| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1653 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEROBERTS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3809H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection575.080,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe |
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| 8 | 8 | | offenseofmakingafalsereport,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section575.080,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection575.080,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 575.080.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofmakingafalsereportifheorshe |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2knowingly: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 (1)Givesfalseinformationtoanypersonforthepurposeofimplicatinganother |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4personinanoffense;or |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)Makesafalsereporttoalawenforcementofficerthatanoffensehasoccurredor |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6isabouttooccur;or |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 (3)Makesafalsereportorcausesafalsereporttobemadetoalawenforcement |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8officer,securityofficer,firedepartmentorotherorganization,officialorvolunteer,[which |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9dealswithemergenciesinvolvingdangertolifeorpropertythatafireorotherincidentcalling |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10foranemergencyresponsehasoccurredorisabouttooccur] withrecklessdisregardof |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11causingbodilyharmtoanypersonasadirectresultofanemergencyresponse. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 2.Itisadefensetoaprosecutionundersubsection1ofthissectionthattheperson |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13retractedthefalsestatementorreportbeforethelawenforcementofficeroranyotherperson |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14tooksubstantialactioninreliancethereon. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 3.Thedefendantshallhavetheburdenofinjectingtheissueofretractionunder |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16subsection2ofthissection. |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17 4.TheoffenseofmakingafalsereportisaclassBmisdemeanor. |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 5.TheoffenseofmakingafalsereportisaclassEfelonyifthereportisafalse |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19reportofafelonyoffenseasoutlinedinsubdivision(3)ofsubsection1ofthissection. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 6.TheoffenseofmakingafalsereportisaclassBfelonyifthefalsereport |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21resultsindeathorseriousphysicalinjuryasaproximateresultoflawfulconductarising |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22outofthatresponse. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 7.Anypersonconvictedofaviolationpursuanttothissectionmaybeliablefor |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24thereasonablecostsofanyemergencyresponseresultingfromthefalsereport. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 8.Aviolationofthissectionmaybeprosecutedinanyjurisdictionwherethe |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26defendantmadethefalsereport,thecountywherethefalsereportwascommunicatedto |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27lawenforcement,orthecountywherelawenforcementrespondedtothefalsereport. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 9.(1)Insuchcaseswhenachild,asdefinedundersection211.021,violatesthis |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29section,suchchildisguiltyofastatusoffenseforthefirstoffense.Suchchildmust |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30appearbeforeajuvenilecourtinthejurisdictionwhereheorshemadethefalsereport, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31thecountywherethefalsereportwascommunicatedtolawenforcement,orthecounty |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32wherelawenforcementrespondedtothefalsereport.Inlieuofappearingincourt,the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33childmaycompletethirtyhoursofcommunityserviceworkorpayafinenottoexceed |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34twohundredfiftydollars. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35 (2)Forasecondorsubsequentviolationofthissection,achild,asdefinedunder |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36section211.021,shallbeguiltyofaclassCmisdemeanor. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 10.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoimposeliabilityonapersonwho |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38contactslawenforcementforthepurposeof,orinconnectionto,thereportingof |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39unlawfulconductorconflictwiththeCommunicationDecencyAct,47U.S.C.Section |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40230,ortheCivilRightsAct,42U.S.C.Section1983. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41 11.Apersonwhoisavictimofanoffenseunderthissectionmaybringacivil |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42actionagainstthepersonwhocommittedtheoffenseofmakingafalsereportandmay |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43recoverdamagesoranyotherequitablerelief,includingreasonableattorney'sfees. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44 12.Anypersonwhoisfoundliableunderthissectionshallbejointlyand |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45severallyliablewithanyotherperson,ifany,whoisfoundliableunderthissectionfor |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46damagesarisingfromthesameviolationofthissection. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47 13.Anypersonwhomakesafalsereportinviolationofthissectionforthe |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48purposeof: |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49 (1)Infringingonanotherperson'srightsundertheMissouriorUnitedStates |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50Constitution; |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51 (2)Unlawfullydiscriminatingagainstanotherperson; |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52 (3)Causinganotherpersontobeexpelledfromaplaceinwhichsuchpersonis |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53lawfullylocated;or |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54 (4)Damaginganotherperson's: |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB1653 2 55 (a)Reputationorstandingwithinthecommunity;or |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56 (b)Financial,economic,consumer,orbusinessprospectsorinterests |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57 |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58mayberequiredtopaypunitivedamagestothevictiminadditiontoanyotherdamages |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59allowedundersubsection11ofthissection. |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60 14.Asusedinthissection,"emergency"shallmeananyconditionthatresultsin, |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61orislikelytoresultin,theresponseofapublicofficialinanauthorizedemergency |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62vehicle,aircraft,orvesselorthatjeopardizesorislikelytojeopardizepublicsafetyand |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63resultsin,orislikelytoresultin,theevacuationofanyarea,building,structure,vehicle, |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64orofanyotherplacethatanyindividualmayenter. |
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| 77 | 77 | | âś” |
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| 78 | 78 | | HB1653 3 |
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