FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1235
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEFOUNTAINHENDERSON.
2557H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter568,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtofailingto
superviseachild,withapenaltyprovision.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter568,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection568.180,toreadasfollows:
568.180.1.Apersonisguiltyoffailingtosuperviseachildifthepersonisthe
2parent,lawfulguardian,orotherpersonlawfullychargedwiththecareorcustodyofa
3childunderfifteenyearsofageandthechild:
4 (1)Commitsanactthatbringsthechildwithinthejurisdictionofthejuvenile
5courtunderchapter211;
6 (2)Violatesacurfewlawofacountyoranyotherpoliticalsubdivision;or
7 (3)Failstoattendschoolasrequiredundersection167.031.
8 2.Nothinginthissectionappliestoachildplacingagencyortofosterparents.
9 3.Inaprosecutionofapersonforfailingtosuperviseachildundersubdivision
10(1)ofsubsection1ofthissection,itisanaffirmativedefensethattheperson:
11 (1)Isavictimoftheactthatbringsthechildwithinthejurisdictionofthe
12juvenilecourt;or
13 (2)Reportedtheacttotheappropriateauthorities.
14 4.Inaprosecutionofapersonforfailingtosuperviseachildundersubsection1
15ofthissection,itisanaffirmativedefensethatthepersontookreasonablestepsto
16controltheconductofthechildatthetimethepersonisallegedtohavefailedto
17supervisethechild.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 5.Inaprosecutionofapersonforfailingtosuperviseachildundersubdivision
19(1)ofsubsection1ofthissection,thecourtshallorderthepersontoperformnomore
20thantwohundredfiftyhoursofcommunityservice.
21 6.Thejuvenilecourtshallhavejurisdictionoverafirstoffenseoffailingto
22superviseachildunderthissection.
23 7.Aviolationofthissectionshallbepunishableasaninfraction.
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