Text of MO HB 2273 (2026)

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2273 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEWIS. 5011H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal sections 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 210.1505, 211.326, 324.012, 324.035, 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 542.301, 566.010, 566.147, 566.148, 566.149, 566.150, 566.155, 566.211, 566.218, 567.030, 573.010, 573.023, 573.025, 573.035, 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 573.215, 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 610.131, 650.120, and 660.520, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof forty-two new sections relating to anti-trafficking efforts, with penalty provisions. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Sections 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 210.1505, 2 211.326, 324.012, 324.035, 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 542.301, 566.010, 566.147, 566.148, 3 566.149, 566.150, 566.155, 566.211, 566.218, 567.030, 573.010, 573.023, 573.025, 573.035, 4 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 573.215, 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 610.131, 5 650.120, and 660.520, RSMo, are repealed and forty-two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, 6 to be known as sections 27.170, 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 7 210.1505, 211.326, 324.012, 324.035, 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 537.054, 542.301, 8 566.010, 566.147, 566.148, 566.149, 566.150, 566.155, 566.201, 566.211, 566.218, 9 567.030, 573.010, 573.023, 573.025, 573.035, 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 10 573.215, 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 610.131, 650.120, and 660.520, to read as 11 follows: New Section 27.170. New Section 27.170.: 1 There is hereby established the "Committee on Sex and Human 2 Trafficking Training". 3 2. The committee shall consist of the following members: EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. 4 (1) A representative of the attorney general's office who is involved in the office's 5 anti-trafficking efforts appointed by the attorney general; 6 (2) A representative of the department of public safety with experience in human 7 trafficking investigations appointed by the director of the department of public safety; 8 (3) A representative from a child advocacy center appointed by the director of a 9 statewide nonprofit organization that advocates for the protection of children; 10 (4) A juvenile officer appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court of 11 Missouri; 12 (5) A representative from an agency providing victim services appointed by the 13 director of the department of social services; 14 (6) A representative from a child abuse medical resource center, as defined in 15 section 334.950, appointed by the director of the department of health and senior 16 services; and 17 (7) The executive director of the Missouri office of prosecution services or his or 18 her designee. 19 3. The member who represents the attorney general's office shall serve as chair 20 of the committee. 21 4. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but may be 22 reimbursed for actual expenses necessary to the performance of their official duties for 23 the committee. 24 5. The committee shall annually evaluate, and establish guidelines for, the sex 25 and human trafficking training required under sections 56.265, 190.142, 211.326, 26 337.618, and 590.050. The committee shall produce, and distribute in a digital platform, 27 training that meets its guidelines. The committee may approve training produced by 28 other entities as consistent with its guidelines. 29 6. Any board, department, or agency that regulates any profession for which sex 30 and human trafficking training is required as described in subsection 5 of this section 31 may provide such training. Funding for the training shall be subject to appropriations. 32 7. The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and 33 shall expire on December 31, 2031. 43.656. It is hereby found and declared that: 2 (1) With the widespread use of computers, the internet and electronic devices to 3 commit crimes and the critical lack of resources at state and local levels; 4 (2) Modern day criminals have learned to exploit the internet and electronic 5 communication to leverage computer technology to reach a virtually unlimited number of 6 victims while maintaining a maximum level of anonymity[Deleted text start: ,: end deleted text]added text Computer crimes will continue HB 2273 2 7 to mount, especially in, but not limited to, the areas of child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text 8 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text and sexual offenses involving children, consumer fraud and harassment; 9 (3) It is necessary for the protection of the citizens of this state that provisions be 10 made for the establishment of the Missouri regional computer forensics lab to prevent and 11 reduce computer, internet and other electronically based crimes. 56.265. 1. The county prosecuting attorney in any county, other than in a chartered 2 county, shall receive an annual salary computed using the following schedule, when 3 applicable. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year 4 immediately preceding the year for which the computation is done. 5 (1) For a full-time prosecutor the prosecutor shall receive compensation equal to the 6 compensation of an associate circuit judge; 7 (2) For a part-time prosecutor: 8 Assessed Valuation Amount 9 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $37,000 10 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 38,000 11 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 39,000 12 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 41,000 13 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 43,000 14 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 45,000 15 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 47,000 16 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 49,000 17 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 51,000 18 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 53,000 19 300,000,000 or more 55,000 20 2. Two thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any prosecuting attorney 21 only if the prosecuting attorney has completedAdded text start: : : end added text 22 Added text start: : end added text At least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the 23 operations of the prosecuting attorney's office when approved by a professional association of 24 the county prosecuting attorneys of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the 25 professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a 26 certificate of completion to each prosecuting attorney who completes the training program 27 and shall send a list of certified prosecuting attorneys to the treasurer of each county or city 28 not within a county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed 29 to the prosecuting attorney in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for 30 that purposeAdded text start: ; and : end added text HB 2273 3 31 Added text start: : end added text Adde d tex t s tart : On e hour of sex and human tra ffick ing train ing each calendar year consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031 : end added text 32 Added text start : On e hour of s ex and human tr affickin g traini ng e ach calenda r y ear consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031 : end added text 33 Added text start: One hour of sex and human trafficking training each calendar year consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031 : end added text 34 Added text start: One hour of sex and human trafficking training each calendar year consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031 : end added text. 35 3. Each calendar year, five thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any 36 prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has collected the data described in 37 subsection 2 of section 56.750 in a manner approved by the prosecutors coordinators training 38 council and makes the data described in subsection 2 of section 56.750 readily accessible to 39 the Missouri office of prosecution services. The Missouri office of prosecution services shall 40 provide a certificate of compliance to each prosecuting attorney who complies with this 41 subsection and shall send a list of any certified prosecuting attorney to the respective treasurer 42 of each county or city not within a county. 43 4. For each calendar year, three thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any 44 prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has provided discovery to criminal 45 defense attorneys who have entered an appearance on behalf of a defendant in a manner 46 approved by the prosecutors coordinators training council. The Missouri office of 47 prosecution services shall provide a certificate of compliance to each prosecuting attorney 48 who complies with this subsection and shall send a list of any certified prosecuting attorney to 49 the respective treasurer of each county or city not within a county. 50 5. As used in this section, the term "prosecuting attorney" includes the circuit attorney 51 of any city not within a county. 52 6. The prosecuting attorney of any county which becomes a county of the first 53 classification during a four-year term of office or a county which passed the proposition 54 authorized by subsection 1 of section 56.363 shall not be required to devote full time to such 55 office pursuant to section 56.067 until the beginning of the prosecuting attorney's next term of 56 office or until the proposition otherwise becomes effective. 57 7. The provisions of section 56.066 shall not apply to full-time prosecutors who are 58 compensated pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section. 67.2540. As used in sections 67.2540 to 67.2556, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar establishment in which 3 persons regularly appear in a state of nudity, as defined in section 573.500, or seminudity in 4 the performance of their duties; 5 (2) "Employee", a person who is at least twenty-one years of age and who performs 6 any service on the premises of a sexually oriented business on a full-time, part-time, or 7 contract basis, whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent 8 contractor, agent, or otherwise, and whether or not said person is paid a salary, wage, or other 9 compensation by the operator of said business. The term employee does not include a person HB 2273 4 10 exclusively on the premises for repair or maintenance of the premises or equipment on the 11 premises, or for the delivery of goods to the premises; 12 (3) "Nudity" or a "state of nudity", the showing of the human male or female genitals, 13 pubic area, vulva, anus, anal cleft or anal cleavage with less than a fully opaque covering, the 14 showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple, 15 or the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state; 16 (4) "Nuisance", any place in or upon which lewdness, assignation, or prostitution is 17 conducted, permitted, continued, or exists, or any place, in or upon which lewd, indecent, 18 lascivious, or obscene films, or films designed to be projected for exhibition, are 19 photographed, manufactured, developed, screened, exhibited, or otherwise prepared or 20 shown, and the personal property and contents used in conducting and maintaining any such 21 place for any such purpose. The provisions of this section shall not affect any newspaper, 22 magazine, or other publication entered as second class matter by the post office department; 23 (5) "Person", an individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or 24 other legal entity; 25 (6) "Seminude" or in a "seminude condition", a state of dress in which opaque 26 clothing fails to cover the genitals, anus, anal cleft or cleavage, pubic area, vulva, nipple and 27 areola of the female breast below a horizontal line across the top of the areola at its highest 28 point. Seminudity shall include the entire lower portion of the female breast, but shall not 29 include any portion of the cleavage of the human female breast exhibited by wearing apparel 30 provided the areola is not exposed in whole or part; 31 (7) "Sexually oriented business", an adult cabaret or any business which offers its 32 patrons goods of which a substantial or significant portion are sexually oriented material. It 33 shall be presumed that a business that derives thirty percent or less of its revenue from 34 sexually oriented materials is presumed not to be a sexually oriented business. No building, 35 premises, structure, or other facility that contains any sexually oriented business shall contain 36 any other kind of sexually oriented business; 37 (8) "Sexually oriented materials", any pictorial or three-dimensional material, or film, 38 motion picture, DVD, video cassette, or similar photographic reproduction, that depicts 39 nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse, as defined in section 40 573.010; 41 (9) "Specified criminal activity" includes the following offenses: 42 (a) Prostitution or promotion of prostitution; dissemination of obscenity; sale, 43 distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor; sexual performance by a child; 44 possession or distribution of child pornography Add ed text sta rt: as it existe d pr ior to August 28, 2026; possession or distribution of child sexual abuse material : end added text 45 Added text sta rt: as it exi ste d prio r to Au gust 2 8, 2026; possession or distribution of child sexual abuse material : end added text; public lewdness; indecent 46 exposure; indecency with a child; engaging in organized criminal activity; sexual assault; HB 2273 5 47 molestation of a child; gambling prohibited under Missouri law; or distribution of a controlled 48 substance; or any similar offenses described in this subdivision under the criminal or penal 49 code of other states or countries; 50 (b) For which: 51 a. Less than two years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release 52 from confinement imposed for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is 53 of a misdemeanor offense; 54 b. Less than five years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release 55 from confinement for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is of a 56 felony offense; or 57 c. Less than five years have elapsed since the date of the last conviction or the date of 58 release from confinement for the last conviction, whichever is the later date, if the convictions 59 are of two or more misdemeanor offenses or combination of misdemeanor offenses occurring 60 within any twenty-four-month period; 61 (c) The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall not prevent a sexually oriented 62 business from being considered a nuisance and closed under section 67.2546; 63 (10) "Specified sexual activities" includes the following acts: 64 (a) The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, 65 anus, or female breasts; 66 (b) Sex acts, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation, 67 or sodomy; or 68 (c) Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth 69 in this subdivision. 168.071. 1. The state board of education may refuse to issue or renew a certificate, or 2 may, upon hearing, discipline the holder of a certificate of license to teach for the following 3 causes: 4 (1) A certificate holder or applicant for a certificate has pleaded to or been found 5 guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of this state, any other 6 state, of the United States, or any other country, whether or not sentence is imposed; 7 (2) The certification was obtained through use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation 8 or bribery; 9 (3) There is evidence of incompetence, immorality, or neglect of duty by the 10 certificate holder; 11 (4) A certificate holder has been subject to disciplinary action relating to certification 12 issued by another state, territory, federal agency, or country upon grounds for which discipline 13 is authorized in this section; or HB 2273 6 14 (5) If charges are filed by the local board of education, based upon the annulling of a 15 written contract with the local board of education, for reasons other than election to the 16 general assembly, without the consent of the majority of the members of the board that is a 17 party to the contract. 18 2. A public school district may file charges seeking the discipline of a holder of a 19 certificate of license to teach based upon any cause or combination of causes outlined in 20 subsection 1 of this section, including annulment of a written contract. Charges shall be in 21 writing, specify the basis for the charges, and be signed by the chief administrative officer of 22 the district, or by the president of the board of education as authorized by a majority of the 23 board of education. The board of education may also petition the office of the attorney 24 general to file charges on behalf of the school district for any cause other than annulment of 25 contract, with acceptance of the petition at the discretion of the attorney general. 26 3. The department of elementary and secondary education may file charges seeking 27 the discipline of a holder of a certificate of license to teach based upon any cause or 28 combination of causes outlined in subsection 1 of this section, other than annulment of 29 contract. Charges shall be in writing, specify the basis for the charges, and be signed by legal 30 counsel representing the department of elementary and secondary education. 31 4. If the underlying conduct or actions which are the basis for charges filed pursuant 32 to this section are also the subject of a pending criminal charge against the person holding 33 such certificate, the certificate holder may request, in writing, a delayed hearing on advice of 34 counsel under the fifth amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Based upon such 35 a request, no hearing shall be held until after a trial has been completed on this criminal 36 charge. 37 5. The certificate holder shall be given not less than thirty days' notice of any hearing 38 held pursuant to this section. 39 6. Other provisions of this section notwithstanding, the certificate of license to teach 40 shall be revoked or, in the case of an applicant, a certificate shall not be issued, if the 41 certificate holder or applicant has been found guilty of any of the following offenses 42 established pursuant to Missouri law or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws 43 of Missouri prior to January 1, 2017, any other state or of the United States, or any other 44 country, whether or not the sentence is imposed: 45 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined in section 556.061, or murder in the first degree 46 under section 565.020; 47 (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree under section 48 566.030; forcible rape; rape; statutory rape in the first degree under section 566.032; statutory 49 rape in the second degree under section 566.034; rape in the second degree under section 50 566.031; sexual assault under section 566.040 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sodomy HB 2273 7 51 in the first degree under section 566.060; forcible sodomy under section 566.060 as it existed 52 prior to August 28, 2013; sodomy as it existed prior to January 1, 1995; statutory sodomy in 53 the first degree under section 566.062; statutory sodomy in the second degree under section 54 566.064; child molestation in the first degree; child molestation in the second degree; child 55 molestation in the third degree under section 566.069; child molestation in the fourth degree 56 under section 566.071; sodomy in the second degree under section 566.061; deviate sexual 57 assault under section 566.070 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct 58 involving a child under section 566.083; sexual contact with a student under section 566.086; 59 sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.093; sexual misconduct in the first 60 degree under section 566.090 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct in the 61 second degree under section 566.095; sexual misconduct in the second degree under section 62 566.093 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct in the third degree under 63 section 566.095 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual abuse in the first degree under 64 section 566.100; sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; 65 sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101; enticement of a child under section 66 566.151; or attempting to entice a child; 67 (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest 68 under section 568.020; abandonment of child in the first degree under section 568.030; 69 abandonment of child in the second degree under section 568.032; endangering the welfare of 70 a child in the first degree under section 568.045; abuse of a child under section 568.060; child 71 used in a sexual performance; promoting sexual performance by a child; or trafficking in 72 children under section 568.175; and 73 (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text 74 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text and related offenses: promoting obscenity 75 in the first degree under section 573.020; promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in 76 the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to a class E felony under section 573.030; 77 promoting child pornography in the first degree under section 573.025 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025 : end added text 78 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025 : end added text 79 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025 : end added text; promoting child pornography in the second degree under section 573.035 Add ed text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035 : end added text 80 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035 : end added text 81 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035 : end added text; possession of child pornography under section 573.037 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 : end added text 82 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 : end added text; Added text start: possession of child sexual abuse material under section 573.037; : end added text 83 Added text start: possession of child sexual abuse material under section 573.037; : end added text furnishing pornographic materials to minors under section 573.040; or coercing 84 acceptance of obscene material under section 573.065. 85 7. When a certificate holder is found guilty of any offense that would authorize the 86 state board of education to seek discipline against that holder's certificate of license to teach, 87 the local board of education or the department of elementary and secondary education shall HB 2273 8 88 immediately provide written notice to the state board of education and the attorney general 89 regarding the finding of guilt. 90 8. The certificate holder whose certificate was revoked pursuant to subsection 6 of 91 this section may appeal such revocation to the state board of education. Notice of this appeal 92 must be received by the commissioner of education within ninety days of notice of revocation 93 pursuant to this subsection. Failure of the certificate holder to notify the commissioner of the 94 intent to appeal waives all rights to appeal the revocation. Upon notice of the certificate 95 holder's intent to appeal, an appeal hearing shall be held by a hearing officer designated by the 96 commissioner of education, with the final decision made by the state board of education, 97 based upon the record of that hearing. The certificate holder shall be given not less than thirty 98 days' notice of the hearing, and an opportunity to be heard by the hearing officer, together 99 with witnesses. 100 9. In the case of any certificate holder who has surrendered or failed to renew his or 101 her certificate of license to teach, the state board of education may refuse to issue or renew, or 102 may suspend or revoke, such certificate for any of the reasons contained in this section. 103 10. In those cases where the charges filed pursuant to this section are based upon an 104 allegation of misconduct involving a minor child, the hearing officer may accept into the 105 record the sworn testimony of the minor child relating to the misconduct received in any court 106 or administrative hearing. 107 11. Hearings, appeals or other matters involving certificate holders, licensees or 108 applicants pursuant to this section may be informally resolved by consent agreement or 109 agreed settlement or voluntary surrender of the certificate of license pursuant to the rules 110 promulgated by the state board of education. 111 12. The final decision of the state board of education is subject to judicial review 112 pursuant to sections 536.100 to 536.140. 113 13. A certificate of license to teach to an individual who has been convicted of a 114 felony or crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not sentence is imposed, shall be issued 115 only upon motion of the state board of education adopted by a unanimous affirmative vote of 116 those members present and voting. 190.142. 1. (1) For applications submitted before the recognition of EMS personnel 2 licensure interstate compact under sections 190.900 to 190.939 takes effect, the department 3 shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of an application, cause such investigation as it 4 deems necessary to be made of the applicant for an emergency medical technician's license. 5 (2) For applications submitted after the recognition of EMS personnel licensure 6 interstate compact under sections 190.900 to 190.939 takes effect, an applicant for initial 7 licensure as an emergency medical technician in this state shall submit to a background check 8 by the Missouri state highway patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation through a HB 2273 9 9 process approved by the department of health and senior services. Such processes may 10 include the use of vendors or systems administered by the Missouri state highway patrol. The 11 department may share the results of such a criminal background check with any emergency 12 services licensing agency in any member state, as that term is defined under section 190.900, 13 in recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact. The department shall not 14 issue a license until the department receives the results of an applicant's criminal background 15 check from the Missouri state highway patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but, 16 notwithstanding this subsection, the department may issue a temporary license as provided 17 under section 190.143. Any fees due for a criminal background check shall be paid by the 18 applicant. 19 (3) The director may authorize investigations into criminal records in other states for 20 any applicant. 21 2. The department shall issue a license to all levels of emergency medical technicians, 22 for a period of five years, if the applicant meets the requirements established pursuant to 23 sections 190.001 to 190.245 and the rules adopted by the department pursuant to sections 24 190.001 to 190.245. The department may promulgate rules relating to the requirements for an 25 emergency medical technician including but not limited to: 26 (1) Age requirements; 27 (2) Emergency medical technician and paramedic education and training 28 requirements based on respective National Emergency Medical Services Education 29 Standards and any modification to such curricula specified by the department through rules 30 adopted pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245; 31 (3) Paramedic accreditation requirements. Paramedic training programs shall be 32 accredited as required by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; 33 (4) Initial licensure testing requirements. Initial paramedic licensure testing shall be 34 through the national registry of EMTs; 35 (5) Added text start: : end added text Continuing education and relicensure requirementsAdded text start: . : end added text 36 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: : end added text Adde d text star t: The department shall requi re each emergency m edical technician and each advanced emergency medical technician, including each paramedic, to receive the following training as part of the continuing education requirements for relicensure: : end added text 37 Added text start: The department shall require each emergency medical technician and each advanced emergency medical technician, including each paramedic, to receive the following training as part of the continuing education requirements for relicensure: : end added text 38 Added text start: The department shall require each emergency medical technician and each advanced emergency medical technician, including each paramedic, to receive the following training as part of the continuing education requirements for relicensure: : end added text 39 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure before January 1, 2028, shall have completed one hour of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; : end added text 40 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure before January 1, 2028, shall have completed one hour of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; : end added text 41 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure before January 1, 2028, shall have completed one hour of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; : end added text 42 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2027, and before January 1, 2029, shall have completed two hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; : end added text 43 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2027, and before January 1, 2029, shall have completed two hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; : end added text 44 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2027, and before January 1, 2029, shall have completed two hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; : end added text 45 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2027, and before January 1, 2029, shall have completed two hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; : end added text HB 2273 10 46 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2028, and before January 1, 2030, shall have completed three hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; and : end added text 47 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2028, and before January 1, 2030, shall have completed three hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; and : end added text 48 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2028, and before January 1, 2030, shall have completed three hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; and : end added text 49 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2028, and before January 1, 2030, shall have completed three hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission; and : end added text 50 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2029, and before January 1, 2031, shall have completed four hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission. : end added text 51 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2029, and before January 1, 2031, shall have completed four hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission. : end added text 52 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2029, and before January 1, 2031, shall have completed four hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission. : end added text 53 Added text start: Any licensee who submits an application for relicensure after December 31, 2029, and before January 1, 2031, shall have completed four hours of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such submission. : end added text 54 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: The provisions of this paragraph shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031 : end added text 55 Added text start: The provisions of this paragraph shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031 : end added text; and 56 (6) Ability to speak, read and write the English language. 57 3. Application for all levels of emergency medical technician license shall be made 58 upon such forms as prescribed by the department in rules adopted pursuant to sections 59 190.001 to 190.245. The application form shall contain such information as the department 60 deems necessary to make a determination as to whether the emergency medical technician 61 meets all the requirements of sections 190.001 to 190.245 and rules promulgated pursuant to 62 sections 190.001 to 190.245. 63 4. All levels of emergency medical technicians may perform only that patient care 64 which is: 65 (1) Consistent with the training, education and experience of the particular emergency 66 medical technician; and 67 (2) Ordered by a physician or set forth in protocols approved by the medical director. 68 5. No person shall hold themselves out as an emergency medical technician or 69 provide the services of an emergency medical technician unless such person is licensed by the 70 department. 71 6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is 72 created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies 73 with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. 74 This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 75 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to 76 disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 77 rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid 78 and void. 210.1080. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Child care provider", a person licensed, regulated, or registered to provide child 3 care within the state of Missouri, including the member or members, manager or managers, HB 2273 11 4 shareholder or shareholders, director or directors, and officer or officers of any entity 5 licensed, regulated, or registered to provide child care within the state of Missouri; 6 (2) "Child care staff member", a child care provider; persons employed by the child 7 care provider for compensation, including contract employees or self-employed individuals; 8 individuals or volunteers whose activities involve the care or supervision of children for a 9 child care provider or unsupervised access to children who are cared for or supervised by a 10 child care provider; individuals residing in a home where child care is provided who are 11 eighteen years of age or older; or individuals residing in a home where child care is provided 12 who are under eighteen years of age and have been certified as an adult for the commission of 13 an offense; 14 (3) "Criminal background check": 15 (a) A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check; 16 (b) A search of the National Crime Information Center's National Sex Offender 17 Registry; and 18 (c) A search of the following registries, repositories, or databases in Missouri, the 19 state where the child care staff member resides, and each state where such staff member 20 resided during the preceding five years: 21 a. The state criminal registry or repository, with the use of fingerprints being required 22 in the state where the staff member resides and optional in other states; 23 b. The state sex offender registry or repository; and 24 c. The state-based child abuse and neglect registry and database; 25 (4) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education; 26 (5) "Qualifying result" or "qualifying criminal background check", a finding that a 27 child care staff member or prospective child care staff member is eligible for employment or 28 presence in a child care setting described under this section. 29 2. (1) Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a licensed, 30 license-exempt, or unlicensed registered child care facility, the child care provider shall 31 request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the 32 department. 33 (2) A prospective child care staff member may begin work for a child care provider 34 after receiving the qualifying result of either a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint 35 check or a search of the Missouri criminal registry or repository with the use of fingerprints; 36 however, pending completion of the criminal background check, the prospective child care 37 staff member shall be supervised at all times by another child care staff member who received 38 a qualifying result on the criminal background check within the past five years. 39 (3) Any individual who meets the definition of child care provider but is not 40 responsible for the oversight or direction of the child care facility and does not have HB 2273 12 41 independent access to the child care facility shall not Added text start: be : end added text required to request the results of a 42 criminal background check under this section; however, such individual shall be accompanied 43 by an individual with a qualifying criminal background check in order to be present at the 44 child care facility during child care hours. 45 3. The costs of the criminal background check shall be the responsibility of the child 46 care staff member, but may be paid or reimbursed by the child care provider at the provider's 47 discretion. The fees charged for the criminal background check shall not exceed the actual 48 cost of processing and administration. 49 4. Upon completion of the criminal background check, any child care staff member or 50 prospective child care staff member shall be ineligible for employment or presence at a 51 licensed or license-exempt child care facility or an unlicensed child care facility registered 52 with the department and shall be disqualified from receipt of state or federal funds for 53 providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an 54 individual who receives child care benefits if such person: 55 (1) Refuses to consent to the criminal background check as required by this section; 56 (2) Knowingly makes a materially false statement in connection with the criminal 57 background check as required by this section; 58 (3) Is registered, or is required to be registered, on a state sex offender registry or 59 repository or the National Sex Offender Registry; 60 (4) Is listed as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect under sections 210.109 to 61 210.183 or any other finding of child abuse or neglect based on any other state's registry or 62 database; or 63 (5) Has pled guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of: 64 (a) Any felony for an offense against the person as defined in chapter 565; 65 (b) Any other offense against the person involving the endangerment of a child as 66 prescribed by law; 67 (c) Any misdemeanor or felony for a sexual offense as defined in chapter 566; 68 (d) Any misdemeanor or felony for an offense against the family as defined in chapter 69 568; 70 (e) Burglary in the first degree as defined in 569.160; 71 (f) Any misdemeanor or felony for robbery as defined in chapter 570; 72 (g) Any misdemeanor or felony for pornography or related offense as defined in 73 chapter 573; 74 (h) Any felony for arson as defined in chapter 569; 75 (i) Any felony for armed criminal action as defined in section 571.015, unlawful use 76 of a weapon as defined in section 571.030, unlawful possession of a firearm as defined in 77 section 571.070, or the unlawful possession of an explosive as defined in section 571.072; HB 2273 13 78 (j) Any felony for making a terrorist threat as defined in section 574.115, 574.120, or 79 574.125; 80 (k) A felony drug-related offense committed during the preceding five years; or 81 (l) Any similar offense in any federal, state, municipal, or other court of similar 82 jurisdiction of which the department has knowledge. 83 5. Household members eighteen years of age or older, or household members under 84 eighteen years of age who have been certified as an adult for the commission of an offense, 85 shall be ineligible to maintain a presence at a home where child care is provided during child 86 care hours if any one or more of the provisions of subsection 4 of this section apply to such 87 members. 88 6. A child care provider may also be disqualified from receipt of state or federal funds 89 for providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an 90 individual who receives child care benefits if such person, or any person eighteen years of age 91 or older residing in the household in which child care is being provided, excluding child care 92 provided in the child's home, has been refused licensure or has experienced licensure 93 suspension or revocation under section 210.221 or 210.496. 94 7. A child care provider shall not be required to submit a request for a criminal 95 background check under this section for a child care staff member if: 96 (1) The staff member received a qualifying criminal background check within five 97 years before the latest date on which such a submission may be made and while employed by 98 or seeking employment by another child care provider within Missouri; 99 (2) The departments of elementary and secondary education, health and senior 100 services, or [Deleted text start: of: end deleted text] social services provided to the first provider a qualifying criminal 101 background check result, consistent with this section, for the staff member; and 102 (3) The staff member is employed by a child care provider within Missouri or has 103 been separated from employment from a child care provider within Missouri for a period of 104 not more than one hundred eighty consecutive days. 105 8. (1) The department shall process the request for a criminal background check for 106 any prospective child care staff member or child care staff member as expeditiously as 107 possible, but not to exceed forty-five days after the date on which the provider submitted the 108 request. 109 (2) The department shall provide the results of the criminal background check to the 110 child care provider in a statement that indicates whether the prospective child care staff 111 member or child care staff member is eligible or ineligible for employment or presence at the 112 child care facility or receipt of state or federal funds for providing child care services either by 113 direct payment or through reimbursement to an individual who receives child care benefits. 114 The department shall not reveal to the child care provider any disqualifying crime or other HB 2273 14 115 related information regarding the prospective child care staff member or child care staff 116 member. 117 (3) If such prospective child care staff member or child care staff member is ineligible 118 for employment or presence at the child care facility, the department shall, when providing 119 the results of criminal background check, include information related to each disqualifying 120 crime or other related information, in a report to such prospective child care staff member or 121 child care staff member, along with information regarding the opportunity to appeal under 122 subsection 9 of this section. 123 (4) If a prospective child care provider or child care provider has been denied state or 124 federal funds by the department for providing child care, he or she may appeal such denial to 125 the department pursuant to section 210.027. 126 9. (1) The prospective child care staff member or child care staff member may appeal 127 a finding of ineligibility for employment or presence at a child care facility in writing to the 128 department to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in his or 129 her criminal background check if his or her finding of ineligibility is based on one or more of 130 the following offenses: 131 (a) Murder, as described in 18 U.S.C. Section 1111; 132 (b) Felony child abuse or neglect; 133 (c) A felony crime against children, including child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text 134 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text; 135 (d) Felony spousal abuse; 136 (e) A felony crime involving rape or sexual assault; 137 (f) Felony kidnapping; 138 (g) Felony arson; 139 (h) Felony physical assault or battery; 140 (i) A violent misdemeanor offense committed as an adult against a child, including 141 the offense of child abuse, child endangerment, or sexual assault, or a misdemeanor offense 142 involving child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text 143 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text; or 144 (j) Any similar offense in any federal, state, municipal, or other court. 145 (2) If a finding of ineligibility is based on an offense not provided for in subdivision 146 (1) of this subsection, the prospective child care staff member or child care staff member may 147 appeal to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in his or her 148 criminal background check or to offer information mitigating the results and explaining why 149 an eligibility exception should be granted. 150 (3) The written appeal shall be filed with the department within ten days from the 151 mailing of the notice of ineligibility. The department shall attempt to verify the accuracy of HB 2273 15 152 the information challenged by the individual, including making an effort to locate any missing 153 disposition information related to the disqualifying offense. After the department verifies the 154 accuracy of the information challenged by the individual, the department shall make a final 155 decision on the written appeal, and such decision shall be made in a timely manner. Such 156 decision shall be considered a noncontested final agency decision by the department, 157 appealable under section 536.150. Such decision shall be appealed within thirty days of the 158 mailing of the decision. 159 10. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department from requiring more frequent 160 checks of the family care safety registry established under section 210.903 or the central 161 registry for child abuse established under section 210.109 in order to determine eligibility for 162 employment or presence at the child care facility or receipt of state or federal funds for 163 providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an 164 individual who receives child care benefits. 165 11. The department may adopt emergency rules to implement the requirements of this 166 section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is 167 created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies 168 with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. 169 This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 170 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to 171 disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 172 rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2018, shall be invalid 173 and void. 174 12. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any child care facility, as defined 175 in section 210.201, maintained or operated under the exclusive control of a religious 176 organization, as described in subdivision (17) of subsection 1 of section 210.211, unless such 177 facility is a recipient of federal funds for providing care for children, except for federal funds 178 for those programs that meet the requirements for participation in the Child and Adult Care 179 Food Program under 42 U.S.C. Section 1766. 210.1505. 1. There is hereby created the "Statewide Council [Deleted text start: on Sex: end deleted text] Added text start: Against Adult : end added text 2 Trafficking and Added text start: the Commercial : end added text Sexual Exploitation of Children" [Deleted text start: to: end deleted text] Added text start: within the office of the attorney general to make recommendations for a coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of adults and children within the state of Missouri. The council shall : end added text 3 Adde d text st art: wit hin the office of the at torn ey general to make recom mendations for a coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of adults and children within the state of Missouri. The council shall : end added text 4 Added text start: within the office of the attorney general to make recommendations for a coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of adults and children within the state of Missouri. The council shall : end added text 5 Added text start: within the office of the attorney general to make recommendations for a coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of adults and children within the state of Missouri. The council shall : end added text consist of the following members: 6 (1) The following four members of the general assembly: 7 (a) Two members of the senate, with one member to be appointed by the president pro 8 tempore of the senate and one member to be appointed by the minority floor leader of the 9 senate; and HB 2273 16 10 (b) Two members of the house of representatives, with one member to be appointed 11 by the speaker of the house of representatives and one member to be appointed by the 12 minority floor leader of the house of representatives; 13 (2) The director of the children's division or his or her designee Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 14 Added text start: who i s involv ed in a nti-human tra fficking ef for ts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 15 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 16 (3) The director of the department of public safety or his or her designee Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 17 Added tex t s tart: who i s involved i n anti-h uma n tr afficking efforts or has kn owledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 18 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 19 (4) The director of the department of mental health or his or her designee Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 20 Added tex t s tart: who i s involved i n anti-h uma n tr afficking efforts or has kn owledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 21 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 22 (5) The director of the office of prosecution services or his or her designee Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 23 Added tex t s tart: who i s involved i n anti-h uma n tr afficking efforts or has kn owledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 24 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 25 (6) The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol or his or her designee 26 Adde d t ext start : w ho is invol ved in anti- human tr aff icki ng efforts or has knowle dge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 27 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 28 (7) The executive director of the statewide network of child advocacy organizations 29 [Deleted text sta rt: specializin g i n the preven tio n of child abuse or neglect: end deleted text] or his or her designee Adde d text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 30 Added tex t s tart: who i s involved i n anti-h uma n tr afficking efforts or has kn owledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 31 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 32 (8) The executive director of the statewide coalition against domestic and sexual 33 violence or his or her designee Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 34 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 35 (9) The executive director of the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association or his or her 36 designee Adde d t ext start : w ho is invol ved in anti- human tr aff icki ng efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 37 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 38 (10) The director of the attorney general's human trafficking task force or his or her 39 designee Adde d t ext start : w ho is invol ved in anti- human tr aff icki ng efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text 40 Added text start: who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations : end added text; 41 (11) [Deleted text start: Two representatives from agencies providing services to victims of child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation who reflect the geographic diversity of the state and who shall be appointed by the director of the department of social services; and: end deleted text 42 Deleted text start: Two representatives from agencies providing services to victims of child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation who reflect the geographic diversity of the state and who shall be appointed by the director of the department of social services; and: end deleted text 43 Deleted text start: Two representatives from agencies providing services to victims of child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation who reflect the geographic diversity of the state and who shall be appointed by the director of the department of social services; and: end deleted text] Added text start: A member of the Missouri Hospital Association with experience and knowledge of human trafficking; : end added text 44 Added text start: A member of the Missouri Hospital Association with experience and knowledge of human trafficking; : end added text 45 (12) A member of the judiciary Added text start: with experience in juvenile court : end added text, who shall be 46 appointed by the Added text start: Missouri : end added text supreme courtAdded text start: ; : end added text HB 2273 17 47 Added text start: : end added text Adde d text start: Th e co mmissioner of the departm ent of elementary and secondary education or his or her designee; : end added text 48 Added text start: The commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education or his or her designee; : end added text 49 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: A designee from the governor's office; : end added text 50 Added text start: : end added text Ad ded tex t s tart : A membe r of the M issouri Sher iff s' Associ ati on or a member of the Missouri Police Chiefs Association; and : end added text 51 Added text start: A member of the Missouri Sheriffs' Association or a member of the Missouri Police Chiefs Association; and : end added text 52 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: Any other nongovernmental organization deemed necessary by the attorney general : end added text 53 Added text start: Any other nongovernmental organization deemed necessary by the attorney general : end added text. 54 2. A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum. The council 55 shall Added text start: be created within thirty days of August 28, 2026, and shall : end added text hold its first meeting 56 within thirty days after the council's creation [Deleted text start: and organize by selecting a chair and a vice chair: end deleted text 57 Deleted text start: and organize by selecting a chair and a vice chair: end deleted text]. The council shall meet at [Deleted text start: the call of the chair: end deleted text] Added text start: least quarterly. The council may create a subgroup to offer recommendations on specific issues as deemed necessary : end added text 58 Added text start: least quarterly. The council may create a subgroup to offer recommendations on specific issues as deemed necessary : end added text. 59 3. [Deleted text start: The council shall:: end deleted text 60 dele ted para grap h start: Coll ect and a nal yze data relatin g to sex tr afficking and sexual exploitation of children, including the number of reports made to the children's division under section 210.115, any information obtained from phone calls to the national sex trafficking hotline, the number of reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, and any other data important for any recommendations of the council. State departments and council members shall provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill the council's duties; and : end deleted paragraph 61 deleted pa ragraph st art: Collec t a nd analy ze da ta rela ting to sex traffick ing an d sexual exploitation of children, including the number of reports made to the children's division under section 210.115, any information obtained from phone calls to the national sex trafficking hotline, the number of reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, and any other data important for any recommendations of the council. State departments and council members shall provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill the council's duties; and : end deleted paragraph 62 deleted paragraph start: Collect and analyze data relating to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including the number of reports made to the children's division under section 210.115, any information obtained from phone calls to the national sex trafficking hotline, the number of reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, and any other data important for any recommendations of the council. State departments and council members shall provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill the council's duties; and : end deleted paragraph 63 deleted paragraph start: Collect and analyze data relating to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including the number of reports made to the children's division under section 210.115, any information obtained from phone calls to the national sex trafficking hotline, the number of reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, and any other data important for any recommendations of the council. State departments and council members shall provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill the council's duties; and : end deleted paragraph 64 deleted paragraph start: Collect and analyze data relating to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including the number of reports made to the children's division under section 210.115, any information obtained from phone calls to the national sex trafficking hotline, the number of reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, and any other data important for any recommendations of the council. State departments and council members shall provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill the council's duties; and : end deleted paragraph 65 deleted paragraph start: Collect and analyze data relating to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including the number of reports made to the children's division under section 210.115, any information obtained from phone calls to the national sex trafficking hotline, the number of reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, and any other data important for any recommendations of the council. State departments and council members shall provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill the council's duties; and : end deleted paragraph 66 dele ted paragraph start: Collect feedback from stakeholders, practitioners, and leadership throughout the state in order to develop best practices and procedures regarding the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including identification and assessment of victims; response and treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; trauma-informed, culturally competent victim-centered services; training for professionals in all systems; and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. : end deleted paragraph 67 delete d p aragra ph start: C ollec t feedback fro m stakehold ers, pract itio ners, and le adership throughout the state in order to develop best practices and procedures regarding the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including identification and assessment of victims; response and treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; trauma-informed, culturally competent victim-centered services; training for professionals in all systems; and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. : end deleted paragraph 68 deleted para grap h start : Collect fee dba ck from st akeholders , practitioners , an d leadershi p throughout the state in order to develop best practices and procedures regarding the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including identification and assessment of victims; response and treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; trauma-informed, culturally competent victim-centered services; training for professionals in all systems; and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. : end deleted paragraph 69 deleted p aragraph star t: Collect feedback fro m st akeholders, pr actitio ners, and leadership throughout the state in order to develop best practices and procedures regarding the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including identification and assessment of victims; response and treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; trauma-informed, culturally competent victim-centered services; training for professionals in all systems; and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. : end deleted paragraph 70 deleted pa ragraph sta rt: Collec t feedback from stakeholde rs, pract itio ners, and lead ers hip throughout the state in order to develop best practices and procedures regarding the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including identification and assessment of victims; response and treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; trauma-informed, culturally competent victim-centered services; training for professionals in all systems; and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. : end deleted paragraph 71 deleted paragraph start: Collect feedback from stakeholders, practitioners, and leadership throughout the state in order to develop best practices and procedures regarding the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including identification and assessment of victims; response and treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; trauma-informed, culturally competent victim-centered services; training for professionals in all systems; and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. : end deleted paragraph 72 Deleted text start: : end deleted text] Added text start: There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general, who shall fix his or her compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of : end added text 73 Added text start: There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general, who shall fix his or her compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of : end added text 74 Added text start: There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general, who shall fix his or her compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of : end added text 75 Added text sta rt: There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general, who shall fix his or her compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of : end added text the [Deleted text start: department of social services: end deleted text 76 Del eted te xt start: department of social services: end deleted text] Added tex t start: attorney general, who : end added text shall provide administrative support [Del eted text start: to the council: end deleted text 77 Deleted text start: to the council: end deleted text] Added text start: and necessary office space : end added text. 78 dele ted paragraph start: On or before December 31, 2023, the council shall submit a report of the council's activities to the governor and general assembly and the joint committee on child abuse and neglect under section 21.771. The report shall include recommendations for priority needs and actions, including statutory or regulatory changes relating to the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and services for child victims. : end deleted paragraph 79 deleted paragraph start: On or before December 31, 2023, the council shall submit a report of the council's activities to the governor and general assembly and the joint committee on child abuse and neglect under section 21.771. The report shall include recommendations for priority needs and actions, including statutory or regulatory changes relating to the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and services for child victims. : end deleted paragraph 80 deleted paragraph start: On or before December 31, 2023, the council shall submit a report of the council's activities to the governor and general assembly and the joint committee on child abuse and neglect under section 21.771. The report shall include recommendations for priority needs and actions, including statutory or regulatory changes relating to the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and services for child victims. : end deleted paragraph 81 dele ted parag raph start : On or be for e December 31, 2023 , the cou nci l sh all submi t a report of the council's activities to the governor and general assembly and the joint committee on child abuse and neglect under section 21.771. The report shall include recommendations for priority needs and actions, including statutory or regulatory changes relating to the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and services for child victims. : end deleted paragraph 82 deleted paragraph start: On or before December 31, 2023, the council shall submit a report of the council's activities to the governor and general assembly and the joint committee on child abuse and neglect under section 21.771. The report shall include recommendations for priority needs and actions, including statutory or regulatory changes relating to the response to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and services for child victims. : end deleted paragraph 83 del eted paragraph start: The council shall expire on December 31, 2023. : end deleted paragraph] HB 2273 18 84 4. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Commercial Sexual 85 Exploitation of Children Education and Awareness Fund", which shall consist of 86 moneys appropriated to it by the general assembly and any grants, gifts, donations, and 87 bequests. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with 88 sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer shall approve disbursements as required 89 by the attorney general. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, 90 moneys in this fund shall be used to pay for the position of the executive director and for 91 administrative support of the statewide council against adult trafficking and the 92 commercial exploitation of children, education and awareness regarding human 93 trafficking, and anti-trafficking efforts throughout the state of Missouri. 94 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys 95 remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 96 general revenue fund. 97 (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as 98 other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 99 credited to the fund. 211.326. 1. The state courts administrator shall: 2 (1) Evaluate existing services by establishing performance standards including 3 performance standards for juvenile courts receiving diversion funds; 4 (2) Develop standards for orientation training for all new juvenile court professional 5 personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed 6 necessary by the state courts administrator; 7 (3) Develop standards for continuing education for existing juvenile court 8 professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other 9 personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator; 10 (4) Develop a process to evaluate services and collect relevant outcome data; 11 (5) Develop a standardized assessment form for classifying juvenile offenders; and 12 (6) Develop guidelines for juvenile court judges to use in determining the length of 13 time a child may be detained prior to informal adjustment or formal adjudication. 14 2. Standards, training and assessment forms developed pursuant to subsection 1 of 15 this section shall be developed considering racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. 16 3. Continuing education standards established under subdivision (3) of 17 subsection 1 of this section shall include a requirement that each juvenile officer 18 annually complete one hour of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the 19 guidelines established in section 27.170. The provisions of this subsection shall become 20 effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. HB 2273 19 324.012. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Fresh Start Act of 2 2020". 3 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 4 (1) "Criminal conviction", any conviction, finding of guilt, plea of guilty, or plea of 5 nolo contendere; 6 (2) "Licensing", any required training, education, or fee to work in a specific 7 occupation, profession, or activity in the state; 8 (3) "Licensing authority", an agency, examining board, credentialing board, or other 9 office of the state with the authority to impose occupational fees or licensing requirements on 10 any profession. For purposes of the provisions of this section other than subsection 7 of this 11 section, the term "licensing authority" shall not include the state board of education's 12 licensure of teachers pursuant to chapter 168, the Missouri state board of accountant's 13 licensure of accountants pursuant to chapter 326, the board of podiatric medicine's licensure 14 of podiatrists pursuant to chapter 330, the Missouri dental board's licensure of dentists 15 pursuant to chapter 332, the state board of registration for the healing art's licensure of 16 physicians and surgeons pursuant to chapter 334, the Missouri state board of nursing's 17 licensure of nurses pursuant to chapter 335, the board of pharmacy's licensure of pharmacists 18 pursuant to chapter 338, the Missouri real estate commission's licensure of real estate brokers, 19 real estate salespersons, or real estate broker-salespersons pursuant to sections 339.010 to 20 339.205, the Missouri veterinary medical board's licensure of veterinarian's pursuant to 21 chapter 340, the Missouri director of finance appointed pursuant to chapter 361, or the peace 22 officer standards and training commission's licensure of peace officers or other law 23 enforcement personnel pursuant to chapter 590; 24 (4) "Political subdivision", a city, town, village, municipality, or county. 25 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning January 1, 2021, no person 26 shall be disqualified by a state licensing authority from pursuing, practicing, or engaging in 27 any occupation for which a license is required solely or in part because of a prior conviction 28 of a crime in this state or another state, unless the criminal conviction directly relates to the 29 duties and responsibilities for the licensed occupation as set forth in this section or is violent 30 or sexual in nature. 31 4. Beginning August 28, 2020, applicants for examination of licensure who have 32 pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the 33 following offenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this state, any 34 other state, United States, or any other country, notwithstanding whether sentence is imposed, 35 shall be considered by state licensing authorities to have committed a criminal offense that 36 directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of a licensed profession: HB 2273 20 37 (1) Any murder in the first degree, or dangerous felony as defined under section 38 556.061 excluding an intoxication-related traffic offense or intoxication-related boating 39 offense if the person is found to be a habitual offender or habitual boating offender as such 40 terms are defined in section 577.001; 41 (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape, 42 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second 43 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, statutory sodomy in the 44 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child 45 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual 46 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as 47 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to 48 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or 49 attempting to entice a child; 50 (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest, 51 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree, 52 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a 53 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or trafficking in children; and 54 (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text 55 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text and related offenses: promoting obscenity 56 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to 57 a class E felony, promoting child pornography in the first degree Add ed text sta rt: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 58 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text, promoting 59 child pornography in the second degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 60 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text, possession of child pornography in the 61 first degree Add ed text sta rt: as it existe d pr ior to August 28, 20 26, po ssessio n of child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 62 Added tex t s tart : as i t existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text, possession of child pornography in the second degree Add ed text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 63 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 64 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text, furnishing child pornography to a minor Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor : end added text 65 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor : end added text, furnishing pornographic materials to 66 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material; 67 (5) The offense of delivery of a controlled substance, as provided in section 579.020, 68 may be a disqualifying criminal offense for the following occupations: real estate appraisers 69 and appraisal management companies, licensed pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.549; and 70 nursing home administrators, licensed pursuant to chapter 344; and 71 (6) Any offense an essential element of which is fraud may be a disqualifying 72 criminal offense for the following occupations: private investigators, licensed pursuant to 73 sections 324.1100 to 324.1148; accountants, licensed pursuant to chapter 326; architects, HB 2273 21 74 licensed pursuant to sections 327.091 to 327.172; engineers, licensed pursuant to sections 75 327.181 to 327.271; land surveyors, licensed pursuant to sections 327.272 to 327.371; 76 landscape architects, licensed pursuant to sections 327.600 to 327.635; chiropractors, licensed 77 pursuant to chapter 331; embalmers and funeral directors, licensed pursuant to chapter 333; 78 real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies, licensed pursuant to sections 79 339.500 to 339.549; and nursing home administrators, licensed pursuant to chapter 344. 80 5. If an individual is charged with any of the crimes set forth in subsection 4 of this 81 section, and is convicted, pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of a lesser-included offense and 82 is sentenced to a period of incarceration, such conviction shall only be considered by state 83 licensing authorities as a criminal offense that directly relates to the duties and responsibilities 84 of a licensed profession for four years, beginning on the date such individual is released from 85 incarceration. 86 6. (1) The licensing authority shall determine whether an applicant with a criminal 87 conviction will be denied a license based on the following factors: 88 (a) The nature and seriousness of the crime for which the individual was convicted; 89 (b) The passage of time since the commission of the crime, including consideration of 90 the factors listed under subdivision (2) of this subsection; 91 (c) The relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity, and fitness required to 92 perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the occupation; and 93 (d) Any evidence of rehabilitation or treatment undertaken by the individual that 94 might mitigate against a direct relation. 95 (2) If an individual has a valid criminal conviction for a criminal offense that could 96 disqualify the individual from receiving a license, the disqualification shall not apply to an 97 individual who has been exonerated for a crime for which he or she has previously been 98 convicted of or incarcerated. 99 7. An individual with a criminal record may petition a licensing authority at any time 100 for a determination of whether the individual's criminal record will disqualify the individual 101 from obtaining a license. This petition shall include details on the individual's criminal 102 record. The licensing authority shall inform the individual of his or her standing within thirty 103 days after the licensing authority has met, but in no event more than four months after 104 receiving the petition from the applicant. The decision shall be binding, unless the individual 105 has subsequent criminal convictions or failed to disclose information in his or her petition. If 106 the decision is that the individual is disqualified, the individual shall be notified in writing of 107 the grounds and reasons for disqualification. The licensing authority may charge a fee by rule 108 to recoup its costs as set by rulemaking authority not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each 109 petition. HB 2273 22 110 8. (1) If a licensing authority denies an individual a license solely or in part because 111 of the individual's prior conviction of a crime, the licensing authority shall notify the 112 individual in writing of the following: 113 (a) The grounds and reasons for the denial or disqualification; 114 (b) That the individual has the right to a hearing as provided by chapter 621 to 115 challenge the licensing authority's decision; 116 (c) The earliest date the person may reapply for a license; and 117 (d) That evidence of rehabilitation may be considered upon reapplication. 118 (2) Any written determination by the licensing authority that an applicant's criminal 119 conviction is a specifically listed disqualifying conviction and is directly related to the duties 120 and responsibilities for the licensed occupation shall be documented with written findings for 121 each of the grounds or reasons under paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this subsection by 122 clear and convincing evidence sufficient for a reviewing court. 123 (3) In any administrative hearing or civil litigation authorized under this subsection, 124 the licensing authority shall carry the burden of proof on the question of whether the 125 applicant's criminal conviction directly relates to the occupation for which the license is 126 sought. 127 9. The provisions of this section shall apply to any profession for which an 128 occupational license is issued in this state, including any new occupational license created by 129 a state licensing authority after August 28, 2020. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 130 political subdivisions shall be prohibited from creating any new occupational licenses after 131 August 28, 2020. The provisions of this section shall not apply to business licenses, where 132 the terms "occupational licenses" and "business licenses" are used interchangeably in a city or 133 county charter definition. 324.035. 1. No board, commission, or committee within the division of professional 2 registration shall utilize occupational fees, or any other fees associated with licensing 3 requirements, or contract or partner with any outside vendor or agency for the purpose of 4 offering continuing education classes Added t ext start: unle ss the con tinuing education program is approved by the director of the division of professional registration and is available to all licensees of the board, commission, or committee : end added text 5 Added tex t s tart : unless the con tinuing e duc ation program is approved by t he director of the division of professional registration and is available to all licensees of the board, commission, or committee : end added text 6 of professional registration and is available to all licensees of the board, commission, or committee : end added text 5 Added tex t s tart : unless the con tinuing e duc ation program is approved by t he director of the division of professional registration and is available to all licensees of the board, commission, or committee : end added text 6 Added text start: unless the continuing education program is approved by the director of the division of professional registration and is available to all licensees of the board, commission, or committee : end added text. 7 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a board, commission, or 8 committee within the division of professional registration from utilizing occupational 9 licensure fees for the purpose of participating in conferences, seminars, or other outreach for 10 the purpose of communicating information to licensees with respect to changes in policy, law, 11 or regulations. 329.050. 1. Applicants for examination or licensure pursuant to this chapter shall 2 possess the following qualifications: HB 2273 23 3 (1) They shall provide documentation of successful completion of courses approved 4 by the board, have an education equivalent to the successful completion of the tenth grade, 5 and be at least seventeen years of age; 6 (2) If the applicants are apprentices, they shall have served and completed, as an 7 apprentice under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist, the time and studies required by 8 the board which shall be no less than three thousand hours for cosmetologists, and no less 9 than eight hundred hours for manicurists and no less than fifteen hundred hours for esthetics. 10 However, when the classified occupation of manicurist is apprenticed in conjunction with the 11 classified occupation of cosmetologist, the apprentice shall be required to successfully 12 complete an apprenticeship of no less than a total of three thousand hours; 13 (3) If the applicants are students, they shall have had the required time in a licensed 14 school of no less than one thousand five hundred hours training or the credit hours determined 15 by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal 16 Regulations, as amended, for the classification of cosmetologist, with the exception of public 17 vocational technical schools in which a student shall complete no less than one thousand two 18 hundred twenty hours training. All students shall complete no less than four hundred hours or 19 the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 20 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, for the classification of manicurist. All 21 students shall complete no less than seven hundred fifty hours or the credit hours determined 22 by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal 23 Regulations, as amended, for the classification of esthetician. However, when the classified 24 occupation of manicurist is taken in conjunction with the classified occupation of 25 cosmetologist, the student shall not be required to serve the extra four hundred hours or 26 the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 27 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, otherwise required to include manicuring 28 of nails; and 29 (4) They shall have passed an examination to the satisfaction of the board. 30 2. A person may apply to take the examination required by subsection 1 of this 31 section if the person is a graduate of a school of cosmetology or apprentice program in 32 another state or territory of the United States which has substantially the same requirements 33 as an educational establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person may apply to take 34 the examination required by subsection 1 of this section if the person is a graduate of an 35 educational establishment in a foreign country that provides training for a classified 36 occupation of cosmetology, as defined by section 329.010, and has educational requirements 37 that are substantially the same requirements as an educational establishment licensed under 38 this chapter. The board has sole discretion to determine the substantial equivalency of such 39 educational requirements. The board may require that transcripts from foreign schools be HB 2273 24 40 submitted for its review, and the board may require that the applicant provide an approved 41 English translation of such transcripts. 42 3. Each application shall contain a statement that, subject to the penalties of making a 43 false affidavit or declaration, the application is made under oath or affirmation and that its 44 representations are true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the person signing the 45 application. 46 4. The sufficiency of the qualifications of applicants shall be determined by the board, 47 but the board may delegate this authority to its executive director subject to such provisions as 48 the board may adopt. 49 5. Applications for examination or licensure may be denied if the applicant has 50 pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the 51 following offenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this state, any 52 other state, the United States, or any other country, notwithstanding whether sentence is 53 imposed: 54 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined under section 556.061 or murder in the first 55 degree; 56 (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape, 57 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second 58 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, statutory sodomy in the 59 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child 60 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual 61 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as 62 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to 63 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or 64 attempting to entice a child; 65 (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest, 66 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree, 67 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a 68 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or trafficking in children; and 69 (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text 70 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text and related offenses: promoting obscenity 71 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to 72 a class E felony, promoting child pornography in the first degree Add ed text sta rt: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 73 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text, promoting 74 child pornography in the second degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 75 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text, possession of child pornography in the 76 first degree Add ed text sta rt: as it existe d pr ior to August 28, 20 26, po ssessio n of child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text HB 2273 25 77 material in the first degree, possession of child pornography in the second degree Add ed text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 78 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 79 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text, furnishing child pornography to a minor Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor : end added text 80 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor : end added text, furnishing pornographic materials to 81 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material. 337.618. Added text start: : end added text Each license issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 337.600 to 2 337.689 shall expire on a renewal date established by the director. The term of licensure shall 3 be twenty-four months. The committee shall require a minimum number of thirty clock hours 4 of continuing education for renewal of a license issued pursuant to sections 337.600 to 5 337.689, including two hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment, and management 6 training. The committee shall renew any license upon application for a renewal, completion 7 of the required continuing education hours and upon payment of the fee established by the 8 committee pursuant to the provisions of section 337.612. As provided by rule, the board may 9 waive or extend the time requirements for completion of continuing education for reasons 10 related to health, military service, foreign residency, or for other good cause. All requests for 11 waivers or extensions of time shall be made in writing and submitted to the board before the 12 renewal date. 13 2. The hours of continuing education required for renewal of a license under this 14 section shall include two hours of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the 15 guidelines established in section 27.170. The provisions of this subsection shall become 16 effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. 339.100. 1. The commission may, upon its own motion, and shall upon receipt of a 2 written complaint filed by any person, investigate any real estate-related activity of a licensee 3 licensed under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860 or an individual 4 or entity acting as or representing themselves as a real estate licensee. In conducting such 5 investigation, if the questioned activity or written complaint involves an affiliated licensee, 6 the commission may forward a copy of the information received to the affiliated licensee's 7 designated broker. The commission shall have the power to hold an investigatory hearing to 8 determine whether there is a probability of a violation of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and 9 sections 339.710 to 339.860. The commission shall have the power to issue a subpoena to 10 compel the production of records and papers bearing on the complaint. The commission shall 11 have the power to issue a subpoena and to compel any person in this state to come before the 12 commission to offer testimony or any material specified in the subpoena. Subpoenas and 13 subpoenas duces tecum issued pursuant to this section shall be served in the same manner as 14 subpoenas in a criminal case. The fees and mileage of witnesses shall be the same as that 15 allowed in the circuit court in civil cases. HB 2273 26 16 2. The commission may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing 17 commission as provided by the provisions of chapter 621 against any person or entity licensed 18 under this chapter or any licensee who has failed to renew or has surrendered his or her 19 individual or entity license for any one or any combination of the following acts: 20 (1) Failure to maintain and deposit in a special account, separate and apart from his or 21 her personal or other business accounts, all moneys belonging to others entrusted to him or 22 her while acting as a real estate broker or as the temporary custodian of the funds of others, 23 until the transaction involved is consummated or terminated, unless all parties having an 24 interest in the funds have agreed otherwise in writing; 25 (2) Making substantial misrepresentations or false promises or suppression, 26 concealment or omission of material facts in the conduct of his or her business or pursuing 27 a flagrant and continued course of misrepresentation through agents, salespersons, advertising 28 or otherwise in any transaction; 29 (3) Failing within a reasonable time to account for or to remit any moneys, valuable 30 documents or other property, coming into his or her possession, which belongs to others; 31 (4) Representing to any lender, guaranteeing agency, or any other interested party, 32 either verbally or through the preparation of false documents, an amount in excess of the true 33 and actual sale price of the real estate or terms differing from those actually agreed upon; 34 (5) Failure to timely deliver a duplicate original of any and all instruments to any 35 party or parties executing the same where the instruments have been prepared by the licensee 36 or under his or her supervision or are within his or her control, including, but not limited to, 37 the instruments relating to the employment of the licensee or to any matter pertaining to the 38 consummation of a lease, listing agreement or the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of 39 property, or any type of real estate transaction in which he or she may participate as a 40 licensee; 41 (6) Acting for more than one party in a transaction without the knowledge of all 42 parties for whom he or she acts, or accepting a commission or valuable consideration for 43 services from more than one party in a real estate transaction without the knowledge of all 44 parties to the transaction; 45 (7) Paying a commission or valuable consideration to any person for acts or services 46 performed in violation of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860; 47 (8) Guaranteeing or having authorized or permitted any licensee to guarantee future 48 profits which may result from the resale of real property; 49 (9) Having been finally adjudicated and been found guilty of the violation of any state 50 or federal statute which governs the sale or rental of real property or the conduct of the real 51 estate business as defined in subsection 1 of section 339.010; HB 2273 27 52 (10) Obtaining a certificate or registration of authority, permit or license for himself 53 or herself or anyone else by false or fraudulent representation, fraud or deceit; 54 (11) Representing a real estate broker other than the broker with whom associated 55 without the express written consent of the broker with whom associated; 56 (12) Accepting a commission or valuable consideration for the performance of any of 57 the acts referred to in section 339.010 from any person except the broker with whom 58 associated at the time the commission or valuable consideration was earned; 59 (13) Using prizes, money, gifts or other valuable consideration as inducement to 60 secure customers or clients to purchase, lease, sell or list property when the awarding of such 61 prizes, money, gifts or other valuable consideration is conditioned upon the purchase, lease, 62 sale or listing; or soliciting, selling or offering for sale real property by offering free lots, or 63 conducting lotteries or contests, or offering prizes for the purpose of influencing a purchaser 64 or prospective purchaser of real property; 65 (14) Placing a sign on or advertising any property offering it for sale or rent without 66 the written consent of the owner or his or her duly authorized agent; 67 (15) Violation of, or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting or 68 enabling any person to violate, any provision of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 69 339.710 to 339.860, or of any lawful rule adopted pursuant to sections 339.010 to 339.180 70 and sections 339.710 to 339.860; 71 (16) Committing any act which would otherwise be grounds for the commission to 72 refuse to issue a license under section 339.040; 73 (17) Failure to timely inform seller of all written offers unless otherwise instructed in 74 writing by the seller; 75 (18) Been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo 76 contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the laws of this state or any other state or of the 77 United States, for any offense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions or duties of 78 any profession licensed or regulated under this chapter, or for any offense an essential 79 element of which is fraud, dishonesty or an act of violence, whether or not sentence is 80 imposed; 81 (19) Any other conduct which constitutes untrustworthy, improper or fraudulent 82 business dealings, demonstrates bad faith or incompetence, misconduct, or gross negligence; 83 (20) Disciplinary action against the holder of a license or other right to practice any 84 profession regulated under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860 85 granted by another state, territory, federal agency, or country upon grounds for which 86 revocation, suspension, or probation is authorized in this state; 87 (21) Been found by a court of competent jurisdiction of having used any controlled 88 substance, as defined in chapter 195, to the extent that such use impairs a person's ability to HB 2273 28 89 perform the work of any profession licensed or regulated by sections 339.010 to 339.180 and 90 sections 339.710 to 339.860; 91 (22) Been finally adjudged insane or incompetent by a court of competent 92 jurisdiction; 93 (23) Assisting or enabling any person to practice or offer to practice any profession 94 licensed or regulated under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860 who 95 is not registered and currently eligible to practice under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and 96 sections 339.710 to 339.860; 97 (24) Use of any advertisement or solicitation which: 98 (a) Is knowingly false, misleading or deceptive to the general public or persons to 99 whom the advertisement or solicitation is primarily directed; or 100 (b) Includes a name or team name that uses the terms "realty", "brokerage", 101 "company", or any other terms that can be construed to advertise a real estate company other 102 than the licensee or a business entity licensed under this chapter with whom the licensee is 103 associated. The context of the advertisement or solicitation may be considered by the 104 commission when determining whether a licensee has committed a violation of this 105 paragraph; 106 (25) Making any material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission with regard 107 to any application for licensure or license renewal. As used in this section, "material" means 108 important information about which the commission should be informed and which may 109 influence a licensing decision; 110 (26) Engaging in, committing, or assisting any person in engaging in or committing 111 mortgage fraud, as defined in section 443.930. 112 3. After the filing of such complaint, the proceedings will be conducted in accordance 113 with the provisions of law relating to the administrative hearing commission. A finding of the 114 administrative hearing commissioner that the licensee has performed or attempted to perform 115 one or more of the foregoing acts shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of his 116 license by the commission, or the placing of the licensee on probation on such terms and 117 conditions as the real estate commission shall deem appropriate, or the imposition of a civil 118 penalty by the commission not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each offense. 119 Each day of a continued violation shall constitute a separate offense. 120 4. The commission may prepare a digest of the decisions of the administrative 121 hearing commission which concern complaints against licensed brokers or salespersons and 122 cause such digests to be mailed to all licensees periodically. Such digests may also contain 123 reports as to new or changed rules adopted by the commission and other information of 124 significance to licensees. HB 2273 29 125 5. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, a broker or salesperson's license 126 shall be revoked, or in the case of an applicant, shall not be issued, if the licensee or applicant 127 has pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the 128 following offenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this, any other 129 state, the United States, or any other country, notwithstanding whether sentence is imposed: 130 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined under section 556.061 or murder in the first 131 degree; 132 (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape, 133 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second 134 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, statutory sodomy in the 135 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child 136 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual 137 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as 138 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to 139 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or 140 attempting to entice a child; 141 (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest, 142 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree, 143 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a 144 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or trafficking in children; 145 (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text 146 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text and related offenses: promoting obscenity 147 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to 148 a class E felony, promoting child pornography in the first degree Add ed text sta rt: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 149 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text, promoting 150 child pornography in the second degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 151 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text, possession of child pornography in the 152 first degree Add ed text sta rt: as it existe d pr ior to August 28, 20 26, po ssessio n of child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 153 Added tex t s tart : as i t existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text, possession of child pornography in the second degree Add ed text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 154 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 155 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text, furnishing child pornography to a minor Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor : end added text 156 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor : end added text, furnishing pornographic materials to 157 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material; and 158 (5) Mortgage fraud as defined in section 570.310. 159 6. A person whose license was revoked under subsection 5 of this section may appeal 160 such revocation to the administrative hearing commission. Notice of such appeal must be 161 received by the administrative hearing commission within ninety days of mailing, by certified HB 2273 30 162 mail, the notice of revocation. Failure of a person whose license was revoked to notify the 163 administrative hearing commission of his or her intent to appeal waives all rights to appeal the 164 revocation. Upon notice of such person's intent to appeal, a hearing shall be held before the 165 administrative hearing commission. New Section 537.054. New Section 537.054.: 1 As used in this section, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Child sex trafficking", any act committed by the defendant against the 3 plaintiff that occurred when the plaintiff was under eighteen years of age and that 4 would have been a violation of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211, or 5 566.215; 6 (2) "Injury" or "illness", either a physical injury or illness or a psychological 7 injury or illness. A psychological injury or illness need not be accompanied by physical 8 injury or illness. 9 2. Any action to recover damages from injury or illness caused by child sex 10 trafficking in an action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced within 11 twenty years of the plaintiff attaining twenty-one years of age or within three years of 12 the date the plaintiff discovers, or reasonably should have discovered, that the injury or 13 illness was caused by child sex trafficking. 14 3. This section shall apply to any action commenced on or after August 28, 2026. 542.301. 1. Property which comes into the custody of an officer or of a court as the 2 result of any seizure and which has not been forfeited pursuant to any other provisions of law 3 or returned to the claimant shall be disposed of as follows: 4 (1) Stolen property, or property acquired in any other manner declared an offense by 5 chapters 569 and 570, but not including any of the property referred to in subdivision (2) of 6 this subsection, shall be delivered by order of court upon claim having been made and 7 established, to the person who is entitled to possession: 8 (a) The claim shall be made by written motion filed with the court with which a 9 motion to suppress has been, or may be, filed. The claim shall be barred if not made within 10 one year from the date of the seizure; 11 (b) Upon the filing of such motion, the judge shall order notice to be given to all 12 persons interested in the property, including other claimants and the person from whose 13 possession the property was seized, of the time, place and nature of the hearing to be held on 14 the motion. The notice shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to reach the attention 15 of all interested persons. Notice may be given to unknown persons and to persons whose 16 address is unknown by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. No 17 property shall be delivered to any claimant unless all interested persons have been given a 18 reasonable opportunity to appear and to be heard; HB 2273 31 19 (c) After a hearing, the judge shall order the property delivered to the person or 20 persons entitled to possession, if any. The judge may direct that delivery of property required 21 as evidence in a criminal proceeding shall be postponed until the need no longer exists; 22 (d) A law enforcement officer having custody of seized property may, at any time that 23 seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence, request that the prosecuting attorney of 24 the county in which property was seized file a motion with the court of such county for the 25 disposition of the seized property. If the prosecuting attorney does not file such motion 26 within sixty days of the request by the law enforcement officer having custody of the seized 27 property, then such officer may request that the attorney general file a written motion with the 28 circuit court of the county or judicial district in which the seizure occurred. Upon filing of the 29 motion, the court shall issue an order directing the disposition of the property. Such 30 disposition may, if the property is not claimed within one year from the date of the seizure or 31 if no one establishes a right to it, and the seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence, 32 include a public sale of the property. Pursuant to a motion properly filed and granted under 33 this section, the proceeds of any sale, less necessary expenses of preservation and sale, shall 34 be paid into the county treasury for the use of the county. If the property is not salable, the 35 judge may order its destruction. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if no claim is 36 filed within one year of the seizure and no motion pursuant to this section is filed within six 37 months thereafter, and the seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence, the property 38 shall be deemed abandoned, converted to cash and shall be turned over immediately to the 39 treasurer pursuant to section 447.543; 40 (e) If the property is a living animal or is perishable, the judge may, at any time, order 41 it sold at public sale. The proceeds shall be held in lieu of the property. A written description 42 of the property sold shall be filed with the judge making the order of sale so that the claimant 43 may identify the property. If the proceeds are not claimed within the time limited for the 44 claim of the property, the proceeds shall be paid into the county treasury. If the property is 45 not salable, the judge may order its destruction. 46 (2) Weapons, tools, devices, computers, computer equipment, computer software, 47 computer hardware, cellular telephones, or other devices capable of accessing the internet, 48 and substances other than motor vehicles, aircraft or watercraft, used by the owner or with the 49 owner's consent as a means for committing felonies other than the offense of possessing 50 burglary tools in violation of section 569.180, and property, the possession of which is an 51 offense under the laws of this state or which has been used by the owner, or used with the 52 owner's acquiescence or consent, as a raw material or as an instrument to manufacture, 53 produce, or distribute, or be used as a means of storage of anything the possession of which is 54 an offense under the laws of this state, or which any statute authorizes or directs to be seized, HB 2273 32 55 other than lawfully possessed weapons seized by an officer incident to an arrest, shall be 56 forfeited to the state of Missouri. 57 2. The officer who has custody of the property shall inform the prosecuting attorney 58 of the fact of seizure and of the nature of the property. The prosecuting attorney shall 59 thereupon file a written motion with the court with which the motion to suppress has been, or 60 may be, filed praying for an order directing the forfeiture of the property. If the prosecuting 61 attorney of a county in which property is seized fails to file a motion with the court for the 62 disposition of the seized property within sixty days of the request by a law enforcement 63 officer, the officer having custody of the seized property may request the attorney general to 64 file a written motion with the circuit court of the county or judicial district in which the 65 seizure occurred. Upon filing of the motion, the court shall issue an order directing the 66 disposition of the property. The signed motion shall be returned to the requesting agency. A 67 motion may also be filed by any person claiming the right to possession of the property 68 praying that the court declare the property not subject to forfeiture and order it delivered to 69 the moving party. 70 3. Upon the filing of a motion either by the prosecuting attorney or by a claimant, the 71 judge shall order notice to be given to all persons interested in the property, including the 72 person out of whose possession the property was seized and any lienors, of the time, place 73 and nature of the hearing to be held on the motion. The notice shall be given in a manner 74 reasonably calculated to reach the attention of all interested persons. Notice may be given to 75 unknown persons and to persons of unknown address by publication in a newspaper of 76 general circulation in the county. Every interested person shall be given a reasonable 77 opportunity to appear and to be heard as to the nature of the person's claim to the property and 78 upon the issue of whether or not it is subject to forfeiture. 79 4. If the evidence is clear and convincing that the property in issue is in fact of a kind 80 subject to forfeiture under this subsection, the judge shall declare it forfeited and order its 81 destruction or sale. The judge shall direct that the destruction or sale of property needed as 82 evidence in a criminal proceeding shall be postponed until this need no longer exists. 83 5. If the forfeited property can be put to a lawful use, it may be ordered sold after any 84 alterations which are necessary to adapt it to a lawful use have been made. In the case of 85 computers, computer equipment, computer software, computer hardware, cellular telephones, 86 or other devices capable of accessing the internet, or other devices used in the acquisition, 87 possession, or distribution of child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, child sexual abuse material, : end added text 88 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, child sexual abuse material, : end added text or obscene material, the law enforcement agency in possession of 89 such items may, upon court order, retain possession of such property and convert such 90 property to the use of the law enforcement agency for use in criminal investigations. If there 91 is a holder of a bona fide lien against property which has been used as a means for committing HB 2273 33 92 an offense or which has been used as a raw material or as an instrument to manufacture or 93 produce anything which is an offense to possess, who establishes that the use was without the 94 lienholder's acquiescence or consent, the proceeds, less necessary expenses of preservation 95 and sale, shall be paid to the lienholder to the amount of the lienholder's lien. The remaining 96 amount shall be paid into the county treasury. 97 6. If the property is perishable the judge may order it sold at a public sale or 98 destroyed, as may be appropriate, prior to a hearing. The proceeds of a sale, less necessary 99 expenses of preservation and sale, shall be held in lieu of the property. 100 7. When a warrant has been issued to search for and seize allegedly obscene matter 101 for forfeiture to the state, after an adversary hearing, the judge, upon return of the warrant 102 with the matter seized, shall give notice of the fact to the prosecuting attorney of the county in 103 which the matter was seized and the dealer, exhibitor or displayer and shall conduct further 104 adversary proceedings to determine whether the matter is subject to forfeiture. If the evidence 105 is clear and convincing that the matter is obscene as defined by law and it was being held or 106 displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public, the judge shall declare 107 it to be obscene and forfeited to the state and order its destruction or other disposition; except 108 that, no forfeiture shall be declared without the dealer, distributor or displayer being given a 109 reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition and without the judge having thoroughly 110 examined each item. If the material to be seized is the same as or another copy of matter that 111 has already been determined to be obscene in a criminal proceeding against the dealer, 112 exhibitor, displayer or such person's agent, the determination of obscenity in the criminal 113 proceeding shall constitute clear and convincing evidence that the matter to be forfeited 114 pursuant to this subsection is obscene. Except when the dealer, exhibitor or displayer 115 consents to a longer period, or by such person's actions or pleadings willfully prevents the 116 prompt resolution of the hearing, judgment shall be rendered within ten days of the return of 117 the warrant. If the matter is not found to be obscene or is not found to have been held or 118 displayed for sale, exhibition or distribution to the public, or a judgment is not entered within 119 the time provided for, the matter shall be restored forthwith to the dealer, exhibitor or 120 displayer. 121 8. If an appeal is taken by the dealer, exhibitor or displayer from an adverse judgment, 122 the case should be assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable date and expedited in every 123 way. Destruction or disposition of a matter declared forfeited shall be postponed until the 124 judgment has become final by exhaustion of appeal, or by expiration of the time for appeal, 125 and until the matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding. 126 9. A determination of obscenity, pursuant to this subsection, shall not be admissible in 127 any criminal proceeding against any person or corporation for sale or possession of obscene HB 2273 34 128 matter; except that dealer, distributor or displayer from which the obscene matter was seized 129 for forfeiture to the state. 130 10. When allegedly obscene matter or pornographic material for minors has been 131 seized under a search warrant issued pursuant to subsection 2 of section 542.281 and the 132 matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding the prosecuting attorney of 133 the county in which the matter was seized may file a written motion with the circuit court of 134 the county or judicial district in which the seizure occurred praying for an order directing the 135 forfeiture of the matter. Upon filing of the motion, the court shall set a date for a hearing. 136 Written notice of date, time, place and nature of the hearing shall be personally served upon 137 the owner, dealer, exhibitor, displayer or such person's agent. Such notice shall be served no 138 less than five days before the hearing. 139 11. If the evidence is clear and convincing that the matter is obscene as defined by 140 law, and that the obscene material was being held or displayed for sale, exhibition, 141 distribution or circulation to the public or that the matter is pornographic for minors and that 142 the pornographic material was being held or displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or 143 circulation to minors, the judge shall declare it to be obscene or pornographic for minors and 144 forfeited to the state and order its destruction or other disposition. A determination that the 145 matter is obscene in a criminal proceeding as well as a determination that such obscene 146 material was held or displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public or a 147 determination that the matter is pornographic for minors in a criminal proceeding as well as a 148 determination that such pornographic material was held or displayed for sale, exhibition, 149 distribution or circulation to minors shall be clear and convincing evidence that such material 150 should be forfeited to the state; except that, no forfeiture shall be declared without the dealer, 151 distributor or displayer being given a reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition and 152 without a judge having thoroughly examined each item. A dealer, distributor or displayer 153 shall have had reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition if the matter the prosecutor 154 seeks to destroy is the same matter that formed the basis of a criminal proceeding against the 155 dealer, distributor or displayer where the dealer, distributor or displayer has been charged and 156 found guilty of holding or displaying for sale, exhibiting, distributing or circulating obscene 157 material to the public or pornographic material for minors to minors. If the matter is not 158 found to be obscene, or if obscene material is not found to have been held or displayed for 159 sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public, or if the matter is not found to be 160 pornographic for minors or if pornographic material is not found to have been held or 161 displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to minors, the matter shall be restored 162 forthwith to the dealer, exhibitor or displayer. 163 12. If an appeal is taken by the dealer, exhibitor or displayer from an adverse 164 judgment, the case shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable date and expedited HB 2273 35 165 in every way. Destruction or disposition of matter declared forfeited shall be postponed until 166 the judgment has become final by exhaustion of appeal, or by expiration of the time for 167 appeal, and until the matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding. 168 13. A determination of obscenity shall not be admissible in any criminal proceeding 169 against any person or corporation for sale or possession of obscene matter. 170 14. An appeal by any party shall be allowed from the judgment of the court as in other 171 civil actions. 172 15. All other property still in the custody of an officer or of a court as the result of any 173 seizure and which has not been forfeited pursuant to this section or any other provision of law 174 after three years following the seizure and which has ceased to be useful as evidence shall be 175 deemed abandoned, converted to cash and shall be turned over immediately to the treasurer 176 pursuant to section 447.543. 566.010. As used in this chapter and chapter 568, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Aggravated sexual offense", any sexual offense, in the course of which, the actor: 3 (a) Inflicts serious physical injury on the victim; 4 (b) Displays a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument in a threatening manner; 5 (c) Subjects the victim to sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with more 6 than one person; 7 (d) Had previously been found guilty of an offense under this chapter or under section 8 573.200, child used in sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting sexual performance 9 by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child 10 pornography in the first degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 11 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in 12 the second degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 13 Added tex t s tart : as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text; section 573.037, possession of child pornography Add ed text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text 14 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text; or section 15 573.040, furnishing pornographic materials to minors; or has previously been found guilty of 16 an offense in another jurisdiction which would constitute an offense under this chapter or said 17 sections; 18 (e) Commits the offense as part of an act or series of acts performed by two or more 19 persons as part of an established or prescribed pattern of activity; or 20 (f) Engages in the act that constitutes the offense with a person the actor knows to be, 21 without regard to legitimacy, the actor's: 22 a. Ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption; 23 b. Stepchild while the marriage creating that relationship exists; 24 c. Brother or sister of the whole or half blood; or 25 d. Uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood; HB 2273 36 26 (2) "Commercial sex act", any sex act on account of which anything of value is given 27 to or received by any person; 28 (3) "Deviate sexual intercourse", any act involving the genitals of one person and the 29 hand, mouth, tongue, or anus of another person or a sexual act involving the penetration, 30 however slight, of the penis, female genitalia, or the anus by a finger, instrument or object 31 done for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person or for the 32 purpose of terrorizing the victim; 33 (4) "Forced labor", a condition of servitude induced by means of: 34 (a) Any scheme, plan, or pattern of behavior intended to cause a person to believe 35 that, if the person does not enter into or continue the servitude, such person or another person 36 will suffer substantial bodily harm or physical restraint; or 37 (b) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process; 38 (5) "Sexual conduct", sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse or sexual contact; 39 (6) "Sexual contact", any touching of another person with the genitals or any touching 40 of the genitals or anus of another person, or the breast of a female person, or such touching 41 through the clothing, or causing semen, seminal fluid, or other ejaculate to come into contact 42 with another person, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person 43 or for the purpose of terrorizing the victim; 44 (7) "Sexual intercourse", any penetration, however slight, of the female genitalia by 45 the penis. 566.147. 1. Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or hereafter has been found 2 guilty of: 3 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 4 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 5 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use 6 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or 7 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual 8 exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child pornography in the first degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 9 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 10 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in the second degree Add ed text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 11 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text; 12 section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 : end added text, Added text start: or possession of child sexual abuse material; : end added text 13 Added text sta rt: or posses sion o f child sexual abuse material; : end added text or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic 14 material to minors; or 15 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 16 violation listed in this section; 17 HB 2273 37 18 shall not reside within one thousand feet of any public school as defined in section 160.011, 19 any private school giving instruction in a grade or grades not higher than the twelfth grade, or 20 any child care facility that is licensed under chapter 210, or any child care facility as defined 21 in section 210.201 that is exempt from state licensure but subject to state regulation under 22 section 210.252 and holds itself out to be a child care facility, where the school or facility is in 23 existence at the time the individual begins to reside at the location. Such person shall also not 24 reside within one thousand feet of the property line of the residence of a former victim of such 25 person. 26 2. If such person has already established a residence and a public school, a private 27 school, or child care facility is subsequently built or placed within one thousand feet of such 28 person's residence, or a former victim subsequently resides on property with a property line 29 within one thousand feet of such person's residence, then such person shall, within one week 30 of the opening of such public school, private school, or child care facility, or the former 31 victim residing on the property, notify the county sheriff where such public school, private 32 school, child care facility, or residence of a former victim is located that he or she is now 33 residing within one thousand feet of such public school, private school, child care facility, or 34 property line of the residence of a former victim, and shall provide verifiable proof to the 35 sheriff that he or she resided there prior to the opening of such public school, private school, 36 or child care facility, or the former victim residing on the property. 37 3. For purposes of this section, "resides" means sleeps in a residence, which may 38 include more than one location and may be mobile or transitory, but shall not include 39 transitory or longer term presence in facilities licensed under chapters 197 and 198 for 40 purposes of receiving care, treatment, or services from such licensed facility. 41 4. For the purposes of [Deleted text start: the: end deleted text] Added text start: this : end added text section, one thousand feet shall be measured from the 42 edge of the offender's property nearest the public school, private school, child care facility, or 43 former victim to the nearest edge of the public school, private school, child care facility, or 44 former victim's property. 45 5. Violation of the provisions of subsection 1 of this section is a class E felony except 46 that the second or any subsequent violation is a class B felony. Violation of the provisions of 47 subsection 2 of this section is a class A misdemeanor except that the second or subsequent 48 violation is a class E felony. 566.148. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: 2 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use 5 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or 6 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual HB 2273 38 7 exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child pornography in the first degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 8 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 9 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in the second degree Add ed text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 10 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text; 11 section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 : end added text, Added text start: or possession of child sexual abuse material; : end added text 12 Added text sta rt: or posses sion o f child sexual abuse material; : end added text or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic 13 material to minors; or 14 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 15 violation listed in this section; 16 17 shall not knowingly be physically present in or loiter within five hundred feet of or to 18 approach, contact, or communicate with any child under eighteen years of age in any child 19 care facility building, on the real property comprising any child care facility when persons 20 under the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds, or in the conveyance, 21 unless the offender is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a student present in the building 22 or on the grounds. 23 2. For purposes of this section, "child care facility" shall include any child care 24 facility licensed under chapter 210, or any child care facility that is exempt from state 25 licensure but subject to state regulation under section 210.252 and holds itself out to be a 26 child care facility. 27 3. Violation of the provisions of this section is a class A misdemeanor. 566.149. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: 2 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use 5 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or 6 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual 7 exploitation of a minor; section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text 8 Add ed text sta rt: as it existed pr ior to Au gust 28 , 2026 , or possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text; section 573.025, 9 promoting child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material : end added text 10 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material : end added text; or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic material to minors; or 11 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 12 violation listed in this section; 13 14 shall not be present in or loiter within five hundred feet of any school building, on real 15 property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a 16 school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under HB 2273 39 17 the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds, or in the conveyance, unless 18 the offender is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a student present in the building and 19 has met the conditions set forth in subsection 2 of this section. 20 2. No parent, legal guardian, or custodian who has been found guilty of violating any 21 of the offenses listed in subsection 1 of this section shall be present in any school building, on 22 real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a 23 school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under 24 the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance unless the 25 parent, legal guardian, or custodian has permission to be present from the superintendent or 26 school board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of a public 27 school, if permission is granted, the superintendent or school board president must inform the 28 principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Permission may be granted by 29 the superintendent, school board, or in the case of a private school from the principal for more 30 than one event at a time, such as a series of events, however, the parent, legal guardian, or 31 custodian must obtain permission for any other event he or she wishes to attend for which he 32 or she has not yet had permission granted. 33 3. Regardless of the person's knowledge of his or her proximity to school property or 34 a school-related activity, violation of the provisions of this section is a class A misdemeanor. 566.150. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: 2 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4 section 573.200, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting a sexual 5 performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, 6 promoting child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material : end added text 7 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material : end added text; section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text 8 Add ed text sta rt: as it existed pr ior to Au gust 28 , 2026 , or possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text; or section 573.040, 9 furnishing pornographic material to minors; or 10 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 11 violation listed in this section; 12 13 shall not knowingly be present in or loiter within five hundred feet of any real property 14 comprising any public park with playground equipment, a public swimming pool, athletic 15 complex or athletic fields if such facilities exist for the primary use of recreation for children, 16 any museum if such museum holds itself out to the public as and exists with the primary 17 purpose of entertaining or educating children under eighteen years of age, or Missouri 18 department of conservation nature or education center properties. 19 2. The first violation of the provisions of this section is a class E felony. HB 2273 40 20 3. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a class D felony. 21 4. Any person who has been found guilty of an offense under subdivision (1) or (2) of 22 subsection 1 of this section who is the parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child under the 23 age of eighteen attending a program on the property of a nature or education center of the 24 Missouri department of conservation may receive permission from the nature or education 25 center manager to be present on the property with the child during the program. 566.155. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: 2 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4 section 573.200, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting a sexual 5 performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.037, 6 possession of child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text 7 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text; section 573.025, promoting child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material : end added text 8 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material : end added text; or section 573.040, 9 furnishing pornographic material to minors; or 10 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 11 violation listed in this section; 12 13 shall not serve as an athletic coach, manager, or athletic trainer for any sports team in which a 14 child less than seventeen years of age is a member or shall not supervise or employ any child 15 under eighteen years of age. 16 2. The first violation of the provisions of this section is a class E felony. 17 3. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a class D felony. New Section 566.201. Ne w Section 56 6.2 01.: 0 2 New Section 566.201.: 0 3 New Section 566.201 .: 0 4 New Section 566.201.: 0 566.211. 1. A person commits the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the 2 second degree if he or she knowingly: 3 (1) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, including 4 but not limited to through the use of force, abduction, coercion, fraud, deception, blackmail, 5 or causing or threatening to cause financial harm, a person under the age of eighteen to 6 participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual 7 material as defined in section 573.010, or benefits, financially or by receiving anything of 8 value, from participation in such activities; HB 2273 41 9 (2) Causes a person under the age of eighteen to engage in a commercial sex act, a 10 sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section 11 573.010; or 12 (3) Advertises the availability of a person under the age of eighteen to participate in a 13 commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as 14 defined in section 573.010. 15 2. It shall not be a defense that the defendant believed that the person was eighteen 16 years of age or older. 17 3. Added text start: : end added text The offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree is a felony 18 punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not less than twenty years or life and a fine 19 not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars if the child is under the age of eighteen. If a 20 violation of this section was effected by force, abduction, or coercion, the crime of sexual 21 trafficking of a child shall be a felony for which the authorized term of imprisonment is life 22 imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole until the defendant has served not 23 less than twenty-five years of such sentence. 24 (2) The offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree by a parent, 25 legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a child is a felony for which 26 the authorized term of imprisonment is life imprisonment. As used in this subdivision, 27 "life imprisonment" shall mean imprisonment for the duration of a person's natural 28 life. 566.218. Added text start: : end added text Notwithstanding sections 557.011, 558.019, and 559.021, a person found 2 guilty of violating any provisions of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211, 3 566.212, 566.213, or 566.215 shall be ordered by the sentencing court to pay restitution to the 4 victim of the offense regardless of whether the defendant is sentenced to a term of 5 imprisonment or probation. The minimum restitution ordered by the court shall be in the 6 amount determined by the court necessary to compensate the victim for the value of the 7 victim's labor and/or for the mental and physical rehabilitation of the victim and any child of 8 the victim. 9 2. Any real or personal property that was used, attempted to be used, or 10 intended to be used by the defendant in violating a section listed under subsection 1 of 11 this section may be seized. If such property is seized, the property shall be forfeited as 12 provided under section 513.607. 567.030. 1. A person commits the offense of patronizing prostitution if he or she: 2 (1) Pursuant to a prior understanding, gives something of value to another person as 3 compensation for having engaged in sexual conduct with any person; or HB 2273 42 4 (2) Gives or agrees to give something of value to another person with the 5 understanding that such person or another person will engage in sexual conduct with any 6 person; or 7 (3) Solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with any person in 8 return for something of value. 9 2. It shall not be a defense that the person believed that the individual he or she 10 patronized for prostitution was eighteen years of age or older. 11 3. The offense of patronizing prostitution is a class [Deleted text start: B misdemeanor: end deleted text] Added text start: E felony : end added text, unless 12 the individual who the person patronizes is less than eighteen years of age but older than 13 fifteen years of age, in which case patronizing prostitution is a class [Deleted text start: E: end deleted text] Added text start: D : end added text felony. 14 4. The offense of patronizing prostitution is a class B felony if the individual who the 15 person patronizes is fifteen years of age or younger. Nothing in this section shall preclude the 16 prosecution of an individual for the offenses of: 17 (1) Statutory rape in the first degree pursuant to section 566.032; 18 (2) Statutory rape in the second degree pursuant to section 566.034; 19 (3) Statutory sodomy in the first degree pursuant to section 566.062; or 20 (4) Statutory sodomy in the second degree pursuant to section 566.064. 573.010. As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean: 2 (1) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar, juice bar, restaurant, bottle club, or other 3 commercial establishment, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which 4 regularly features persons who appear semi-nude; 5 (2) "Characterized by", describing the essential character or dominant theme of an 6 item; 7 (3) "Child", any person under the age of fourteen; 8 (4) "Child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text": 9 (a) Any obscene material or performance depicting sexual conduct, sexual contact as 10 defined in section 566.010, or a sexual performance and which has as one of its participants or 11 portrays as an observer of such conduct, contact, or performance a minor; [Deleted text start: or: end deleted text] 12 (b) Any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer 13 or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, 14 mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct where: 15 a. The production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in 16 sexually explicit conduct; 17 b. Such visual depiction is a digital image, computer image, or computer-generated 18 image that is, or is indistinguishable from, that of a minor engaging in sexually explicit 19 conduct, in that the depiction is such that an ordinary person viewing the depiction would 20 conclude that the depiction is of an actual minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; or HB 2273 43 21 c. Such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to show that an 22 identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct. "Identifiable minor" means a 23 person who was a minor at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified; or 24 whose image as a minor was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual depiction; 25 and who is recognizable as an actual person by the person's face, likeness, or other 26 distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature. The 27 term identifiable minor shall not be construed to require proof of the actual identity of the 28 identifiable minor; Added text start: or : end added text 29 (c) Any anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot, or any other item, with 30 features of, or with features that resemble those of, a minor under eighteen years of age 31 intended to be used for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any 32 person, or for the purpose of terrorizing or causing emotional distress to any person; 33 (5) "Employ", "employee", or "employment", any person who performs any service 34 on the premises of a sexually oriented business, on a full-time, part-time, or contract basis, 35 whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent contractor, agent, or 36 otherwise. Employee does not include a person exclusively on the premises for repair or 37 maintenance of the premises or for the delivery of goods to the premises; 38 (6) "Explicit sexual material", any pictorial or three-dimensional material depicting 39 human masturbation, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, direct physical 40 stimulation or unclothed genitals, sadomasochistic abuse, or emphasizing the depiction of 41 postpubertal human genitals; provided, however, that works of art or of anthropological 42 significance shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing definition; 43 (7) "Furnish", to issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, circulate, 44 disseminate, present, exhibit or otherwise provide; 45 (8) "Material", anything printed or written, or any picture, drawing, photograph, 46 motion picture film, videotape or videotape production, or pictorial representation, or any 47 recording or transcription, or any mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction, or stored 48 computer data, or anything which is or may be used as a means of communication. Material 49 includes undeveloped photographs, molds, printing plates, stored computer data and other 50 latent representational objects; 51 (9) "Minor", any person less than eighteen years of age; 52 (10) "Nudity" or "state of nudity", the showing of the human genitals, pubic area, 53 vulva, anus, anal cleft, or the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part 54 of the nipple or areola; 55 (11) "Obscene", any material or performance if, taken as a whole: 56 (a) Applying contemporary community standards, its predominant appeal is to 57 prurient interest in sex; and HB 2273 44 58 (b) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find the 59 material depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; and 60 (c) A reasonable person would find the material lacks serious literary, artistic, 61 political or scientific value; 62 (12) "Operator", any person on the premises of a sexually oriented business who 63 causes the business to function, puts or keeps the business in operation, or is authorized to 64 manage the business or exercise overall operational control of the business premises. A 65 person may be found to be operating or causing to be operated a sexually oriented business 66 whether or not such person is an owner, part owner, or licensee of the business; 67 (13) "Performance", any play, motion picture film, videotape, dance or exhibition 68 performed before an audience of one or more; 69 (14) "Pornographic for minors", any material or performance if the following apply: 70 (a) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find 71 that the material or performance, taken as a whole, has a tendency to cater or appeal to a 72 prurient interest of minors; and 73 (b) The material or performance depicts or describes nudity, sexual conduct, the 74 condition of human genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal, or 75 sadomasochistic abuse in a way which is patently offensive to the average person applying 76 contemporary adult community standards with respect to what is suitable for minors; and 77 (c) The material or performance, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, 78 political, or scientific value for minors; 79 (15) "Premises", the real property upon which a sexually oriented business is located, 80 and all appurtenances thereto and buildings thereon, including but not limited to the sexually 81 oriented business, the grounds, private walkways, and parking lots or parking garages or both; 82 (16) "Promote", to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, mail, deliver, transfer, transmute, 83 publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise, or to offer or agree to 84 do the same, by any means including a computer; 85 (17) "Regularly", the consistent and repeated doing of the act so described; 86 (18) "Sadomasochistic abuse", flagellation or torture by or upon a person as an act of 87 sexual stimulation or gratification; 88 (19) "Semi-nude" or "state of semi-nudity", the showing of the female breast below a 89 horizontal line across the top of the areola and extending across the width of the breast at such 90 point, or the showing of the male or female buttocks. Such definition includes the lower 91 portion of the human female breast, but shall not include any portion of the cleavage of the 92 female breasts exhibited by a bikini, dress, blouse, shirt, leotard, or similar wearing apparel 93 provided the areola is not exposed in whole or in part; HB 2273 45 94 (20) "Sexual conduct", actual or simulated, normal or perverted acts of human 95 masturbation; deviate sexual intercourse; sexual intercourse; or physical contact with a 96 person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or the breast of a female in an act 97 of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification or any sadomasochistic abuse or acts including 98 animals or any latent objects in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification; 99 (21) "Sexually explicit conduct", actual or simulated: 100 (a) Sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral- 101 anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex; 102 (b) Bestiality; 103 (c) Masturbation; 104 (d) Sadistic or masochistic abuse; or 105 (e) Lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person; 106 (22) "Sexually oriented business" includes: 107 (a) An adult bookstore or adult video store. "Adult bookstore" or "adult video store" 108 means a commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business activities, offers for 109 sale or rental for any form of consideration any one or more of the following: books, 110 magazines, periodicals, or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video 111 cassettes, compact discs, digital video discs, slides, or other visual representations which are 112 characterized by their emphasis upon the display of specified sexual activities or specified 113 anatomical areas. A principal business activity exists where the commercial establishment: 114 a. Has a substantial portion of its displayed merchandise which consists of such 115 items; or 116 b. Has a substantial portion of the wholesale value of its displayed merchandise 117 which consists of such items; or 118 c. Has a substantial portion of the retail value of its displayed merchandise which 119 consists of such items; or 120 d. Derives a substantial portion of its revenues from the sale or rental, for any form of 121 consideration, of such items; or 122 e. Maintains a substantial section of its interior business space for the sale or rental of 123 such items; or 124 f. Maintains an adult arcade. "Adult arcade" means any place to which the public is 125 permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or 126 mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image- 127 producing devices are regularly maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per 128 machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are characterized by their 129 emphasis upon matter exhibiting specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; 130 (b) An adult cabaret; HB 2273 46 131 (c) An adult motion picture theater. "Adult motion picture theater" means a 132 commercial establishment where films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar 133 photographic reproductions, which are characterized by their emphasis upon the display of 134 specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas are regularly shown to more than five 135 persons for any form of consideration; 136 (d) A semi-nude model studio. "Semi-nude model studio" means a place where 137 persons regularly appear in a state of semi-nudity for money or any form of consideration in 138 order to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly 139 depicted by other persons. Such definition shall not apply to any place where persons 140 appearing in a state of semi-nudity do so in a modeling class operated: 141 a. By a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; 142 b. By a private college or university which maintains and operates educational 143 programs in which credits are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported 144 entirely or partly by taxation; or 145 c. In a structure: 146 (i) Which has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other 147 advertising that indicates a semi-nude person is available for viewing; and 148 (ii) Where, in order to participate in a class, a student must enroll at least three days in 149 advance of the class; 150 (e) A sexual encounter center. "Sexual encounter center" means a business or 151 commercial enterprise that, as one of its principal purposes, purports to offer for any form of 152 consideration physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between two or more 153 persons when one or more of the persons is semi-nude; 154 (23) "Sexual performance", any performance, or part thereof, which includes sexual 155 conduct by a child who is less than eighteen years of age; 156 (24) "Specified anatomical areas" include: 157 (a) Less than completely and opaquely covered: human genitals, pubic region, 158 buttock, and female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and 159 (b) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and 160 opaquely covered; 161 (25) "Specified sexual activity", includes any of the following: 162 (a) Intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation, or sodomy; or 163 (b) Excretory functions as a part of or in connection with any of the activities 164 described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; 165 (26) "Substantial", at least thirty percent of the item or items so modified; 166 (27) "Visual depiction", includes undeveloped film and videotape, and data stored on 167 computer disk or by electronic means which is capable of conversion into a visual image. HB 2273 47 573.023. 1. A person commits the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor if such 2 person knowingly or recklessly photographs, films, videotapes, produces or otherwise creates 3 obscene material with a minor or child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text. 4 2. The offense of sexual exploitation of a minor is a class B felony unless the minor is 5 a child, in which case it is a class A felony. 573.025. 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text 2 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person 3 possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text 4 of a child less than fourteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears to be a 5 child less than fourteen years of age. 6 2. The offense of promoting child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text in the first 7 degree is a class B felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a minor, in 8 which case it is a class A felony. No person who is found guilty of promoting child 9 [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added t ext st art: sexual abuse material : end added text in the first degree shall be eligible for probation, 10 parole, or conditional release for a period of three calendar years. 11 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider of electronic 12 communication services or remote computing services to monitor any user, subscriber or 13 customer of the provider, or the content of any communication of any user, subscriber or 14 customer of the provider. 573.035. 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text 2 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person 3 possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text 4 of a minor under the age of eighteen or obscene material portraying what appears to be a 5 minor under the age of eighteen. 6 2. The offense of promoting child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added t ext st art: sexual abuse material : end added text in the 7 second degree is a class D felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a 8 minor, in which case it is a class B felony. No person who is found guilty of promoting child 9 [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text in the second degree shall be eligible for probation. 573.037. 1. A person commits the offense of possession of child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] 2 Added t ext st art: sexual abuse material : end added text if such person knowingly or recklessly possesses any child 3 [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text of a minor less than eighteen years of age or obscene 4 material portraying what appears to be a minor less than eighteen years of age. 5 2. The offense of possession of child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text is a class 6 D felony if the person possesses one still image of child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added t ext start: sexual abuse material : end added text 7 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text or one obscene still image. The offense of possession of child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text 8 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text is a class B felony if the person: 9 (1) Possesses: HB 2273 48 10 (a) More than twenty still images of child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text; or 11 (b) More than twenty obscene still images; or 12 (c) Child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text comprised of one motion picture, 13 film, videotape, videotape production, or other moving image; or 14 (d) Obscene material comprised of one motion picture, film, videotape production, or 15 other moving image; or 16 (2) Has previously been found guilty of an offense under this section. 17 3. A person who has committed the offense of possession of child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] 18 Added t ext st art: sexual abuse material : end added text is subject to separate punishments for each item of child 19 [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text or obscene material possessed by the person. 573.038. 1. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes 2 child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text 3 shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the state or the court. 4 2. (1) Notwithstanding Missouri rule of criminal procedure 25.03 or any other rule or 5 statute to the contrary, a court shall deny, in any criminal proceeding, any request by the 6 defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material 7 that constitutes child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text 8 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text, so long as the state makes the property or material reasonably available to 9 the defendant. 10 (2) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, property or material shall 11 be deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the state provides ample opportunity 12 for inspection, viewing, and examination at a state or other governmental facility of the 13 property or material by the defendant, his or her attorney, and any individual the defendant 14 may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial. 573.050. 1. In any prosecution under this chapter evidence shall be admissible to 2 show: 3 (1) What the predominant appeal of the material or performance would be for 4 ordinary adults or minors; 5 (2) The literary, artistic, political or scientific value of the material or performance; 6 (3) The degree of public acceptance in this state and in the local community; 7 (4) The appeal to prurient interest in advertising or other promotion of the material or 8 performance; 9 (5) The purpose of the author, creator, promoter, furnisher or publisher of the material 10 or performance. 11 2. Testimony of the author, creator, promoter, furnisher, publisher, or expert 12 testimony, relating to factors entering into the determination of the issues of obscenity or child HB 2273 49 13 pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material : end added text, shall 14 be admissible. 15 3. In any prosecution under this chapter, when it becomes necessary to determine 16 whether a person was less than seventeen or eighteen years of age, the court or jury may make 17 this determination by any of the following methods: 18 (1) Personal inspection of the child; 19 (2) Inspection of the photograph or motion picture that shows the child engaging in 20 the sexual performance; 21 (3) Oral testimony by a witness to the sexual performance as to the age of the child 22 based on the child's appearance at the time; 23 (4) Expert medical testimony based on the appearance of the child engaging in the 24 sexual performance; or 25 (5) Any other method authorized by law or by the rules of evidence. 26 4. In any prosecution for promoting child pornography in the first or second degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or for promoting child sexual abuse material in the first or second degree : end added text 27 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or for promoting child sexual abuse material in the first or second degree : end added text 28 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or for promoting child sexual abuse material in the first or second degree : end added text, no showing is required that the performance or material involved 29 appeals to prurient interest, that it lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, or 30 that it is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the community as a whole. 573.052. Upon receipt of any information that child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added t ext start: sexual abuse material : end added text 2 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text as defined in section 573.010 is contained on a website, the attorney general shall 3 investigate such information. If the attorney general has probable cause to believe the 4 website contains child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text, the attorney general shall notify 5 a website operator of any child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text site residing on that 6 website operator's server, in writing. If the website operator promptly, but in no event longer 7 than five days after receiving notice, removes the alleged [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: material : end added text from its 8 server, and so long as the website operator is not the purveyor of such child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] 9 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text, it shall be immune from civil liability. If the website operator does 10 not promptly remove the alleged [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: material : end added text, the attorney general may seek an 11 injunction pursuant to section 573.070 to remove the child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added t ext start: sexual abuse material : end added text 12 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text site from the website operator's server. This section shall not be construed to create 13 any defense to any criminal charges brought pursuant to this chapter. 573.215. 1. A person commits the offense of failure to report child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] 2 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text if he or she being a film and photographic print processor, computer 3 provider, installer or repair person, or any internet service provider who has knowledge of or 4 observes, within the scope of the person's professional capacity or employment, any film, 5 photograph, videotape, negative, slide, or computer-generated image or picture depicting a HB 2273 50 6 child under eighteen years of age engaged in an act of sexual conduct fails to report such 7 instance to any law enforcement agency immediately or as soon as practically possible. 8 2. The offense of failure to report child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text is a 9 class B misdemeanor. 10 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider of electronic 11 communication services or remote computing services to monitor any user, subscriber or 12 customer of the provider, or the content of any communication of any user, subscriber or 13 customer of the provider. 589.042. The court or the parole board shall have the authority to require a person 2 who is required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 to give his 3 or her assigned probation or parole officer access to his or her personal home computer as a 4 condition of probation or parole in order to monitor and prevent such offender from obtaining 5 and keeping child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text or from committing an offense under 6 chapter 566. Such access shall allow the probation or parole officer to view the internet use 7 history, computer hardware, and computer software of any computer, including a laptop 8 computer, that the offender owns. 589.400. 1. Sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall apply to: 2 (1) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter adjudicated for an 3 offense referenced in section 589.414, unless such person is exempt from registering under 4 subsection 9 or 10 of this section or section 589.401; 5 (2) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter convicted of, been 6 found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to committing, attempting to commit, or 7 conspiring to commit one or more of the following offenses: kidnapping or kidnapping in the 8 first degree when the victim was a child and the defendant was not a parent or guardian of the 9 child; abuse of a child under section 568.060 when such abuse is sexual in nature; felonious 10 restraint or kidnapping in the second degree when the victim was a child and the defendant is 11 not a parent or guardian of the child; sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a resident of a 12 nursing home or sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the 13 first or second degree; endangering the welfare of a child under section 568.045 when the 14 endangerment is sexual in nature; genital mutilation of a female child, under section 568.065; 15 promoting prostitution in the first degree; promoting prostitution in the second degree; 16 promoting prostitution in the third degree; sexual exploitation of a minor; promoting child 17 pornography in the first degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text 18 Added t ext st art: as i t e xist ed pri or to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree : end added text; promoting child pornography in the second 19 degree Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text 20 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree : end added text; possession of child pornography Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text 21 Added text sta rt: as it exi sted p rior to August 28, 2026; possession of child sexual abuse material : end added text; furnishing pornographic material to minors; HB 2273 51 22 public display of explicit sexual material; coercing acceptance of obscene material; promoting 23 obscenity in the first degree; promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second 24 degree; incest; use of a child in a sexual performance; or promoting sexual performance by a 25 child; patronizing prostitution if the individual the person patronizes is less than eighteen 26 years of age; 27 (3) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been committed to the department of 28 mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath; 29 (4) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been found not guilty as a result of 30 mental disease or defect of any offense referenced in section 589.414; 31 (5) Any juvenile certified as an adult and transferred to a court of general jurisdiction 32 who has been adjudicated for an offense listed under section 589.414; 33 (6) Any juvenile fourteen years of age or older at the time of the offense who has 34 been adjudicated for an offense which is equal to or more severe than aggravated sexual abuse 35 under 18 U.S.C. Section 2241, which shall include any attempt or conspiracy to commit such 36 offense; 37 (7) Any person who is a resident of this state who has, since July 1, 1979, been or is 38 hereafter adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, 39 or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense which, if committed in this state, 40 would constitute an offense listed under section 589.414, or has been or is required to register 41 in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or has been or is 42 required to register under tribal, federal, or military law; or 43 (8) Any person who has been or is required to register in another state, territory, the 44 District of Columbia, or foreign country, or has been or is required to register under tribal, 45 federal, or military law and who works or attends an educational institution, whether public or 46 private in nature, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or 47 institution of higher education on a full-time or on a part-time basis or has a temporary 48 residence in Missouri. "Part-time" in this subdivision means for more than seven days in any 49 twelve-month period. 50 2. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply shall, within three business 51 days of adjudication, release from incarceration, or placement upon probation, register with 52 the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county in which such 53 person resides unless such person has already registered in that county for the same offense. 54 For any juvenile under subdivision (6) of subsection 1 of this section, within three business 55 days of adjudication or release from commitment to the division of youth services, the 56 department of mental health, or other placement, such juvenile shall register with the chief 57 law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county in which he or she resides 58 unless he or she has already registered in such county or city not within a county for the same HB 2273 52 59 offense. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply if not currently registered in 60 their county of residence shall register with the chief law enforcement official of such county 61 or city not within a county within three business days. The chief law enforcement official 62 shall forward a copy of the registration form required by section 589.407 to a city, town, 63 village, or campus law enforcement agency located within the county of the chief law 64 enforcement official. 65 3. The registration requirements of sections 589.400 through 589.425 shall be as 66 provided under subsection 4 of this section unless: 67 (1) All offenses requiring registration are reversed, vacated, or set aside; 68 (2) The registrant is no longer required to register and his or her name shall be 69 removed from the registry under the provisions of section 589.414; or 70 (3) The court orders the removal or exemption of such person from the registry under 71 section 589.401. 72 4. The registration requirements shall be as follows: 73 (1) Fifteen years if the offender is a tier I sex offender as provided under section 74 589.414; 75 (2) Twenty-five years if the offender is a tier II sex offender as provided under section 76 589.414; or 77 (3) The life of the offender if the offender is a tier III sex offender. 78 5. (1) The registration period shall be reduced as described in subdivision (3) of this 79 subsection for a sex offender who maintains a clean record for the periods described under 80 subdivision (2) of this subsection by: 81 (a) Not being adjudicated of any offense for which imprisonment for more than one 82 year may be imposed; 83 (b) Not being adjudicated of any sex offense; 84 (c) Successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, or parole; 85 and 86 (d) Successfully completing an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified 87 by the attorney general. 88 (2) In the case of a: 89 (a) Tier I sex offender, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 90 ten years; 91 (b) Tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for the offense which required 92 registration in a sex offender registry under sections 589.400 to 589.425, the period during 93 which the clean record shall be maintained is twenty-five years. 94 (3) In the case of a: 95 (a) Tier I sex offender, the reduction is five years; HB 2273 53 96 (b) Tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that 97 period for which the clean record under paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) of this subsection is 98 maintained. 99 6. For processing an initial sex offender registration the chief law enforcement officer 100 of the county or city not within a county may charge the offender registering a fee of up to ten 101 dollars. 102 7. For processing any change in registration required pursuant to section 589.414 the 103 chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county may charge the person 104 changing their registration a fee of five dollars for each change made after the initial 105 registration. 106 8. Any person currently on the sexual offender registry or who otherwise would be 107 required to register for being adjudicated for the offense of felonious restraint of a nonsexual 108 nature when the victim was a child and he or she was the parent or guardian of the child, 109 nonsexual child abuse that was committed under section 568.060, or kidnapping of a 110 nonsexual nature when the victim was a child and he or she was the parent or guardian of the 111 child shall be removed from the registry. However, such person shall remain on the sexual 112 offender registry for any other offense for which he or she is required to register under 113 sections 589.400 to 589.425. 114 9. The following persons shall be exempt from registering as a sexual offender upon 115 petition to the court of jurisdiction under section 589.401; except that, such person shall 116 remain on the sexual offender registry for any other offense for which he or she is required to 117 register under sections 589.400 to 589.425: 118 (1) Any person currently on the sexual offender registry or who otherwise would be 119 required to register for a sexual offense involving: 120 (a) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim or 121 any other individual involved, if the victim was an adult, unless the adult was under the 122 custodial authority of the offender at the time of the offense; or 123 (b) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim, 124 the victim was at least fourteen years of age, and the offender was not more than four years 125 older than the victim at the time of the offense; or 126 (2) Any person currently required to register for the following sexual offenses: 127 (a) Promoting obscenity in the first degree under section 573.020; 128 (b) Promoting obscenity in the second degree under section 573.030; 129 (c) Furnishing pornographic materials to minors under section 573.040; 130 (d) Public display of explicit sexual material under section 573.060; 131 (e) Coercing acceptance of obscene material under section 573.065; HB 2273 54 132 (f) Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced 133 labor under section 566.206; 134 (g) Abusing an individual through forced labor under section 566.203; 135 (h) Contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation under 136 section 566.215; or 137 (i) Acting as an international marriage broker and failing to provide the information 138 and notice as required under section 578.475. 139 10. Any person currently on the sexual offender registry for having been adjudicated 140 for a tier I or II offense or adjudicated delinquent for a tier III offense or other comparable 141 offenses listed under section 589.414 may file a petition under section 589.401. 142 11. Any nonresident worker, including work as a volunteer or intern, or nonresident 143 student shall register for the duration of such person's employment, including participation as 144 a volunteer or intern, or attendance at any school of higher education whether public or 145 private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or institution of 146 higher education on a full-time or part-time basis in this state unless granted relief under 147 section 589.401. Any registered offender shall provide information regarding any place in 148 which the offender is staying when away from his or her residence for seven or more days, 149 including the period of time the offender is staying in such place. Any registered offender 150 from another state who has a temporary residence in this state and resides more than seven 151 days in a twelve-month period shall register for the duration of such person's temporary 152 residency unless granted relief under section 589.401. 589.414. 1. Any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register shall, 2 within three business days, appear in person to the chief law enforcement officer of the 3 county or city not within a county if there is a change to any of the following information: 4 (1) Name; 5 (2) Residence; 6 (3) Employment, including status as a volunteer or intern; 7 (4) Student status; or 8 (5) A termination to any of the items listed in this subsection. 9 2. Any person required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall, within 10 three business days, notify the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within 11 a county of any changes to the following information: 12 (1) Vehicle information; 13 (2) Temporary lodging information; 14 (3) Temporary residence information; 15 (4) Email addresses, instant messaging addresses, and any other designations used in 16 internet communications, postings, or telephone communications; or HB 2273 55 17 (5) Telephone or other cellular number, including any new forms of electronic 18 communication. 19 3. The chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county shall 20 immediately forward the registration changes described under subsections 1 and 2 of this 21 section to the Missouri state highway patrol within three business days. 22 4. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes such 23 person's residence or address to a different county or city not within a county, the person shall 24 appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement official with whom the 25 person last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a 26 county having jurisdiction over the new residence or address in writing within three business 27 days of such new address and phone number, if the phone number is also changed. If any 28 person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes his or her state, territory, 29 the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of 30 residence, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement 31 official with whom the person was last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the 32 area in the new state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, 33 or military jurisdiction having jurisdiction over the new residence or address within three 34 business days of such new address. Whenever a registrant changes residence, the chief law 35 enforcement official of the county or city not within a county where the person was 36 previously registered shall inform the Missouri state highway patrol of the change within 37 three business days. When the registrant is changing the residence to a new state, territory, 38 the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction, the 39 Missouri state highway patrol shall inform the responsible official in the new state, territory, 40 the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of 41 residence within three business days. 42 5. Tier I sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this 43 section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement official annually in the month of 44 their birth to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 45 589.407. Tier I sexual offenders include: 46 (1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the offense of: 47 (a) Sexual abuse in the first degree under section 566.100 if the victim is eighteen 48 years of age or older; 49 (b) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if it is a first offense 50 and the punishment is less than one year; 51 (c) Sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101 if the punishment is less 52 than a year; 53 (d) Kidnapping in the second degree under section 565.120 with sexual motivation; HB 2273 56 54 (e) Kidnapping in the third degree under section 565.130; 55 (f) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first 56 degree under section 566.115 if the punishment is less than one year; 57 (g) Sexual conduct under section 566.116 with a nursing facility resident or 58 vulnerable person; 59 (h) Sexual [Deleted text start: contact with a prisoner or offender: end deleted text] Added text start: conduct in the course of public duty : end added text 60 under section 566.145 if the victim is eighteen years of age or older; 61 (i) Sex with an animal under section 566.111; 62 (j) Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation under section 566.209 if the 63 victim is eighteen years of age or older; 64 (k) Possession of child pornography under section 573.037 Add ed text sta rt: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 : end added text 65 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 : end added text; 66 (l) Added text start: Possession of child sexual abuse material under section 573.037; : end added text 67 Added text start: : end added text Sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.093; 68 [(m)] (n) Sexual misconduct in the second degree under section 566.095; 69 [(n)] (o) Child molestation in the second degree under section 566.068 as it existed 70 prior to January 1, 2017, if the punishment is less than one year; or 71 [(o)] (p) Invasion of privacy under section 565.252 if the victim is less than eighteen 72 years of age; 73 (2) Any offender who is or has been adjudicated in any other state, territory, the 74 District of Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of an 75 offense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to the tier I sexual 76 offenses listed in this subsection or, if not comparable to those in this subsection, comparable 77 to those described as tier I offenses under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, 78 Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248. 79 6. Tier II sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this 80 section, shall report semiannually in person in the month of their birth and six months 81 thereafter to the chief law enforcement official to verify the information contained in their 82 statement made pursuant to section 589.407. Tier II sexual offenders include: 83 (1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the offense of: 84 (a) Statutory sodomy in the second degree under section 566.064 if the victim is 85 sixteen to seventeen years of age; 86 (b) Child molestation in the third degree under section 566.069 if the victim is 87 between thirteen and fourteen years of age; 88 (c) Sexual contact with a student under section 566.086 if the victim is thirteen to 89 seventeen years of age; 90 (d) Enticement of a child under section 566.151; HB 2273 57 91 (e) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the offense is of a sexual nature and the 92 victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age; 93 (f) Sexual exploitation of a minor under section 573.023; 94 (g) Promoting child pornography in the first degree under section 573.025 Add ed text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 : end added text 95 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026 : end added text; 96 (h) Added text start : Promo ting c hild sexu al abus e mate rial in the f irst degree under section 573.025; : end added text 97 Added text start: Promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025; : end added text 98 Added text start: : end added text Promoting child pornography in the second degree under section 573.035 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; : end added text 99 Added text start: as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; : end added text 100 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: Promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035 : end added text 101 Added text start: Promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035 : end added text; 102 [(i)] (k) Patronizing prostitution under section 567.030; 103 [(j)] (l) Sexual [Deleted text start: contact with a prisoner or offender: end deleted text] Added text start: conduct in the course of public duty : end added text 104 Added text start: conduct in the course of public duty : end added text under section 566.145 if the victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age; 105 [(k)] (m) Child molestation in the fourth degree under section 566.071 if the victim is 106 thirteen to seventeen years of age; 107 [(l)] (n) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if it is a first 108 offense and the penalty is a term of imprisonment of more than a year; or 109 [(m)] (o) Age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a minor under section 566.153; 110 (2) Any person who is adjudicated of an offense comparable to a tier I offense listed 111 in this section or failure to register offense under section 589.425 or comparable out-of-state 112 failure to register offense and who is already required to register as a tier I offender due to 113 having been adjudicated of a tier I offense on a previous occasion; or 114 (3) Any person who is or has been adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District 115 of Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense 116 of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to the tier II sexual offenses 117 listed in this subsection or, if not comparable to those in this subsection, comparable to those 118 described as tier II offenses under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I 119 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248. 120 7. Tier III sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of 121 this section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement official every ninety days to 122 verify the information contained in their statement made under section 589.407. Tier III 123 sexual offenders include: 124 (1) Any offender registered as a predatory sexual offender as defined in section 125 566.123 or a persistent sexual offender as defined in section 566.124; 126 (2) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the crime of: 127 (a) Rape in the first degree under section 566.030; HB 2273 58 128 (b) Statutory rape in the first degree under section 566.032; 129 (c) Rape in the second degree under section 566.031; 130 (d) Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree under section 568.045 if the 131 offense is sexual in nature; 132 (e) Sodomy in the first degree under section 566.060; 133 (f) Statutory sodomy under section 566.062; 134 (g) Statutory sodomy under section 566.064 if the victim is under sixteen years of 135 age; 136 (h) Sodomy in the second degree under section 566.061; 137 (i) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if the offense is a 138 second or subsequent offense; 139 (j) Sexual abuse in the first degree under section 566.100 if the victim is under 140 thirteen years of age; 141 (k) Kidnapping in the first degree under section 565.110 if the victim is under 142 eighteen years of age, excluding kidnapping by a parent or guardian; 143 (l) Child kidnapping under section 565.115; 144 (m) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first 145 degree under section 566.115 if the punishment is greater than a year; 146 (n) Incest under section 568.020; 147 (o) Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree under section 568.045 with 148 sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with a victim under eighteen years of age; 149 (p) Child molestation in the first degree under section 566.067; 150 (q) Child molestation in the second degree under section 566.068; 151 (r) Child molestation in the third degree under section 566.069 if the victim is under 152 thirteen years of age; 153 (s) Promoting prostitution in the first degree under section 567.050 if the victim is 154 under eighteen years of age; 155 (t) Promoting prostitution in the second degree under section 567.060 if the victim is 156 under eighteen years of age; 157 (u) Promoting prostitution in the third degree under section 567.070 if the victim is 158 under eighteen years of age; 159 (v) Promoting travel for prostitution under section 567.085 if the victim is under 160 eighteen years of age; 161 (w) Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation under section 566.209 if the 162 victim is under eighteen years of age; 163 (x) Sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree under section 566.210; 164 (y) Sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree under section 566.211; HB 2273 59 165 (z) Genital mutilation of a female child under section 568.065; 166 (aa) Statutory rape in the second degree under section 566.034; 167 (bb) Child molestation in the fourth degree under section 566.071 if the victim is 168 under thirteen years of age; 169 (cc) Sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101 if the penalty is a term 170 of imprisonment of more than a year; 171 (dd) Patronizing prostitution under section 567.030 if the offender is a persistent 172 offender; 173 (ee) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the offense is of a sexual nature and the 174 victim is under thirteen years of age; 175 (ff) Sexual [Deleted text start: contact with a prisoner or offender: end deleted text] Added text start: conduct in the course of public duty : end added text 176 Added text start: conduct in the course of public duty : end added text under section 566.145 if the victim is under thirteen years of age; 177 (gg) [Deleted text start: Sexual intercourse with a prisoner or offender under section 566.145;: end deleted text 178 Deleted text start: : end deleted text] Sexual contact with a student under section 566.086 if the victim is under 179 thirteen years of age; 180 [(ii)] (hh) Use of a child in a sexual performance under section 573.200; or 181 [(jj)] (ii) Promoting a sexual performance by a child under section 573.205; 182 (3) Any offender who is adjudicated for a crime comparable to a tier I or tier II 183 offense listed in this section or failure to register offense under section 589.425, or other 184 comparable out-of-state failure to register offense, who has been or is already required to 185 register as a tier II offender because of having been adjudicated for a tier II offense, two tier I 186 offenses, or combination of a tier I offense and failure to register offense, on a previous 187 occasion; 188 (4) Any offender who is adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District of 189 Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense of 190 a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to a tier III offense listed in this 191 section or a tier III offense under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I 192 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248; or 193 (5) Any offender who is adjudicated in Missouri for any offense of a sexual nature 194 requiring registration under sections 589.400 to 589.425 that is not classified as a tier I or tier 195 II offense in this section. 196 8. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 7 of this section, all Missouri 197 registrants who work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any school whether 198 public or private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or 199 institution of higher education, on a full-time or part-time basis or have a temporary residence 200 in this state shall be required to report in person to the chief law enforcement officer in the 201 area of the state where they work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any HB 2273 60 202 school or training and register in that state. "Part-time" in this subsection means for more 203 than seven days in any twelve-month period. 204 9. If a person who is required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 205 to 589.425 changes or obtains a new online identifier as defined in section 43.651, the person 206 shall report such information in the same manner as a change of residence before using such 207 online identifier. 590.050. 1. Added text start: : end added text The POST commission shall establish requirements for the 2 continuing education of all peace officers. 3 Added text start: : end added text Added text start: Each peace officer shall be required to receive two hours of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170 within the law enforcement continuing education one-year reporting period. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. : end added text 4 Added text start: Each peace officer shall be required to receive two hours of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170 within the law enforcement continuing education one-year reporting period. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. : end added text 5 Added text start: Each peace officer shall be required to receive tw o hours of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170 within the law enforcement continuing education one-year reporting period. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. : end added text 6 Added text start: Each peace officer shall be required to receive two hours of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170 within the law enforcement continuing education one-year reporting period. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. : end added text 7 Added text start: Each peace officer shall be required to receive two hours of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the guidelines established in section 27.170 within the law enforcement continuing education one-year reporting period. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. : end added text 8 Added text start: : end added text Peace officers who make traffic stops shall be required to receive three hours of 9 training within the law enforcement continuing education three-year reporting period 10 concerning the prohibition against racial profiling and such training shall promote 11 understanding and respect for racial and cultural differences and the use of effective, 12 noncombative methods for carrying out law enforcement duties in a racially and culturally 13 diverse environment. 14 2. The director shall license continuing education providers and may probate, suspend 15 and revoke such licenses upon written notice stating the reasons for such action. Any person 16 aggrieved by a decision of the director pursuant to this subsection may appeal as provided in 17 chapter 536. 18 3. The costs of continuing law enforcement education shall be reimbursed in part by 19 moneys from the peace officer standards and training commission fund created in section 20 590.178, subject to availability of funds, except that no such funds shall be used for the 21 training of any person not actively commissioned or employed by a county or municipal law 22 enforcement agency. 23 4. The director may engage in any activity intended to further the professionalism of 24 peace officers through training and education, including the provision of specialized training 25 through the department of public safety. 610.131. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.140 to the contrary, a 2 person who [Deleted text start: at the time of the offense was under the age of eighteen, and: end deleted text] has pleaded guilty 3 Added text start: to : end added text or has been convicted [Deleted text start: for: end deleted text] Added text start: of : end added text the offense of prostitution under section 567.020 may apply 4 to the court in which he or she pled guilty or was sentenced for an order to expunge from all 5 official records all recordations of his or her arrest, plea, trial, or conviction. If the court 6 determines that such person [Deleted text start: was under the age of eighteen or: end deleted text] was acting under the coercion, HB 2273 61 7 as defined in section 566.200, of an agent when committing the offense that resulted in a plea 8 of guilty or conviction under section 567.020, the court shall enter an order of expungement. 9 2. Upon granting of the order of expungement, the records and files maintained in any 10 administrative or court proceeding in an associate or circuit division of the circuit court under 11 this section shall be confidential and only available to the parties or by order of the court for 12 good cause shown. The effect of such order shall be to restore such person to the status he or 13 she occupied prior to such arrest, plea, or conviction and as if such event had never taken 14 place. No person as to whom such order has been entered shall be held thereafter under any 15 provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of 16 his or her failure to recite or acknowledge such arrest, plea, trial, conviction, or expungement 17 in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose whatsoever and no such 18 inquiry shall be made for information relating to an expungement under this section. 650.120. 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Cyber Crime 2 Investigation Fund". The treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve 3 disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. The department 4 of public safety shall be the administrator of the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used 5 solely for the administration of the grant program established under this section. 6 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in 7 the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. 8 The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are 9 invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund. 10 2. The department of public safety shall create a program to distribute grants to 11 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces, multijurisdictional 12 enforcement groups, as defined in section 650.153, that are investigating internet sex crimes 13 against children, and other law enforcement agencies. The program shall be funded by the 14 cyber crime investigation fund created under subsection 1 of this section. Not more than 15 three percent of the money in the fund may be used by the department to pay the 16 administrative costs of the grant program. The grants shall be awarded and used to pay the 17 salaries of detectives and computer forensic personnel whose focus is investigating internet 18 sex crimes against children, including but not limited to enticement of a child, possession or 19 promotion of child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text, provide funding for the training of 20 law enforcement personnel and prosecuting and circuit attorneys as well as their assistant 21 prosecuting and circuit attorneys, and purchase necessary equipment, supplies, and services. 22 The funding for such training may be used to cover the travel expenses of those persons 23 participating. 24 3. A panel is hereby established in the department of public safety to award grants 25 under this program and shall be comprised of the following members: HB 2273 62 26 (1) The director of the department of public safety, or his or her designee; 27 (2) Two members appointed by the director of the department of public safety from a 28 list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association; 29 (3) Two members appointed by the director of the department of public safety from a 30 list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri Sheriffs' Association; 31 (4) Two members of the state highway patrol appointed by the director of the 32 department of public safety from a list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri State 33 Troopers Association; 34 (5) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house 35 of representatives; and 36 (6) One member of the senate appointed by the president pro tem. 37 38 The panel members who are appointed under subdivisions (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection 39 shall serve a four-year term ending four years from the date of expiration of the term for 40 which his or her predecessor was appointed. However, a person appointed to fill a vacancy 41 prior to the expiration of such a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. Such 42 members shall hold office for the term of his or her appointment and until a successor is 43 appointed. The members of the panel shall receive no additional compensation but shall be 44 eligible for reimbursement for mileage directly related to the performance of panel duties. 45 4. Local matching amounts, which may include new or existing funds or in-kind 46 resources including but not limited to equipment or personnel, are required for 47 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces and other law 48 enforcement agencies to receive grants awarded by the panel. Such amounts shall be 49 determined by the state appropriations process or by the panel. 50 5. When awarding grants, priority should be given to newly hired detectives and 51 computer forensic personnel. 52 6. The panel shall establish minimum training standards for detectives and computer 53 forensic personnel participating in the grant program established in subsection 2 of this 54 section. 55 7. Multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces and other law 56 enforcement agencies participating in the grant program established in subsection 2 of this 57 section shall share information and cooperate with the highway patrol and with existing 58 internet crimes against children task force programs. 59 8. The panel may make recommendations to the general assembly regarding the need 60 for additional resources or appropriations. 61 9. The power of arrest of any peace officer who is duly authorized as a member of a 62 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task force shall only be exercised HB 2273 63 63 during the time such peace officer is an active member of such task force and only within the 64 scope of the investigation on which the task force is working. Notwithstanding other 65 provisions of law to the contrary, such task force officer shall have the power of arrest, as 66 limited in this subsection, anywhere in the state and shall provide prior notification to the 67 chief of police of a municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the arrest is to take 68 place. If exigent circumstances exist, such arrest may be made and notification shall be made 69 to the chief of police or sheriff as appropriate and as soon as practical. The chief of police or 70 sheriff may elect to work with the multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement 71 task force at his or her option when such task force is operating within the jurisdiction of such 72 chief of police or sheriff. 73 delet ed paragraph start: Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act: : end deleted paragraph 74 dele ted paragraph s tar t: T he p rovision s of the ne w prog ram a uthorize d unde r this section shall be reauthorized on August 28, 2014, and shall expire on December 31, 2024, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and : end deleted paragraph 75 deleted paragraph start: The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall be reauthorized on August 28, 2014, and shall expire on December 31, 2024, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and : end deleted paragraph 76 deleted paragraph start: The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall be reauthorized on August 28, 2014, and shall expire on December 31, 2024, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and : end deleted paragraph 77 dele ted paragraph start: If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall sunset automatically twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and : end deleted paragraph 78 deleted paragraph start: If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall sunset automatically twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and : end deleted paragraph 79 cally twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and : end deleted paragraph 78 deleted paragraph start: If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall sunset automatically twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and : end deleted paragraph 79 deleted paragraph start: If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall sunset automatically twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and : end deleted paragraph 80 dele ted paragraph start: This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset. : end deleted paragraph 81 deleted paragraph start: This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset. : end deleted paragraph] 660.520. 1. There is hereby established in the department of social services a special 2 team, to be known as the "state technical assistance team", to assist in cases of child abuse, 3 child neglect, child sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added t ext start: sexual abuse material : end added text 4 Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text, or child fatality. It shall be the priority of the team to focus on those cases in which 5 more than one report has been received. The team shall: 6 (1) Provide assistance, expertise, and training to child protection agencies and 7 multidisciplinary teams for the investigation and prosecution of child abuse, child neglect, 8 child sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text, or child 9 fatality cases; 10 (2) Assist in the investigation of child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child 11 exploitation, child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added t ext st art: sexual abuse material : end added text, or child fatality cases, upon the 12 request of a local, county, state, or federal law enforcement agency, county, state, or federal 13 prosecutor, a representative of the family courts, medical examiner, coroner, juvenile officer, 14 or department of social services staff. Upon being requested to assist in an investigation, the 15 state technical assistance team shall notify appropriate parties specified in this subdivision of 16 the team's involvement. State technical assistance team investigators licensed as peace 17 officers by the director of the department of public safety pursuant to chapter 590 shall be 18 deemed to be peace officers within the state of Missouri while acting in an investigation or on HB 2273 64 19 behalf of a child. The power of arrest of a state technical assistance team investigator acting 20 as a peace officer shall be limited to offenses involving child abuse, child neglect, child 21 sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text, child fatality, or 22 in situations of imminent danger to the investigator or another person; 23 (3) Assist county multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement protocols for the 24 investigation and prosecution of child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child 25 exploitation, child [Deleted text start: pornography: end deleted text] Added text start: sexual abuse material : end added text, or child fatality cases. 26 2. The team may call upon the expertise of the office of the attorney general, the 27 Missouri office of prosecution services, the state highway patrol, the department of health and 28 senior services, the department of mental health or any other agency or institution. 29 3. Each county may develop a multidisciplinary team for the purpose of determining 30 the appropriate investigative and therapeutic action to be initiated on complaints referenced in 31 subsection 1 of this section reported to the children's division. The multidisciplinary team 32 may include, but is not limited to, a prosecutor, or his or her representative, an investigator 33 from the children's division, a physician, a representative from a mental health care services 34 agency and a representative of the police agency of primary jurisdiction. 35 4. All reports and records made and maintained by the state technical assistance team 36 or local law enforcement relating to criminal investigations conducted pursuant to this 37 section, including arrests, shall be available in the same manner as law enforcement records, 38 as set forth in sections 610.100 to 610.200, and to the individuals identified in subdivision 39 (13) of subsection 2 of section 210.150. All other records shall be available in the same 40 manner as provided for in section 210.150. Bill Body End HB 2273 65

SECOND REGULAR SESSION [TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED] SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NOS. 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 5011S.09T 2026 AN ACT To repeal sections 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 210.1505, 211.326, 324.012, 324.035, 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 455.050, 542.301, 566.010, 566.147, 566.148, 566.149, 566.150, 566.151, 566.155, 566.211, 566.218, 567.030, 573.010, 573.023, 573.025, 573.035, 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 573.110, 573.112, 573.215, 589.015, 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 595.045, 610.131, 650.120, and 660.520, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof fifty-two new sections relating to sexual offenses, with penalty provisions. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Sections 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 210.1505, 2 211.326, 324.012, 324.035, 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 455.050, 542.301, 566.010, 566.147, 3 566.148, 566.149, 566.150, 566.151, 566.155, 566.211, 566.218, 567.030, 573.010, 573.023, 4 573.025, 573.035, 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 573.110, 573.112, 573.215, 589.015, 5 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 595.045, 610.131, 650.120, and 660.520, RSMo, are 6 repealed and fifty-two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 27.117, 7 43.656, 56.265, 67.2540, 168.071, 190.142, 210.1080, 210.1505, 211.326, 324.012, 324.035, 8 329.050, 337.618, 339.100, 455.050, 537.054, 542.301, 566.010, 566.147, 566.148, 566.149, 9 566.150, 566.151, 566.155, 566.201, 566.211, 566.218, 567.030, 573.010, 573.023, 573.025, EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. 10 573.035, 573.037, 573.038, 573.050, 573.052, 573.110, 573.112, 573.114, 573.215, 573.570, 11 573.575, 589.015, 589.042, 589.400, 589.414, 590.050, 595.045, 610.131, 650.120, 660.520, 12 and 660.845, to read as follows: New Section 27.117, . A prosecuting or circuit attorney may request assistance from the 2 attorney general, or one of his or her assistants, to assist in the prosecution of a violation 3 of sections 573.570 or 573.575, where the offense occurred in more than one jurisdiction 4 of the state. The prosecuting or circuit attorney may request any resource or capability 5 of the attorney general when prosecuting such cases. 43.656. It is hereby found and declared that: 2 (1) With the widespread use of computers, the internet and electronic devices to 3 commit crimes and the critical lack of resources at state and local levels; 4 (2) Modern day criminals have learned to exploit the internet and electronic 5 communication to leverage computer technology to reach a virtually unlimited number of 6 victims while maintaining a maximum level of anonymity[Deleted Text, ,, deleted end, ]Added Text, ., added end, Computer crimes will continue 7 to mount, especially in, but not limited to, the areas of child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 8 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, and sexual offenses involving children, consumer fraud and harassment; 9 (3) It is necessary for the protection of the citizens of this state that provisions be 10 made for the establishment of the Missouri regional computer forensics lab to prevent and 11 reduce computer, internet and other electronically based crimes. 56.265. 1. The county prosecuting attorney in any county, other than in a chartered 2 county, shall receive an annual salary computed using the following schedule, when 3 applicable. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year 4 immediately preceding the year for which the computation is done. 5 (1) For a full-time prosecutor the prosecutor shall receive compensation equal to the 6 compensation of an associate circuit judge; 7 (2) For a part-time prosecutor: 8 Assessed Valuation Amount 9 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $37,000 10 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 38,000 11 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 39,000 12 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 41,000 13 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 43,000 14 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 45,000 15 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 47,000 16 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 49,000 17 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 51,000 SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 2 18 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 53,000 19 300,000,000 or more 55,000 20 2. Two thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any prosecuting attorney 21 only if the prosecuting attorney has completedAdded Text, :, added end, 22 New Label: (1), At least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the 23 operations of the prosecuting attorney's office when approved by a professional association of 24 the county prosecuting attorneys of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the 25 professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a 26 certificate of completion to each prosecuting attorney who completes the training program 27 and shall send a list of certified prosecuting attorneys to the treasurer of each county or city 28 not within a county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed 29 to the prosecuting attorney in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for 30 that purposeAdded Text, ; and, added end, 31 New Label: (2), Added Text, One hour of sex and human trafficking training each calendar year consistent with the guidelines established in section 210.1505. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031, added end, 32 Added Text, One hour of sex and human trafficking training each calendar year consistent with the guidelines established in section 210.1505. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031, added end, 33 Added Text, One hour of sex and human trafficking training each calendar year consistent with the guidelines established in section 210.1505. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031, added end, 34 Added Text, One hour of sex and human trafficking training each calendar year consistent with the guidelines established in section 210.1505. The provisions of this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031, added end, . 35 3. Each calendar year, five thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any 36 prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has collected the data described in 37 subsection 2 of section 56.750 in a manner approved by the prosecutors coordinators training 38 council and makes the data described in subsection 2 of section 56.750 readily accessible to 39 the Missouri office of prosecution services. The Missouri office of prosecution services shall 40 provide a certificate of compliance to each prosecuting attorney who complies with this 41 subsection and shall send a list of any certified prosecuting attorney to the respective treasurer 42 of each county or city not within a county. 43 4. For each calendar year, three thousand dollars of the salary shall be payable to any 44 prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has provided discovery to criminal 45 defense attorneys who have entered an appearance on behalf of a defendant in a manner 46 approved by the prosecutors coordinators training council. The Missouri office of 47 prosecution services shall provide a certificate of compliance to each prosecuting attorney 48 who complies with this subsection and shall send a list of any certified prosecuting attorney to 49 the respective treasurer of each county or city not within a county. 50 5. As used in this section, the term "prosecuting attorney" includes the circuit attorney 51 of any city not within a county. 52 6. The prosecuting attorney of any county which becomes a county of the first 53 classification during a four-year term of office or a county which passed the proposition SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 3 54 authorized by subsection 1 of section 56.363 shall not be required to devote full time to such 55 office pursuant to section 56.067 until the beginning of the prosecuting attorney's next term of 56 office or until the proposition otherwise becomes effective. 57 7. The provisions of section 56.066 shall not apply to full-time prosecutors who are 58 compensated pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section. 67.2540. As used in sections 67.2540 to 67.2556, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar establishment in which 3 persons regularly appear in a state of nudity, as defined in section 573.500, or seminudity in 4 the performance of their duties; 5 (2) "Employee", a person who is at least twenty-one years of age and who performs 6 any service on the premises of a sexually oriented business on a full-time, part-time, or 7 contract basis, whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent 8 contractor, agent, or otherwise, and whether or not said person is paid a salary, wage, or other 9 compensation by the operator of said business. The term employee does not include a person 10 exclusively on the premises for repair or maintenance of the premises or equipment on the 11 premises, or for the delivery of goods to the premises; 12 (3) "Nudity" or a "state of nudity", the showing of the human male or female genitals, 13 pubic area, vulva, anus, anal cleft or anal cleavage with less than a fully opaque covering, the 14 showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple, 15 or the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state; 16 (4) "Nuisance", any place in or upon which lewdness, assignation, or prostitution is 17 conducted, permitted, continued, or exists, or any place, in or upon which lewd, indecent, 18 lascivious, or obscene films, or films designed to be projected for exhibition, are 19 photographed, manufactured, developed, screened, exhibited, or otherwise prepared or 20 shown, and the personal property and contents used in conducting and maintaining any such 21 place for any such purpose. The provisions of this section shall not affect any newspaper, 22 magazine, or other publication entered as second class matter by the post office department; 23 (5) "Person", an individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or 24 other legal entity; 25 (6) "Seminude" or in a "seminude condition", a state of dress in which opaque 26 clothing fails to cover the genitals, anus, anal cleft or cleavage, pubic area, vulva, nipple and 27 areola of the female breast below a horizontal line across the top of the areola at its highest 28 point. Seminudity shall include the entire lower portion of the female breast, but shall not 29 include any portion of the cleavage of the human female breast exhibited by wearing apparel 30 provided the areola is not exposed in whole or part; 31 (7) "Sexually oriented business", an adult cabaret or any business which offers its 32 patrons goods of which a substantial or significant portion are sexually oriented material. It SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 4 33 shall be presumed that a business that derives thirty percent or less of its revenue from 34 sexually oriented materials is presumed not to be a sexually oriented business. No building, 35 premises, structure, or other facility that contains any sexually oriented business shall contain 36 any other kind of sexually oriented business; 37 (8) "Sexually oriented materials", any pictorial or three-dimensional material, or film, 38 motion picture, DVD, video cassette, or similar photographic reproduction, that depicts 39 nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse, as defined in section 40 573.010; 41 (9) "Specified criminal activity" includes the following offenses: 42 (a) Prostitution or promotion of prostitution; dissemination of obscenity; sale, 43 distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor; sexual performance by a child; 44 possession or distribution of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; possession or distribution of child sexual abuse material, added end, 45 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; possession or distribution of child sexual abuse material, added end, ; public lewdness; indecent 46 exposure; indecency with a child; engaging in organized criminal activity; sexual assault; 47 molestation of a child; gambling prohibited under Missouri law; or distribution of a controlled 48 substance; or any similar offenses described in this subdivision under the criminal or penal 49 code of other states or countries; 50 (b) For which: 51 a. Less than two years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release 52 from confinement imposed for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is 53 of a misdemeanor offense; 54 b. Less than five years have elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release 55 from confinement for the conviction, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is of a 56 felony offense; or 57 c. Less than five years have elapsed since the date of the last conviction or the date of 58 release from confinement for the last conviction, whichever is the later date, if the convictions 59 are of two or more misdemeanor offenses or combination of misdemeanor offenses occurring 60 within any twenty-four-month period; 61 (c) The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall not prevent a sexually oriented 62 business from being considered a nuisance and closed under section 67.2546; 63 (10) "Specified sexual activities" includes the following acts: 64 (a) The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, 65 anus, or female breasts; 66 (b) Sex acts, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation, 67 or sodomy; or 68 (c) Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth 69 in this subdivision. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 5 168.071. 1. The state board of education may refuse to issue or renew a certificate, or 2 may, upon hearing, discipline the holder of a certificate of license to teach for the following 3 causes: 4 (1) A certificate holder or applicant for a certificate has pleaded to or been found 5 guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of this state, any other 6 state, of the United States, or any other country, whether or not sentence is imposed; 7 (2) The certification was obtained through use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation 8 or bribery; 9 (3) There is evidence of incompetence, immorality, or neglect of duty by the 10 certificate holder; 11 (4) A certificate holder has been subject to disciplinary action relating to certification 12 issued by another state, territory, federal agency, or country upon grounds for which discipline 13 is authorized in this section; or 14 (5) If charges are filed by the local board of education, based upon the annulling of a 15 written contract with the local board of education, for reasons other than election to the 16 general assembly, without the consent of the majority of the members of the board that is a 17 party to the contract. 18 2. A public school district may file charges seeking the discipline of a holder of a 19 certificate of license to teach based upon any cause or combination of causes outlined in 20 subsection 1 of this section, including annulment of a written contract. Charges shall be in 21 writing, specify the basis for the charges, and be signed by the chief administrative officer of 22 the district, or by the president of the board of education as authorized by a majority of the 23 board of education. The board of education may also petition the office of the attorney 24 general to file charges on behalf of the school district for any cause other than annulment of 25 contract, with acceptance of the petition at the discretion of the attorney general. 26 3. The department of elementary and secondary education may file charges seeking 27 the discipline of a holder of a certificate of license to teach based upon any cause or 28 combination of causes outlined in subsection 1 of this section, other than annulment of 29 contract. Charges shall be in writing, specify the basis for the charges, and be signed by legal 30 counsel representing the department of elementary and secondary education. 31 4. If the underlying conduct or actions which are the basis for charges filed pursuant 32 to this section are also the subject of a pending criminal charge against the person holding 33 such certificate, the certificate holder may request, in writing, a delayed hearing on advice of 34 counsel under the fifth amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Based upon such 35 a request, no hearing shall be held until after a trial has been completed on this criminal 36 charge. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 6 37 5. The certificate holder shall be given not less than thirty days' notice of any hearing 38 held pursuant to this section. 39 6. Other provisions of this section notwithstanding, the certificate of license to teach 40 shall be revoked or, in the case of an applicant, a certificate shall not be issued, if the 41 certificate holder or applicant has been found guilty of any of the following offenses 42 established pursuant to Missouri law or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws 43 of Missouri prior to January 1, 2017, any other state or of the United States, or any other 44 country, whether or not the sentence is imposed: 45 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined in section 556.061, or murder in the first degree 46 under section 565.020; 47 (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree under section 48 566.030; forcible rape; rape; statutory rape in the first degree under section 566.032; statutory 49 rape in the second degree under section 566.034; rape in the second degree under section 50 566.031; sexual assault under section 566.040 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sodomy 51 in the first degree under section 566.060; forcible sodomy under section 566.060 as it existed 52 prior to August 28, 2013; sodomy as it existed prior to January 1, 1995; statutory sodomy in 53 the first degree under section 566.062; statutory sodomy in the second degree under section 54 566.064; child molestation in the first degree; child molestation in the second degree; child 55 molestation in the third degree under section 566.069; child molestation in the fourth degree 56 under section 566.071; sodomy in the second degree under section 566.061; deviate sexual 57 assault under section 566.070 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct 58 involving a child under section 566.083; sexual contact with a student under section 566.086; 59 sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.093; sexual misconduct in the first 60 degree under section 566.090 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct in the 61 second degree under section 566.095; sexual misconduct in the second degree under section 62 566.093 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual misconduct in the third degree under 63 section 566.095 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; sexual abuse in the first degree under 64 section 566.100; sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013; 65 sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101; enticement of a child under section 66 566.151; or attempting to entice a child; 67 (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest 68 under section 568.020; abandonment of child in the first degree under section 568.030; 69 abandonment of child in the second degree under section 568.032; endangering the welfare of 70 a child in the first degree under section 568.045; abuse of a child under section 568.060; child 71 used in a sexual performance; promoting sexual performance by a child; or trafficking in 72 children under section 568.175; and SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 7 73 (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, 74 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, and related offenses: promoting obscenity 75 in the first degree under section 573.020; promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in 76 the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to a class E felony under section 573.030; 77 promoting child pornography in the first degree under section 573.025 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025, added end, 78 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025, added end, 79 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025, added end, ; promoting child pornography in the second degree under section 573.035 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035, added end, 80 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035, added end, 81 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035, added end, ; possession of child pornography under section 573.037 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, added end, 82 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, added end, ; Added Text, possession of child sexual abuse material under section 573.037;, added end, 83 Added Text, possession of child sexual abuse material under section 573.037;, added end, furnishing pornographic materials to minors under section 573.040; or coercing 84 acceptance of obscene material under section 573.065. 85 7. When a certificate holder is found guilty of any offense that would authorize the 86 state board of education to seek discipline against that holder's certificate of license to teach, 87 the local board of education or the department of elementary and secondary education shall 88 immediately provide written notice to the state board of education and the attorney general 89 regarding the finding of guilt. 90 8. The certificate holder whose certificate was revoked pursuant to subsection 6 of 91 this section may appeal such revocation to the state board of education. Notice of this appeal 92 must be received by the commissioner of education within ninety days of notice of revocation 93 pursuant to this subsection. Failure of the certificate holder to notify the commissioner of the 94 intent to appeal waives all rights to appeal the revocation. Upon notice of the certificate 95 holder's intent to appeal, an appeal hearing shall be held by a hearing officer designated by the 96 commissioner of education, with the final decision made by the state board of education, 97 based upon the record of that hearing. The certificate holder shall be given not less than thirty 98 days' notice of the hearing, and an opportunity to be heard by the hearing officer, together 99 with witnesses. 100 9. In the case of any certificate holder who has surrendered or failed to renew his or 101 her certificate of license to teach, the state board of education may refuse to issue or renew, or 102 may suspend or revoke, such certificate for any of the reasons contained in this section. 103 10. In those cases where the charges filed pursuant to this section are based upon an 104 allegation of misconduct involving a minor child, the hearing officer may accept into the 105 record the sworn testimony of the minor child relating to the misconduct received in any court 106 or administrative hearing. 107 11. Hearings, appeals or other matters involving certificate holders, licensees or 108 applicants pursuant to this section may be informally resolved by consent agreement or SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 8 109 agreed settlement or voluntary surrender of the certificate of license pursuant to the rules 110 promulgated by the state board of education. 111 12. The final decision of the state board of education is subject to judicial review 112 pursuant to sections 536.100 to 536.140. 113 13. A certificate of license to teach to an individual who has been convicted of a 114 felony or crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not sentence is imposed, shall be issued 115 only upon motion of the state board of education adopted by a unanimous affirmative vote of 116 those members present and voting. 190.142. 1. (1) For applications submitted before the recognition of EMS personnel 2 licensure interstate compact under sections 190.900 to 190.939 takes effect, the department 3 shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of an application, cause such investigation as it 4 deems necessary to be made of the applicant for an emergency medical technician's license. 5 (2) For applications submitted after the recognition of EMS personnel licensure 6 interstate compact under sections 190.900 to 190.939 takes effect, an applicant for initial 7 licensure as an emergency medical technician in this state shall submit to a background check 8 by the Missouri state highway patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation through a 9 process approved by the department of health and senior services. Such processes may 10 include the use of vendors or systems administered by the Missouri state highway patrol. The 11 department may share the results of such a criminal background check with any emergency 12 services licensing agency in any member state, as that term is defined under section 190.900, 13 in recognition of the EMS personnel licensure interstate compact. The department shall not 14 issue a license until the department receives the results of an applicant's criminal background 15 check from the Missouri state highway patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but, 16 notwithstanding this subsection, the department may issue a temporary license as provided 17 under section 190.143. Any fees due for a criminal background check shall be paid by the 18 applicant. 19 (3) The director may authorize investigations into criminal records in other states for 20 any applicant. 21 2. The department shall issue a license to all levels of emergency medical technicians, 22 for a period of five years, if the applicant meets the requirements established pursuant to 23 sections 190.001 to 190.245 and the rules adopted by the department pursuant to sections 24 190.001 to 190.245. The department may promulgate rules relating to the requirements for an 25 emergency medical technician including but not limited to: 26 (1) Age requirements; 27 (2) Emergency medical technician and paramedic education and training 28 requirements based on respective National Emergency Medical Services Education SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 9 29 Standards and any modification to such curricula specified by the department through rules 30 adopted pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245; 31 (3) Paramedic accreditation requirements. Paramedic training programs shall be 32 accredited as required by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; 33 (4) Initial licensure testing requirements. Initial paramedic licensure testing shall be 34 through the national registry of EMTs; 35 (5) [Deleted Text, Continuing education and relicensure requirements, deleted end, ] 36 New paragraph: (a), The department shall require each emergency medical technician, as defined 37 in section 190.100, advanced emergency medical technician, as defined in section 38 190.100, and paramedic, as defined in section 190.100, to complete a one-time four-hour 39 course of training on sex and human trafficking as a condition of relicensure; 40 New paragraph: (b), The training may be conducted online, shall be consistent with the guidelines 41 established in section 210.1505, and shall be available at no cost to the personnel 42 identified in this section and all ambulance services and fire departments. The training 43 may be counted toward elective topics as determined by the department, provided that 44 the content is approved by the department as established by regulation; 45 New paragraph: (c), This requirement shall apply to any relicensure with an effective date after 46 March 31, 2027. The department shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement 47 and document compliance with this requirement; 48 New Label: (d), Added Text, This provision shall expire December 31, 2032, added end, ; and 49 (6) Ability to speak, read and write the English language. 50 3. Application for all levels of emergency medical technician license shall be made 51 upon such forms as prescribed by the department in rules adopted pursuant to sections 52 190.001 to 190.245. The application form shall contain such information as the department 53 deems necessary to make a determination as to whether the emergency medical technician 54 meets all the requirements of sections 190.001 to 190.245 and rules promulgated pursuant to 55 sections 190.001 to 190.245. 56 4. All levels of emergency medical technicians may perform only that patient care 57 which is: 58 (1) Consistent with the training, education and experience of the particular emergency 59 medical technician; and 60 (2) Ordered by a physician or set forth in protocols approved by the medical director. 61 5. No person shall hold themselves out as an emergency medical technician or 62 provide the services of an emergency medical technician unless such person is licensed by the 63 department. 64 6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is 65 created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 10 66 with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. 67 This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 68 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to 69 disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 70 rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid 71 and void. 210.1080. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Child care provider", a person licensed, regulated, or registered to provide child 3 care within the state of Missouri, including the member or members, manager or managers, 4 shareholder or shareholders, director or directors, and officer or officers of any entity 5 licensed, regulated, or registered to provide child care within the state of Missouri; 6 (2) "Child care staff member", a child care provider; persons employed by the child 7 care provider for compensation, including contract employees or self-employed individuals; 8 individuals or volunteers whose activities involve the care or supervision of children for a 9 child care provider or unsupervised access to children who are cared for or supervised by a 10 child care provider; individuals residing in a home where child care is provided who are 11 eighteen years of age or older; or individuals residing in a home where child care is provided 12 who are under eighteen years of age and have been certified as an adult for the commission of 13 an offense; 14 (3) "Criminal background check": 15 (a) A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check; 16 (b) A search of the National Crime Information Center's National Sex Offender 17 Registry; and 18 (c) A search of the following registries, repositories, or databases in Missouri, the 19 state where the child care staff member resides, and each state where such staff member 20 resided during the preceding five years: 21 a. The state criminal registry or repository, with the use of fingerprints being required 22 in the state where the staff member resides and optional in other states; 23 b. The state sex offender registry or repository; and 24 c. The state-based child abuse and neglect registry and database; 25 (4) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education; 26 (5) "Qualifying result" or "qualifying criminal background check", a finding that a 27 child care staff member or prospective child care staff member is eligible for employment or 28 presence in a child care setting described under this section. 29 2. (1) Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a licensed, 30 license-exempt, or unlicensed registered child care facility, the child care provider shall SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 11 31 request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the 32 department. 33 (2) A prospective child care staff member may begin work for a child care provider 34 after receiving the qualifying result of either a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint 35 check or a search of the Missouri criminal registry or repository with the use of fingerprints; 36 however, pending completion of the criminal background check, the prospective child care 37 staff member shall be supervised at all times by another child care staff member who received 38 a qualifying result on the criminal background check within the past five years. 39 (3) Any individual who meets the definition of child care provider but is not 40 responsible for the oversight or direction of the child care facility and does not have 41 independent access to the child care facility shall not Added Text, be, added end, required to request the results of a 42 criminal background check under this section; however, such individual shall be accompanied 43 by an individual with a qualifying criminal background check in order to be present at the 44 child care facility during child care hours. 45 3. The costs of the criminal background check shall be the responsibility of the child 46 care staff member, but may be paid or reimbursed by the child care provider at the provider's 47 discretion. The fees charged for the criminal background check shall not exceed the actual 48 cost of processing and administration. 49 4. Upon completion of the criminal background check, any child care staff member or 50 prospective child care staff member shall be ineligible for employment or presence at a 51 licensed or license-exempt child care facility or an unlicensed child care facility registered 52 with the department and shall be disqualified from receipt of state or federal funds for 53 providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an 54 individual who receives child care benefits if such person: 55 (1) Refuses to consent to the criminal background check as required by this section; 56 (2) Knowingly makes a materially false statement in connection with the criminal 57 background check as required by this section; 58 (3) Is registered, or is required to be registered, on a state sex offender registry or 59 repository or the National Sex Offender Registry; 60 (4) Is listed as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect under sections 210.109 to 61 210.183 or any other finding of child abuse or neglect based on any other state's registry or 62 database; or 63 (5) Has pled guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of: 64 (a) Any felony for an offense against the person as defined in chapter 565; 65 (b) Any other offense against the person involving the endangerment of a child as 66 prescribed by law; 67 (c) Any misdemeanor or felony for a sexual offense as defined in chapter 566; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 12 68 (d) Any misdemeanor or felony for an offense against the family as defined in chapter 69 568; 70 (e) Burglary in the first degree as defined in 569.160; 71 (f) Any misdemeanor or felony for robbery as defined in chapter 570; 72 (g) Any misdemeanor or felony for pornography or related offense as defined in 73 chapter 573; 74 (h) Any felony for arson as defined in chapter 569; 75 (i) Any felony for armed criminal action as defined in section 571.015, unlawful use 76 of a weapon as defined in section 571.030, unlawful possession of a firearm as defined in 77 section 571.070, or the unlawful possession of an explosive as defined in section 571.072; 78 (j) Any felony for making a terrorist threat as defined in section 574.115, 574.120, or 79 574.125; 80 (k) A felony drug-related offense committed during the preceding five years; or 81 (l) Any similar offense in any federal, state, municipal, or other court of similar 82 jurisdiction of which the department has knowledge. 83 5. Household members eighteen years of age or older, or household members under 84 eighteen years of age who have been certified as an adult for the commission of an offense, 85 shall be ineligible to maintain a presence at a home where child care is provided during child 86 care hours if any one or more of the provisions of subsection 4 of this section apply to such 87 members. 88 6. A child care provider may also be disqualified from receipt of state or federal funds 89 for providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an 90 individual who receives child care benefits if such person, or any person eighteen years of age 91 or older residing in the household in which child care is being provided, excluding child care 92 provided in the child's home, has been refused licensure or has experienced licensure 93 suspension or revocation under section 210.221 or 210.496. 94 7. A child care provider shall not be required to submit a request for a criminal 95 background check under this section for a child care staff member if: 96 (1) The staff member received a qualifying criminal background check within five 97 years before the latest date on which such a submission may be made and while employed by 98 or seeking employment by another child care provider within Missouri; 99 (2) The departments of elementary and secondary education, health and senior 100 services, or [Deleted Text, of, deleted end, ] social services provided to the first provider a qualifying criminal 101 background check result, consistent with this section, for the staff member; and 102 (3) The staff member is employed by a child care provider within Missouri or has 103 been separated from employment from a child care provider within Missouri for a period of 104 not more than one hundred eighty consecutive days. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 13 105 8. (1) The department shall process the request for a criminal background check for 106 any prospective child care staff member or child care staff member as expeditiously as 107 possible, but not to exceed forty-five days after the date on which the provider submitted the 108 request. 109 (2) The department shall provide the results of the criminal background check to the 110 child care provider in a statement that indicates whether the prospective child care staff 111 member or child care staff member is eligible or ineligible for employment or presence at the 112 child care facility or receipt of state or federal funds for providing child care services either by 113 direct payment or through reimbursement to an individual who receives child care benefits. 114 The department shall not reveal to the child care provider any disqualifying crime or other 115 related information regarding the prospective child care staff member or child care staff 116 member. 117 (3) If such prospective child care staff member or child care staff member is ineligible 118 for employment or presence at the child care facility, the department shall, when providing 119 the results of criminal background check, include information related to each disqualifying 120 crime or other related information, in a report to such prospective child care staff member or 121 child care staff member, along with information regarding the opportunity to appeal under 122 subsection 9 of this section. 123 (4) If a prospective child care provider or child care provider has been denied state or 124 federal funds by the department for providing child care, he or she may appeal such denial to 125 the department pursuant to section 210.027. 126 9. (1) The prospective child care staff member or child care staff member may appeal 127 a finding of ineligibility for employment or presence at a child care facility in writing to the 128 department to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in his or 129 her criminal background check if his or her finding of ineligibility is based on one or more of 130 the following offenses: 131 (a) Murder, as described in 18 U.S.C. Section 1111; 132 (b) Felony child abuse or neglect; 133 (c) A felony crime against children, including child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, 134 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, ; 135 (d) Felony spousal abuse; 136 (e) A felony crime involving rape or sexual assault; 137 (f) Felony kidnapping; 138 (g) Felony arson; 139 (h) Felony physical assault or battery; 140 (i) A violent misdemeanor offense committed as an adult against a child, including 141 the offense of child abuse, child endangerment, or sexual assault, or a misdemeanor offense SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 14 142 involving child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, 143 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, ; or 144 (j) Any similar offense in any federal, state, municipal, or other court. 145 (2) If a finding of ineligibility is based on an offense not provided for in subdivision 146 (1) of this subsection, the prospective child care staff member or child care staff member may 147 appeal to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in his or her 148 criminal background check or to offer information mitigating the results and explaining why 149 an eligibility exception should be granted. 150 (3) The written appeal shall be filed with the department within ten days from the 151 mailing of the notice of ineligibility. The department shall attempt to verify the accuracy of 152 the information challenged by the individual, including making an effort to locate any missing 153 disposition information related to the disqualifying offense. After the department verifies the 154 accuracy of the information challenged by the individual, the department shall make a final 155 decision on the written appeal, and such decision shall be made in a timely manner. Such 156 decision shall be considered a noncontested final agency decision by the department, 157 appealable under section 536.150. Such decision shall be appealed within thirty days of the 158 mailing of the decision. 159 10. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department from requiring more frequent 160 checks of the family care safety registry established under section 210.903 or the central 161 registry for child abuse established under section 210.109 in order to determine eligibility for 162 employment or presence at the child care facility or receipt of state or federal funds for 163 providing child care services either by direct payment or through reimbursement to an 164 individual who receives child care benefits. 165 11. The department may adopt emergency rules to implement the requirements of this 166 section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is 167 created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies 168 with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. 169 This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 170 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to 171 disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 172 rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2018, shall be invalid 173 and void. 174 12. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any child care facility, as defined 175 in section 210.201, maintained or operated under the exclusive control of a religious 176 organization, as described in subdivision (17) of subsection 1 of section 210.211, unless such 177 facility is a recipient of federal funds for providing care for children, except for federal funds SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 15 178 for those programs that meet the requirements for participation in the Child and Adult Care 179 Food Program under 42 U.S.C. Section 1766. 210.1505. 1. There is hereby created the "Statewide Council [Deleted Text, on Sex, deleted end, ] Added Text, Against Adult, added end, 2 Trafficking and Added Text, the Commercial, added end, Sexual Exploitation of Children" [Deleted Text, to, deleted end, ] Added Text, within the office of the attorney general to make recommendations for a coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of adults and children within the state of Missouri. The council shall, added end, 3 Added Text, within the office of the attorney general to make recommendations for a coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of adults and children within the state of Missouri. The council shall, added end, 4 Added Text, within the office of the attorney general to make recommendations for a coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of adults and children within the state of Missouri. The council shall, added end, 5 Added Text, within the office of the attorney general to make recommendations for a coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of adults and children within the state of Missouri. The council shall, added end, consist of the following members: 6 (1) The following four members of the general assembly: 7 (a) Two members of the senate, with one member to be appointed by the president pro 8 tempore of the senate and one member to be appointed by the minority floor leader of the 9 senate; and 10 (b) Two members of the house of representatives, with one member to be appointed 11 by the speaker of the house of representatives and one member to be appointed by the 12 minority floor leader of the house of representatives; 13 (2) The director of the children's division or his or her designee Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 14 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 15 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; 16 (3) The director of the department of public safety or his or her designee Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 17 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 18 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; 19 (4) The director of the department of mental health or his or her designee Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 20 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 21 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; 22 (5) The director of the office of prosecution services or his or her designee Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 23 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 24 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; 25 (6) The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol or his or her designee 26 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 27 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; 28 (7) The executive director of the statewide network of child advocacy organizations 29 [Deleted Text, specializing in the prevention of child abuse or neglect, deleted end, ] or his or her designee Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 30 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 31 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; 32 (8) The executive director of the statewide coalition against domestic and sexual 33 violence or his or her designee Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 34 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 16 35 (9) The executive director of the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association or his or her 36 designee Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 37 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; 38 (10) The director of the attorney general's human trafficking task force or his or her 39 designee Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, 40 Added Text, who is involved in anti-human trafficking efforts or has knowledge or experience in human trafficking investigations, added end, ; 41 (11) [Deleted Text, Two representatives from agencies providing services to victims of child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation who reflect the geographic diversity of the state and who shall be appointed by the director of the department of social services; and, deleted end, 42 Deleted Text, Two representatives from agencies providing services to victims of child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation who reflect the geographic diversity of the state and who shall be appointed by the director of the department of social services; and, deleted end, 43 Deleted Text, Two representatives from agencies providing services to victims of child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation who reflect the geographic diversity of the state and who shall be appointed by the director of the department of social services; and, deleted end, ] Added Text, A member of the Missouri Hospital Association with experience and knowledge of human trafficking;, added end, 44 Added Text, A member of the Missouri Hospital Association with experience and knowledge of human trafficking;, added end, 45 (12) A member of the judiciary Added Text, with experience in juvenile court, added end, , who shall be 46 appointed by the Added Text, chief justice of the Missouri, added end, supreme courtAdded Text, ;, added end, 47 New paragraph: (13), The commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary 48 education or his or her designee; 49 New paragraph: (14), A designee from the governor's office; 50 New paragraph: (15), A member of the Missouri Sheriffs' Association or a member of the 51 Missouri Police Chiefs Association; and 52 New Label: (16), Added Text, A representative of any other nongovernmental organization deemed necessary by the attorney general, added end, 53 Added Text, A representative of any other nongovernmental organization deemed necessary by the attorney general, added end, . 54 2. A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum. The council 55 shall Added Text, be created within thirty days of August 28, 2026, and shall, added end, hold its first meeting 56 within thirty days after the council's creation [Deleted Text, and organize by selecting a chair and a vice chair, deleted end, 57 Deleted Text, and organize by selecting a chair and a vice chair, deleted end, ]. The council shall meet at [Deleted Text, the call of the chair, deleted end, ] Added Text, least quarterly. The council may create a subgroup to offer recommendations on specific issues as deemed necessary, added end, 58 Added Text, least quarterly. The council may create a subgroup to offer recommendations on specific issues as deemed necessary, added end, . 59 3. [The council shall: 60 Deleted paragraph: (1), Collect and analyze data relating to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of 61 children, including the number of reports made to the children's division under section 62 210.115, any information obtained from phone calls to the national sex trafficking hotline, the 63 number of reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, and any other data 64 important for any recommendations of the council. State departments and council members 65 shall provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill the council's duties; and 66 Deleted paragraph: (2), Collect feedback from stakeholders, practitioners, and leadership throughout the 67 state in order to develop best practices and procedures regarding the response to sex 68 trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including identification and assessment of 69 victims; response and treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; trauma- 70 informed, culturally competent victim-centered services; training for professionals in all 71 systems; and investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 17 72 Deleted paragraph: 4.,] Added Text, There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general. The attorney general shall fix the executive director's compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of, added end, 73 Added Text, There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general. The attorney general shall fix the executive director's compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of, added end, 74 Added Text, There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general. The attorney general shall fix the executive director's compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of, added end, 75 Added Text, There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general. The attorney general shall fix the executive director's compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of, added end, 76 Added Text, There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed by the attorney general. The attorney general shall fix the executive director's compensation and provide for such other administrative personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive director shall serve under the supervision of, added end, the [Deleted Text, department of social services, deleted end, ] Added Text, attorney general, who, added end, 77 shall provide administrative support [Deleted Text, to the council, deleted end, ] Added Text, and necessary office space, added end, . 78 [Deleted paragraph: 5., On or before December 31, 2023, the council shall submit a report of the council's 79 activities to the governor and general assembly and the joint committee on child abuse and 80 neglect under section 21.771. The report shall include recommendations for priority needs 81 and actions, including statutory or regulatory changes relating to the response to sex 82 trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and services for child victims. 83 Deleted paragraph: 6., The council shall expire on December 31, 2023.] 84 New paragraph: 4., New paragraph: (1), There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Commercial Sexual 85 Exploitation of Children Education and Awareness Fund", which shall consist of 86 moneys appropriated to it by the general assembly and any grants, gifts, donations, and 87 bequests. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with 88 sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer shall approve disbursements as required 89 by the attorney general. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, 90 moneys in this fund shall be used to pay for the position of the executive director and for 91 administrative support of the statewide council against adult trafficking and the 92 commercial exploitation of children, education and awareness regarding human 93 trafficking, and anti-trafficking efforts throughout the state of Missouri. 94 New paragraph: (2), Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys 95 remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 96 general revenue fund. 97 New paragraph: (3), The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as 98 other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 99 credited to the fund. 100 New paragraph: 5., There is hereby established the "Committee on Sex and Human Trafficking 101 Training" within the council. 102 New paragraph: 6., The committee shall consist of the following members: 103 New paragraph: (1), A representative of the attorney general's office who is involved in the office's 104 anti-trafficking efforts appointed by the attorney general; 105 New paragraph: (2), A representative of the department of public safety with experience in human 106 trafficking investigations appointed by the director of the department of public safety; 107 New paragraph: (3), A representative from a child advocacy center appointed by the director of a 108 statewide nonprofit organization that advocates for the protection of children; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 18 109 New paragraph: (4), A juvenile officer appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court of 110 Missouri; 111 New paragraph: (5), A representative from an agency providing victim services appointed by the 112 director of the department of social services; 113 New paragraph: (6), A representative from a child abuse medical resource center, as defined in 114 section 334.950, appointed by the director of the department of health and senior 115 services; 116 New paragraph: (7), The executive director of the Missouri office of prosecution services or his or 117 her designee; and 118 New paragraph: (8), A representative from a statewide organization of nurses or emergency 119 nurses. 120 New paragraph: 7., The member who represents the attorney general's office shall serve as chair 121 of the committee. 122 New paragraph: 8., Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but may be 123 reimbursed for actual expenses necessary to the performance of their official duties for 124 the committee. 125 New paragraph: 9., The committee shall annually evaluate, and establish guidelines for, the sex 126 and human trafficking training required under sections 56.265, 190.142, 211.326, 127 337.618, and 590.050. The committee shall produce, and distribute in a digital platform, 128 training that meets its guidelines. The committee may approve training produced by 129 other entities as consistent with its guidelines. 130 New paragraph: 10., Any board, department, or agency that regulates any profession for which 131 sex and human trafficking training is required as described in subsection 9 of this 132 section may provide such training. Funding for the training shall be subject to 133 appropriations. 134 New paragraph: 11., The provisions of subsections 5 to 10 of this section shall become effective on 135 January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. 211.326. 1. The state courts administrator shall: 2 (1) Evaluate existing services by establishing performance standards including 3 performance standards for juvenile courts receiving diversion funds; 4 (2) Develop standards for orientation training for all new juvenile court professional 5 personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other personnel deemed 6 necessary by the state courts administrator; 7 (3) Develop standards for continuing education for existing juvenile court 8 professional personnel, including juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other 9 personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator; 10 (4) Develop a process to evaluate services and collect relevant outcome data; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 19 11 (5) Develop a standardized assessment form for classifying juvenile offenders; and 12 (6) Develop guidelines for juvenile court judges to use in determining the length of 13 time a child may be detained prior to informal adjustment or formal adjudication. 14 2. Standards, training and assessment forms developed pursuant to subsection 1 of 15 this section shall be developed considering racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. 16 New paragraph: 3., Continuing education standards established under subdivision (3) of 17 subsection 1 of this section shall include a requirement that each juvenile officer 18 annually complete one hour of sex and human trafficking training consistent with the 19 guidelines established in section 210.1505. The provisions of this subsection shall 20 become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2031. 324.012. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Fresh Start Act of 2 2020". 3 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 4 (1) "Criminal conviction", any conviction, finding of guilt, plea of guilty, or plea of 5 nolo contendere; 6 (2) "Licensing", any required training, education, or fee to work in a specific 7 occupation, profession, or activity in the state; 8 (3) "Licensing authority", an agency, examining board, credentialing board, or other 9 office of the state with the authority to impose occupational fees or licensing requirements on 10 any profession. For purposes of the provisions of this section other than subsection 7 of this 11 section, the term "licensing authority" shall not include the state board of education's 12 licensure of teachers pursuant to chapter 168, the Missouri state board of accountant's 13 licensure of accountants pursuant to chapter 326, the board of podiatric medicine's licensure 14 of podiatrists pursuant to chapter 330, the Missouri dental board's licensure of dentists 15 pursuant to chapter 332, the state board of registration for the healing art's licensure of 16 physicians and surgeons pursuant to chapter 334, the Missouri state board of nursing's 17 licensure of nurses pursuant to chapter 335, the board of pharmacy's licensure of pharmacists 18 pursuant to chapter 338, the Missouri real estate commission's licensure of real estate brokers, 19 real estate salespersons, or real estate broker-salespersons pursuant to sections 339.010 to 20 339.205, the Missouri veterinary medical board's licensure of veterinarian's pursuant to 21 chapter 340, the Missouri director of finance appointed pursuant to chapter 361, or the peace 22 officer standards and training commission's licensure of peace officers or other law 23 enforcement personnel pursuant to chapter 590; 24 (4) "Political subdivision", a city, town, village, municipality, or county. 25 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning January 1, 2021, no person 26 shall be disqualified by a state licensing authority from pursuing, practicing, or engaging in 27 any occupation for which a license is required solely or in part because of a prior conviction SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 20 28 of a crime in this state or another state, unless the criminal conviction directly relates to the 29 duties and responsibilities for the licensed occupation as set forth in this section or is violent 30 or sexual in nature. 31 4. Beginning August 28, 2020, applicants for examination of licensure who have 32 pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the 33 following offenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this state, any 34 other state, United States, or any other country, notwithstanding whether sentence is imposed, 35 shall be considered by state licensing authorities to have committed a criminal offense that 36 directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of a licensed profession: 37 (1) Any murder in the first degree, or dangerous felony as defined under section 38 556.061 excluding an intoxication-related traffic offense or intoxication-related boating 39 offense if the person is found to be a habitual offender or habitual boating offender as such 40 terms are defined in section 577.001; 41 (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape, 42 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second 43 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, statutory sodomy in the 44 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child 45 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual 46 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as 47 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to 48 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or 49 attempting to entice a child; 50 (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest, 51 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree, 52 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a 53 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or trafficking in children; and 54 (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, 55 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, and related offenses: promoting obscenity 56 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to 57 a class E felony, promoting child pornography in the first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 58 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, , promoting 59 child pornography in the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 60 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, , possession of child pornography in the 61 first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 62 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, , possession of child pornography in the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 63 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 64 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, , furnishing child pornography to a minor Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor, added end, SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 21 65 furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor, furnishing pornographic materials to 66 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material; 67 (5) The offense of delivery of a controlled substance, as provided in section 579.020, 68 may be a disqualifying criminal offense for the following occupations: real estate appraisers 69 and appraisal management companies, licensed pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.549; and 70 nursing home administrators, licensed pursuant to chapter 344; and 71 (6) Any offense an essential element of which is fraud may be a disqualifying 72 criminal offense for the following occupations: private investigators, licensed pursuant to 73 sections 324.1100 to 324.1148; accountants, licensed pursuant to chapter 326; architects, 74 licensed pursuant to sections 327.091 to 327.172; engineers, licensed pursuant to sections 75 327.181 to 327.271; land surveyors, licensed pursuant to sections 327.272 to 327.371; 76 landscape architects, licensed pursuant to sections 327.600 to 327.635; chiropractors, licensed 77 pursuant to chapter 331; embalmers and funeral directors, licensed pursuant to chapter 333; 78 real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies, licensed pursuant to sections 79 339.500 to 339.549; and nursing home administrators, licensed pursuant to chapter 344. 80 5. If an individual is charged with any of the crimes set forth in subsection 4 of this 81 section, and is convicted, pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of a lesser-included offense and 82 is sentenced to a period of incarceration, such conviction shall only be considered by state 83 licensing authorities as a criminal offense that directly relates to the duties and responsibilities 84 of a licensed profession for four years, beginning on the date such individual is released from 85 incarceration. 86 6. (1) The licensing authority shall determine whether an applicant with a criminal 87 conviction will be denied a license based on the following factors: 88 (a) The nature and seriousness of the crime for which the individual was convicted; 89 (b) The passage of time since the commission of the crime, including consideration of 90 the factors listed under subdivision (2) of this subsection; 91 (c) The relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity, and fitness required to 92 perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the occupation; and 93 (d) Any evidence of rehabilitation or treatment undertaken by the individual that 94 might mitigate against a direct relation. 95 (2) If an individual has a valid criminal conviction for a criminal offense that could 96 disqualify the individual from receiving a license, the disqualification shall not apply to an 97 individual who has been exonerated for a crime for which he or she has previously been 98 convicted of or incarcerated. 99 7. An individual with a criminal record may petition a licensing authority at any time 100 for a determination of whether the individual's criminal record will disqualify the individual 101 from obtaining a license. This petition shall include details on the individual's criminal SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 22 102 record. The licensing authority shall inform the individual of his or her standing within thirty 103 days after the licensing authority has met, but in no event more than four months after 104 receiving the petition from the applicant. The decision shall be binding, unless the individual 105 has subsequent criminal convictions or failed to disclose information in his or her petition. If 106 the decision is that the individual is disqualified, the individual shall be notified in writing of 107 the grounds and reasons for disqualification. The licensing authority may charge a fee by rule 108 to recoup its costs as set by rulemaking authority not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each 109 petition. 110 8. (1) If a licensing authority denies an individual a license solely or in part because 111 of the individual's prior conviction of a crime, the licensing authority shall notify the 112 individual in writing of the following: 113 (a) The grounds and reasons for the denial or disqualification; 114 (b) That the individual has the right to a hearing as provided by chapter 621 to 115 challenge the licensing authority's decision; 116 (c) The earliest date the person may reapply for a license; and 117 (d) That evidence of rehabilitation may be considered upon reapplication. 118 (2) Any written determination by the licensing authority that an applicant's criminal 119 conviction is a specifically listed disqualifying conviction and is directly related to the duties 120 and responsibilities for the licensed occupation shall be documented with written findings for 121 each of the grounds or reasons under paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this subsection by 122 clear and convincing evidence sufficient for a reviewing court. 123 (3) In any administrative hearing or civil litigation authorized under this subsection, 124 the licensing authority shall carry the burden of proof on the question of whether the 125 applicant's criminal conviction directly relates to the occupation for which the license is 126 sought. 127 9. The provisions of this section shall apply to any profession for which an 128 occupational license is issued in this state, including any new occupational license created by 129 a state licensing authority after August 28, 2020. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 130 political subdivisions shall be prohibited from creating any new occupational licenses after 131 August 28, 2020. The provisions of this section shall not apply to business licenses, where 132 the terms "occupational licenses" and "business licenses" are used interchangeably in a city or 133 county charter definition. 324.035. 1. No board, commission, or committee within the division of professional 2 registration shall utilize occupational fees, or any other fees associated with licensing 3 requirements, or contract or partner with any outside vendor or agency for the purpose of 4 offering continuing education classes Added Text, unless the continuing education program is approved by the director of the division of professional registration and is available to all licensees of the board, commission, or committee, added end, SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 23 5 approved by the director of the division of professional registration and is available to 6 all licensees of the board, commission, or committee. 7 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a board, commission, or 8 committee within the division of professional registration from utilizing occupational 9 licensure fees for the purpose of participating in conferences, seminars, or other outreach for 10 the purpose of communicating information to licensees with respect to changes in policy, law, 11 or regulations. 329.050. 1. Applicants for examination or licensure pursuant to this chapter shall 2 possess the following qualifications: 3 (1) They shall provide documentation of successful completion of courses approved 4 by the board, have an education equivalent to the successful completion of the tenth grade, 5 and be at least seventeen years of age; 6 (2) If the applicants are apprentices, they shall have served and completed, as an 7 apprentice under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist, the time and studies required by 8 the board which shall be no less than three thousand hours for cosmetologists, and no less 9 than eight hundred hours for manicurists and no less than fifteen hundred hours for esthetics. 10 However, when the classified occupation of manicurist is apprenticed in conjunction with the 11 classified occupation of cosmetologist, the apprentice shall be required to successfully 12 complete an apprenticeship of no less than a total of three thousand hours; 13 (3) If the applicants are students, they shall have had the required time in a licensed 14 school of no less than one thousand five hundred hours training or the credit hours determined 15 by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal 16 Regulations, as amended, for the classification of cosmetologist, with the exception of public 17 vocational technical schools in which a student shall complete no less than one thousand two 18 hundred twenty hours training. All students shall complete no less than four hundred hours or 19 the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 20 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, for the classification of manicurist. All 21 students shall complete no less than seven hundred fifty hours or the credit hours determined 22 by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal 23 Regulations, as amended, for the classification of esthetician. However, when the classified 24 occupation of manicurist is taken in conjunction with the classified occupation of 25 cosmetologist, the student shall not be required to serve the extra four hundred hours or 26 the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 27 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, otherwise required to include manicuring 28 of nails; and 29 (4) They shall have passed an examination to the satisfaction of the board. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 24 30 2. A person may apply to take the examination required by subsection 1 of this 31 section if the person is a graduate of a school of cosmetology or apprentice program in 32 another state or territory of the United States which has substantially the same requirements 33 as an educational establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person may apply to take 34 the examination required by subsection 1 of this section if the person is a graduate of an 35 educational establishment in a foreign country that provides training for a classified 36 occupation of cosmetology, as defined by section 329.010, and has educational requirements 37 that are substantially the same requirements as an educational establishment licensed under 38 this chapter. The board has sole discretion to determine the substantial equivalency of such 39 educational requirements. The board may require that transcripts from foreign schools be 40 submitted for its review, and the board may require that the applicant provide an approved 41 English translation of such transcripts. 42 3. Each application shall contain a statement that, subject to the penalties of making a 43 false affidavit or declaration, the application is made under oath or affirmation and that its 44 representations are true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the person signing the 45 application. 46 4. The sufficiency of the qualifications of applicants shall be determined by the board, 47 but the board may delegate this authority to its executive director subject to such provisions as 48 the board may adopt. 49 5. Applications for examination or licensure may be denied if the applicant has 50 pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the 51 following offenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this state, any 52 other state, the United States, or any other country, notwithstanding whether sentence is 53 imposed: 54 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined under section 556.061 or murder in the first 55 degree; 56 (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape, 57 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second 58 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, statutory sodomy in the 59 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child 60 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual 61 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as 62 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to 63 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or 64 attempting to entice a child; 65 (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest, 66 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree, SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 25 67 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a 68 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or trafficking in children; and 69 (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, 70 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, and related offenses: promoting obscenity 71 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to 72 a class E felony, promoting child pornography in the first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 73 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, , promoting 74 child pornography in the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 75 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, , possession of child pornography in the 76 first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 77 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, , possession of child pornography in the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 78 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 79 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, , furnishing child pornography to a minor Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor, added end, 80 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor, added end, , furnishing pornographic materials to 81 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material. 337.618. New Label: 1., Each license issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 337.600 to 2 337.689 shall expire on a renewal date established by the director. The term of licensure shall 3 be twenty-four months. The committee shall require a minimum number of thirty clock hours 4 of continuing education for renewal of a license issued pursuant to sections 337.600 to 5 337.689, including two hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment, and management 6 training. The committee shall renew any license upon application for a renewal, completion 7 of the required continuing education hours and upon payment of the fee established by the 8 committee pursuant to the provisions of section 337.612. As provided by rule, the board may 9 waive or extend the time requirements for completion of continuing education for reasons 10 related to health, military service, foreign residency, or for other good cause. All requests for 11 waivers or extensions of time shall be made in writing and submitted to the board before the 12 renewal date. 13 New paragraph: 2., The hours of continuing education required for renewal of a license under this 14 section shall include two hours of sex and human trafficking training for the first 15 renewal cycle after initial licensure and one hour of sex and human trafficking training 16 for each licensure renewal thereafter consistent with the guidelines established in section 17 210.1505. The provisions of this subsection shall become effective on January 1, 2027, 18 and shall expire on December 31, 2031. 339.100. 1. The commission may, upon its own motion, and shall upon receipt of a 2 written complaint filed by any person, investigate any real estate-related activity of a licensee 3 licensed under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860 or an individual 4 or entity acting as or representing themselves as a real estate licensee. In conducting such SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 26 5 investigation, if the questioned activity or written complaint involves an affiliated licensee, 6 the commission may forward a copy of the information received to the affiliated licensee's 7 designated broker. The commission shall have the power to hold an investigatory hearing to 8 determine whether there is a probability of a violation of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and 9 sections 339.710 to 339.860. The commission shall have the power to issue a subpoena to 10 compel the production of records and papers bearing on the complaint. The commission shall 11 have the power to issue a subpoena and to compel any person in this state to come before the 12 commission to offer testimony or any material specified in the subpoena. Subpoenas and 13 subpoenas duces tecum issued pursuant to this section shall be served in the same manner as 14 subpoenas in a criminal case. The fees and mileage of witnesses shall be the same as that 15 allowed in the circuit court in civil cases. 16 2. The commission may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing 17 commission as provided by the provisions of chapter 621 against any person or entity licensed 18 under this chapter or any licensee who has failed to renew or has surrendered his or her 19 individual or entity license for any one or any combination of the following acts: 20 (1) Failure to maintain and deposit in a special account, separate and apart from his or 21 her personal or other business accounts, all moneys belonging to others entrusted to him or 22 her while acting as a real estate broker or as the temporary custodian of the funds of others, 23 until the transaction involved is consummated or terminated, unless all parties having an 24 interest in the funds have agreed otherwise in writing; 25 (2) Making substantial misrepresentations or false promises or suppression, 26 concealment or omission of material facts in the conduct of his or her business or pursuing 27 a flagrant and continued course of misrepresentation through agents, salespersons, advertising 28 or otherwise in any transaction; 29 (3) Failing within a reasonable time to account for or to remit any moneys, valuable 30 documents or other property, coming into his or her possession, which belongs to others; 31 (4) Representing to any lender, guaranteeing agency, or any other interested party, 32 either verbally or through the preparation of false documents, an amount in excess of the true 33 and actual sale price of the real estate or terms differing from those actually agreed upon; 34 (5) Failure to timely deliver a duplicate original of any and all instruments to any 35 party or parties executing the same where the instruments have been prepared by the licensee 36 or under his or her supervision or are within his or her control, including, but not limited to, 37 the instruments relating to the employment of the licensee or to any matter pertaining to the 38 consummation of a lease, listing agreement or the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of 39 property, or any type of real estate transaction in which he or she may participate as a 40 licensee; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 27 41 (6) Acting for more than one party in a transaction without the knowledge of all 42 parties for whom he or she acts, or accepting a commission or valuable consideration for 43 services from more than one party in a real estate transaction without the knowledge of all 44 parties to the transaction; 45 (7) Paying a commission or valuable consideration to any person for acts or services 46 performed in violation of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860; 47 (8) Guaranteeing or having authorized or permitted any licensee to guarantee future 48 profits which may result from the resale of real property; 49 (9) Having been finally adjudicated and been found guilty of the violation of any state 50 or federal statute which governs the sale or rental of real property or the conduct of the real 51 estate business as defined in subsection 1 of section 339.010; 52 (10) Obtaining a certificate or registration of authority, permit or license for himself 53 or herself or anyone else by false or fraudulent representation, fraud or deceit; 54 (11) Representing a real estate broker other than the broker with whom associated 55 without the express written consent of the broker with whom associated; 56 (12) Accepting a commission or valuable consideration for the performance of any of 57 the acts referred to in section 339.010 from any person except the broker with whom 58 associated at the time the commission or valuable consideration was earned; 59 (13) Using prizes, money, gifts or other valuable consideration as inducement to 60 secure customers or clients to purchase, lease, sell or list property when the awarding of such 61 prizes, money, gifts or other valuable consideration is conditioned upon the purchase, lease, 62 sale or listing; or soliciting, selling or offering for sale real property by offering free lots, or 63 conducting lotteries or contests, or offering prizes for the purpose of influencing a purchaser 64 or prospective purchaser of real property; 65 (14) Placing a sign on or advertising any property offering it for sale or rent without 66 the written consent of the owner or his or her duly authorized agent; 67 (15) Violation of, or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting or 68 enabling any person to violate, any provision of sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 69 339.710 to 339.860, or of any lawful rule adopted pursuant to sections 339.010 to 339.180 70 and sections 339.710 to 339.860; 71 (16) Committing any act which would otherwise be grounds for the commission to 72 refuse to issue a license under section 339.040; 73 (17) Failure to timely inform seller of all written offers unless otherwise instructed in 74 writing by the seller; 75 (18) Been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo 76 contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the laws of this state or any other state or of the 77 United States, for any offense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions or duties of SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 28 78 any profession licensed or regulated under this chapter, or for any offense an essential 79 element of which is fraud, dishonesty or an act of violence, whether or not sentence is 80 imposed; 81 (19) Any other conduct which constitutes untrustworthy, improper or fraudulent 82 business dealings, demonstrates bad faith or incompetence, misconduct, or gross negligence; 83 (20) Disciplinary action against the holder of a license or other right to practice any 84 profession regulated under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860 85 granted by another state, territory, federal agency, or country upon grounds for which 86 revocation, suspension, or probation is authorized in this state; 87 (21) Been found by a court of competent jurisdiction of having used any controlled 88 substance, as defined in chapter 195, to the extent that such use impairs a person's ability to 89 perform the work of any profession licensed or regulated by sections 339.010 to 339.180 and 90 sections 339.710 to 339.860; 91 (22) Been finally adjudged insane or incompetent by a court of competent 92 jurisdiction; 93 (23) Assisting or enabling any person to practice or offer to practice any profession 94 licensed or regulated under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and sections 339.710 to 339.860 who 95 is not registered and currently eligible to practice under sections 339.010 to 339.180 and 96 sections 339.710 to 339.860; 97 (24) Use of any advertisement or solicitation which: 98 (a) Is knowingly false, misleading or deceptive to the general public or persons to 99 whom the advertisement or solicitation is primarily directed; or 100 (b) Includes a name or team name that uses the terms "realty", "brokerage", 101 "company", or any other terms that can be construed to advertise a real estate company other 102 than the licensee or a business entity licensed under this chapter with whom the licensee is 103 associated. The context of the advertisement or solicitation may be considered by the 104 commission when determining whether a licensee has committed a violation of this 105 paragraph; 106 (25) Making any material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission with regard 107 to any application for licensure or license renewal. As used in this section, "material" means 108 important information about which the commission should be informed and which may 109 influence a licensing decision; 110 (26) Engaging in, committing, or assisting any person in engaging in or committing 111 mortgage fraud, as defined in section 443.930. 112 3. After the filing of such complaint, the proceedings will be conducted in accordance 113 with the provisions of law relating to the administrative hearing commission. A finding of the 114 administrative hearing commissioner that the licensee has performed or attempted to perform SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 29 115 one or more of the foregoing acts shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of his 116 license by the commission, or the placing of the licensee on probation on such terms and 117 conditions as the real estate commission shall deem appropriate, or the imposition of a civil 118 penalty by the commission not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each offense. 119 Each day of a continued violation shall constitute a separate offense. 120 4. The commission may prepare a digest of the decisions of the administrative 121 hearing commission which concern complaints against licensed brokers or salespersons and 122 cause such digests to be mailed to all licensees periodically. Such digests may also contain 123 reports as to new or changed rules adopted by the commission and other information of 124 significance to licensees. 125 5. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, a broker or salesperson's license 126 shall be revoked, or in the case of an applicant, shall not be issued, if the licensee or applicant 127 has pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the 128 following offenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this, any other 129 state, the United States, or any other country, notwithstanding whether sentence is imposed: 130 (1) Any dangerous felony as defined under section 556.061 or murder in the first 131 degree; 132 (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape, 133 statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second 134 degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, statutory sodomy in the 135 first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child 136 molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual 137 misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as 138 it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to 139 August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or 140 attempting to entice a child; 141 (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest, 142 abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree, 143 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a 144 sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or trafficking in children; 145 (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, 146 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, and related offenses: promoting obscenity 147 in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to 148 a class E felony, promoting child pornography in the first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 149 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, , promoting 150 child pornography in the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 151 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, , possession of child pornography in the SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 30 152 first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 153 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, , possession of child pornography in the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 154 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 155 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, possession of child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, , furnishing child pornography to a minor Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor, added end, 156 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, furnishing child sexual abuse material to a minor, added end, , furnishing pornographic materials to 157 minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material; and 158 (5) Mortgage fraud as defined in section 570.310. 159 6. A person whose license was revoked under subsection 5 of this section may appeal 160 such revocation to the administrative hearing commission. Notice of such appeal must be 161 received by the administrative hearing commission within ninety days of mailing, by certified 162 mail, the notice of revocation. Failure of a person whose license was revoked to notify the 163 administrative hearing commission of his or her intent to appeal waives all rights to appeal the 164 revocation. Upon notice of such person's intent to appeal, a hearing shall be held before the 165 administrative hearing commission. 455.050. 1. Any full or ex parte order of protection granted pursuant to sections 2 455.010 to 455.085 shall be to protect the petitioner from Added Text, cyberstalking,, added end, domestic violence, 3 stalking, or sexual assault and may include such terms as the court reasonably deems 4 necessary to ensure the petitioner's safety, including but not limited to: 5 (1) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from committing or threatening to commit 6 Added Text, cyberstalking,, added end, domestic violence, molesting, stalking, sexual assault, or disturbing the peace 7 of the petitioner, including violence against a pet; 8 (2) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from entering the premises of the dwelling 9 unit of the petitioner when the dwelling unit is: 10 (a) Jointly owned, leased or rented or jointly occupied by both parties; or 11 (b) Owned, leased, rented or occupied by petitioner individually; or 12 (c) Jointly owned, leased, rented or occupied by petitioner and a person other than 13 respondent; provided, however, no spouse shall be denied relief pursuant to this section by 14 reason of the absence of a property interest in the dwelling unit; or 15 (d) Jointly occupied by the petitioner and a person other than respondent; provided 16 that the respondent has no property interest in the dwelling unit; or 17 (3) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from communicating with the petitioner in 18 any manner or through any medium. 19 2. Mutual orders of protection are prohibited unless both parties have properly filed 20 written petitions and proper service has been made in accordance with sections 455.010 to 21 455.085. 22 3. When the court has, after a hearing for any full order of protection, issued an order 23 of protection, it may, in addition: SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 31 24 (1) Award custody of any minor child born to or adopted by the parties when the court 25 has jurisdiction over such child and no prior order regarding custody is pending or has been 26 made, and the best interests of the child require such order be issued; 27 (2) Establish a visitation schedule that is in the best interests of the child; 28 (3) Award child support in accordance with supreme court rule 88.01 and chapter 29 452; 30 (4) Award maintenance to petitioner when petitioner and respondent are lawfully 31 married in accordance with chapter 452; 32 (5) Order respondent to make or to continue to make rent or mortgage payments on a 33 residence occupied by the petitioner if the respondent is found to have a duty to support the 34 petitioner or other dependent household members; 35 (6) Order the respondent to pay the petitioner's rent at a residence other than the one 36 previously shared by the parties if the respondent is found to have a duty to support the 37 petitioner and the petitioner requests alternative housing; 38 (7) Order that the petitioner be given temporary possession of specified personal 39 property, such as automobiles, checkbooks, keys, and other personal effects; 40 (8) Prohibit the respondent from transferring, encumbering, or otherwise disposing of 41 specified property mutually owned or leased by the parties; 42 (9) Order the respondent to participate in a court-approved counseling program 43 designed to help batterers stop violent behavior or to participate in a substance abuse 44 treatment program; 45 (10) Order the respondent to pay a reasonable fee for housing and other services that 46 have been provided or that are being provided to the petitioner by a shelter for victims of 47 domestic violence; 48 (11) Order the respondent to pay court costs; 49 (12) Order the respondent to pay the cost of medical treatment and services that have 50 been provided or that are being provided to the petitioner as a result of injuries sustained to 51 the petitioner by an act of domestic violence committed by the respondent; 52 (13) Award possession and care of any pet, along with any moneys necessary to cover 53 medical costs that may have resulted from abuse of the pet. 54 4. A verified petition seeking orders for maintenance, support, custody, visitation, 55 payment of rent, payment of monetary compensation, possession of personal property, 56 prohibiting the transfer, encumbrance, or disposal of property, or payment for services of a 57 shelter for victims of domestic violence, shall contain allegations relating to those orders and 58 shall pray for the orders desired. 59 5. In making an award of custody, the court shall consider all relevant factors 60 including the presumption that the best interests of the child will be served by placing the SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 32 61 child in the custody and care of the nonabusive parent, unless there is evidence that both 62 parents have engaged in abusive behavior, in which case the court shall not consider this 63 presumption but may appoint a guardian ad litem or a court-appointed special advocate to 64 represent the children in accordance with chapter 452 and shall consider all other factors in 65 accordance with chapter 452. 66 6. The court shall grant to the noncustodial parent rights to visitation with any minor 67 child born to or adopted by the parties, unless the court finds, after hearing, that visitation 68 would endanger the child's physical health, impair the child's emotional development or 69 would otherwise conflict with the best interests of the child, or that no visitation can be 70 arranged which would sufficiently protect the custodial parent from further domestic 71 violence. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem or court-appointed special advocate to 72 represent the minor child in accordance with chapter 452 whenever the custodial parent 73 alleges that visitation with the noncustodial parent will damage the minor child. 74 7. The court shall make an order requiring the noncustodial party to pay an amount 75 reasonable and necessary for the support of any child to whom the party owes a duty of 76 support when no prior order of support is outstanding and after all relevant factors have been 77 considered, in accordance with Missouri supreme court rule 88.01 and chapter 452. 78 8. The court may grant a maintenance order to a party for a period of time, not to 79 exceed one hundred eighty days. Any maintenance ordered by the court shall be in 80 accordance with chapter 452. 81 9. (1) The court may, in order to ensure that a petitioner can maintain an existing 82 wireless telephone number or numbers, issue an order, after notice and an opportunity to be 83 heard, directing a wireless service provider to transfer the billing responsibility for and rights 84 to the wireless telephone number or numbers to the petitioner, if the petitioner is not the 85 wireless service accountholder. 86 (2) (a) The order transferring billing responsibility for and rights to the wireless 87 telephone number or numbers to the petitioner shall list the name and billing telephone 88 number of the accountholder, the name and contact information of the person to whom the 89 telephone number or numbers will be transferred, and each telephone number to be 90 transferred to that person. The court shall ensure that the contact information of the petitioner 91 is not provided to the accountholder in proceedings held under this chapter. 92 (b) Upon issuance, a copy of the full order of protection shall be transmitted, either 93 electronically or by certified mail, to the wireless service provider's registered agent listed 94 with the secretary of state, or electronically to the email address provided by the wireless 95 service provider. Such transmittal shall constitute adequate notice for the wireless service 96 provider acting under this section and section 455.523. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 33 97 (c) If the wireless service provider cannot operationally or technically effectuate the 98 order due to certain circumstances, the wireless service provider shall notify the petitioner 99 within three business days. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, the 100 following: 101 a. The accountholder has already terminated the account; 102 b. The differences in network technology prevent the functionality of a device on the 103 network; or 104 c. There are geographic or other limitations on network or service availability. 105 (3) (a) Upon transfer of billing responsibility for and rights to a wireless telephone 106 number or numbers to the petitioner under this subsection by a wireless service provider, the 107 petitioner shall assume all financial responsibility for the transferred wireless telephone 108 number or numbers, monthly service costs, and costs for any mobile device associated with 109 the wireless telephone number or numbers. 110 (b) This section shall not preclude a wireless service provider from applying any 111 routine and customary requirements for account establishment to the petitioner as part of this 112 transfer of billing responsibility for a wireless telephone number or numbers and any devices 113 attached to that number or numbers including, but not limited to, identification, financial 114 information, and customer preferences. 115 (4) This section shall not affect the ability of the court to apportion the assets and 116 debts of the parties as provided for in law, or the ability to determine the temporary use, 117 possession, and control of personal property. 118 (5) No cause of action shall lie against any wireless service provider, its officers, 119 employees, or agents, for actions taken in accordance with the terms of a court order issued 120 under this section. 121 (6) As used in this section and section 455.523, a "wireless service provider" means a 122 provider of commercial mobile service under Section 332(d) of the Federal 123 [Deleted Text, Telecommunications Act of 1996, deleted end, ] Added Text, Communications Act of 1934, added end, (47 U.S.C. Section 124 [Deleted Text, 151, et seq., deleted end, ] Added Text, 332, added end, ). New Section 537.054, . 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Child sex trafficking", any act committed by the defendant against the 3 plaintiff that occurred when the plaintiff was under eighteen years of age and that 4 would have been a violation of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211, or 5 566.215; 6 (2) "Injury" or "illness", either a physical injury or illness or a psychological 7 injury or illness. A psychological injury or illness need not be accompanied by physical 8 injury or illness. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 34 9 2. Any action to recover damages from injury or illness caused by child sex 10 trafficking in an action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced within 11 twenty years of the plaintiff attaining twenty-one years of age or within three years of 12 the date the plaintiff discovers, or reasonably should have discovered, that the injury or 13 illness was caused by child sex trafficking. 14 3. This section shall apply to any action commenced on or after August 28, 2026. 542.301. 1. Property which comes into the custody of an officer or of a court as the 2 result of any seizure and which has not been forfeited pursuant to any other provisions of law 3 or returned to the claimant shall be disposed of as follows: 4 (1) Stolen property, or property acquired in any other manner declared an offense by 5 chapters 569 and 570, but not including any of the property referred to in subdivision (2) of 6 this subsection, shall be delivered by order of court upon claim having been made and 7 established, to the person who is entitled to possession: 8 (a) The claim shall be made by written motion filed with the court with which a 9 motion to suppress has been, or may be, filed. The claim shall be barred if not made within 10 one year from the date of the seizure; 11 (b) Upon the filing of such motion, the judge shall order notice to be given to all 12 persons interested in the property, including other claimants and the person from whose 13 possession the property was seized, of the time, place and nature of the hearing to be held on 14 the motion. The notice shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to reach the attention 15 of all interested persons. Notice may be given to unknown persons and to persons whose 16 address is unknown by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. No 17 property shall be delivered to any claimant unless all interested persons have been given a 18 reasonable opportunity to appear and to be heard; 19 (c) After a hearing, the judge shall order the property delivered to the person or 20 persons entitled to possession, if any. The judge may direct that delivery of property required 21 as evidence in a criminal proceeding shall be postponed until the need no longer exists; 22 (d) A law enforcement officer having custody of seized property may, at any time that 23 seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence, request that the prosecuting attorney of 24 the county in which property was seized file a motion with the court of such county for the 25 disposition of the seized property. If the prosecuting attorney does not file such motion 26 within sixty days of the request by the law enforcement officer having custody of the seized 27 property, then such officer may request that the attorney general file a written motion with the 28 circuit court of the county or judicial district in which the seizure occurred. Upon filing of the 29 motion, the court shall issue an order directing the disposition of the property. Such 30 disposition may, if the property is not claimed within one year from the date of the seizure or 31 if no one establishes a right to it, and the seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence, SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 35 32 include a public sale of the property. Pursuant to a motion properly filed and granted under 33 this section, the proceeds of any sale, less necessary expenses of preservation and sale, shall 34 be paid into the county treasury for the use of the county. If the property is not salable, the 35 judge may order its destruction. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if no claim is 36 filed within one year of the seizure and no motion pursuant to this section is filed within six 37 months thereafter, and the seized property has ceased to be useful as evidence, the property 38 shall be deemed abandoned, converted to cash and shall be turned over immediately to the 39 treasurer pursuant to section 447.543; 40 (e) If the property is a living animal or is perishable, the judge may, at any time, order 41 it sold at public sale. The proceeds shall be held in lieu of the property. A written description 42 of the property sold shall be filed with the judge making the order of sale so that the claimant 43 may identify the property. If the proceeds are not claimed within the time limited for the 44 claim of the property, the proceeds shall be paid into the county treasury. If the property is 45 not salable, the judge may order its destruction. 46 (2) Weapons, tools, devices, computers, computer equipment, computer software, 47 computer hardware, cellular telephones, or other devices capable of accessing the internet, 48 and substances other than motor vehicles, aircraft or watercraft, used by the owner or with the 49 owner's consent as a means for committing felonies other than the offense of possessing 50 burglary tools in violation of section 569.180, and property, the possession of which is an 51 offense under the laws of this state or which has been used by the owner, or used with the 52 owner's acquiescence or consent, as a raw material or as an instrument to manufacture, 53 produce, or distribute, or be used as a means of storage of anything the possession of which is 54 an offense under the laws of this state, or which any statute authorizes or directs to be seized, 55 other than lawfully possessed weapons seized by an officer incident to an arrest, shall be 56 forfeited to the state of Missouri. 57 2. The officer who has custody of the property shall inform the prosecuting attorney 58 of the fact of seizure and of the nature of the property. The prosecuting attorney shall 59 thereupon file a written motion with the court with which the motion to suppress has been, or 60 may be, filed praying for an order directing the forfeiture of the property. If the prosecuting 61 attorney of a county in which property is seized fails to file a motion with the court for the 62 disposition of the seized property within sixty days of the request by a law enforcement 63 officer, the officer having custody of the seized property may request the attorney general to 64 file a written motion with the circuit court of the county or judicial district in which the 65 seizure occurred. Upon filing of the motion, the court shall issue an order directing the 66 disposition of the property. The signed motion shall be returned to the requesting agency. A 67 motion may also be filed by any person claiming the right to possession of the property SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 36 68 praying that the court declare the property not subject to forfeiture and order it delivered to 69 the moving party. 70 3. Upon the filing of a motion either by the prosecuting attorney or by a claimant, the 71 judge shall order notice to be given to all persons interested in the property, including the 72 person out of whose possession the property was seized and any lienors, of the time, place 73 and nature of the hearing to be held on the motion. The notice shall be given in a manner 74 reasonably calculated to reach the attention of all interested persons. Notice may be given to 75 unknown persons and to persons of unknown address by publication in a newspaper of 76 general circulation in the county. Every interested person shall be given a reasonable 77 opportunity to appear and to be heard as to the nature of the person's claim to the property and 78 upon the issue of whether or not it is subject to forfeiture. 79 4. If the evidence is clear and convincing that the property in issue is in fact of a kind 80 subject to forfeiture under this subsection, the judge shall declare it forfeited and order its 81 destruction or sale. The judge shall direct that the destruction or sale of property needed as 82 evidence in a criminal proceeding shall be postponed until this need no longer exists. 83 5. If the forfeited property can be put to a lawful use, it may be ordered sold after any 84 alterations which are necessary to adapt it to a lawful use have been made. In the case of 85 computers, computer equipment, computer software, computer hardware, cellular telephones, 86 or other devices capable of accessing the internet, or other devices used in the acquisition, 87 possession, or distribution of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, child sexual abuse material,, added end, 88 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, child sexual abuse material,, added end, or obscene material, the law enforcement agency in possession of 89 such items may, upon court order, retain possession of such property and convert such 90 property to the use of the law enforcement agency for use in criminal investigations. If there 91 is a holder of a bona fide lien against property which has been used as a means for committing 92 an offense or which has been used as a raw material or as an instrument to manufacture or 93 produce anything which is an offense to possess, who establishes that the use was without the 94 lienholder's acquiescence or consent, the proceeds, less necessary expenses of preservation 95 and sale, shall be paid to the lienholder to the amount of the lienholder's lien. The remaining 96 amount shall be paid into the county treasury. 97 6. If the property is perishable the judge may order it sold at a public sale or 98 destroyed, as may be appropriate, prior to a hearing. The proceeds of a sale, less necessary 99 expenses of preservation and sale, shall be held in lieu of the property. 100 7. When a warrant has been issued to search for and seize allegedly obscene matter 101 for forfeiture to the state, after an adversary hearing, the judge, upon return of the warrant 102 with the matter seized, shall give notice of the fact to the prosecuting attorney of the county in 103 which the matter was seized and the dealer, exhibitor or displayer and shall conduct further 104 adversary proceedings to determine whether the matter is subject to forfeiture. If the evidence SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 37 105 is clear and convincing that the matter is obscene as defined by law and it was being held or 106 displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public, the judge shall declare 107 it to be obscene and forfeited to the state and order its destruction or other disposition; except 108 that, no forfeiture shall be declared without the dealer, distributor or displayer being given a 109 reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition and without the judge having thoroughly 110 examined each item. If the material to be seized is the same as or another copy of matter that 111 has already been determined to be obscene in a criminal proceeding against the dealer, 112 exhibitor, displayer or such person's agent, the determination of obscenity in the criminal 113 proceeding shall constitute clear and convincing evidence that the matter to be forfeited 114 pursuant to this subsection is obscene. Except when the dealer, exhibitor or displayer 115 consents to a longer period, or by such person's actions or pleadings willfully prevents the 116 prompt resolution of the hearing, judgment shall be rendered within ten days of the return of 117 the warrant. If the matter is not found to be obscene or is not found to have been held or 118 displayed for sale, exhibition or distribution to the public, or a judgment is not entered within 119 the time provided for, the matter shall be restored forthwith to the dealer, exhibitor or 120 displayer. 121 8. If an appeal is taken by the dealer, exhibitor or displayer from an adverse judgment, 122 the case should be assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable date and expedited in every 123 way. Destruction or disposition of a matter declared forfeited shall be postponed until the 124 judgment has become final by exhaustion of appeal, or by expiration of the time for appeal, 125 and until the matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding. 126 9. A determination of obscenity, pursuant to this subsection, shall not be admissible in 127 any criminal proceeding against any person or corporation for sale or possession of obscene 128 matter; except that dealer, distributor or displayer from which the obscene matter was seized 129 for forfeiture to the state. 130 10. When allegedly obscene matter or pornographic material for minors has been 131 seized under a search warrant issued pursuant to subsection 2 of section 542.281 and the 132 matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding the prosecuting attorney of 133 the county in which the matter was seized may file a written motion with the circuit court of 134 the county or judicial district in which the seizure occurred praying for an order directing the 135 forfeiture of the matter. Upon filing of the motion, the court shall set a date for a hearing. 136 Written notice of date, time, place and nature of the hearing shall be personally served upon 137 the owner, dealer, exhibitor, displayer or such person's agent. Such notice shall be served no 138 less than five days before the hearing. 139 11. If the evidence is clear and convincing that the matter is obscene as defined by 140 law, and that the obscene material was being held or displayed for sale, exhibition, 141 distribution or circulation to the public or that the matter is pornographic for minors and that SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 38 142 the pornographic material was being held or displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or 143 circulation to minors, the judge shall declare it to be obscene or pornographic for minors and 144 forfeited to the state and order its destruction or other disposition. A determination that the 145 matter is obscene in a criminal proceeding as well as a determination that such obscene 146 material was held or displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public or a 147 determination that the matter is pornographic for minors in a criminal proceeding as well as a 148 determination that such pornographic material was held or displayed for sale, exhibition, 149 distribution or circulation to minors shall be clear and convincing evidence that such material 150 should be forfeited to the state; except that, no forfeiture shall be declared without the dealer, 151 distributor or displayer being given a reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition and 152 without a judge having thoroughly examined each item. A dealer, distributor or displayer 153 shall have had reasonable opportunity to appear in opposition if the matter the prosecutor 154 seeks to destroy is the same matter that formed the basis of a criminal proceeding against the 155 dealer, distributor or displayer where the dealer, distributor or displayer has been charged and 156 found guilty of holding or displaying for sale, exhibiting, distributing or circulating obscene 157 material to the public or pornographic material for minors to minors. If the matter is not 158 found to be obscene, or if obscene material is not found to have been held or displayed for 159 sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to the public, or if the matter is not found to be 160 pornographic for minors or if pornographic material is not found to have been held or 161 displayed for sale, exhibition, distribution or circulation to minors, the matter shall be restored 162 forthwith to the dealer, exhibitor or displayer. 163 12. If an appeal is taken by the dealer, exhibitor or displayer from an adverse 164 judgment, the case shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable date and expedited 165 in every way. Destruction or disposition of matter declared forfeited shall be postponed until 166 the judgment has become final by exhaustion of appeal, or by expiration of the time for 167 appeal, and until the matter is no longer needed as evidence in a criminal proceeding. 168 13. A determination of obscenity shall not be admissible in any criminal proceeding 169 against any person or corporation for sale or possession of obscene matter. 170 14. An appeal by any party shall be allowed from the judgment of the court as in other 171 civil actions. 172 15. All other property still in the custody of an officer or of a court as the result of any 173 seizure and which has not been forfeited pursuant to this section or any other provision of law 174 after three years following the seizure and which has ceased to be useful as evidence shall be 175 deemed abandoned, converted to cash and shall be turned over immediately to the treasurer 176 pursuant to section 447.543. 566.010. As used in this chapter and chapter 568, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Aggravated sexual offense", any sexual offense, in the course of which, the actor: SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 39 3 (a) Inflicts serious physical injury on the victim; 4 (b) Displays a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument in a threatening manner; 5 (c) Subjects the victim to sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with more 6 than one person; 7 (d) Had previously been found guilty of an offense under this chapter or under section 8 573.200, child used in sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting sexual performance 9 by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child 10 pornography in the first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 11 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, ; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in 12 the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 13 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, ; section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, 14 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, ; or section 15 573.040, furnishing pornographic materials to minors; or has previously been found guilty of 16 an offense in another jurisdiction which would constitute an offense under this chapter or said 17 sections; 18 (e) Commits the offense as part of an act or series of acts performed by two or more 19 persons as part of an established or prescribed pattern of activity; or 20 (f) Engages in the act that constitutes the offense with a person the actor knows to be, 21 without regard to legitimacy, the actor's: 22 a. Ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption; 23 b. Stepchild while the marriage creating that relationship exists; 24 c. Brother or sister of the whole or half blood; or 25 d. Uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood; 26 (2) "Commercial sex act", any sex act on account of which anything of value is given 27 to or received by any person; 28 (3) "Deviate sexual intercourse", any act involving the genitals of one person and the 29 hand, mouth, tongue, or anus of another person or a sexual act involving the penetration, 30 however slight, of the penis, female genitalia, or the anus by a finger, instrument or object 31 done for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person or for the 32 purpose of terrorizing the victim; 33 (4) "Forced labor", a condition of servitude induced by means of: 34 (a) Any scheme, plan, or pattern of behavior intended to cause a person to believe 35 that, if the person does not enter into or continue the servitude, such person or another person 36 will suffer substantial bodily harm or physical restraint; or 37 (b) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process; 38 (5) "Sexual conduct", sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse or sexual contact; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 40 39 (6) "Sexual contact", any touching of another person with the genitals or any touching 40 of the genitals or anus of another person, or the breast of a female person, or such touching 41 through the clothing, or causing semen, seminal fluid, or other ejaculate to come into contact 42 with another person, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person 43 or for the purpose of terrorizing the victim; 44 (7) "Sexual intercourse", any penetration, however slight, of the female genitalia by 45 the penis. 566.147. 1. Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or hereafter has been found 2 guilty of: 3 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 4 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 5 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use 6 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or 7 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual 8 exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child pornography in the first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 9 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 10 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, ; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 11 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, ; 12 section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, added end, , Added Text, or possession of child sexual abuse material;, added end, 13 Added Text, or possession of child sexual abuse material;, added end, or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic 14 material to minors; or 15 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 16 violation listed in this section; 17 18 shall not reside within one thousand feet of any public school as defined in section 160.011, 19 any private school giving instruction in a grade or grades not higher than the twelfth grade, or 20 any child care facility that is licensed under chapter 210, or any child care facility as defined 21 in section 210.201 that is exempt from state licensure but subject to state regulation under 22 section 210.252 and holds itself out to be a child care facility, where the school or facility is in 23 existence at the time the individual begins to reside at the location. Such person shall also not 24 reside within one thousand feet of the property line of the residence of a former victim of such 25 person. 26 2. If such person has already established a residence and a public school, a private 27 school, or child care facility is subsequently built or placed within one thousand feet of such 28 person's residence, or a former victim subsequently resides on property with a property line 29 within one thousand feet of such person's residence, then such person shall, within one week 30 of the opening of such public school, private school, or child care facility, or the former SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 41 31 victim residing on the property, notify the county sheriff where such public school, private 32 school, child care facility, or residence of a former victim is located that he or she is now 33 residing within one thousand feet of such public school, private school, child care facility, or 34 property line of the residence of a former victim, and shall provide verifiable proof to the 35 sheriff that he or she resided there prior to the opening of such public school, private school, 36 or child care facility, or the former victim residing on the property. 37 3. For purposes of this section, "resides" means sleeps in a residence, which may 38 include more than one location and may be mobile or transitory, but shall not include 39 transitory or longer term presence in facilities licensed under chapters 197 and 198 for 40 purposes of receiving care, treatment, or services from such licensed facility. 41 4. For the purposes of [Deleted Text, the, deleted end, ] Added Text, this, added end, section, one thousand feet shall be measured from the 42 edge of the offender's property nearest the public school, private school, child care facility, or 43 former victim to the nearest edge of the public school, private school, child care facility, or 44 former victim's property. 45 5. Violation of the provisions of subsection 1 of this section is a class E felony except 46 that the second or any subsequent violation is a class B felony. Violation of the provisions of 47 subsection 2 of this section is a class A misdemeanor except that the second or subsequent 48 violation is a class E felony. 566.148. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: 2 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use 5 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or 6 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual 7 exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child pornography in the first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 8 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 9 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, ; section 573.035, promoting child pornography in the second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 10 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, ; 11 section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, added end, , Added Text, or possession of child sexual abuse material;, added end, 12 Added Text, or possession of child sexual abuse material;, added end, or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic 13 material to minors; or 14 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 15 violation listed in this section; 16 17 shall not knowingly be physically present in or loiter within five hundred feet of or to 18 approach, contact, or communicate with any child under eighteen years of age in any child 19 care facility building, on the real property comprising any child care facility when persons SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 42 20 under the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds, or in the conveyance, 21 unless the offender is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a student present in the building 22 or on the grounds. 23 2. For purposes of this section, "child care facility" shall include any child care 24 facility licensed under chapter 210, or any child care facility that is exempt from state 25 licensure but subject to state regulation under section 210.252 and holds itself out to be a 26 child care facility. 27 3. Violation of the provisions of this section is a class A misdemeanor. 566.149. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: 2 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use 5 of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, or 6 section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual 7 exploitation of a minor; section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, 8 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, ; section 573.025, 9 promoting child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material, added end, 10 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material, added end, ; or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic material to minors; or 11 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 12 violation listed in this section; 13 14 shall not be present in or loiter within five hundred feet of any school building, on real 15 property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a 16 school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under 17 the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds, or in the conveyance, unless 18 the offender is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a student present in the building and 19 has met the conditions set forth in subsection 2 of this section. 20 2. No parent, legal guardian, or custodian who has been found guilty of violating any 21 of the offenses listed in subsection 1 of this section shall be present in any school building, on 22 real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a 23 school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under 24 the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance unless the 25 parent, legal guardian, or custodian has permission to be present from the superintendent or 26 school board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of a public 27 school, if permission is granted, the superintendent or school board president must inform the 28 principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Permission may be granted by 29 the superintendent, school board, or in the case of a private school from the principal for more SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 43 30 than one event at a time, such as a series of events, however, the parent, legal guardian, or 31 custodian must obtain permission for any other event he or she wishes to attend for which he 32 or she has not yet had permission granted. 33 3. Regardless of the person's knowledge of his or her proximity to school property or 34 a school-related activity, violation of the provisions of this section is a class A misdemeanor. 566.150. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: 2 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4 section 573.200, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting a sexual 5 performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, 6 promoting child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material, added end, 7 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material, added end, ; section 573.037, possession of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, 8 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, ; or section 573.040, 9 furnishing pornographic material to minors; or 10 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 11 violation listed in this section; 12 13 shall not knowingly be present in or loiter within five hundred feet of any real property 14 comprising any public park with playground equipment, a public swimming pool, athletic 15 complex or athletic fields if such facilities exist for the primary use of recreation for children, 16 any museum if such museum holds itself out to the public as and exists with the primary 17 purpose of entertaining or educating children under eighteen years of age, or Missouri 18 department of conservation nature or education center properties. 19 2. The first violation of the provisions of this section is a class E felony. 20 3. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a class D felony. 21 4. Any person who has been found guilty of an offense under subdivision (1) or (2) of 22 subsection 1 of this section who is the parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child under the 23 age of eighteen attending a program on the property of a nature or education center of the 24 Missouri department of conservation may receive permission from the nature or education 25 center manager to be present on the property with the child during the program. 566.151. 1. Added Text, This section shall be known and may be cited as "Evie and Sophie's Law"., added end, 2 Added Text, This section shall be known and may be cited as "Evie and Sophie's Law"., added end, 3 New paragraph: 2., For purposes of this section, "minor" means a person under eighteen years of 4 age. 5 New Label: 3., A person [Deleted Text, twenty-one years of age or older, deleted end, ] commits the offense of Added Text, grooming or, added end, 6 enticement of a [Deleted Text, child, deleted end, ] Added Text, minor, added end, if, he or she 7 Added Text, knowingly, by any means or through any pattern of conduct, attempts to persuade, solicit, coax, entice, or lure or, added end, SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 44 8 solicit, coax, entice, or lure or persuades, solicits, coaxes, entices, or lures [Deleted Text, whether by words, actions or through communication via the internet or any electronic communication, any person who is less than seventeen years of age for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct, deleted end, 9 Deleted Text, whether by words, actions or through communication via the internet or any electronic communication, any person who is less than seventeen years of age for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct, deleted end, 10 Deleted Text, whether by words, actions or through communication via the internet or any electronic communication, any person who is less than seventeen years of age for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct, deleted end, 11 Deleted Text, whether by words, actions or through communication via the internet or any electronic communication, any person who is less than seventeen years of age for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct, deleted end, ] Added Text, such minor with the intent to prepare, condition, manipulate, or otherwise cause such minor to engage in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, added end, 12 Added Text, such minor with the intent to prepare, condition, manipulate, or otherwise cause such minor to engage in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, added end, 13 Added Text, such minor with the intent to prepare, condition, manipulate, or otherwise cause such minor to engage in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, added end, . 14 [2.] New Label: 4., It is not a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the [Deleted Text, other, deleted end, ] 15 person Added Text, believed to be a minor, added end, was a peace officer masquerading as a minor. 16 [3.] New Label: 5., Added Text, Grooming or, added end, enticement of a [Deleted Text, child or an attempt to commit enticement of a child, deleted end, 17 Deleted Text, child or an attempt to commit enticement of a child, deleted end, ] Added Text, minor, added end, is a felony for which the authorized term of imprisonment shall be not less than 18 five years and not more than thirty years, 19 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the minimum authorized term of imprisonment shall be not less than ten years, added end, 20 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the minimum authorized term of imprisonment shall be not less than ten years, added end, 21 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the minimum authorized term of imprisonment shall be not less than ten years, added end, . No person convicted Added Text, and sentenced to the department of corrections, added end, under this 22 section shall be eligible for parole[, ] Added Text, or, added end, conditional release[, 23 Deleted Text, , or suspended imposition or execution of sentence, deleted end, ] for a period of five calendar years, 24 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the person shall not be eligible for parole, probation, conditional release, or suspended imposition or execution of sentence for a period of ten calendar years. Upon conviction, the punishment imposed under this subsection shall be in addition and consecutive to any punishment provided by law for any crime committed as a result of the offense committed under this section., added end, 25 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the person shall not be eligible for parole, probation, conditional release, or suspended imposition or execution of sentence for a period of ten calendar years. Upon conviction, the punishment imposed under this subsection shall be in addition and consecutive to any punishment provided by law for any crime committed as a result of the offense committed under this section., added end, 26 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the person shall not be eligible for parole, probation, conditional release, or suspended imposition or execution of sentence for a period of ten calendar years. Upon conviction, the punishment imposed under this subsection shall be in addition and consecutive to any punishment provided by law for any crime committed as a result of the offense committed under this section., added end, 27 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the person shall not be eligible for parole, probation, conditional release, or suspended imposition or execution of sentence for a period of ten calendar years. Upon conviction, the punishment imposed under this subsection shall be in addition and consecutive to any punishment provided by law for any crime committed as a result of the offense committed under this section., added end, 28 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the person shall not be eligible for parole, probation, conditional release, or suspended imposition or execution of sentence for a period of ten calendar years. Upon conviction, the punishment imposed under this subsection shall be in addition and consecutive to any punishment provided by law for any crime committed as a result of the offense committed under this section., added end, 29 Added Text, , unless the grooming or enticement results in the minor engaging in sexual conduct, a sexual performance, or a commercial sex act, in which case the person shall not be eligible for parole, probation, conditional release, or suspended imposition or execution of sentence for a period of ten calendar years. Upon conviction, the punishment imposed under this subsection shall be in addition and consecutive to any punishment provided by law for any crime committed as a result of the offense committed under this section., added end, 30 New paragraph: 6., Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 557.011, 558.019, and 559.021 to 31 the contrary, a person found guilty of violating this section shall be ordered by the 32 sentencing court to pay restitution to the victim of the offense. The minimum restitution 33 ordered by the court for such victim shall be in the amount determined by the court 34 necessary to compensate the victim for the mental and physical rehabilitation of the 35 victim, any lost income or educational disruption, or relocation or housing assistance for 36 the victim. 37 New paragraph: 7., The committee within the statewide council established under section 38 210.1505 shall issue guidance for: 39 New paragraph: (1), The public on identifying and recognizing actions constituting grooming or 40 enticement of a minor, responding to potential instances of grooming of a minor, and 41 treatment of and services for victims of grooming; and 42 New Label: (2), Added Text, Procedures and training for professionals on the investigating and prosecuting of perpetrators of the offense of grooming or enticement of a minor, added end, 43 Added Text, Procedures and training for professionals on the investigating and prosecuting of perpetrators of the offense of grooming or enticement of a minor, added end, . 566.155. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 45 2 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 3 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4 section 573.200, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting a sexual 5 performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.037, 6 possession of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, 7 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, ; section 573.025, promoting child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material, added end, 8 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material, added end, ; or section 573.040, 9 furnishing pornographic material to minors; or 10 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a 11 violation listed in this section; 12 13 shall not serve as an athletic coach, manager, or athletic trainer for any sports team in which a 14 child less than seventeen years of age is a member or shall not supervise or employ any child 15 under eighteen years of age. 16 2. The first violation of the provisions of this section is a class E felony. 17 3. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a class D felony. New Section 566.201, . A prosecuting or circuit attorney may request assistance from the 2 attorney general, or one of his or her assistants, to assist in the prosecution of child sex 3 trafficking cases. The prosecuting or circuit attorney may request any resource or 4 capability of the attorney general when prosecuting such cases. 566.211. 1. A person commits the offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the 2 second degree if he or she knowingly: 3 (1) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, including 4 but not limited to through the use of force, abduction, coercion, fraud, deception, blackmail, 5 or causing or threatening to cause financial harm, a person under the age of eighteen to 6 participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual 7 material as defined in section 573.010, or benefits, financially or by receiving anything of 8 value, from participation in such activities; 9 (2) Causes a person under the age of eighteen to engage in a commercial sex act, a 10 sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as defined in section 11 573.010; or 12 (3) Advertises the availability of a person under the age of eighteen to participate in a 13 commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material as 14 defined in section 573.010. 15 2. It shall not be a defense that the defendant believed that the person was eighteen 16 years of age or older. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 46 17 3. New Label: (1), The offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree is a felony 18 punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not less than twenty years or life and a fine 19 not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars if the child is under the age of eighteen. If a 20 violation of this section was effected by force, abduction, or coercion, the crime of sexual 21 trafficking of a child shall be a felony for which the authorized term of imprisonment is life 22 imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole until the defendant has served not 23 less than twenty-five years of such sentence. 24 New paragraph: (2), The offense of sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree by a parent, 25 legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a child is a felony for which 26 the authorized term of imprisonment is life imprisonment. As used in this subdivision, 27 "life imprisonment" shall mean imprisonment for the duration of a person's natural 28 life. 566.218. New Label: 1., Notwithstanding sections 557.011, 558.019, and 559.021, a person found 2 guilty of violating any provisions of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211, 3 566.212, 566.213, or 566.215 shall be ordered by the sentencing court to pay restitution to the 4 victim of the offense regardless of whether the defendant is sentenced to a term of 5 imprisonment or probation. The minimum restitution ordered by the court shall be in the 6 amount determined by the court necessary to compensate the victim for the value of the 7 victim's labor and/or for the mental and physical rehabilitation of the victim and any child of 8 the victim. 9 New paragraph: 2., Any real or personal property owned by the defendant that was used, 10 attempted to be used, or intended to be used by the defendant in violating a section listed 11 under subsection 1 of this section may be seized. If such property is seized, the property 12 shall be forfeited as provided under section 513.607. 567.030. 1. A person commits the offense of patronizing prostitution if he or she: 2 (1) Pursuant to a prior understanding, gives something of value to another person as 3 compensation for having engaged in sexual conduct with any person; or 4 (2) Gives or agrees to give something of value to another person with the 5 understanding that such person or another person will engage in sexual conduct with any 6 person; or 7 (3) Solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with any person in 8 return for something of value. 9 2. It shall not be a defense that the person believed that the individual he or she 10 patronized for prostitution was eighteen years of age or older. 11 3. The offense of patronizing prostitution is a class [Deleted Text, B misdemeanor, deleted end, ] Added Text, E felony, added end, , unless 12 the individual who the person patronizes is less than eighteen years of age but older than 13 fifteen years of age, in which case patronizing prostitution is a class [Deleted Text, E, deleted end, ] Added Text, D, added end, felony. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 47 14 4. The offense of patronizing prostitution is a class B felony if the individual who the 15 person patronizes is fifteen years of age or younger. Nothing in this section shall preclude the 16 prosecution of an individual for the offenses of: 17 (1) Statutory rape in the first degree pursuant to section 566.032; 18 (2) Statutory rape in the second degree pursuant to section 566.034; 19 (3) Statutory sodomy in the first degree pursuant to section 566.062; or 20 (4) Statutory sodomy in the second degree pursuant to section 566.064. 573.010. As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean: 2 (1) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar, juice bar, restaurant, bottle club, or other 3 commercial establishment, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which 4 regularly features persons who appear semi-nude; 5 (2) "Characterized by", describing the essential character or dominant theme of an 6 item; 7 (3) "Child", any person under the age of fourteen; 8 (4) "Child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, ": 9 (a) Any obscene material or performance depicting sexual conduct, sexual contact as 10 defined in section 566.010, or a sexual performance and which has as one of its participants or 11 portrays as an observer of such conduct, contact, or performance a minor; [Deleted Text, or, deleted end, ] 12 (b) Any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer 13 or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, 14 mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct where: 15 a. The production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in 16 sexually explicit conduct; 17 b. Such visual depiction is a digital image, computer image, or computer-generated 18 image that is, or is indistinguishable from, that of a minor engaging in sexually explicit 19 conduct, in that the depiction is such that an ordinary person viewing the depiction would 20 conclude that the depiction is of an actual minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, 21 Added Text, , regardless of whether the minor was actually engaged in sexually explicit conduct at the time the visual depiction was created, added end, 22 Added Text, , regardless of whether the minor was actually engaged in sexually explicit conduct at the time the visual depiction was created, added end, ; or 23 c. Such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to show that an 24 identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct. "Identifiable minor" means a 25 person who was a minor at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified; or 26 whose image as a minor was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual depiction; 27 and who is recognizable as an actual person by the person's face, likeness, or other 28 distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature. The 29 term identifiable minor shall not be construed to require proof of the actual identity of the 30 identifiable minor; Added Text, or, added end, SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 48 31 New paragraph: (c), Any anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot, or any other item, with 32 features of, or with features that resemble those of, a minor under eighteen years of age 33 intended to be used for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any 34 person, or for the purpose of terrorizing or causing emotional distress to any person; 35 (5) "Employ", "employee", or "employment", any person who performs any service 36 on the premises of a sexually oriented business, on a full-time, part-time, or contract basis, 37 whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent contractor, agent, or 38 otherwise. Employee does not include a person exclusively on the premises for repair or 39 maintenance of the premises or for the delivery of goods to the premises; 40 (6) "Explicit sexual material", any pictorial or three-dimensional material depicting 41 human masturbation, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, direct physical 42 stimulation or unclothed genitals, sadomasochistic abuse, or emphasizing the depiction of 43 postpubertal human genitals; provided, however, that works of art or of anthropological 44 significance shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing definition; 45 (7) "Furnish", to issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, circulate, 46 disseminate, present, exhibit or otherwise provide; 47 (8) "Material", anything printed or written, or any picture, drawing, photograph, 48 motion picture film, videotape or videotape production, or pictorial representation, or any 49 recording or transcription, or any mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction, or stored 50 computer data, or anything which is or may be used as a means of communication. Material 51 includes undeveloped photographs, molds, printing plates, stored computer data and other 52 latent representational objects; 53 (9) "Minor", any person less than eighteen years of age; 54 (10) "Nudity" or "state of nudity", the showing of the human genitals, pubic area, 55 vulva, anus, anal cleft, or the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part 56 of the nipple or areola; 57 (11) "Obscene", any material or performance if, taken as a whole: 58 (a) Applying contemporary community standards, its predominant appeal is to 59 prurient interest in sex; and 60 (b) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find the 61 material depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; and 62 (c) A reasonable person would find the material lacks serious literary, artistic, 63 political or scientific value; 64 (12) "Operator", any person on the premises of a sexually oriented business who 65 causes the business to function, puts or keeps the business in operation, or is authorized to 66 manage the business or exercise overall operational control of the business premises. A SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 49 67 person may be found to be operating or causing to be operated a sexually oriented business 68 whether or not such person is an owner, part owner, or licensee of the business; 69 (13) "Performance", any play, motion picture film, videotape, dance or exhibition 70 performed before an audience of one or more; 71 (14) "Pornographic for minors", any material or performance if the following apply: 72 (a) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find 73 that the material or performance, taken as a whole, has a tendency to cater or appeal to a 74 prurient interest of minors; and 75 (b) The material or performance depicts or describes nudity, sexual conduct, the 76 condition of human genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal, or 77 sadomasochistic abuse in a way which is patently offensive to the average person applying 78 contemporary adult community standards with respect to what is suitable for minors; and 79 (c) The material or performance, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, 80 political, or scientific value for minors; 81 (15) "Premises", the real property upon which a sexually oriented business is located, 82 and all appurtenances thereto and buildings thereon, including but not limited to the sexually 83 oriented business, the grounds, private walkways, and parking lots or parking garages or both; 84 (16) "Promote", to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, mail, deliver, transfer, transmute, 85 publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise, or to offer or agree to 86 do the same, by any means including a computer; 87 (17) "Regularly", the consistent and repeated doing of the act so described; 88 (18) "Sadomasochistic abuse", flagellation or torture by or upon a person as an act of 89 sexual stimulation or gratification; 90 (19) "Semi-nude" or "state of semi-nudity", the showing of the female breast below a 91 horizontal line across the top of the areola and extending across the width of the breast at such 92 point, or the showing of the male or female buttocks. Such definition includes the lower 93 portion of the human female breast, but shall not include any portion of the cleavage of the 94 female breasts exhibited by a bikini, dress, blouse, shirt, leotard, or similar wearing apparel 95 provided the areola is not exposed in whole or in part; 96 (20) "Sexual conduct", actual or simulated, normal or perverted acts of human 97 masturbation; deviate sexual intercourse; sexual intercourse; or physical contact with a 98 person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or the breast of a female in an act 99 of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification or any sadomasochistic abuse or acts including 100 animals or any latent objects in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification; 101 (21) "Sexually explicit conduct", actual or simulated: 102 (a) Sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral- 103 anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 50 104 (b) Bestiality; 105 (c) Masturbation; 106 (d) Sadistic or masochistic abuse; or 107 (e) Lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person; 108 (22) "Sexually oriented business" includes: 109 (a) An adult bookstore or adult video store. "Adult bookstore" or "adult video store" 110 means a commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business activities, offers for 111 sale or rental for any form of consideration any one or more of the following: books, 112 magazines, periodicals, or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video 113 cassettes, compact discs, digital video discs, slides, or other visual representations which are 114 characterized by their emphasis upon the display of specified sexual activities or specified 115 anatomical areas. A principal business activity exists where the commercial establishment: 116 a. Has a substantial portion of its displayed merchandise which consists of such 117 items; or 118 b. Has a substantial portion of the wholesale value of its displayed merchandise 119 which consists of such items; or 120 c. Has a substantial portion of the retail value of its displayed merchandise which 121 consists of such items; or 122 d. Derives a substantial portion of its revenues from the sale or rental, for any form of 123 consideration, of such items; or 124 e. Maintains a substantial section of its interior business space for the sale or rental of 125 such items; or 126 f. Maintains an adult arcade. "Adult arcade" means any place to which the public is 127 permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or 128 mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image- 129 producing devices are regularly maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per 130 machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are characterized by their 131 emphasis upon matter exhibiting specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; 132 (b) An adult cabaret; 133 (c) An adult motion picture theater. "Adult motion picture theater" means a 134 commercial establishment where films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar 135 photographic reproductions, which are characterized by their emphasis upon the display of 136 specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas are regularly shown to more than five 137 persons for any form of consideration; 138 (d) A semi-nude model studio. "Semi-nude model studio" means a place where 139 persons regularly appear in a state of semi-nudity for money or any form of consideration in 140 order to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 51 141 depicted by other persons. Such definition shall not apply to any place where persons 142 appearing in a state of semi-nudity do so in a modeling class operated: 143 a. By a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; 144 b. By a private college or university which maintains and operates educational 145 programs in which credits are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported 146 entirely or partly by taxation; or 147 c. In a structure: 148 (i) Which has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other 149 advertising that indicates a semi-nude person is available for viewing; and 150 (ii) Where, in order to participate in a class, a student must enroll at least three days in 151 advance of the class; 152 (e) A sexual encounter center. "Sexual encounter center" means a business or 153 commercial enterprise that, as one of its principal purposes, purports to offer for any form of 154 consideration physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between two or more 155 persons when one or more of the persons is semi-nude; 156 (23) "Sexual performance", any performance, or part thereof, which includes sexual 157 conduct by a child who is less than eighteen years of age; 158 (24) "Specified anatomical areas" include: 159 (a) Less than completely and opaquely covered: human genitals, pubic region, 160 buttock, and female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and 161 (b) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and 162 opaquely covered; 163 (25) "Specified sexual activity", includes any of the following: 164 (a) Intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation, or sodomy; or 165 (b) Excretory functions as a part of or in connection with any of the activities 166 described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; 167 (26) "Substantial", at least thirty percent of the item or items so modified; 168 (27) "Visual depiction", includes undeveloped film and videotape, and data stored on 169 computer disk or by electronic means which is capable of conversion into a visual image. 573.023. 1. A person commits the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor if such 2 person knowingly or recklessly photographs, films, videotapes, produces or otherwise creates 3 obscene material with a minor or child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, . 4 2. The offense of sexual exploitation of a minor is a class B felony unless the minor is 5 a child, in which case it is a class A felony. 573.025. 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 2 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person 3 possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 52 4 of a child less than fourteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears to be a 5 child less than fourteen years of age. 6 2. The offense of promoting child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, in the first 7 degree is a class B felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a minor, in 8 which case it is a class A felony. No person who is found guilty of promoting child 9 [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, in the first degree shall be eligible for probation, 10 parole, or conditional release for a period of three calendar years. 11 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider of electronic 12 communication services or remote computing services to monitor any user, subscriber or 13 customer of the provider, or the content of any communication of any user, subscriber or 14 customer of the provider. 573.035. 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 2 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person 3 possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 4 of a minor under the age of eighteen or obscene material portraying what appears to be a 5 minor under the age of eighteen. 6 2. The offense of promoting child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, in the 7 second degree is a class D felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a 8 minor, in which case it is a class B felony. No person who is found guilty of promoting child 9 [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, in the second degree shall be eligible for probation. 573.037. 1. A person commits the offense of possession of child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] 2 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, if such person knowingly or recklessly possesses any child 3 [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, of a minor less than eighteen years of age or obscene 4 material portraying what appears to be a minor less than eighteen years of age. 5 2. The offense of possession of child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, is a class 6 graphy, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, of a minor less than eighteen years of age or obscene 4 material portraying what appears to be a minor less than eighteen years of age. 5 2. The offense of possession of child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, is a class 6 D felony if the person possesses one still image of child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 7 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, or one obscene still image. The offense of possession of child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 8 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, is a class B felony if the person: 9 (1) Possesses: 10 (a) More than twenty still images of child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, ; or 11 (b) More than twenty obscene still images; or 12 (c) Child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, comprised of one motion picture, 13 film, videotape, videotape production, or other moving image; or 14 (d) Obscene material comprised of one motion picture, film, videotape production, or 15 other moving image; or 16 (2) Has previously been found guilty of an offense under this section. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 53 17 3. A person who has committed the offense of possession of child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] 18 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, is subject to separate punishments for each item of child 19 [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, or obscene material possessed by the person. 573.038. 1. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes 2 child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, 3 shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the state or the court. 4 2. (1) Notwithstanding Missouri rule of criminal procedure 25.03 or any other rule or 5 statute to the contrary, a court shall deny, in any criminal proceeding, any request by the 6 defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material 7 that constitutes child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, 8 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, , so long as the state makes the property or material reasonably available to 9 the defendant. 10 (2) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, property or material shall 11 be deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the state provides ample opportunity 12 for inspection, viewing, and examination at a state or other governmental facility of the 13 property or material by the defendant, his or her attorney, and any individual the defendant 14 may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial. 573.050. 1. In any prosecution under this chapter evidence shall be admissible to 2 show: 3 (1) What the predominant appeal of the material or performance would be for 4 ordinary adults or minors; 5 (2) The literary, artistic, political or scientific value of the material or performance; 6 (3) The degree of public acceptance in this state and in the local community; 7 (4) The appeal to prurient interest in advertising or other promotion of the material or 8 performance; 9 (5) The purpose of the author, creator, promoter, furnisher or publisher of the material 10 or performance. 11 2. Testimony of the author, creator, promoter, furnisher, publisher, or expert 12 testimony, relating to factors entering into the determination of the issues of obscenity or child 13 pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material, added end, , shall 14 be admissible. 15 3. In any prosecution under this chapter, when it becomes necessary to determine 16 whether a person was less than seventeen or eighteen years of age, the court or jury may make 17 this determination by any of the following methods: 18 (1) Personal inspection of the child; 19 (2) Inspection of the photograph or motion picture that shows the child engaging in 20 the sexual performance; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 54 21 (3) Oral testimony by a witness to the sexual performance as to the age of the child 22 based on the child's appearance at the time; 23 (4) Expert medical testimony based on the appearance of the child engaging in the 24 sexual performance; or 25 (5) Any other method authorized by law or by the rules of evidence. 26 4. In any prosecution for promoting child pornography in the first or second degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or for promoting child sexual abuse material in the first or second degree, added end, 27 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or for promoting child sexual abuse material in the first or second degree, added end, 28 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or for promoting child sexual abuse material in the first or second degree, added end, , no showing is required that the performance or material involved 29 appeals to prurient interest, that it lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, or 30 that it is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the community as a whole. 573.052. Upon receipt of any information that child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 2 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, as defined in section 573.010 is contained on a website, the attorney general shall 3 investigate such information. If the attorney general has probable cause to believe the 4 website contains child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, , the attorney general shall notify 5 a website operator of any child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, site residing on that 6 website operator's server, in writing. If the website operator promptly, but in no event longer 7 than five days after receiving notice, removes the alleged [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, material, added end, from its 8 server, and so long as the website operator is not the purveyor of such child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] 9 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, , it shall be immune from civil liability. If the website operator does 10 not promptly remove the alleged [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, material, added end, , the attorney general may seek an 11 injunction pursuant to section 573.070 to remove the child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 12 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, site from the website operator's server. This section shall not be construed to create 13 any defense to any criminal charges brought pursuant to this chapter. 573.110. 1. Added Text, This section and sections 571.112 and 573.114 shall be known and may be cited as "Evan's Voice Act"., added end, 2 Added Text, This section and sections 571.112 and 573.114 shall be known and may be cited as "Evan's Voice Act"., added end, 3 New Label: 2., As used in this section and [Deleted Text, section, deleted end, ] Added Text, sections, added end, 573.112 Added Text, and 573.114, added end, , the following 4 terms mean: 5 (1) "Computer", a device that accepts, processes, stores, retrieves, or outputs data and 6 includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary storage and telecommunications devices connected to 7 computers; 8 (2) "Computer program", a series of coded instructions or statements in a form 9 acceptable to a computer that causes the computer to process data and supply the results of the 10 data processing; 11 (3) "Data", a representation in any form of information, knowledge, facts, concepts, 12 or instructions including, but not limited to, program documentation, that is prepared or has 13 been prepared in a formalized manner and is stored or processed in or transmitted by a 14 computer or in a system or network. Data is considered property and may be in any form SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 55 15 including, but not limited to, printouts, magnetic or optical storage media, punch cards, data 16 stored internally in the memory of the computer, or data stored externally that is accessible by 17 the computer; 18 (4) "Image", a photograph, film, videotape, digital recording, or other depiction or 19 portrayal of an object, including a human body; 20 (5) "Intimate parts", the fully unclothed, partially unclothed, or transparently clothed 21 genitals, pubic area, or anus or, if the person is female, a partially or fully exposed nipple, 22 including exposure through transparent clothing; 23 (6) "Private mobile radio services", private land mobile radio services and other 24 communications services characterized by the public service commission as private mobile 25 radio services; 26 (7) "Public mobile services", air-to-ground radio telephone services, cellular radio 27 telecommunications services, offshore radio, rural radio services, public land mobile 28 telephone services, and other common carrier radio communications services; 29 (8) "Sexual act", sexual penetration, masturbation, or sexual activity; 30 (9) "Sexual activity", any: 31 (a) Knowing touching or fondling by the victim or another person or animal, either 32 directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, anus, or breast of the victim or another person 33 or animal for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal; 34 (b) Transfer or transmission of semen upon any part of the clothed or unclothed body 35 of the victim for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim or another; 36 (c) Act of urination within a sexual context; 37 (d) Bondage, fetter, sadism, or masochism; or 38 (e) Sadomasochism abuse in any sexual context. 39 [2.] New Label: 3., A person commits the offense of nonconsensual dissemination of private 40 sexual images if he or she: 41 (1) Intentionally disseminates an image with the intent to harass, threaten, or coerce 42 another person: 43 (a) [Who is at least eighteen years of age; 44 Deleted paragraph: (b),] Who is identifiable from the image itself or information displayed in connection 45 with the image; and 46 [(c)] New Label: (b), Who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in whole 47 or in part; 48 (2) Obtains the image under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know 49 or understand that the image was to remain private; and 50 (3) Knows or should have known that the person in the image did not consent to the 51 dissemination. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 56 52 [3.] New Label: 4., The following activities are exempt from the provisions of this section: 53 (1) The intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person who is 54 engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed if the dissemination is made for 55 the purpose of a criminal investigation that is otherwise lawful; 56 (2) The intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person who is 57 engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed if the dissemination is for the 58 purpose of, or in connection with, the reporting of unlawful conduct; 59 (3) The intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person who is 60 engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed if the image involves voluntary 61 exposure in a public or commercial setting; or 62 (4) The intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person who is 63 engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed if the dissemination serves a 64 lawful public purpose. 65 [4.] New Label: 5., Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability upon the 66 following entities solely as a result of content or information provided by another person: 67 (1) An interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 230(f)(2); 68 (2) A provider of public mobile services or private mobile radio services; or 69 (3) A telecommunications network or broadband provider. 70 [5.] New Label: 6., A person convicted under this section is subject to the forfeiture provisions 71 under sections 513.600 to 513.660. 72 [6.] New Label: 7., The offense of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class 73 D felony, 74 Added Text, , unless the image was of a minor or of a vulnerable person, in which case it is a class C felony, added end, . 75 [7.] New Label: 8., In addition to the criminal penalties listed in subsection 6 of this section, the 76 person in violation of the provisions of this section shall also be subject to a private cause of 77 action from the depicted person. Any successful private cause of action brought under this 78 subsection shall result in an award equal to ten thousand dollars or actual damages, whichever 79 is greater, and in addition shall include attorney's fees. Humiliation or embarrassment shall 80 be an adequate showing that the plaintiff has incurred damages; however, no physical 81 manifestation of either humiliation or embarrassment is necessary for damages to be shown. 573.112. 1. A person commits the offense of threatening the nonconsensual 2 dissemination of private sexual images if he or she gains or attempts to gain anything of 3 value, or coerces or attempts to coerce another person to act or refrain from acting, by 4 threatening to disseminate an image of another person, which was obtained under 5 circumstances in which a reasonable person would know or understand that the image was 6 to remain private, against the will of such person: 7 (1) [Who is at least eighteen years of age; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 57 8 Deleted paragraph: (2),] Who is identifiable from the image itself or information displayed in connection 9 with the image; and 10 [(3)] New Label: (2), Who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in whole 11 or in part. 12 2. New Label: (1), Added Text, Except as provided in subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection,, added end, the offense 13 of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class E felony, 14 Added Text, , unless it is a second offense, in which case it is a class D felony. Any third or subsequent offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class C felony., added end, 15 Added Text, , unless it is a second offense, in which case it is a class D felony. Any third or subsequent offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class C felony., added end, 16 Added Text, , unless it is a second offense, in which case it is a class D felony. Any third or subsequent offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class C felony., added end, 17 New paragraph: (2), If the image was of a minor or of a vulnerable person, the offense of 18 threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class B felony. 19 New Label: (3), Added Text, If the threat of the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is the proximate cause of serious physical injury or death of a person, the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class B felony, added end, 20 Added Text, If the threat of the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is the proximate cause of serious physical injury or death of a person, the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class B felony, added end, 21 Added Text, If the threat of the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is the proximate cause of serious physical injury or death of a person, the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a class B felony, added end, . New Section 573.114, . Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 557.011, 558.019, and 2 559.021 to the contrary, a person found guilty of violating section 573.110 or 573.112 3 shall be ordered by the sentencing court to pay restitution to the victim of the offense. 4 The minimum restitution for a victim of a person found guilty of violating section 5 573.110 or 573.112 ordered by the court shall be in the amount determined by the court 6 necessary to compensate the victim for the mental and physical rehabilitation of the 7 victim, any lost income or educational disruption, relocation or housing assistance for 8 the victim, or costs for removal of the image from any computer, computer program, 9 interactive computer service as such term is defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 230(f)(2), 10 provider of public mobile services or private mobile radio services, or 11 telecommunications network or broadband provider. 573.215. 1. A person commits the offense of failure to report child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] 2 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, if he or she being a film and photographic print processor, computer 3 provider, installer or repair person, or any internet service provider who has knowledge of or 4 observes, within the scope of the person's professional capacity or employment, any film, 5 photograph, videotape, negative, slide, or computer-generated image or picture depicting a 6 child under eighteen years of age engaged in an act of sexual conduct fails to report such 7 instance to any law enforcement agency immediately or as soon as practically possible. 8 2. The offense of failure to report child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, is a 9 class B misdemeanor. 10 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a provider of electronic 11 communication services or remote computing services to monitor any user, subscriber or SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 58 12 customer of the provider, or the content of any communication of any user, subscriber or 13 customer of the provider. New Section 573.570, . 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 2 (1) "Depicted individual", an individual who, as a result of digitization or by 3 means of digital manipulation, appears in whole or in part in an intimate digital 4 depiction and who is identifiable by virtue of the individual's face, likeness, or other 5 distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature, 6 or from information displayed in connection with the digital depiction; 7 (2) "Digital depiction", a realistic visual depiction of an individual that has been 8 created or altered using digital manipulation; 9 (3) "Information content providers", any person or entity that is responsible, in 10 whole or in part, for the creation or development of information provided through the 11 internet or any other interactive computer service; 12 (4) "Intimate digital depiction", a digital depiction of an individual that has been 13 created or altered using digital manipulation and that depicts: 14 (a) The uncovered genitals, pubic area, anus, or postpubescent female nipple of 15 an identifiable individual; 16 (b) The display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids: 17 a. Onto any part of the body of an identifiable individual; or 18 b. From the body of an identifiable individual; or 19 (c) An identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct; 20 (5) "Sexually explicit conduct", actual or simulated: 21 (a) Sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or 22 oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex; 23 (b) Bestiality; 24 (c) Masturbation; 25 (d) Sadistic or masochistic abuse; or 26 (e) Lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person. 27 2. A person commits the offense of disclosure of an intimate digital depiction if 28 the person: 29 (1) Discloses an intimate digital depiction: 30 (a) With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, alarm, or cause substantial harm 31 to the finances or reputation of the depicted individual; or 32 (b) With the actual knowledge that, or reckless disregard for whether, such 33 disclosure will cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to the 34 depicted individual; or 35 (2) Threatens to disclose an intimate digital depiction: SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 59 36 (a) With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, alarm, or cause substantial harm 37 to the finances or reputation of the depicted individual; or 38 (b) With the actual knowledge that, or reckless disregard for whether, such 39 threatened disclosure will cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to 40 the depicted individual. 41 3. (1) A violation of subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of this section shall be a class 42 D felony. 43 (2) A violation of subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section shall be a class E 44 felony. 45 (3) A violation of subsection 2 of this section shall be a class C felony if: 46 (a) The violation is a second or other subsequent violation of subsection 2 of this 47 section; or 48 (b) The violation is such that the digital depiction could be reasonably expected 49 to: 50 a. Affect the conduct of any administrative, legislative, or judicial proceeding of 51 a federal, state, local, or tribal government agency, including the administration of an 52 election or the conduct of foreign relations; or 53 b. Facilitate violence. 54 4. It shall not be a defense to an offense of disclosure of an intimate digital 55 depiction under this section that there is a disclaimer stating that the intimate digital 56 depiction of the depicted individual was unauthorized or that the depicted individual 57 did not participate in the creation or development of the digital depiction. 58 5. For the purposes of this section, a provider of an interactive computer service 59 shall not be held to have committed the offense of disclosure of an intimate digital 60 depiction due to: 61 (1) Any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability 62 of intimate digital depictions; or 63 (2) Any action taken to enable or make available to information content 64 providers or other persons the technical means to restrict access to intimate digital 65 depictions. New Section 573.575, . 1. A person commits the offense of sadistic online exploitation if he or 2 she: 3 (1) Uses the internet to manipulate, intimidate, hurt, scare, control, or threaten a 4 victim to undergo suffering through forcing their submission, use of violence, self-harm, 5 or destruction for sadistic or sinister purposes; 6 (2) Coerces a victim into performing self-harm, animal harm, harming another 7 person, sharing person information, or suicidal actions or ideations; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 60 8 (3) Uses non-physical forms of coercion, manipulation, shame or fear to extort 9 another person into providing sexually explicit content then using such content to 10 further extort, threaten, or control the victim; or 11 (4) Uses intimate depictions as devices to threaten or coerce a victim by 12 demanding any kind of financial gain. 13 2. The offense of sadistic online exploitation shall be a class E felony. 589.015. As used in sections 589.010 to 589.040: 2 (1) The term "center" shall mean the state center for the prevention and control of 3 sexual assault established pursuant to section 589.030; 4 (2) The term "sexual assault" shall include: 5 (a) The acts of rape in the first or second degree, forcible rape, rape, statutory rape in 6 the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first or 7 second degree, forcible sodomy, sodomy, statutory sodomy in the first degree, statutory 8 sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first, second, third, or fourth degree, 9 deviate sexual assault, sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct in the first, second, or third 10 degree, sexual abuse, and sexual abuse in the first or second degree, or attempts to commit 11 any of the aforesaid, as these acts are defined in chapter 566; 12 (b) The act of incest, as this act is defined in section 568.020; 13 (c) The act of abuse of a child under section 568.060, which involves sexual contact; 14 (d) The act of use of a child in a sexual performance; and 15 (e) The act of enticement of a child Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, grooming or enticement of a minor, added end, 16 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, grooming or enticement of a minor, added end, , as defined in section 566.151, or any attempt to commit such act. 589.042. The court or the parole board shall have the authority to require a person 2 who is required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 to give his 3 or her assigned probation or parole officer access to his or her personal home computer as a 4 condition of probation or parole in order to monitor and prevent such offender from obtaining 5 and keeping child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, or from committing an offense under 6 chapter 566. Such access shall allow the probation or parole officer to view the internet use 7 history, computer hardware, and computer software of any computer, including a laptop 8 computer, that the offender owns. 589.400. 1. Sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall apply to: 2 (1) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter adjudicated for an 3 offense referenced in section 589.414, unless such person is exempt from registering under 4 subsection 9 or 10 of this section or section 589.401; 5 (2) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter convicted of, been 6 found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to committing, attempting to commit, or 7 conspiring to commit one or more of the following offenses: kidnapping or kidnapping in the SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 61 8 first degree when the victim was a child and the defendant was not a parent or guardian of the 9 child; abuse of a child under section 568.060 when such abuse is sexual in nature; felonious 10 restraint or kidnapping in the second degree when the victim was a child and the defendant is 11 not a parent or guardian of the child; sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a resident of a 12 nursing home or sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the 13 first or second degree; endangering the welfare of a child under section 568.045 when the 14 endangerment is sexual in nature; genital mutilation of a female child, under section 568.065; 15 promoting prostitution in the first degree; promoting prostitution in the second degree; 16 promoting prostitution in the third degree; sexual exploitation of a minor; promoting child 17 pornography in the first degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, 18 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree, added end, ; promoting child pornography in the second 19 degree Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, 20 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree, added end, ; possession of child pornography Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, 21 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026; possession of child sexual abuse material, added end, ; furnishing pornographic material to minors; 22 public display of explicit sexual material; coercing acceptance of obscene material; promoting 23 obscenity in the first degree; promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second 24 degree; incest; use of a child in a sexual performance; or promoting sexual performance by a 25 child; patronizing prostitution if the individual the person patronizes is less than eighteen 26 years of ageAdded Text, ; grooming of a minor; nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images; or threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, added end, 27 Added Text, ; grooming of a minor; nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images; or threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, added end, ; 28 (3) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been committed to the department of 29 mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath; 30 (4) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been found not guilty as a result of 31 mental disease or defect of any offense referenced in section 589.414; 32 (5) Any juvenile certified as an adult and transferred to a court of general jurisdiction 33 who has been adjudicated for an offense listed under section 589.414; 34 (6) Any juvenile fourteen years of age or older at the time of the offense who has 35 been adjudicated for an offense which is equal to or more severe than aggravated sexual abuse 36 under 18 U.S.C. Section 2241, which shall include any attempt or conspiracy to commit such 37 offense; 38 (7) Any person who is a resident of this state who has, since July 1, 1979, been or is 39 hereafter adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, 40 or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense which, if committed in this state, 41 would constitute an offense listed under section 589.414, or has been or is required to register 42 in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or has been or is 43 required to register under tribal, federal, or military law; or SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 62 44 (8) Any person who has been or is required to register in another state, territory, the 45 District of Columbia, or foreign country, or has been or is required to register under tribal, 46 federal, or military law and who works or attends an educational institution, whether public or 47 private in nature, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or 48 institution of higher education on a full-time or on a part-time basis or has a temporary 49 residence in Missouri. "Part-time" in this subdivision means for more than seven days in any 50 twelve-month period. 51 2. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply shall, within three business 52 days of adjudication, release from incarceration, or placement upon probation, register with 53 the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county in which such 54 person resides unless such person has already registered in that county for the same offense. 55 For any juvenile under subdivision (6) of subsection 1 of this section, within three business 56 days of adjudication or release from commitment to the division of youth services, the 57 department of mental health, or other placement, such juvenile shall register with the chief 58 law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county in which he or she resides 59 unless he or she has already registered in such county or city not within a county for the same 60 offense. Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply if not currently registered in 61 their county of residence shall register with the chief law enforcement official of such county 62 or city not within a county within three business days. The chief law enforcement official 63 shall forward a copy of the registration form required by section 589.407 to a city, town, 64 village, or campus law enforcement agency located within the county of the chief law 65 enforcement official. 66 3. The registration requirements of sections 589.400 through 589.425 shall be as 67 provided under subsection 4 of this section unless: 68 (1) All offenses requiring registration are reversed, vacated, or set aside; 69 (2) The registrant is no longer required to register and his or her name shall be 70 removed from the registry under the provisions of section 589.414; or 71 (3) The court orders the removal or exemption of such person from the registry under 72 section 589.401. 73 4. The registration requirements shall be as follows: 74 (1) Fifteen years if the offender is a tier I sex offender as provided under section 75 589.414; 76 (2) Twenty-five years if the offender is a tier II sex offender as provided under section 77 589.414; or 78 (3) The life of the offender if the offender is a tier III sex offender. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 63 79 5. (1) The registration period shall be reduced as described in subdivision (3) of this 80 subsection for a sex offender who maintains a clean record for the periods described under 81 subdivision (2) of this subsection by: 82 (a) Not being adjudicated of any offense for which imprisonment for more than one 83 year may be imposed; 84 (b) Not being adjudicated of any sex offense; 85 (c) Successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, or parole; 86 and 87 (d) Successfully completing an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified 88 by the attorney general. 89 (2) In the case of a: 90 (a) Tier I sex offender, the period during which the clean record shall be maintained is 91 ten years; 92 (b) Tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for the offense which required 93 registration in a sex offender registry under sections 589.400 to 589.425, the period during 94 which the clean record shall be maintained is twenty-five years. 95 (3) In the case of a: 96 (a) Tier I sex offender, the reduction is five years; 97 (b) Tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the reduction is from life to that 98 period for which the clean record under paragraph (b) of subdivision (2) of this subsection is 99 maintained. 100 6. For processing an initial sex offender registration the chief law enforcement officer 101 of the county or city not within a county may charge the offender registering a fee of up to ten 102 dollars. 103 7. For processing any change in registration required pursuant to section 589.414 the 104 chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county may charge the person 105 changing their registration a fee of five dollars for each change made after the initial 106 registration. 107 8. Any person currently on the sexual offender registry or who otherwise would be 108 required to register for being adjudicated for the offense of felonious restraint of a nonsexual 109 nature when the victim was a child and he or she was the parent or guardian of the child, 110 nonsexual child abuse that was committed under section 568.060, or kidnapping of a 111 nonsexual nature when the victim was a child and he or she was the parent or guardian of the 112 child shall be removed from the registry. However, such person shall remain on the sexual 113 offender registry for any other offense for which he or she is required to register under 114 sections 589.400 to 589.425. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 64 115 9. The following persons shall be exempt from registering as a sexual offender upon 116 petition to the court of jurisdiction under section 589.401; except that, such person shall 117 remain on the sexual offender registry for any other offense for which he or she is required to 118 register under sections 589.400 to 589.425: 119 (1) Any person currently on the sexual offender registry or who otherwise would be 120 required to register for a sexual offense involving: 121 (a) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim or 122 any other individual involved, if the victim was an adult, unless the adult was under the 123 custodial authority of the offender at the time of the offense; or 124 (b) Sexual conduct where no force or threat of force was directed toward the victim, 125 the victim was at least fourteen years of age, and the offender was not more than four years 126 older than the victim at the time of the offense; or 127 (2) Any person currently required to register for the following sexual offenses: 128 (a) Promoting obscenity in the first degree under section 573.020; 129 (b) Promoting obscenity in the second degree under section 573.030; 130 (c) Furnishing pornographic materials to minors under section 573.040; 131 (d) Public display of explicit sexual material under section 573.060; 132 (e) Coercing acceptance of obscene material under section 573.065; 133 (f) Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced 134 labor under section 566.206; 135 (g) Abusing an individual through forced labor under section 566.203; 136 (h) Contributing to human trafficking through the misuse of documentation under 137 section 566.215; or 138 (i) Acting as an international marriage broker and failing to provide the information 139 and notice as required under section 578.475. 140 10. Any person currently on the sexual offender registry for having been adjudicated 141 for a tier I or II offense or adjudicated delinquent for a tier III offense or other comparable 142 offenses listed under section 589.414 may file a petition under section 589.401. 143 11. Any nonresident worker, including work as a volunteer or intern, or nonresident 144 student shall register for the duration of such person's employment, including participation as 145 a volunteer or intern, or attendance at any school of higher education whether public or 146 private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or institution of 147 higher education on a full-time or part-time basis in this state unless granted relief under 148 section 589.401. Any registered offender shall provide information regarding any place in 149 which the offender is staying when away from his or her residence for seven or more days, 150 including the period of time the offender is staying in such place. Any registered offender 151 from another state who has a temporary residence in this state and resides more than seven SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 65 152 days in a twelve-month period shall register for the duration of such person's temporary 153 residency unless granted relief under section 589.401. 589.414. 1. Any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register shall, 2 within three business days, appear in person to the chief law enforcement officer of the 3 county or city not within a county if there is a change to any of the following information: 4 (1) Name; 5 (2) Residence; 6 (3) Employment, including status as a volunteer or intern; 7 (4) Student status; or 8 (5) A termination to any of the items listed in this subsection. 9 2. Any person required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall, within 10 three business days, notify the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within 11 a county of any changes to the following information: 12 (1) Vehicle information; 13 (2) Temporary lodging information; 14 (3) Temporary residence information; 15 (4) Email addresses, instant messaging addresses, and any other designations used in 16 internet communications, postings, or telephone communications; or 17 (5) Telephone or other cellular number, including any new forms of electronic 18 communication. 19 3. The chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county shall 20 immediately forward the registration changes described under subsections 1 and 2 of this 21 section to the Missouri state highway patrol within three business days. 22 4. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes such 23 person's residence or address to a different county or city not within a county, the person shall 24 appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement official with whom the 25 person last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a 26 county having jurisdiction over the new residence or address in writing within three business 27 days of such new address and phone number, if the phone number is also changed. If any 28 person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes his or her state, territory, 29 the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of 30 residence, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement 31 official with whom the person was last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the 32 area in the new state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, 33 or military jurisdiction having jurisdiction over the new residence or address within three 34 business days of such new address. Whenever a registrant changes residence, the chief law 35 enforcement official of the county or city not within a county where the person was SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 66 36 previously registered shall inform the Missouri state highway patrol of the change within 37 three business days. When the registrant is changing the residence to a new state, territory, 38 the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction, the 39 Missouri state highway patrol shall inform the responsible official in the new state, territory, 40 the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of 41 residence within three business days. 42 5. Tier I sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this 43 section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement official annually in the month of 44 their birth to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 45 589.407. Tier I sexual offenders include: 46 (1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the offense of: 47 (a) Sexual abuse in the first degree under section 566.100 if the victim is eighteen 48 years of age or older; 49 (b) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if it is a first offense 50 and the punishment is less than one year; 51 (c) Sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101 if the punishment is less 52 than a year; 53 (d) Kidnapping in the second degree under section 565.120 with sexual motivation; 54 (e) Kidnapping in the third degree under section 565.130; 55 (f) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first 56 degree under section 566.115 if the punishment is less than one year; 57 (g) Sexual conduct under section 566.116 with a nursing facility resident or 58 vulnerable person; 59 (h) Sexual [Deleted Text, contact with a prisoner or offender, deleted end, ] Added Text, conduct in the course of public duty, added end, 60 under section 566.145 if the victim is eighteen years of age or older; 61 (i) Sex with an animal under section 566.111; 62 (j) Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation under section 566.209 if the 63 victim is eighteen years of age or older; 64 (k) Possession of child pornography under section 573.037 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, added end, 65 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, added end, ; 66 (l) Added Text, Possession of child sexual abuse material under section 573.037;, added end, 67 New Label: (m), Sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.093; 68 [(m)] New Label: (n), Sexual misconduct in the second degree under section 566.095; 69 [(n)] New Label: (o), Child molestation in the second degree under section 566.068 as it existed 70 prior to January 1, 2017, if the punishment is less than one year; [or 71 (o)] New Label: (p), Invasion of privacy under section 565.252 if the victim is less than eighteen 72 years of ageAdded Text, ; or, added end, SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 67 73 New Label: (q), Added Text, Grooming of a minor under section 566.152, added end, ; 74 (2) Any offender who is or has been adjudicated in any other state, territory, the 75 District of Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of an 76 offense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to the tier I sexual 77 offenses listed in this subsection or, if not comparable to those in this subsection, comparable 78 to those described as tier I offenses under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, 79 Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248. 80 6. Tier II sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this 81 section, shall report semiannually in person in the month of their birth and six months 82 thereafter to the chief law enforcement official to verify the information contained in their 83 statement made pursuant to section 589.407. Tier II sexual offenders include: 84 (1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the offense of: 85 (a) Statutory sodomy in the second degree under section 566.064 if the victim is 86 sixteen to seventeen years of age; 87 (b) Child molestation in the third degree under section 566.069 if the victim is 88 between thirteen and fourteen years of age; 89 (c) Sexual contact with a student under section 566.086 if the victim is thirteen to 90 seventeen years of age; 91 (d) Enticement of a child under section 566.151; 92 (e) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the offense is of a sexual nature and the 93 victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age; 94 (f) Sexual exploitation of a minor under section 573.023; 95 (g) Promoting child pornography in the first degree under section 573.025 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, added end, 96 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, added end, ; 97 (h) Added Text, Promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025;, added end, 98 Added Text, Promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree under section 573.025;, added end, 99 New Label: (i), Promoting child pornography in the second degree under section 573.035 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026;, added end, 100 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026;, added end, 101 New Label: (j), Added Text, Promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035, added end, 102 Added Text, Promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree under section 573.035, added end, ; 103 [(i)] New Label: (k), Patronizing prostitution under section 567.030; 104 [(j)] New Label: (l), Sexual [Deleted Text, contact with a prisoner or offender, deleted end, ] Added Text, conduct in the course of public duty, added end, 105 Added Text, conduct in the course of public duty, added end, under section 566.145 if the victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age; 106 [(k)] New Label: (m), Child molestation in the fourth degree under section 566.071 if the victim is 107 thirteen to seventeen years of age; 108 [(l)] New Label: (n), Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if it is a first 109 offense and the penalty is a term of imprisonment of more than a year; [or SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 68 110 (m)] New Label: (o), Age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a minor under section 566.153Added Text, ;, added end, 111 New paragraph: (p), Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.110 112 if the victim is seventeen years of age or under or if coercion of the victim was sexual in 113 nature; or 114 New Label: (q), Added Text, Threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.112 if the victim is seventeen years of age or under or if coercion of the victim was sexual in nature, added end, 115 Added Text, Threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.112 if the victim is seventeen years of age or under or if coercion of the victim was sexual in nature, added end, 116 Added Text, Threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.112 if the victim is seventeen years of age or under or if coercion of the victim was sexual in nature, added end, ; 117 (2) Any person who is adjudicated of an offense comparable to a tier I offense listed 118 in this section or failure to register offense under section 589.425 or comparable out-of-state 119 failure to register offense and who is already required to register as a tier I offender due to 120 having been adjudicated of a tier I offense on a previous occasion; or 121 (3) Any person who is or has been adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District 122 of Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense 123 of a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to the tier II sexual offenses 124 listed in this subsection or, if not comparable to those in this subsection, comparable to those 125 described as tier II offenses under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I 126 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248. 127 7. Tier III sexual offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of 128 this section, shall report in person to the chief law enforcement official every ninety days to 129 verify the information contained in their statement made under section 589.407. Tier III 130 sexual offenders include: 131 (1) Any offender registered as a predatory [Deleted Text, sexual offender as defined in section 566.123 or a, deleted end, 132 Deleted Text, sexual offender as defined in section 566.123 or a, deleted end, ] Added Text, or, added end, persistent sexual offender as defined in section [Deleted Text, 566.124, deleted end, ] Added Text, 566.125, added end, ; 133 (2) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the crime of: 134 (a) Rape in the first degree under section 566.030; 135 (b) Statutory rape in the first degree under section 566.032; 136 (c) Rape in the second degree under section 566.031; 137 (d) Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree under section 568.045 if the 138 offense is sexual in nature; 139 (e) Sodomy in the first degree under section 566.060; 140 (f) Statutory sodomy under section 566.062; 141 (g) Statutory sodomy under section 566.064 if the victim is under sixteen years of 142 age; 143 (h) Sodomy in the second degree under section 566.061; 144 (i) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 566.083 if the offense is a 145 second or subsequent offense; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 69 146 (j) Sexual abuse in the first degree under section 566.100 if the victim is under 147 thirteen years of age; 148 (k) Kidnapping in the first degree under section 565.110 if the victim is under 149 eighteen years of age, excluding kidnapping by a parent or guardian; 150 (l) Child kidnapping under section 565.115; 151 (m) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first 152 degree under section 566.115 if the punishment is greater than a year; 153 (n) Incest under section 568.020; 154 (o) Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree under section 568.045 with 155 sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with a victim under eighteen years of age; 156 (p) Child molestation in the first degree under section 566.067; 157 (q) Child molestation in the second degree under section 566.068; 158 (r) Child molestation in the third degree under section 566.069 if the victim is under 159 thirteen years of age; 160 (s) Promoting prostitution in the first degree under section 567.050 if the victim is 161 under eighteen years of age; 162 (t) Promoting prostitution in the second degree under section 567.060 if the victim is 163 under eighteen years of age; 164 (u) Promoting prostitution in the third degree under section 567.070 if the victim is 165 under eighteen years of age; 166 (v) Promoting travel for prostitution under section 567.085 if the victim is under 167 eighteen years of age; 168 (w) Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation under section 566.209 if the 169 victim is under eighteen years of age; 170 (x) Sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree under section 566.210; 171 (y) Sexual trafficking of a child in the second degree under section 566.211; 172 (z) Genital mutilation of a female child under section 568.065; 173 (aa) Statutory rape in the second degree under section 566.034; 174 (bb) Child molestation in the fourth degree under section 566.071 if the victim is 175 under thirteen years of age; 176 (cc) Sexual abuse in the second degree under section 566.101 if the penalty is a term 177 of imprisonment of more than a year; 178 (dd) Patronizing prostitution under section 567.030 if the offender is a persistent 179 offender; 180 (ee) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the offense is of a sexual nature and the 181 victim is under thirteen years of age; SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 70 182 (ff) Sexual [Deleted Text, contact with a prisoner or offender, deleted end, ] Added Text, conduct in the course of public duty, added end, 183 Added Text, conduct in the course of public duty, added end, under section 566.145 if the victim is under thirteen years of age; 184 (gg) [Sexual intercourse with a prisoner or offender under section 566.145; 185 Deleted paragraph: (hh),] Sexual contact with a student under section 566.086 if the victim is under 186 thirteen years of age; 187 [(ii)] New Label: (hh), Use of a child in a sexual performance under section 573.200; or 188 [(jj)] New Label: (ii), Promoting a sexual performance by a child under section 573.205; 189 (3) Any offender who is adjudicated for a crime comparable to a tier I or tier II 190 offense listed in this section or failure to register offense under section 589.425, or other 191 comparable out-of-state failure to register offense, who has been or is already required to 192 register as a tier II offender because of having been adjudicated for a tier II offense, two tier I 193 offenses, or combination of a tier I offense and failure to register offense, on a previous 194 occasion; 195 (4) Any offender who is adjudicated in any other state, territory, the District of 196 Columbia, or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction for an offense of 197 a sexual nature or with a sexual element that is comparable to a tier III offense listed in this 198 section or a tier III offense under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title I 199 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-248; or 200 (5) Any offender who is adjudicated in Missouri for any offense of a sexual nature 201 requiring registration under sections 589.400 to 589.425 that is not classified as a tier I or tier 202 II offense in this section. 203 8. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 7 of this section, all Missouri 204 registrants who work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any school whether 205 public or private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or 206 institution of higher education, on a full-time or part-time basis or have a temporary residence 207 in this state shall be required to report in person to the chief law enforcement officer in the 208 area of the state where they work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any 209 school or training and register in that state. "Part-time" in this subsection means for more 210 than seven days in any twelve-month period. 211 9. If a person who is required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 212 to 589.425 changes or obtains a new online identifier as defined in section 43.651, the person 213 shall report such information in the same manner as a change of residence before using such 214 online identifier. 590.050. 1. New Label: (1), The POST commission shall establish requirements for the 2 continuing education of all peace officers. 3 New paragraph: (2), Each peace officer shall be required to receive two hours of sex and human 4 trafficking training consistent with the guidelines established in section 210.1505 within SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 71 5 the law enforcement continuing education one-year reporting period. The provisions of 6 this subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall expire on December 7 31, 2031. 8 New Label: (3), Peace officers who make traffic stops shall be required to receive three hours of 9 training within the law enforcement continuing education three-year reporting period 10 concerning the prohibition against racial profiling and such training shall promote 11 understanding and respect for racial and cultural differences and the use of effective, 12 noncombative methods for carrying out law enforcement duties in a racially and culturally 13 diverse environment. 14 2. The director shall license continuing education providers and may probate, suspend 15 and revoke such licenses upon written notice stating the reasons for such action. Any person 16 aggrieved by a decision of the director pursuant to this subsection may appeal as provided in 17 chapter 536. 18 3. The costs of continuing law enforcement education shall be reimbursed in part by 19 moneys from the peace officer standards and training commission fund created in section 20 590.178, subject to availability of funds, except that no such funds shall be used for the 21 training of any person not actively commissioned or employed by a county or municipal law 22 enforcement agency. 23 4. The director may engage in any activity intended to further the professionalism of 24 peace officers through training and education, including the provision of specialized training 25 through the department of public safety. 595.045. 1. There is established in the state treasury the "Crime Victims' 2 Compensation Fund". A surcharge of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be assessed as costs 3 in each court proceeding filed in any court in the state in all criminal cases including 4 violations of any county ordinance or any violation of criminal or traffic laws of the state, 5 including an infraction and violation of a municipal ordinance; except that no such fee shall 6 be collected in any proceeding in any court when the proceeding or the defendant has been 7 dismissed by the court or when costs are to be paid by the state, county, or municipality. A 8 surcharge of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be assessed as costs in a juvenile court 9 proceeding in which a child is found by the court to come within the applicable provisions of 10 subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 211.031. 11 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the moneys collected 12 by clerks of the courts pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be 13 collected and disbursed in accordance with sections 488.010 to 488.020 and shall be payable 14 to the director of the department of revenue. 15 3. The director of revenue shall deposit annually the amount of two hundred fifty 16 thousand dollars to the state forensic laboratory account administered by the department of SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 72 17 public safety to provide financial assistance to defray expenses of crime laboratories if such 18 analytical laboratories are registered with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency or the 19 Missouri department of health and senior services. Subject to appropriations made therefor, 20 such funds shall be distributed by the department of public safety to the crime laboratories 21 serving the courts of this state making analysis of a controlled substance or analysis of blood, 22 breath or urine in relation to a court proceeding. 23 4. The remaining funds collected under subsection 1 of this section shall be denoted 24 to the payment of an annual appropriation for the administrative and operational costs of the 25 office for victims of crime and, if a statewide automated crime victim notification system is 26 established pursuant to section 650.310, to the monthly payment of expenditures actually 27 incurred in the operation of such system. Additional remaining funds shall be subject to the 28 following provisions: 29 (1) On the first of every month, the director of revenue or the director's designee shall 30 determine the balance of the funds in the crime victims' compensation fund available to 31 satisfy the amount of compensation payable pursuant to sections 595.010 to 595.075, 32 excluding sections 595.050 and 595.055; 33 (2) Beginning on September 1, 2004, and on the first of each month, the director of 34 revenue or the director's designee shall deposit fifty percent of the balance of funds available 35 to the credit of the crime victims' compensation fund and fifty percent to the services to 36 victims' fund established in section 595.100. 37 5. The director of revenue or such director's designee shall at least monthly report the 38 moneys paid pursuant to this section into the crime victims' compensation fund and the 39 services to victims fund to the department of public safety. 40 6. The moneys collected by clerks of municipal courts pursuant to subsection 1 of this 41 section shall be collected and disbursed as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Five 42 percent of such moneys shall be payable to the city treasury of the city from which such funds 43 were collected. The remaining ninety-five percent of such moneys shall be payable to the 44 director of revenue. The funds received by the director of revenue pursuant to this subsection 45 shall be distributed as follows: 46 (1) On the first of every month, the director of revenue or the director's designee shall 47 determine the balance of the funds in the crime victims' compensation fund available to 48 satisfy the amount of compensation payable pursuant to sections 595.010 to 595.075, 49 excluding sections 595.050 and 595.055; 50 (2) Beginning on September 1, 2004, and on the first of each month the director of 51 revenue or the director's designee shall deposit fifty percent of the balance of funds available 52 to the credit of the crime victims' compensation fund and fifty percent to the services to 53 victims' fund established in section 595.100. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 73 54 7. These funds shall be subject to a biennial audit by the Missouri state auditor. Such 55 audit shall include all records associated with crime victims' compensation funds collected, 56 held or disbursed by any state agency. 57 8. In addition to the moneys collected pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the 58 court shall enter a judgment in favor of the state of Missouri, payable to the crime victims' 59 compensation fund, of sixty-eight dollars upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for a class 60 A or B felony; forty-six dollars upon a plea of guilty or finding of guilt for a class C, D, or E 61 felony; Added Text, five hundred dollars but not more than five thousand dollars upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for the offense of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.110 or the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.112;, added end, 62 Added Text, five hundred dollars but not more than five thousand dollars upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for the offense of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.110 or the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.112;, added end, 63 Added Text, five hundred dollars but not more than five thousand dollars upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for the offense of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.110 or the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.112;, added end, 64 Added Text, five hundred dollars but not more than five thousand dollars upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for the offense of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.110 or the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images under section 573.112;, added end, and ten dollars upon a plea 65 of guilty or a finding of guilt for any misdemeanor under Missouri law except for those in 66 chapter 252 relating to fish and game, chapter 302 relating to drivers' and commercial drivers' 67 license, chapter 303 relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility, chapter 304 relating to 68 traffic regulations, chapter 306 relating to watercraft regulation and licensing, and chapter 307 69 relating to vehicle equipment regulations. Any clerk of the court receiving moneys pursuant 70 to such judgments shall collect and disburse such crime victims' compensation judgments in 71 the manner provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Such funds shall be payable to the state 72 treasury and deposited to the credit of the crime victims' compensation fund. 73 9. The clerk of the court processing such funds shall maintain records of all 74 dispositions described in subsection 1 of this section and all dispositions where a judgment 75 has been entered against a defendant in favor of the state of Missouri in accordance with this 76 section; all payments made on judgments for alcohol-related traffic offenses; and any 77 judgment or portion of a judgment entered but not collected. These records shall be subject to 78 audit by the state auditor. The clerk of each court transmitting such funds shall report 79 separately the amount of dollars collected on judgments entered for alcohol-related traffic 80 offenses from other crime victims' compensation collections or services to victims 81 collections. 82 10. The department of revenue shall maintain records of funds transmitted to the 83 crime victims' compensation fund by each reporting court and collections pursuant to 84 subsection 16 of this section and shall maintain separate records of collection for alcohol- 85 related offenses. 86 11. The state courts administrator shall include in the annual report required by 87 section 476.350 the circuit court caseloads and the number of crime victims' compensation 88 judgments entered. 89 12. All awards made to injured victims under sections 595.010 to 595.105 and all 90 appropriations for administration of sections 595.010 to 595.105, except sections 595.050 and SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 74 91 595.055, shall be made from the crime victims' compensation fund. Any unexpended balance 92 remaining in the crime victims' compensation fund at the end of each biennium shall not be 93 subject to the provision of section 33.080 requiring the transfer of such unexpended balance 94 to the ordinary revenue fund of the state, but shall remain in the crime victims' compensation 95 fund. In the event that there are insufficient funds in the crime victims' compensation fund to 96 pay all claims in full, all claims shall be paid on a pro rata basis. If there are no funds in the 97 crime victims' compensation fund, then no claim shall be paid until funds have again 98 accumulated in the crime victims' compensation fund. When sufficient funds become 99 available from the fund, awards which have not been paid shall be paid in chronological order 100 with the oldest paid first. In the event an award was to be paid in installments and some 101 remaining installments have not been paid due to a lack of funds, then when funds do become 102 available that award shall be paid in full. All such awards on which installments remain due 103 shall be paid in full in chronological order before any other postdated award shall be paid. 104 Any award pursuant to this subsection is specifically not a claim against the state, if it cannot 105 be paid due to a lack of funds in the crime victims' compensation fund. 106 13. When judgment is entered against a defendant as provided in this section and such 107 sum, or any part thereof, remains unpaid, there shall be withheld from any disbursement, 108 payment, benefit, compensation, salary, or other transfer of money from the state of Missouri 109 to such defendant an amount equal to the unpaid amount of such judgment. Such amount 110 shall be paid forthwith to the crime victims' compensation fund and satisfaction of such 111 judgment shall be entered on the court record. Under no circumstances shall the general 112 revenue fund be used to reimburse court costs or pay for such judgment. The director of the 113 department of corrections shall have the authority to pay into the crime victims' compensation 114 fund from an offender's compensation or account the amount owed by the offender to the 115 crime victims' compensation fund, provided that the offender has failed to pay the amount 116 owed to the fund prior to entering a correctional facility of the department of corrections. 117 14. All interest earned as a result of investing funds in the crime victims' 118 compensation fund shall be paid into the crime victims' compensation fund and not into the 119 general revenue of this state. 120 15. Any person who knowingly makes a fraudulent claim or false statement in 121 connection with any claim hereunder is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 122 16. The department may receive gifts and contributions for the benefit of crime 123 victims. Such gifts and contributions shall be credited to the crime victims' compensation 124 fund as used solely for compensating victims under the provisions of sections 595.010 to 125 595.075. 610.131. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.140 to the contrary, a 2 person who [Deleted Text, at the time of the offense was under the age of eighteen, and, deleted end, ] has pleaded guilty SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 75 3 to or has been convicted [Deleted Text, for, deleted end, ] Added Text, of, added end, the offense of prostitution under section 567.020 may apply 4 to the court in which he or she pled guilty or was sentenced for an order to expunge from all 5 official records all recordations of his or her arrest, plea, trial, or conviction. If the court 6 determines that such person [Deleted Text, was under the age of eighteen or, deleted end, ] was acting under the coercion, 7 as defined in section 566.200, of an agent when committing the offense that resulted in a plea 8 of guilty or conviction under section 567.020, the court shall enter an order of expungement. 9 2. Upon granting of the order of expungement, the records and files maintained in any 10 administrative or court proceeding in an associate or circuit division of the circuit court under 11 this section shall be confidential and only available to the parties or by order of the court for 12 good cause shown. The effect of such order shall be to restore such person to the status he or 13 she occupied prior to such arrest, plea, or conviction and as if such event had never taken 14 place. No person as to whom such order has been entered shall be held thereafter under any 15 provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of 16 his or her failure to recite or acknowledge such arrest, plea, trial, conviction, or expungement 17 in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose whatsoever and no such 18 inquiry shall be made for information relating to an expungement under this section. 650.120. 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Cyber Crime 2 Investigation Fund". The treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve 3 disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180. The department 4 of public safety shall be the administrator of the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used 5 solely for the administration of the grant program established under this section. 6 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in 7 the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. 8 The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are 9 invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund. 10 2. The department of public safety shall create a program to distribute grants to 11 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces, multijurisdictional 12 enforcement groups, as defined in section 650.153, that are investigating internet sex crimes 13 against children, and other law enforcement agencies. The program shall be funded by the 14 cyber crime investigation fund created under subsection 1 of this section. Not more than 15 three percent of the money in the fund may be used by the department to pay the 16 administrative costs of the grant program. The grants shall be awarded and used to pay the 17 salaries of detectives and computer forensic personnel whose focus is investigating internet 18 sex crimes against children, including but not limited to enticement of a child Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, grooming or enticement of a minor, added end, 19 Added Text, as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, grooming or enticement of a minor, added end, , possession or promotion of 20 child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, , provide funding for the training of law 21 enforcement personnel and prosecuting and circuit attorneys as well as their assistant SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 76 22 prosecuting and circuit attorneys, and purchase necessary equipment, supplies, and services. 23 The funding for such training may be used to cover the travel expenses of those persons 24 participating. 25 3. A panel is hereby established in the department of public safety to award grants 26 under this program and shall be comprised of the following members: 27 (1) The director of the department of public safety, or his or her designee; 28 (2) Two members appointed by the director of the department of public safety from a 29 list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association; 30 (3) Two members appointed by the director of the department of public safety from a 31 list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri Sheriffs' Association; 32 (4) Two members of the state highway patrol appointed by the director of the 33 department of public safety from a list of six nominees submitted by the Missouri State 34 Troopers Association; 35 (5) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house 36 of representatives; and 37 (6) One member of the senate appointed by the president pro tem. 38 39 The panel members who are appointed under subdivisions (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection 40 shall serve a four-year term ending four years from the date of expiration of the term for 41 which his or her predecessor was appointed. However, a person appointed to fill a vacancy 42 prior to the expiration of such a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. Such 43 members shall hold office for the term of his or her appointment and until a successor is 44 appointed. The members of the panel shall receive no additional compensation but shall be 45 eligible for reimbursement for mileage directly related to the performance of panel duties. 46 4. Local matching amounts, which may include new or existing funds or in-kind 47 resources including but not limited to equipment or personnel, are required for 48 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces and other law 49 enforcement agencies to receive grants awarded by the panel. Such amounts shall be 50 determined by the state appropriations process or by the panel. 51 5. When awarding grants, priority should be given to newly hired detectives and 52 computer forensic personnel. 53 6. The panel shall establish minimum training standards for detectives and computer 54 forensic personnel participating in the grant program established in subsection 2 of this 55 section. 56 7. Multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces and other law 57 enforcement agencies participating in the grant program established in subsection 2 of this SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 77 58 section shall share information and cooperate with the highway patrol and with existing 59 internet crimes against children task force programs. 60 8. The panel may make recommendations to the general assembly regarding the need 61 for additional resources or appropriations. 62 9. The power of arrest of any peace officer who is duly authorized as a member of a 63 multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement task force shall only be exercised 64 during the time such peace officer is an active member of such task force and only within the 65 scope of the investigation on which the task force is working. Notwithstanding other 66 provisions of law to the contrary, such task force officer shall have the power of arrest, as 67 limited in this subsection, anywhere in the state and shall provide prior notification to the 68 chief of police of a municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the arrest is to take 69 place. If exigent circumstances exist, such arrest may be made and notification shall be made 70 to the chief of police or sheriff as appropriate and as soon as practical. The chief of police or 71 sheriff may elect to work with the multijurisdictional internet cyber crime law enforcement 72 task force at his or her option when such task force is operating within the jurisdiction of such 73 chief of police or sheriff. 74 [Deleted paragraph: 10., Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act: 75 Deleted paragraph: (1), The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall be 76 reauthorized on August 28, 2014, and shall expire on December 31, 2024, unless reauthorized 77 by an act of the general assembly; and 78 Deleted paragraph: (2), If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall 79 sunset automatically twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; 80 and 81 Deleted paragraph: (3), This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately 82 following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.] 660.520. 1. There is hereby established in the department of social services a special 2 team, to be known as the "state technical assistance team", to assist in cases of child abuse, 3 child neglect, child sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, 4 Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, , or child fatality. It shall be the priority of the team to focus on those cases in which 5 more than one report has been received. The team shall: 6 (1) Provide assistance, expertise, and training to child protection agencies and 7 multidisciplinary teams for the investigation and prosecution of child abuse, child neglect, 8 child sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, , or child 9 fatality cases; 10 (2) Assist in the investigation of child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child 11 exploitation, child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, , or child fatality cases, upon the 12 request of a local, county, state, or federal law enforcement agency, county, state, or federal SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 78 13 prosecutor, a representative of the family courts, medical examiner, coroner, juvenile officer, 14 or department of social services staff. Upon being requested to assist in an investigation, the 15 state technical assistance team shall notify appropriate parties specified in this subdivision of 16 the team's involvement. State technical assistance team investigators licensed as peace 17 officers by the director of the department of public safety pursuant to chapter 590 shall be 18 deemed to be peace officers within the state of Missouri while acting in an investigation or on 19 behalf of a child. The power of arrest of a state technical assistance team investigator acting 20 as a peace officer shall be limited to offenses involving child abuse, child neglect, child 21 sexual abuse, child exploitation, child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, , child fatality, or 22 in situations of imminent danger to the investigator or another person; 23 (3) Assist county multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement protocols for the 24 investigation and prosecution of child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child 25 exploitation, child [Deleted Text, pornography, deleted end, ] Added Text, sexual abuse material, added end, , or child fatality cases. 26 2. The team may call upon the expertise of the office of the attorney general, the 27 Missouri office of prosecution services, the state highway patrol, the department of health and 28 senior services, the department of mental health or any other agency or institution. 29 3. Each county may develop a multidisciplinary team for the purpose of determining 30 the appropriate investigative and therapeutic action to be initiated on complaints referenced in 31 subsection 1 of this section reported to the children's division. The multidisciplinary team 32 may include, but is not limited to, a prosecutor, or his or her representative, an investigator 33 from the children's division, a physician, a representative from a mental health care services 34 agency and a representative of the police agency of primary jurisdiction. 35 4. All reports and records made and maintained by the state technical assistance team 36 or local law enforcement relating to criminal investigations conducted pursuant to this 37 section, including arrests, shall be available in the same manner as law enforcement records, 38 as set forth in sections 610.100 to 610.200, and to the individuals identified in subdivision 39 (13) of subsection 2 of section 210.150. All other records shall be available in the same 40 manner as provided for in section 210.150. New Section 660.845, . 1. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri 2 Crime Victims Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general 3 assembly and any gifts, contributions, grants, or other donations from any public or 4 private source. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with 5 sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund 6 shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used 7 solely as provided in this section. SS SCS HCS HBs 2273, 1946, 1814 & 2551 79 8 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys 9 remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 10 general revenue fund. 11 (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as 12 other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 13 credited to the fund. 14 2. Moneys in the Missouri crime victims fund shall be disbursed to entitlement 15 jurisdictions, eligible entities, or local governmental entities that are eligible for victim 16 assistance grants under the federal Victims of Crime Act, Pub. L. 98-473, and related 17 regulations, and such jurisdictions and entities shall use such moneys for the same 18 purposes as an entitlement jurisdiction, eligible entity, or local governmental entity may 19 use victim assistance grants under the federal Victims of Crime Act, Pub. L. 98-473, and 20 related regulations. 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