10 Oct 2014, 4 histories *571.117. Revocation procedure...
Section 571.121 - Duty to carry and display permit, penalty for violation — director of revenue immunity from liability, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 571.121. Duty to carry and...
Section 571.126 - List of persons who have obtained a concealed carry endorsement or permit, no disclosure to federal government. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016, 2 histories *571.126. List of...
Section 571.150 - Use or possession of a metal-penetrating bullet during the commission of a crime — definition — penalty. - Effective - 17 Mar 1986 571.150. Use or possession of...
Section 571.155 - Regulation by municipalities permitted — no prohibition at shooting ranges. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 571.155. Regulation by municipalities permitted...
Section 571.205 - Issuance of lifetime or extended permit, requirements — application contents — sheriff's duties — recordkeeping — confidentiality of information — fees. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016 *571.205. Issuance of lifetime or...
Section 571.210 - Suspension or revocation, when — procedures — reactivation — notice to sheriff required, when — renewal — background check. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016 *571.210. Suspension or revocation, when...
Section 571.215 - Permit authorizes carrying on person or in vehicle — prohibited areas — penalty for violation. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016 *571.215. Permit authorizes carrying on...
Section 571.220 - Denial of application, right of appeal — appeal forms — right to trial de novo, when. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016 *571.220. Denial of application, right...
Section 571.225 - Revocation, petition to revoke, when — revocation form — hearing — appeal — sheriff immune from liability, when. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016 *571.225. Revocation, petition to revoke,...
Section 571.230 - Duty to carry permit — display of permit, when — citation for violation. - Effective - 14 Oct 2016 *571.230. Duty to carry permit...
Section 571.500 - Database and certain records, enabling or cooperating with state or federal government in developing prohibited, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 571.500. Database and certain records,...
Section 571.510 - Housing authorities not permitted to prohibit lessees from possessing firearms — definitions — immunity from liability, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 *571.510. Housing authorities not permitted...
Chapter 572 - Gambling
Section 572.010 - Chapter definitions. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 572.010. Chapter definitions....
Section 572.015 - Constitutionally authorized activities not prohibited. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 572.015. Constitutionally authorized activities not...
Section 572.020 - Gambling — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 572.020. Gambling —...
Section 572.030 - Promoting gambling in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 572.030. Promoting gambling...
Section 572.040 - Promoting gambling in the second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 572.040. Promoting gambling...
Section 572.050 - Possession of gambling records in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 572.050. Possession of...
Section 572.060 - Possession of gambling records in the second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 572.060. Possession of...
Section 572.070 - Possession of a gambling device — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 572.070. Possession of...
Section 572.080 - Lottery offenses — no defense. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 572.080. Lottery offenses — no...
Section 572.090 - Gambling houses, public nuisances — abatement. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 572.090. Gambling houses, public nuisances...
Section 572.100 - Preemption — exclusions. - Effective - 03 Nov 1992 572.100. Preemption — exclusions. —...
Section 572.125 - Antique slot machines exempt from section 572.120, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979 572.125. Antique slot machines exempt...
Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses
Section 573.010 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories 573.010. Definitions. —...
Section 573.020 - Promoting obscenity in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.020. Promoting obscenity...
Section 573.023 - Sexual exploitation of a minor — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.023. Sexual exploitation...
Section 573.024 - Enabling sexual exploitation of a minor, offense of — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022 573.024. Enabling sexual exploitation of...
Section 573.025 - Promoting child pornography in the first degree — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 573.025. Promoting child...
Section 573.030 - Promoting obscenity in the second degree — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.030. Promoting obscenity...
Section 573.035 - Promoting child pornography in the second degree — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 573.035. Promoting child...
Section 573.037 - Possession of child pornography — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories 573.037. Possession of...
Section 573.038 - Property or material constituting child pornography to remain in custody of the state — availability of, when. - Effective - 30 Jun 2008 573.038. Property or material constituting...
Section 573.040 - Furnishing pornographic materials to minors — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 573.040. Furnishing pornographic...
Section 573.050 - Evidence in obscenity and child pornography cases. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.050. Evidence in...
Section 573.052 - Child pornography, attorney general authorized to investigate, when — violator immune from civil liability, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.052. Child pornography,...
Section 573.060 - Public display of explicit sexual material — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.060. Public display...
Section 573.065 - Coercing acceptance of obscene material — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.065. Coercing acceptance...
Section 573.070 - Injunctions and declaratory judgments. - Effective - 15 Jul 1987 573.070. Injunctions and declaratory judgments....
Section 573.080 - Preemption and standardization — cities, towns, and certain counties may regulate, limitations. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 573.080. Preemption and standardization —...
Section 573.090 - Video cassettes, morbid violence, to be kept in separate area — sale or rental to persons under seventeen prohibited, penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.090. Video cassettes,...
Section 573.100 - Telephones, obscene or indecent commercial messages, direct or electronic recording, penalties, exceptions. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.100. Telephones, obscene...
Section 573.110 - Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, offense of — definitions — elements — exemptions — immunity from liability, when — penalty — private cause of action, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 573.110. Nonconsensual dissemination...
Section 573.112 - Threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, offense of — elements — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jun 2018 573.112. Threatening the nonconsensual dissemination...
Section 573.200 - Child used in sexual performance — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 573.200. Child used in sexual...
Section 573.205 - Promoting sexual performance by a child — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 573.205. Promoting sexual performance by...
Section 573.206 - Patronizing a sexual performance of a child, offense of — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022 573.206. Patronizing a sexual performance...
Section 573.215 - Failure to report child pornography — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 573.215. Failure to report child...
Section 573.503 - Local government may require background checks. - Effective - 02 Jul 1993 573.503. Local government may require...
Section 573.505 - Sales tax authorized, vote required — ballot — disposition of revenue — termination — city and county background check tax trust fund created, refunds — duties of director of revenue. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 573.505. Sales tax authorized, vote...
Section 573.507 - Minimum age limit — security personnel — random drug testing — space limitation — prohibition of public displays. - Effective - 02 Jul 1993 573.507. Minimum age limit —...
Section 573.509 - Adult cabaret, persons less than nineteen years of age prohibited from dancing, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.509. Adult cabaret,...
Section 573.525 - Purpose — findings. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010 573.525. Purpose — findings. —...
Section 573.531 - Establishment of business, prohibited where — nudity in establishment prohibited — display of sexual activities, requirements — state requirements — hours of operation — minors and alcohol prohibited — definitions. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 573.531. Establishment of...
Section 573.534 - Strict liability not imposed — mental state required for violation — act by employee not imputed to the business, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010 573.534. Strict liability not imposed...
Section 573.537 - Violations, penalty — public nuisance for repeated violations — state remedies permitted. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010 573.537. Violations, penalty — public...
Section 573.540 - No state preemption on regulation — consistency with state law required for local law. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010 573.540. No state preemption on...
Section 573.550 - Providing explicit sexual material to a student, offense of — penalty — definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022 573.550. Providing explicit sexual material...
Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order
Section 574.005 - Definitions - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 574.005. Definitions — As used...
Section 574.010 - Peace disturbance — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.010. Peace disturbance...
Section 574.020 - Private peace disturbance — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.020. Private peace...
Section 574.035 - Disrupting a house of worship — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.035. Disrupting a...
Section 574.040 - Unlawful assembly — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.040. Unlawful assembly...
Section 574.050 - Rioting — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.050. Rioting —...
Section 574.060 - Refusal to disperse — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.060. Refusal to...
Section 574.070 - Promoting civil disorder in the first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.070. Promoting civil...
Section 574.075 - Drunkenness or drinking in certain places prohibited — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.075. Drunkenness or...
Section 574.080 - Causing catastrophe — definitions — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 574.080. Causing catastrophe — definitions...
Section 574.085 - Institutional vandalism, offense of — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 574.085. Institutional vandalism,...
Section 574.105 - Money laundering — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories 574.105. Money laundering...
Section 574.110 - Using a laser pointer, offense of — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 574.110. Using a laser pointer,...
Section 574.115 - Making a terrorist threat, first degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 574.115. Making a...
Section 574.120 - Making a terrorist threat, second degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 574.120. Making a terrorist threat,...
Section 574.125 - Making a terrorist threat, third degree — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 574.125. Making a terrorist threat,...
Section 574.130 - Agroterrorism — penalty — defenses. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 574.130. Agroterrorism — penalty —...
Section 574.140 - Cross burning — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 574.140. Cross burning — penalties....
Section 574.160 - Unlawful funeral protest, offense of — definitions — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 574.160. Unlawful funeral protest, offense...
Section 574.200 - Interference with medical assistance, offense of, penalty — definition of medical personnel. - Effective - 24 Oct 2017 574.200. Interference with medical assistance,...
Section 574.203 - Interference with a health care facility, offense of — workplace violence, hospital duties — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 574.203. Interference with a health...
Section 574.204 - Interference with an ambulance service, offense of — violation, penalty — definition. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 574.204. Interference with an ambulance...
Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice
Section 575.010 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 575.010. Definitions. — The following...
Section 575.020 - Concealing an offense — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.020. Concealing an...
Section 575.030 - Hindering prosecution — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.030. Hindering prosecution...
Section 575.040 - Perjury — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.040. Perjury —...
Section 575.050 - False affidavit — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.050. False affidavit...
Section 575.060 - False declarations — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.060. False declarations...
Section 575.070 - Proof of falsity of statements. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.070. Proof of...
Section 575.080 - False reports — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.080. False reports...
Section 575.090 - False bomb report — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.090. False bomb...
Section 575.095 - Tampering with a judicial officer — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 575.095. Tampering with a judicial...
Section 575.100 - Tampering with physical evidence — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.100. Tampering with...
Section 575.110 - Tampering with a public record — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.110. Tampering with...
Section 575.120 - False impersonation — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.120. False impersonation...
Section 575.130 - Simulating legal process — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.130. Simulating legal...
Section 575.133 - Filing a nonconsensual common law lien — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 575.133. Filing a nonconsensual common...
Section 575.145 - Signal or direction of law enforcement or firefighter, duty to stop, motor vehicle operators and riders of animals — violation, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories 575.145. Signal or...
Section 575.150 - Resisting or interfering with arrest — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 575.150. Resisting or...
Section 575.153 - Disarming a peace officer or correctional officer — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.153. Disarming a...
Section 575.155 - Endangering a corrections employee, offense of — definitions — violation, penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 575.155. Endangering a...
Section 575.157 - Endangering a mental health employee, visitor, or another offender, offense of — definitions — violation, penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 575.157. Endangering a...
Section 575.159 - Aiding a sexual offender — applicability of section — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.159. Aiding a...
Section 575.160 - Interference with legal process — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.160. Interference with...
Section 575.170 - Refusing to make an employee available for service of process — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.170. Refusing to...
Section 575.180 - Failure to execute an arrest warrant, offense of — violation, penalties — affirmative defense. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 575.180. Failure to...
Section 575.190 - Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.190. Refusal to...
Section 575.195 - Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.195. Escape from...
Section 575.200 - Escape or attempted escape from custody — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories 575.200. Escape or...
Section 575.205 - Tampering with electronic monitoring equipment, offense of — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 575.205. Tampering with...
Section 575.206 - Violating a condition of lifetime supervision, offense of — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 575.206. Violating a...
Section 575.210 - Escape or attempted escape from confinement — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.210. Escape or...
Section 575.220 - Failure to return to confinement — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.220. Failure to...
Section 575.230 - Aiding escape of a prisoner — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.230. Aiding escape...
Section 575.240 - Permitting escape — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.240. Permitting escape...
Section 575.250 - Disturbing a judicial proceeding — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.250. Disturbing a...
Section 575.260 - Tampering with a judicial proceeding — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.260. Tampering with...
Section 575.270 - Tampering with a witness or victim — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.270. Tampering with...
Section 575.280 - Acceding to corruption — penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories 575.280. Acceding to...
Section 575.290 - Improper communication — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.290. Improper communication...
Section 575.300 - Misconduct by a juror — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.300. Misconduct by...
Section 575.310 - Misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.310. Misconduct in...
Section 575.320 - Misconduct in administration of justice — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories 575.320. Misconduct in...
Section 575.353 - Assault on a police animal — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 575.353. Assault on...
Chapter 576 - Offenses Affecting Government
Section 576.010 - Bribery of a public servant — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 576.010. Bribery of...
Section 576.020 - Public servant acceding to corruption — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 576.020. Public servant...
Section 576.030 - Obstructing government operations — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 576.030. Obstructing government...
Section 576.040 - Official misconduct — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 576.040. Official misconduct...
Section 576.050 - Misuse of official information — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories 576.050. Misuse of...
Section 576.060 - Failure to give a tax list — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 576.060. Failure to...
Section 576.070 - Treason — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 576.070. Treason —...
Section 576.080 - Supporting terrorism — definition of material support — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 576.080. Supporting terrorism...
Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses
Section 577.001 - Chapter definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 6 histories 577.001. Chapter definitions....
Section 577.010 - Driving while intoxicated — sentencing restrictions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 4 histories 577.010. Driving while...
Section 577.012 - Driving with excessive blood alcohol content — sentencing restrictions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 3 histories 577.012. Driving with...
Section 577.013 - Boating while intoxicated — sentencing restrictions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 577.013. Boating while...
Section 577.014 - Boating with excessive blood alcohol content — penalties — sentencing restrictions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 577.014. Boating with...
Section 577.015 - Operating an aircraft while intoxicated — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 577.015. Operating an aircraft while...
Section 577.016 - Operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 577.016. Operating an aircraft with...
Section 577.017 - Consumption of alcoholic beverages while driving — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 577.017. Consumption of...
Section 577.019 - Citation of law. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 577.019. Citation of law. —...
Section 577.020 - Chemical tests for alcohol content of blood — consent implied, when — administered, when, how — information available to person tested, contents — videotaping of chemical or field sobriety test admissible evidence. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 577.020. Chemical tests...
Section 577.021 - Chemical testing authorized — reasonable efforts to test required — admissibility. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 577.021. Chemical testing...
Section 577.023 - Aggravated, chronic, persistent and prior offenders, when — trial procedures — sentencing information. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 9 histories 577.023. Aggravated, chronic,...
Section 577.024 - Unlawful use of water skis and surfboards — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 577.024. Unlawful use of water...
Section 577.025 - Negligent operation of a vessel — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 577.025. Negligent operation of a...
Section 577.029 - Blood alcohol content tests, how made, by whom, when — person tested to receive certain information, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 4 histories 577.029. Blood alcohol...
Section 577.031 - Persons administering tests not liable, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 577.031. Persons administering...
Section 577.033 - Inability of person to be tested to refuse, effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 577.033. Inability of person to...
Section 577.037 - Chemical tests, results admitted into evidence, when, effect of. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 3 histories 577.037. Chemical tests,...
Section 577.041 - Refusal to submit to chemical test — admissibility — request to include reasons and effect of refusal. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 5 histories 577.041. Refusal to...
Section 577.060 - Leaving the scene of an accident — penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 4 histories 577.060. Leaving the...
Section 577.068 - Failure to report a shooting — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 577.068. Failure to...
Section 577.070 - Littering — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 577.070. Littering —...
Section 577.073 - Damaging state park property — penalties. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 577.073. Damaging state...