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Missouri House Bill HB1066

Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1066
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPARKER.
55 0146H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections556.061and568.045,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
88 relatingtoendangeringthewelfareofachildinthefirstdegree,withpenalty
99 provisions.
1010 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1111 SectionA.Sections556.061and568.045,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
1212 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections556.061and568.045,toreadasfollows:
1313 556.061.Inthiscode,unlessthecontextrequiresadifferentdefinition,thefollowing
1414 2termsshallmean:
1515 3 (1)"Access",toinstruct,communicatewith,storedatain,retrieveorextractdata
1616 4from,orotherwisemakeanyuseofanyresourcesof,acomputer,computersystem,or
1717 5computernetwork;
1818 6 (2)"Affirmativedefense":
1919 7 (a)Thedefensereferredtoisnotsubmittedtothetrieroffactunlesssupportedby
2020 8evidence;and
2121 9 (b)Ifthedefenseissubmittedtothetrieroffactthedefendanthastheburdenof
2222 10persuasionthatthedefenseismoreprobablytruethannot;
2323 11 (3)"Burdenofinjectingtheissue":
2424 12 (a)Theissuereferredtoisnotsubmittedtothetrieroffactunlesssupportedby
2525 13evidence;and
2626 14 (b)Iftheissueissubmittedtothetrieroffactanyreasonabledoubtontheissue
2727 15requiresafindingforthedefendantonthatissue;
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (4)"Commercialfilmandphotographicprintprocessor",anypersonwhodevelops
3030 17exposedphotographicfilmintonegatives,slidesorprints,orwhomakesprintsfrom
3131 18negativesorslides,forcompensation.Thetermcommercialfilmandphotographicprint
3232 19processorshallincludeallemployeesofsuchpersonsbutshallnotincludeapersonwho
3333 20developsfilmormakesprintsforapublicagency;
3434 21 (5)"Computer",theboxthathousesthecentralprocessingunit(CPU),alongwith
3535 22anyinternalstoragedevices,suchasinternalharddrives,andinternalcommunication
3636 23devices,suchasinternalmodemscapableofsendingorreceivingelectronicmailorfaxcards,
3737 24alongwithanyotherhardwarestoredorhousedinternally.Thus,computerrefersto
3838 25hardware,softwareanddatacontainedinthemainunit.Printers,externalmodemsattached
3939 26bycabletothemainunit,monitors,andotherexternalattachmentswillbereferredto
4040 27collectivelyasperipheralsanddiscussedindividuallywhenappropriate.Whenthecomputer
4141 28andallperipheralsarereferredtoasapackage,theterm"computersystem"isused.
4242 29Informationreferstoalltheinformationonacomputersystemincludingbothsoftware
4343 30applicationsanddata;
4444 31 (6)"Computerequipment",computers,terminals,datastoragedevices,andallother
4545 32computerhardwareassociatedwithacomputersystemornetwork;
4646 33 (7)"Computerhardware",allequipmentwhichcancollect,analyze,create,display,
4747 34convert,store,concealortransmitelectronic,magnetic,opticalorsimilarcomputerimpulses
4848 35ordata.Hardwareincludes,butisnotlimitedto,anydataprocessingdevices,suchascentral
4949 36processingunits,memorytypewritersandself-containedlaptopornotebookcomputers;
5050 37internalandperipheralstoragedevices,transistor-likebinarydevicesandothermemory
5151 38storagedevices,suchasfloppydisks,removabledisks,compactdisks,digitalvideodisks,
5252 39magnetictape,harddrive,opticaldisksanddigitalmemory;localareanetworks,suchastwo
5353 40ormorecomputersconnectedtogethertoacentralcomputerserverviacableormodem;
5454 41peripheralinputoroutputdevices,suchaskeyboards,printers,scanners,plotters,video
5555 42displaymonitorsandopticalreaders;andrelatedcommunicationdevices,suchasmodems,
5656 43cablesandconnections,recordingequipment,RAMorROMunits,acousticcouplers,
5757 44automaticdialers,speeddialers,programmabletelephonedialingorsignalingdevicesand
5858 45electronictone-generatingdevices;aswellasanydevices,mechanismsorpartsthatcanbe
5959 46usedtorestrictaccesstocomputerhardware,suchasphysicalkeysandlocks;
6060 47 (8)"Computernetwork",twoormoreinterconnectedcomputersorcomputer
6161 48systems;
6262 49 (9)"Computerprogram",asetofinstructions,statements,orrelateddatathatdirects
6363 50orisintendedtodirectacomputertoperformcertainfunctions;
6464 51 (10)"Computersoftware",digitalinformationwhichcanbeinterpretedbya
6565 52computerandanyofitsrelatedcomponentstodirectthewaytheywork.Softwareisstoredin
6666 HB1066 2 53electronic,magnetic,opticalorotherdigitalform.Thetermcommonlyincludesprogramsto
6767 54runoperatingsystemsandapplications,suchaswordprocessing,graphic,orspreadsheet
6868 55programs,utilities,compilers,interpretersandcommunicationsprograms;
6969 56 (11)"Computer-relateddocumentation",written,recorded,printedorelectronically
7070 57storedmaterialwhichexplainsorillustrateshowtoconfigureorusecomputerhardware,
7171 58softwareorotherrelateditems;
7272 59 (12)"Computersystem",asetofrelated,connectedorunconnected,computer
7373 60equipment,data,orsoftware;
7474 61 (13)"Confinement":
7575 62 (a)Apersonisinconfinementwhensuchpersonisheldinaplaceofconfinement
7676 63pursuanttoarrestororderofacourt,andremainsinconfinementuntil:
7777 64 a.Acourtorderstheperson'srelease;or
7878 65 b.Thepersonisreleasedonbail,bond,orrecognizance,personalorotherwise;or
7979 66 c.Apublicservanthavingthelegalpoweranddutytoconfinethepersonauthorizes
8080 67hisreleasewithoutguardandwithoutconditionthathereturntoconfinement;
8181 68 (b)Apersonisnotinconfinementif:
8282 69 a.Thepersonisonprobationorparole,temporaryorotherwise;or
8383 70 b.Thepersonisundersentencetoserveatermofconfinementwhichisnot
8484 71continuous,orisservingasentenceunderawork-releaseprogram,andineithersuchcaseis
8585 72notbeingheldinaplaceofconfinementorisnotbeingheldunderguardbyapersonhaving
8686 73thelegalpoweranddutytotransportthepersontoorfromaplaceofconfinement;
8787 74 (14)"Consent":consentorlackofconsentmaybeexpressedorimplied.Assent
8888 75doesnotconstituteconsentif:
8989 76 (a)Itisgivenbyapersonwholacksthementalcapacitytoauthorizetheconduct
9090 77chargedtoconstitutetheoffenseandsuchmentalincapacityismanifestorknowntothe
9191 78actor;or
9292 79 (b)Itisgivenbyapersonwhobyreasonofyouth,mentaldiseaseordefect,
9393 80intoxication,adrug-inducedstate,oranyotherreasonismanifestlyunableorknownbythe
9494 81actortobeunabletomakeareasonablejudgmentastothenatureorharmfulnessofthe
9595 82conductchargedtoconstitutetheoffense;or
9696 83 (c)Itisinducedbyforce,duressordeception;
9797 84 (15)"Controlledsubstance",adrug,substance,orimmediateprecursorinschedulesI
9898 85throughVasdefinedinchapter195;
9999 86 (16)"Criminalnegligence",failuretobeawareofasubstantialandunjustifiablerisk
100100 87thatcircumstancesexistoraresultwillfollow,andsuchfailureconstitutesagrossdeviation
101101 88fromthestandardofcarewhichareasonablepersonwouldexerciseinthesituation;
102102 HB1066 3 89 (17)"Custody",apersonisincustodywhenheorshehasbeenarrestedbuthasnot
103103 90beendeliveredtoaplaceofconfinement;
104104 91 (18)"Damage",whenusedinrelationtoacomputersystemornetwork,meansany
105105 92alteration,deletion,ordestructionofanypartofthecomputersystemornetwork;
106106 93 (19)"Dangerousfelony",thefeloniesofarsoninthefirstdegree,assaultinthefirst
107107 94degree,attemptedrapeinthefirstdegreeifphysicalinjuryresults,attemptedforciblerapeif
108108 95physicalinjuryresults,attemptedsodomyinthefirstdegreeifphysicalinjuryresults,
109109 96attemptedforciblesodomyifphysicalinjuryresults,rapeinthefirstdegree,forciblerape,
110110 97sodomyinthefirstdegree,forciblesodomy,assaultintheseconddegreeifthevictimofsuch
111111 98assaultisaspecialvictimasdefinedinsubdivision(14)ofsection565.002,kidnappinginthe
112112 99firstdegree,kidnapping,murderintheseconddegree,assaultofalawenforcementofficerin
113113 100thefirstdegree,domesticassaultinthefirstdegree,elderabuseinthefirstdegree,robberyin
114114 101thefirstdegree,armedcriminalaction,conspiracytocommitanoffensewhentheoffenseisa
115115 102dangerousfelony,vehiclehijackingwhenpunishedasaclassAfelony,statutoryrapeinthe
116116 103firstdegreewhenthevictimisachildlessthantwelveyearsofageatthetimeofthe
117117 104commissionoftheactgivingrisetotheoffense,statutorysodomyinthefirstdegreewhenthe
118118 105victimisachildlessthantwelveyearsofageatthetimeofthecommissionoftheactgiving
119119 106risetotheoffense,childmolestationinthefirstorseconddegree,abuseofachildifthechild
120120 107diesasaresultofinjuriessustainedfromconductchargeableundersection568.060,child
121121 108kidnapping,parentalkidnappingcommittedbydetainingorconcealingthewhereaboutsof
122122 109thechildfornotlessthanonehundredtwentydaysundersection565.153,endangeringthe
123123 110welfareofachildinthefirstdegree,andan"intoxication-relatedtrafficoffense"or
124124 111"intoxication-relatedboatingoffense"ifthepersonisfoundtobea"habitualoffender"or
125125 112"habitualboatingoffender"assuchtermsaredefinedinsection577.001;
126126 113 (20)"Dangerousinstrument",anyinstrument,articleorsubstance,which,underthe
127127 114circumstancesinwhichitisused,isreadilycapableofcausingdeathorotherseriousphysical
128128 115injury;
129129 116 (21)"Data",arepresentationofinformation,facts,knowledge,concepts,or
130130 117instructionspreparedinaformalizedorothermannerandintendedforuseinacomputeror
131131 118computernetwork.Datamaybeinanyformincluding,butnotlimitedto,printouts,
132132 119microfiche,magneticstoragemedia,punchedcardsandasmaybestoredinthememoryofa
133133 120computer;
134134 121 (22)"Deadlyweapon",anyfirearm,loadedorunloaded,oranyweaponfromwhicha
135135 122shot,readilycapableofproducingdeathorseriousphysicalinjury,maybedischarged,ora
136136 123switchbladeknife,dagger,billyclub,blackjackormetalknuckles;
137137 124 (23)"Digitalcamera",acamerathatrecordsimagesinaformatwhichenablesthe
138138 125imagestobedownloadedintoacomputer;
139139 HB1066 4 126 (24)"Disability",amental,physical,ordevelopmentalimpairmentthatsubstantially
140140 127limitsoneormoremajorlifeactivitiesortheabilitytoprovideadequatelyforone'scareor
141141 128protection,whethertheimpairmentiscongenitaloracquiredbyaccident,injuryordisease,
142142 129wheresuchimpairmentisverifiedbymedicalfindings;
143143 130 (25)"Elderlyperson",apersonsixtyyearsofageorolder;
144144 131 (26)"Felony",anoffensesodesignatedoranoffenseforwhichpersonsfoundguilty
145145 132thereofmaybesentencedtodeathorimprisonmentforatermofmorethanoneyear;
146146 133 (27)"Forciblecompulsion"either:
147147 134 (a)Physicalforcethatovercomesreasonableresistance;or
148148 135 (b)Athreat,expressorimplied,thatplacesapersoninreasonablefearofdeath,
149149 136seriousphysicalinjuryorkidnappingofsuchpersonoranotherperson;
150150 137 (28)"Incapacitated",atemporaryorpermanentphysicalormentalconditioninwhich
151151 138apersonisunconscious,unabletoappraisethenatureofhisorherconduct,orunableto
152152 139communicateunwillingnesstoanact;
153153 140 (29)"Infraction",aviolationdefinedbythiscodeorbyanyotherstatuteofthisstate
154154 141ifitissodesignatedorifnosentenceotherthanafine,orfineandforfeitureorothercivil
155155 142penalty,isauthorizeduponconviction;
156156 143 (30)"Inhabitablestructure",avehicle,vesselorstructure:
157157 144 (a)Whereanypersonlivesorcarriesonbusinessorothercalling;or
158158 145 (b)Wherepeopleassembleforpurposesofbusiness,government,education,religion,
159159 146entertainment,orpublictransportation;or
160160 147 (c)Whichisusedforovernightaccommodationofpersons.
161161 148
162162 149Anysuchvehicle,vessel,orstructureisinhabitableregardlessofwhetherapersonisactually
163163 150present.Ifabuildingorstructureisdividedintoseparatelyoccupiedunits,anyunitnot
164164 151occupiedbytheactorisaninhabitablestructureofanother;
165165 152 (31)"Knowingly",whenusedwithrespectto:
166166 153 (a)Conductorattendantcircumstances,meansapersonisawareofthenatureofhis
167167 154orherconductorthatthosecircumstancesexist;or
168168 155 (b)Aresultofconduct,meansapersonisawarethathisorherconductispractically
169169 156certaintocausethatresult;
170170 157 (32)"Lawenforcementofficer",anypublicservanthavingboththepoweranddutyto
171171 158makearrestsforviolationsofthelawsofthisstate,andfederallawenforcementofficers
172172 159authorizedtocarryfirearmsandtomakearrestsforviolationsofthelawsoftheUnited
173173 160States;
174174 HB1066 5 161 (33)"Misdemeanor",anoffensesodesignatedoranoffenseforwhichpersonsfound
175175 162guiltythereofmaybesentencedtoimprisonmentforatermofwhichthemaximumisone
176176 163yearorless;
177177 164 (34)"Ofanother",propertythatanyentity,includingbutnotlimitedtoanynatural
178178 165person,corporation,limitedliabilitycompany,partnership,association,governmental
179179 166subdivisionorinstrumentality,otherthantheactor,hasapossessoryorproprietaryinterest
180180 167therein,exceptthatpropertyshallnotbedeemedpropertyofanotherwhohasonlyasecurity
181181 168interesttherein,eveniflegaltitleisinthecreditorpursuanttoaconditionalsalescontractor
182182 169othersecurityarrangement;
183183 170 (35)"Offense",anyfelonyormisdemeanor;
184184 171 (36)"Physicalinjury",slightimpairmentofanyfunctionofthebodyortemporary
185185 172lossofuseofanypartofthebody;
186186 173 (37)"Placeofconfinement",anybuildingorfacilityandthegroundsthereofwherein
187187 174acourtislegallyauthorizedtoorderthatapersonchargedwithorconvictedofacrimebe
188188 175held;
189189 176 (38)"Possess"or"possessed",havingactualorconstructivepossessionofanobject
190190 177withknowledgeofitspresence.Apersonhasactualpossessionifsuchpersonhastheobject
191191 178onhisorherpersonorwithineasyreachandconvenientcontrol.Apersonhasconstructive
192192 179possessionifsuchpersonhasthepowerandtheintentionatagiventimetoexercisedominion
193193 180orcontrolovertheobjecteitherdirectlyorthroughanotherpersonorpersons.Possession
194194 181mayalsobesoleorjoint.Ifonepersonalonehaspossessionofanobject,possessionissole.
195195 182Iftwoormorepersonssharepossessionofanobject,possessionisjoint;
196196 183 (39)"Property",anythingofvalue,whetherrealorpersonal,tangibleorintangible,in
197197 184possessionorinaction;
198198 185 (40)"Publicservant",anypersonemployedinanywaybyagovernmentofthisstate
199199 186whoiscompensatedbythegovernmentbyreasonofsuchperson'semployment,anyperson
200200 187appointedtoapositionwithanygovernmentofthisstate,oranypersonelectedtoaposition
201201 188withanygovernmentofthisstate.Itincludes,butisnotlimitedto,legislators,jurors,
202202 189membersofthejudiciaryandlawenforcementofficers.Itdoesnotincludewitnesses;
203203 190 (41)"Purposely",whenusedwithrespecttoaperson'sconductortoaresultthereof,
204204 191meanswhenitishisorherconsciousobjecttoengageinthatconductortocausethatresult;
205205 192 (42)"Recklessly",consciouslydisregardingasubstantialandunjustifiableriskthat
206206 193circumstancesexistorthataresultwillfollow,andsuchdisregardconstitutesagross
207207 194deviationfromthestandardofcarewhichareasonablepersonwouldexerciseinthesituation;
208208 195 (43)"Seriousemotionalinjury",aninjurythatcreatesasubstantialriskoftemporary
209209 196orpermanentmedicalorpsychologicaldamage,manifestedbyimpairmentofabehavioral,
210210 197cognitiveorphysicalcondition.Seriousemotionalinjuryshallbeestablishedbytestimonyof
211211 HB1066 6 198qualifiedexpertsuponthereasonableexpectationofprobableharmtoareasonabledegreeof
212212 199medicalorpsychologicalcertainty;
213213 200 (44)"Seriousphysicalinjury",physicalinjurythatcreatesasubstantialriskofdeath
214214 201orthatcausesseriousdisfigurementorprotractedlossorimpairmentofthefunctionofany
215215 202partofthebody;
216216 203 (45)"Services",whenusedinrelationtoacomputersystemornetwork,meansuseof
217217 204acomputer,computersystem,orcomputernetworkandincludes,butisnotlimitedto,
218218 205computertime,dataprocessing,andstorageorretrievalfunctions;
219219 206 (46)"Sexualorientation",maleorfemaleheterosexuality,homosexualityor
220220 207bisexualitybyinclination,practice,identityorexpression,orhavingaself-imageor
221221 208identitynottraditionallyassociatedwithone'sgender;
222222 209 (47)"Vehicle",aself-propelledmechanicaldevicedesignedtocarryapersonor
223223 210persons,excludingvesselsoraircraft;
224224 211 (48)"Vessel",anyboatorcraftpropelledbyamotororbymachinery,whetherornot
225225 212suchmotorormachineryisaprincipalsourceofpropulsionusedorcapableofbeingusedas
226226 213ameansoftransportationonwater,oranyboatorcraftmorethantwelvefeetinlengthwhich
227227 214ispoweredbysailaloneorbyacombinationofsailandmachinery,andusedorcapableof
228228 215beingusedasameansoftransportationonwater,butnotanyboatorcrafthaving,astheonly
229229 216meansofpropulsion,apaddleoroars;
230230 217 (49)"Voluntaryact":
231231 218 (a)Abodilymovementperformedwhileconsciousasaresultofeffortor
232232 219determination.Possessionisavoluntaryactifthepossessorknowinglyprocuresorreceives
233233 220thethingpossessed,orhavingacquiredcontrolofitwasawareofhisorhercontrolfora
234234 221sufficienttimetohaveenabledhimorhertodisposeofitorterminatehisorhercontrol;or
235235 222 (b)Anomissiontoperformanactofwhichtheactorisphysicallycapable.Aperson
236236 223isnotguiltyofanoffensebasedsolelyuponanomissiontoperformanactunlessthelaw
237237 224definingtheoffenseexpresslysoprovides,oradutytoperformtheomittedactisotherwise
238238 225imposedbylaw;
239239 226 (50)"Vulnerableperson",anypersoninthecustody,care,orcontrolofthe
240240 227departmentofmentalhealthwhoisreceivingservicesfromanoperated,funded,licensed,or
241241 228certifiedprogram.
242242 568.045.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofendangeringthewelfareofachildinthe
243243 2firstdegreeifheorshe:
244244 3 (1)Knowinglyactsinamannerthatcreatesasubstantialrisktothelife,body,or
245245 4healthofachildlessthanseventeenyearsofage;or
246246 HB1066 7 5 (2)Knowinglyengagesinsexualconductwithapersonundertheageofseventeen
247247 6yearsoverwhomthepersonisaparent,guardian,orotherwisechargedwiththecareand
248248 7custody;
249249 8 (3)Knowinglyencourages,aidsorcausesachildlessthanseventeenyearsofageto
250250 9engageinanyconductwhichviolatestheprovisionsofchapter571or579;
251251 10 (4)Inthepresenceofachildlessthanseventeenyearsofageorinaresidencewhere
252252 11achildlessthanseventeenyearsofageresides,unlawfullymanufactures, orattemptsto
253253 12manufacture; compounds[,]; possesses[,]; produces[,]; prepares[,]; sells[,]; transports[,];
254254 13tests; oranalyzesanyofthefollowing:fentanyl,carfentanil,amphetamine, or
255255 14methamphetamine, orany[ofitsanalogues] analoguethereof.
256256 15 2.TheoffenseofendangeringthewelfareofachildinthefirstdegreeisaclassD
257257 16felonyunlesstheoffense:
258258 17 (1)Iscommittedaspartofanactorseriesofactsperformedbytwoormorepersons
259259 18aspartofanestablishedorprescribedpatternofactivity,orwherephysicalinjurytothechild
260260 19results,ortheoffenseisasecondorsubsequentoffenseunderthissection,inwhichcasethe
261261 20offenseisaclassCfelony;
262262 21 (2)Involvesfentanylorcarfentanil,oranyanaloguethereof,inwhichcase:
263263 22 (a)TheoffenseisaclassCfelonywithaminimumtermofimprisonmentofnot
264264 23lessthanfiveyears;
265265 24 (b)Nocourtshallsuspendtheimpositionorexecutionofsentenceofaperson
266266 25whopleadsguiltytoorisfoundguiltyofanoffenseunderthissubdivision;
267267 26 (c)Nocourtshallsentencesuchpersontopayafineinlieuofatermof
268268 27imprisonment;and
269269 28 (d)Apersonsentencedunderthissubdivisionshallnotbeeligibleforconditional
270270 29releaseorparoleuntilheorshehasservedatleastfiveyearsofimprisonment;
271271 30 (3)Resultsinseriousphysicalinjurytothechild,inwhichcasetheoffenseisaclass
272272 31Bfelony;or
273273 32 [(3)](4)Resultsinthedeathofachild,inwhichcasetheoffenseisaclassAfelony.
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275275 HB1066 8