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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 566 - Sexual Offenses › Section 566.210 - Sexual trafficking of a child, first degree, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 566
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
566.210. Sexual trafficking of a child, first degree, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree if he or she knowingly:
(1) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, including but not limited to through the use of force, abduction, coercion, fraud, deception, blackmail, or causing or threatening to cause financial harm, a person under the age of twelve to participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section 573.010, or benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in such activities;
(2) Causes a person under the age of twelve to engage in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section 573.010; or
(3) Advertises the availability of a person under the age of twelve to participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section 573.010.
2. It shall not be a defense that the defendant believed that the person was twelve years of age or older.
3. The offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree is a felony for which the authorized term of imprisonment is life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole until the offender has served not less than twenty-five years of such sentence. Subsection 4 of section 558.019 shall not apply to the sentence of a person who has been found guilty of sexual trafficking of a child less than twelve years of age, and
"life imprisonment"
shall mean imprisonment for the duration of a person's natural life for the purposes of this section.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2011 H.B. 214, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1562)
Transferred 2014; formerly 566.213; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 566 - Sexual Offenses › Section 566.211 - Sexual trafficking of a child, second degree, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 566
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
566.211. Sexual trafficking of a child, second degree, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree if he or she knowingly:
(1) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, including but not limited to through the use of force, abduction, coercion, fraud, deception, blackmail, or causing or threatening to cause financial harm, a person under the age of eighteen to participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section 573.010, or benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in such activities;
(2) Causes a person under the age of eighteen to engage in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section 573.010; or
(3) Advertises the availability of a person under the age of eighteen to participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section 573.010.
2. It shall not be a defense that the defendant believed that the person was eighteen years of age or older.
3. The offense sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not less than ten years or life and a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars if the child is under the age of eighteen. If a violation of this section was effected by force, abduction, or coercion, the crime of sexual trafficking of a child shall be a felony for which the authorized term of imprisonment is life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole until the defendant has served not less than twenty-five years of such sentence.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1487, A.L. 2011 H.B. 214, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1562)
Transferred 2014; formerly 566.212; Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 566 - Sexual Offenses › Section 566.215 - Contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 566
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
566.215. Contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation when he or she knowingly:
(1) Destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates, or possesses a valid or purportedly valid passport, government identification document, or other immigration document of another person while committing offenses or with the intent to commit offenses, pursuant to sections 566.203 to 566.218; or
(2) Prevents, restricts, or attempts to prevent or restrict, without lawful authority, a person's ability to move or travel by restricting the proper use of identification, in order to maintain the labor or services of a person who is the victim of an offense committed pursuant to sections 566.203 to 566.218.
2. A person who is found guilty of the offense of contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation shall not be required to register as a sexual offender pursuant to the provisions of section 589.400, unless he or she is otherwise required to register pursuant to the provisions of such section.
3. The offense of contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation is a class E felony.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1487, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 566 - Sexual Offenses › Section 566.218 - Restitution required for certain offenders.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 566
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories, see footnote
566.218. Restitution required for certain offenders. —
Notwithstanding sections 557.011, 558.019, and 559.021, a person found guilty of violating any provisions of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211, 566.212, 566.213, or 566.215 shall be ordered by the sentencing court to pay restitution to the victim of the offense regardless of whether the defendant is sentenced to a term of imprisonment or probation. The minimum restitution ordered by the court shall be in the amount determined by the court necessary to compensate the victim for the value of the victim's labor and/or for the mental and physical rehabilitation of the victim and any child of the victim.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1487, A.L. 2011 H.B. 214, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.010 - Chapter definitions.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
567.010. Chapter definitions. —
As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Deviate sexual intercourse"
, any sexual act involving the genitals of one person and the mouth, hand, tongue, or anus of another person; or any act involving the penetration, however slight, of the penis, the female genitalia, or the anus by a finger, instrument, or object done for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person or for the purpose of terrorizing the victim;
(2)
"Persistent prostitution offender"
, a person who has been found guilty of two or more prostitution-related offenses;
(3)
"Prostitution-related offense"
, any violation of state law for prostitution, patronizing prostitution, or promoting prostitution;
(4)
"Sexual conduct"
, sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, or sexual contact;
(5)
"Sexual contact"
, any touching of another person with the genitals or any touching of the genitals or anus of another person or the breast of a female person, or such touching through the clothing, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire of any person or for the purpose of terrorizing the victim;
(6)
"Sexual intercourse"
, any penetration, however slight, of the female genitalia by the penis;
(7)
"Something of value"
, any money or property, or any token, object or article exchangeable for money or property.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1986 H.B. 895, A.L. 1997 S.B. 347, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
(1981) Statute defining "promoting prostitution" excludes the prosecution of a prostitute or a patron from promoting prostitution in a single act of prostitution involving only the prostitute and the patron. State v. Linder (A.), 613 S.W.2d 918.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.020 - Prostitution — penalty — no certification as an adult, when.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories
567.020. Prostitution — penalty — no certification as an adult, when. —
1. A person commits the offense of prostitution if he or she engages in or offers or agrees to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for something of value to be received by any person.
2. The offense of prostitution is a class B misdemeanor unless the person knew prior to performing the act of prostitution that he or she was infected with HIV in which case prostitution is a class B felony. The use of condoms is not a defense to this offense.
3. As used in this section,
"HIV"
means the human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
4. The judge may order a drug and alcohol abuse treatment program for any person found guilty of prostitution, either after trial or upon a plea of guilty, before sentencing. For the class B misdemeanor offense, upon the successful completion of such program by the defendant, the court may at its discretion allow the defendant to withdraw the plea of guilty or reverse the verdict and enter a judgment of not guilty. For the class B felony offense, the court shall not allow the defendant to withdraw the plea of guilty or reverse the verdict and enter a judgment of not guilty. The judge, however, has discretion to take into consideration successful completion of a drug or alcohol treatment program in determining the defendant's sentence.
5. A person shall not be certified as an adult or adjudicated as a delinquent for the offense of prostitution under this section if the person was under the age of eighteen at the time the offense occurred. In such cases where the person was under the age of eighteen, the person shall be classified as a victim of abuse, as defined under section 210.110, and such abuse shall be reported immediately to the children's division, as required under section 210.115 and to the juvenile officer for appropriate services, treatment, investigation, and other proceedings as provided under chapters 207, 210, and 211. Upon request, the local law enforcement agency and the prosecuting attorney shall assist the children's division and the juvenile officer in conducting the investigation.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1997 S.B. 347, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1756, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 793, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397, A.L. 2022 S.B. 775, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.030 - Patronizing prostitution — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories
567.030. Patronizing prostitution — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of patronizing prostitution if he or she:
(1) Pursuant to a prior understanding, gives something of value to another person as compensation for having engaged in sexual conduct with any person; or
(2) Gives or agrees to give something of value to another person with the understanding that such person or another person will engage in sexual conduct with any person; or
(3) Solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with any person in return for something of value.
2. It shall not be a defense that the person believed that the individual he or she patronized for prostitution was eighteen years of age or older.
3. The offense of patronizing prostitution is a class B misdemeanor, unless the individual who the person patronizes is less than eighteen years of age but older than fourteen years of age, in which case patronizing prostitution is a class E felony.
4. The offense of patronizing prostitution is a class D felony if the individual who the person patronizes is fourteen years of age or younger. Nothing in this section shall preclude the prosecution of an individual for the offenses of:
(1) Statutory rape in the first degree pursuant to section 566.032;
(2) Statutory rape in the second degree pursuant to section 566.034;
(3) Statutory sodomy in the first degree pursuant to section 566.062; or
(4) Statutory sodomy in the second degree pursuant to section 566.064.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1487, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 793)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.050 - Promoting prostitution in the first degree — penalties — civil action for victims — restitution.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 4 histories
567.050. Promoting prostitution in the first degree — penalties — civil action for victims — restitution. —
1. A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree if he or she knowingly:
(1) Promotes prostitution by compelling a person to enter into, engage in, or remain in prostitution;
(2) Promotes prostitution of a person less than sixteen years of age; or
(3) Owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service, or conspires or attempts to do so, with the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another. As used in this subdivision, the term
"interactive computer service"
shall mean any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
2. The term
"compelling"
includes:
(1) The use of forcible compulsion;
(2) The use of a drug or intoxicating substance to render a person incapable of controlling his conduct or appreciating its nature;
(3) Withholding or threatening to withhold dangerous drugs or a narcotic from a drug dependent person.
3. (1) The offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree under subdivision (1) or (3) of subsection 1 of this section is a class B felony.
(2) The offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree under subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section is a class A felony if a person acts in reckless disregard of the fact that such conduct contributed to the offense of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation under section 566.209.
(3) The offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section is a felony punishable by a term of imprisonment not less than ten years and not to exceed fifteen years.
4. A person injured by the acts committed in violation of subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section or subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of this section shall have a civil cause of action to recover damages and reasonable attorneys' fees for such injury.
5. In addition to the court's authority to order a defendant to make restitution for the damage or loss caused by his or her offense as provided in section 559.105, the court shall enter a judgment of restitution against the defendant convicted of violating subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section and subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of this section.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 793, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.060 - Promoting prostitution in the second degree — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories
567.060. Promoting prostitution in the second degree — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the second degree if he or she knowingly:
(1) Promotes prostitution by managing, supervising, controlling or owning, either alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise involving prostitution activity by two or more prostitutes; or
(2) Promotes prostitution of a person sixteen or seventeen years of age.
2. The offense of promoting prostitution in the second degree is a class D felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 793)
(1984) Defendant cannot be charged with promoting her own prostitution where defendant was acting as a prostitute herself and the definition of promoting prostitution excludes one who is also acting as a prostitute. State v. Fredrickson (Mo.App.), 689 S.W.2d 58.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.070 - Promoting prostitution in the third degree — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
567.070. Promoting prostitution in the third degree — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the third degree if he or she knowingly:
(1) Causes or aids a person to commit or engage in prostitution;
(2) Procures or solicits patrons for prostitution;
(3) Provides persons or premises for prostitution purposes;
(4) Operates or assists in the operation of a house of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise;
(5) Accepts or receives or agrees to accept or receive something of value pursuant to an agreement or understanding with any person whereby he or she participates or is to participate in proceeds of prostitution activity; or
(6) Engages in any conduct designed to institute, aid or facilitate an act or enterprise of prostitution.
2. The offense of promoting prostitution in the third degree is a class E felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.080 - Prostitution houses deemed public nuisances.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
567.080. Prostitution houses deemed public nuisances. —
1. Any room, building or other structure regularly used for any prostitution 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 prostitution 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. All persons, including owners, lessees, officers, agents, inmates or employees, aiding or facilitating such a nuisance may be made defendants in any suit to enjoin the nuisance, and they may be enjoined from engaging in any prostitution activity anywhere within the jurisdiction of the court.
4. Appeals shall be allowed from the judgment of the court as in other civil actions.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.085 - Promoting travel for prostitution — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
567.085. Promoting travel for prostitution — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of promoting travel for prostitution if he or she knowingly sells or offers to sell travel services that include or facilitate travel for the purpose of engaging in prostitution as defined by section 567.020.
2. The offense of promoting travel for prostitution is a class D felony.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.087 - Prohibitions on travel agencies or tour operators — rebuttable presumption, advertisements.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
567.087. Prohibitions on travel agencies or tour operators — rebuttable presumption, advertisements. —
1. No travel agency or charter tour operator shall:
(1) Promote travel for prostitution as described in section 567.085;
(2) Sell, advertise, or otherwise offer to sell travel services or facilitate travel:
(a) For the purpose of engaging in a commercial sex act as defined in section 566.010;
(b) That consists of tourism packages or activities using and offering any sexual contact as defined in section 566.010 as enticement for tourism; or
(c) That provides or purports to provide access to or that facilitates the availability of sex escorts or sexual services.
2. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any travel agency or charter tour operator using advertisements that include the term "sex tours" or "sex travel" or include depictions of human genitalia is in violation of this section.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.089 - Offering travel for purpose of prostitution prohibited — penalties.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
Effective - 05 Jun 2006, see footnote
567.089. Offering travel for purpose of prostitution prohibited — penalties. —
1. No travel agency or charter tour operator shall engage in selling, advertising, or otherwise offering to sell travel services, tourism packages, or activities that solicit, encourage, or facilitate travel for the purpose of engaging in prostitution.
2. Upon violation of this section by a travel agency or charter tour operator, the secretary of state shall revoke the articles of incorporation of the travel agency or charter tour operator. The secretary of state, as part of a proceeding brought under this section, may order a freeze of the bank or deposit accounts of the travel agency or charter tour operator.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al.)
Effective 6-05-06
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.090 - Preemption and standardization.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
Effective - 01 Jan 1979, see footnote
567.090. Preemption and standardization. —
The general assembly by enacting this chapter intends to preempt any other regulation of the area covered by felony sections 567.050 through 567.070, to promote statewide control of prostitution, and to standardize laws that governmental subdivisions may adopt in other areas covered by this chapter. No governmental subdivision may enact or enforce a law that makes any conduct in the area covered by sections 567.050 through 567.070 subject to a criminal or civil penalty or sanction of any kind. Cities and towns may enact and enforce laws prohibiting and penalizing conduct subject to criminal or civil penalties or sanctions under other provisions of this chapter, but the provisions of such laws shall be the same and the authorized penalties or sanctions under such laws shall not be greater than those of this chapter. Cities and towns may also enact and enforce laws prohibiting and penalizing public solicitation of sexual conduct, whether or not the offer to engage in sexual conduct is in return for something of value, and health laws to prevent the spread of venereal diseases.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60)
Effective 1-01-79
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.100 - Responsibilities of prosecuting attorneys and attorney general.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
Effective - 01 Jan 1979, see footnote
567.100. Responsibilities of prosecuting attorneys and attorney general. —
In addition to the responsibility of circuit attorneys and prosecuting attorneys in their respective jurisdictions to enforce the criminal provisions of this chapter, they shall have the duty to enforce the provisions of section 567.080; and the attorney general shall have a concurrent duty to enforce the civil provisions of section 567.080.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60)
Effective 1-01-79
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.110 - Persistent prostitution offender — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
567.110. Persistent prostitution offender — penalty. —
Any person who has been found guilty of a violation of section 567.020 or 567.030 and who is alleged and proved to be a persistent prostitution offender is guilty of a class E felony.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 347, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 567 - Prostitution › Section 567.120 - HIV testing for persons arrested for a prostitution-related offense.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 567
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
567.120. HIV testing for persons arrested for a prostitution-related offense. —
Any person arrested for a prostitution-related offense, who has been found guilty of a prior prostitution-related offense, may, within the sound discretion of the court, be required to undergo HIV testing as a condition precedent to the issuance of bond for the offense.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 347, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family › Section 568.010 - Bigamy — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
568.010. Bigamy — penalty. —
1. A married person commits the offense of bigamy if he or she:
(1) Purports to marry another; or
(2) Cohabits with one whom he or she entered into a bigamous marriage in another jurisdiction.
2. A married person does not commit bigamy if, at the time of the subsequent marriage ceremony, he or she reasonably believes that he or she is legally eligible to remarry.
3. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of reasonable belief of eligibility to remarry.
4. An unmarried person commits the offense of bigamy if he or she:
(1) Purports to marry another knowing that the other person is married; or
(2) Cohabits with one whom he or she entered into a bigamous marriage in another jurisdiction.
5. The offense of bigamy is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family › Section 568.020 - Incest — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
568.020. Incest — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of incest if he or she marries or purports to marry or engages in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with a person he or she knows to be, without regard to legitimacy, his or her:
(1) Ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption; or
(2) Stepchild, while the marriage creating that relationship exists; or
(3) Brother or sister of the whole or half-blood; or
(4) Uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of the whole blood.
2. The offense of incest is a class E felony.
3. The court shall not grant probation to a person who has previously been found guilty of an offense under this section.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1979 S.B. 234, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
CROSS REFERENCES:
Child abuse, definitions, actions for civil damages may be brought, when, 537.046
Conviction of offense, on release registration requirements and penalty for failure to comply (Megan's Law), 589.400 to 589.426
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family › Section 568.030 - Abandonment of child in the first degree, penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
568.030. Abandonment of child in the first degree, penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of abandonment of a child in the first degree if, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than four years of age, he or she leaves the child in any place with purpose wholly to abandon the child, under circumstances which are likely to result in serious physical injury or death.
2. The offense of abandonment of a child in the first degree is a class B felony, unless the child dies, in which case it is a class A felony.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1995 H.B. 160, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders › Chapter 568 - Offenses Against the Family › Section 568.032 - Abandonment of a child, second degree — penalty.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
568.032. Abandonment of a child, second degree — penalty. —
1. A person commits the offense of abandonment of a child in the second degree if, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eight years of age, he or she leaves the child in any place with purpose wholly to abandon the child, under circumstances which are likely to result in serious physical injury or death.
2. The offense of abandonment of a child in the second degree is a class D felony, unless the child suffers serious physical injury, in which case it is a class B felony. It is a class A felony if the child dies.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 160, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories, see footnote
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.
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(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
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(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.
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(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
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(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
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 568
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(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.).
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 569
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023, 4 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)
"Teller machine"
, an automated teller machine (ATM) or interactive teller machine (ITM) is a remote computer terminal owned or controlled by a financial institution or a private business that allows individuals to obtain financial services including obtaining cash, transferring or transmitting money or digital currencies, payment of bills, or loading money or digital currency to a payment card or other device without physical in-person assistance from another person. "Teller machine" does not include personally owned electronic devices used to access financial services;
(5)
"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;
(6)
"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.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1797, A.L. 2023 S.B. 186)
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 569
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(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
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 569
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 57, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 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.

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 569
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
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.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17