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MO Rev Stat § 568.045 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family|Section 568.045 - Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   568.045. Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree if he or she:  (1) Knowingly acts in a manner that creates a substantial risk to the life, body, or health of a child less than seventeen years of age; or  (2) Knowingly engages in sexual conduct with a person under the age of seventeen years over whom the person is a parent, guardian, or otherwise charged with the care and custody;  (3) Knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than seventeen years of age to engage in any conduct which violates the provisions of chapter 579;  (4) In the presence of a child less than seventeen years of age or in a residence where a child less than seventeen years of age resides, unlawfully manufactures, or attempts to manufacture compounds, possesses, produces, prepares, sells, transports, tests or analyzes amphetamine or methamphetamine or any of their analogues.  2. The offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree is a class D felony unless the offense:  (1) Is committed as part of an act or series of acts performed by two or more persons as part of an established or prescribed pattern of activity, or where physical injury to the child results, or the offense is a second or subsequent offense under this section, in which case the offense is a class C felony;  (2) Results in serious physical injury to the child, in which case the offense is a class B felony; or  (3) Results in the death of a child, in which case the offense is a class A felony. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1370, et al., A.L. 1994 S.B. 693, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1147, et al., A.L. 2003 S.B. 5, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 568.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family|Section 568.050 - Endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree, penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   568.050. Endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree if he or she:  (1) With criminal negligence acts in a manner that creates a substantial risk to the life, body or health of a child less than seventeen years of age; or  (2) Knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than seventeen years of age to engage in any conduct which causes or tends to cause the child to come within the provisions of paragraph (d) of subdivision (2) of subsection 1 or subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 211.031; or  (3) Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than seventeen years of age, recklessly fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the care or control of such child to prevent him or her from coming within the provisions of paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of subsection 1 or paragraph (d) of subdivision (2) of subsection 1 or subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 211.031; or  (4) Knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than seventeen years of age to enter into any room, building or other structure which is a public nuisance as defined in section 579.105.  2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean the welfare of a child is endangered for the sole reason that he or she is being provided nonmedical remedial treatment recognized and permitted under the laws of this state.  3. The offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor unless the offense is committed as part of an act or series of acts performed by two or more persons as part of an established or prescribed pattern of activity, in which case the offense is a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1616, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1340 & 1348, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1030 merged with H.B. 1370, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 353 and H.B. 972 merged with S.B. 37, et al., A.L. 2005 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 2, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17  (1984) The state is required to prove that defendant knowingly encouraged a child less than seventeen years of age to engage in conduct tending to injure the child's welfare; knowing the child to be less than seventeen is a material element of the crime. Recklessness is not sufficient. State v. Nations (Mo. App.), 676 S.W.2d 282.
MO Rev Stat § 568.065 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family|Section 568.065 - Genital mutilation of a female child, penalty — affirmative defenses.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   568.065. Genital mutilation of a female child, penalty — affirmative defenses. — 1. A person commits the offense of genital mutilation if he or she:  (1) Excises or infibulates, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora, vulva or clitoris of a female child less than seventeen years of age; or  (2) Is a parent, guardian or other person legally responsible for a female child less than seventeen years of age and permits the excision or infibulation, in whole or in part, of the labia majora, labia minora, vulva or clitoris of such female child.  2. The offense of genital mutilation is a class B felony.  3. Belief that the conduct described in subsection 1 of this section is required as a matter of custom, ritual or standard practice, or consent to the conduct by the child on whom it is performed or by the child's parent or legal guardian, shall not be an affirmative defense to a charge pursuant to this section.  4. It is a defense if the conduct which constitutes genital mutilation was:  (1) Necessary to preserve the health of the child on whom it is performed and is performed by a person licensed to practice medicine in this state; or  (2) Performed on a child who is in labor or who has just given birth and is performed for medical purposes connected with such labor or birth by a person licensed to practice medicine in this state. ­­-------- (L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17  CROSS REFERENCE:  Child molestation, first and second degree, 566.067, 566.068
MO Rev Stat § 568.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family|Section 568.070 - Unlawful transactions with a child.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   568.070. Unlawful transactions with a child. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful transactions with a child if he or she:  (1) Being a pawnbroker, junk dealer, dealer in secondhand goods, or any employee of such person, with criminal negligence buys or receives any personal property other than agricultural products from an unemancipated minor, unless the child's custodial parent or guardian has consented in writing to the transaction; or  (2) Knowingly permits a minor child to enter or remain in a place where illegal activity in controlled substances, as defined in chapter 579, is maintained or conducted; or  (3) With criminal negligence sells blasting caps, bulk gunpowder, or explosives to a child under the age of seventeen, or fireworks as defined in section 320.110*, to a child under the age of fourteen, unless the child's custodial parent or guardian has consented in writing to the transaction. Criminal negligence as to the age of the child is not an element of this crime.  2. The offense of unlawful transactions with a child is a class B misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17  *Section 320.110 was repealed by S.B. 76, 1985
MO Rev Stat § 568.175 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family|Section 568.175 - Trafficking in children, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   568.175. Trafficking in children, penalty. — 1. A person or entity commits the offense of trafficking in children if he, she, or it offers, gives, receives or solicits any money, consideration or other thing of value for the delivery or offer of delivery of a child to another person or entity for purposes of adoption, or for the execution of a consent to adopt or waiver of consent to future adoption or a consent to termination of parental rights.  2. An offense is not committed under this section if the money, consideration or thing of value or conduct is permitted under chapter 453 relating to adoption.  3. The offense of trafficking in children is a class D felony. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 1, A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17  CROSS REFERENCE:  Application of law to adoption petitions filed on or after August 28, 1997, 453.012  (1988) Section 568.175, RSMo, prohibits delivery of a child to the person offering the money as well as to a third party as the phrase "to another person" means a person other than the one who has control of and is to deliver the child. State v. Daugherty, 744 S.W.2d 849 (MO.App.S.D.).
MO Rev Stat § 569.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.010 - Chapter definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories   569.010. Chapter definitions. — As used in this chapter the following terms mean:  (1) "Cave or cavern", any naturally occurring subterranean cavity enterable by a person including, without limitation, a pit, pothole, natural well, grotto, and tunnel, whether or not the opening has a natural entrance;  (2) "Enter unlawfully or remain unlawfully", a person enters or remains in or upon premises when he or she is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless of his or her purpose, enters or remains in or upon premises which are at the time open to the public does so with license and privilege unless he or she defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally communicated to him or her by the owner of such premises or by other authorized person. A license or privilege to enter or remain in a building which is only partly open to the public is not a license or privilege to enter or remain in that part of the building which is not open to the public;  (3) "Nuclear power plant", a power generating facility that produces electricity by means of a nuclear reactor owned by a utility or a consortium utility. Nuclear power plant shall be limited to property within the structure or fenced yard, as defined in section 563.011;  (4) "To tamper", to interfere with something improperly, to meddle with it, displace it, make unwarranted alterations in its existing condition, or to deprive, temporarily, the owner or possessor of that thing;  (5) "Utility", an enterprise which provides gas, electric, steam, water, sewage disposal, or communication, video, internet, or voice over internet protocol services, and any common carrier. It may be either publicly or privately owned or operated. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1797)
MO Rev Stat § 569.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.040 - Arson in the first degree — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   569.040. Arson in the first degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of arson in the first degree if he or she:  (1) Knowingly damages a building or inhabitable structure, and when any person is then present or in near proximity thereto, by starting a fire or causing an explosion and thereby recklessly places such person in danger of death or serious physical injury; or  (2) By starting a fire or explosion, damages a building or inhabitable structure in an attempt to produce methamphetamine.  2. The offense of arson in the first degree is a class B felony unless a person has suffered serious physical injury or has died as a result of the fire or explosion set by the person or as a result of a fire or explosion started in an attempt by the person to produce methamphetamine, in which case arson in the first degree is a class A felony. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 57, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 569.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.050 - Arson in the second degree — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   569.050. Arson in the second degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of arson in the second degree if he or she knowingly damages a building or inhabitable structure by starting a fire or causing an explosion.  2. A person does not commit an offense under this section if:  (1) No person other than himself or herself has a possessory, proprietary or security interest in the damaged building, or if other persons have those interests, all of them consented to his or her conduct; and  (2) The person's sole purpose was to destroy or damage the building for a lawful and proper purpose.  3. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue under subsection 2 of this section.  4. The offense of arson in the second degree is a class D felony unless a person has suffered serious physical injury or has died as a result of the fire or explosion, in which case it is a class B felony. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 57, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 569.053 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.053 - Arson in the third degree — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017   569.053. Arson in the third degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of arson in the third degree if he or she knowingly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby recklessly damages or destroys a building or an inhabitable structure of another.  2. The offense of arson in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 569.055 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.055 - Knowingly burning or exploding — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   569.055. Knowingly burning or exploding — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of knowingly burning or exploding if he or she knowingly damages property of another by starting a fire or causing an explosion.  2. The offense of knowingly burning or exploding is a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 569.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.060 - Reckless burning or exploding — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   569.060. Reckless burning or exploding — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding if he or she recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby damages or destroys the property of another.  2. The offense of reckless burning or exploding is a class B misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 569.065 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.065 - Negligent burning or exploding — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   569.065. Negligent burning or exploding — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of negligent burning or exploding if he or she with criminal negligence causes damage to property or to the woodlands, cropland, grassland, prairie, or marsh of another by:  (1) Starting a fire or causing an explosion; or  (2) Allowing a fire burning on lands in his or her possession or control onto the property of another.  2. The offense of negligent burning or exploding is a class C misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 569.075 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.075 - Possessing a tool to break into a vending machine — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017   569.075. Possessing a tool to break into a vending machine — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possessing a tool to break into a vending machine if he or she possesses any key, tool, instrument, explosive, or similar device, or a drawing, print, mold of a key, tool, instrument, explosive, or device designed to open, break into, tamper with, or damage a coin-operated vending machine or any other machine or device which is activated by the customer depositing some form of payment, with the intent to commit a theft from such machine.  2. The owner of a coin-operated vending machine or any other machine or device which is activated by the customer depositing some form of payment may maintain a civil cause of action against any person who has been found guilty of a violation of this section. If such owner of a coin-operated vending machine or any other machine or device which is activated by the customer depositing some form of payment prevails in such action, the court may award treble damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs.  3. The offense of possession of a tool to break into a vending machine is a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 446 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Transferred 2014; formerly 578.445; Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 569.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.080 - Tampering in the first degree — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   569.080. Tampering in the first degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of tampering in the first degree if he or she:  (1) For the purpose of causing a substantial interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providing health or safety protection, damages or tampers with property or facilities of such a utility or institution, and thereby causes substantial interruption or impairment of service; or  (2) Knowingly receives, possesses, sells, or unlawfully operates an automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle without the consent of the owner thereof.  2. Upon a finding by the court that the probative value outweighs the prejudicial effect, evidence of the following is admissible in any criminal prosecution of a person under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section to prove the requisite knowledge that he or she:  (1) Received, possessed, sold, or operated an automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle unlawfully on a separate occasion; or  (2) Acquired the automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle for a consideration which he or she knew was far below its reasonable value.  3. The offense of tampering in the first degree is a class D felony. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 569.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses|Section 569.090 - Tampering in the second degree — penalties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 3 histories   569.090. Tampering in the second degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of tampering in the second degree if he or she:  (1) Tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or to another; or  (2) Unlawfully rides in or upon another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle; or  (3) Tampers or makes connection with property of a utility; or  (4) Tampers with, or causes to be tampered with, any meter or other property of an electric, gas, steam or water utility, the effect of which tampering is either:  (a) To prevent the proper measuring of electric, gas, steam or water service; or  (b) To permit the diversion of any electric, gas, steam or water service.  2. In any prosecution under subdivision (4) of subsection 1, proof that a meter or any other property of a utility has been tampered with, and the person or persons accused received the use or direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service, with one or more of the effects described in subdivision (4) of subsection 1, shall be sufficient to support an inference which the trial court may submit to the trier of fact, from which the trier of fact may conclude that there has been a violation of such subdivision by the person or persons who use or receive the direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service.  3. Tampering in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor unless:  (1) Committed as a second or subsequent violation of subdivision (4) of subsection 1, in which case it is a class E felony; or  (2) The defendant has a prior conviction or has previously been found guilty pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (3) of subsection 5 of section 570.030, or subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, in which case it is a class D felony. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1454, et al., A.L. 1986 S.B. 672, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2332) Effective 1-01-17