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MO Rev Stat § 572.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 572 - Gambling|Section 572.060 - Possession of gambling records in the second degree — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   572.060. Possession of gambling records in the second degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of gambling records in the second degree if, with knowledge of the contents thereof, he or she possesses any gambling record of a kind used:  (1) In the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise; or  (2) In the operation, promotion or playing of a lottery or policy scheme or enterprise.  2. No offense is committed under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section if the gambling record possessed by the person constituted, reflected or represented bets in a number not exceeding ten.  3. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue under subsection 2.  4. The offense of possession of gambling records in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 572.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 572 - Gambling|Section 572.070 - Possession of a gambling device — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   572.070. Possession of a gambling device — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of a gambling device if, with knowledge of the character thereof, he or she manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of:  (1) A slot machine; or  (2) Any other gambling device, knowing or having reason to believe that it is to be used in the state of Missouri in the advancement of unlawful gambling activity.  2. The offense of possession of a gambling device is a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 572.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 572 - Gambling|Section 572.080 - Lottery offenses — no defense.

Effective - 01 Jan 1979   572.080. Lottery offenses — no defense. — It is no defense under any section of this chapter relating to a lottery that the lottery itself is drawn or conducted outside Missouri and is not in violation of the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is drawn or conducted. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60)  Effective 1-01-79
MO Rev Stat § 572.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 572 - Gambling|Section 572.090 - Gambling houses, public nuisances — abatement.

Effective - 01 Jan 1979   572.090. Gambling houses, public nuisances — abatement. — 1. Any room, building or other structure regularly used for any unlawful gambling activity prohibited by this chapter is a public nuisance.  2. The attorney general, circuit attorney or prosecuting attorney may, in addition to all criminal sanctions, prosecute a suit in equity to enjoin the nuisance. If the court finds that the owner of the room, building or structure knew or had reason to believe that the premises were being used regularly for unlawful gambling activity, the court may order that the premises shall not be occupied or used for such period as the court may determine, not to exceed one year.  3. Appeals shall be allowed from the judgment of the court as in other civil actions. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60)  Effective 1-01-79
MO Rev Stat § 572.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 572 - Gambling|Section 572.100 - Preemption — exclusions.

Effective - 03 Nov 1992   572.100. Preemption — exclusions. — The general assembly by enacting this chapter intends to preempt any other regulation of the area covered by this chapter. No governmental subdivision or agency may enact or enforce a law that regulates or makes any conduct in the area covered by this chapter an offense, or the subject of a criminal or civil penalty or sanction of any kind. The term "gambling", as used in this chapter, does not include licensed activities under sections 313.800 to 313.840. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1991 H.B. 149 Adopted by Referendum, Proposition A, November 3, 1992)
MO Rev Stat § 572.125 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 572 - Gambling|Section 572.125 - Antique slot machines exempt from section 572.120, when.

Effective - 01 Jan 1979   572.125. Antique slot machines exempt from section 572.120, when. — 1. It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under this chapter relating to slot machines, if the defendant shows that the slot machine is an antique slot machine and was not operated for gambling purposes while in the defendant's possession. For the purposes of this section, an antique slot machine is one which is over thirty years old.  2. Notwithstanding section 513.660*, whenever the defense provided by subsection 1 of this section is offered, no slot machine seized from any defendant shall be destroyed or otherwise altered until after a final court determination that such defense is not applicable. If the defense is applicable, any such slot machine shall be returned pursuant to provisions of law providing for the return of property. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60)  Effective 1-01-79  *Section 572.120 was transferred to section 513.660 by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.
MO Rev Stat § 573.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.020 - Promoting obscenity in the first degree — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.020. Promoting obscenity in the first degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting obscenity in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person:  (1) Wholesale promotes or possesses with the purpose to wholesale promote any obscene material; or  (2) Wholesale promotes for minors or possesses with the purpose to wholesale promote for minors any material pornographic for minors; or  (3) Promotes, wholesale promotes or possesses with the purpose to wholesale promote for minors material that is pornographic for minors via computer, internet or computer network if the person made the matter available to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor.  2. The offense of promoting obscenity in the first degree is a class E felony.  3. As used in this section, "wholesale promote" means to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, mail, deliver, transfer, transmute, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, or to offer or agree to do the same for purposes of resale or redistribution. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.023 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.023 - Sexual exploitation of a minor — penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.023. Sexual exploitation of a minor — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor if such person knowingly or recklessly photographs, films, videotapes, produces or otherwise creates obscene material with a minor or child pornography.  2. The offense of sexual exploitation of a minor is a class B felony unless the minor is a child, in which case it is a class A felony. ­­-------- (L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.025 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.025 - Promoting child pornography in the first degree — penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.025. Promoting child pornography in the first degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child pornography in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child pornography of a child less than fourteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears to be a child less than fourteen years of age.  2. The offense of promoting child pornography in the first degree is a class B felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a minor, in which case it is a class A felony. No person who is found guilty of promoting child pornography in the first degree shall be eligible for probation, parole, or conditional release for a period of three calendar years.  3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider of electronic communication services or remote computing services to monitor any user, subscriber or customer of the provider, or the content of any communication of any user, subscriber or customer of the provider. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.030 - Promoting obscenity in the second degree — penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.030. Promoting obscenity in the second degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, he or she:  (1) Promotes or possesses with the purpose to promote any obscene material for pecuniary gain; or  (2) Produces, presents, directs or participates in any obscene performance for pecuniary gain; or  (3) Promotes or possesses with the purpose to promote any material pornographic for minors for pecuniary gain; or  (4) Produces, presents, directs or participates in any performance pornographic for minors for pecuniary gain; or  (5) Promotes, possesses with the purpose to promote, produces, presents, directs or participates in any performance that is pornographic for minors via computer, electronic transfer, internet or computer network if the person made the matter available to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor.  2. The offense of promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor unless the person has been found guilty of an offense pursuant to this section committed at a different time, in which case it is a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17  (1986) It may be inferred that a clerk in a convenience store "knows", for purpose of a criminal conviction under this section, of the obscene nature of a magazine's content if the cover is sexually explicit. State v. Triplett, 722 S.W.2d 633 (Mo.App.). (1989) Obscenity is not within the area of constitutionally protected speech and statute is not impermissibly overbroad, ambiguous, or vague, and gives adequate prior notice of what constitutes prohibited conduct. (Mo. banc) State v. Simmer, 772 S.W.2d 372.
MO Rev Stat § 573.035 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.035 - Promoting child pornography in the second degree — penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.035. Promoting child pornography in the second degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child pornography in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child pornography of a minor under the age of eighteen or obscene material portraying what appears to be a minor under the age of eighteen.  2. The offense of promoting child pornography in the second degree is a class D felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a minor, in which case it is a class B felony. No person who is found guilty of promoting child pornography in the second degree shall be eligible for probation. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.037 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.037 - Possession of child pornography — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories   573.037. Possession of child pornography — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of child pornography if such person knowingly or recklessly possesses any child pornography of a minor less than eighteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears to be a minor less than eighteen years of age.  2. The offense of possession of child pornography is a class D felony if the person possesses one still image of child pornography or one obscene still image. The offense of possession of child pornography is a class B felony if the person:  (1) Possesses:  (a) More than twenty still images of child pornography; or  (b) More than twenty obscene still images; or  (c) Child pornography comprised of one motion picture, film, videotape, videotape production, or other moving image; or  (d) Obscene material comprised of one motion picture, film, videotape production, or other moving image; or  (2) Has previously been found guilty of an offense under this section.  3. A person who has committed the offense of possession of child pornography is subject to separate punishments for each item of child pornography or obscene material possessed by the person. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1055, A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.038 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|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 child pornography to remain in custody of the state — availability of, when. — 1. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child pornography shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the state or the court.  2. (1) Notwithstanding Missouri rule of criminal procedure 25.03 or any other rule or statute to the contrary, a court shall deny, in any criminal proceeding, any request by the defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material that constitutes child pornography, so long as the state makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant.  (2) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, property or material shall be deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the state provides ample opportunity for inspection, viewing, and examination at a state or other governmental facility of the property or material by the defendant, his or her attorney, and any individual the defendant may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial. ­­-------- (L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al.)  Effective 6-30-08
MO Rev Stat § 573.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.040 - Furnishing pornographic materials to minors — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.040. Furnishing pornographic materials to minors — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of furnishing pornographic material to minors if, knowing of its content and character, he or she:  (1) Furnishes any material pornographic for minors, knowing that the person to whom it is furnished is a minor or acting in reckless disregard of the likelihood that such person is a minor; or  (2) Produces, presents, directs or participates in any performance pornographic for minors that is furnished to a minor knowing that any person viewing such performance is a minor or acting in reckless disregard of the likelihood that a minor is viewing the performance; or  (3) Furnishes, produces, presents, directs, participates in any performance or otherwise makes available material that is pornographic for minors via computer, electronic transfer, internet or computer network if the person made the matter available to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor.  2. It is not a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the person being furnished the pornographic material is a peace officer masquerading as a minor.  3. The offense of furnishing pornographic material to minors or attempting to furnish pornographic material to minors is a class A misdemeanor unless the person has been found guilty of an offense committed at a different time pursuant to this chapter, chapter 566 or chapter 568, in which case it is a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1055, A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.050 - Evidence in obscenity and child pornography cases.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.050. Evidence in obscenity and child pornography cases. — 1. In any prosecution under this chapter evidence shall be admissible to show:  (1) What the predominant appeal of the material or performance would be for ordinary adults or minors;  (2) The literary, artistic, political or scientific value of the material or performance;  (3) The degree of public acceptance in this state and in the local community;  (4) The appeal to prurient interest in advertising or other promotion of the material or performance;  (5) The purpose of the author, creator, promoter, furnisher or publisher of the material or performance.  2. Testimony of the author, creator, promoter, furnisher, publisher, or expert testimony, relating to factors entering into the determination of the issues of obscenity or child pornography, shall be admissible.  3. In any prosecution under this chapter, when it becomes necessary to determine whether a person was less than seventeen or eighteen years of age, the court or jury may make this determination by any of the following methods:  (1) Personal inspection of the child;  (2) Inspection of the photograph or motion picture that shows the child engaging in the sexual performance;  (3) Oral testimony by a witness to the sexual performance as to the age of the child based on the child's appearance at the time;  (4) Expert medical testimony based on the appearance of the child engaging in the sexual performance; or  (5) Any other method authorized by law or by the rules of evidence.  4. In any prosecution for promoting child pornography in the first or second degree, no showing is required that the performance or material involved appeals to prurient interest, that it lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, or that it is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the community as a whole. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.052 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|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, attorney general authorized to investigate, when — violator immune from civil liability, when. — Upon receipt of any information that child pornography as defined in section 573.010 is contained on a website, the attorney general shall investigate such information. If the attorney general has probable cause to believe the website contains child pornography, the attorney general shall notify a website operator of any child pornography site residing on that website operator's server, in writing. If the website operator promptly, but in no event longer than five days after receiving notice, removes the alleged pornography from its server, and so long as the website operator is not the purveyor of such child pornography, it shall be immune from civil liability. If the website operator does not promptly remove the alleged pornography, the attorney general may seek an injunction pursuant to section 573.070 to remove the child pornography site from the website operator's server. This section shall not be construed to create any defense to any criminal charges brought pursuant to this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 2003 H.B. 228, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.060 - Public display of explicit sexual material — penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.060. Public display of explicit sexual material — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of public display of explicit sexual material if he or she recklessly:  (1) Exposes, places, exhibits, or in any fashion, displays explicit sexual material in any location, whether public or private, and in such a manner that it may be readily seen and its content or character distinguished by normal unaided vision as viewed from a street, highway, public sidewalk, or the property of others, or from any portion of the person's store, the exhibitor's store or property when items and material other than this material are offered for sale or rent to the public; or  (2) Fails to take prompt action to remove such a display from property in his or her possession after learning of its existence.  2. The offense of public display of explicit sexual material is a class A misdemeanor unless the person has been found guilty of an offense under this section committed at a different time, in which case it is a class E felony.  3. For purposes of this section, each day there is a violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 573.065 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 573 - Pornography and Related Offenses|Section 573.065 - Coercing acceptance of obscene material — penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   573.065. Coercing acceptance of obscene material — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of coercing acceptance of obscene material if such person knowingly:  (1) Requires acceptance of obscene material as a condition to any sale, allocation, consignment or delivery of any other material; or  (2) Denies any franchise or imposes any penalty, financial or otherwise, by reason of the failure or refusal of any person to accept any material obscene or pornographic for minors.  2. The offense of coercing acceptance of obscene material is a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17