| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1087 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGALLICK. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2466H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter537,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheliabilityof |
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| 8 | 8 | | employersfornegligenthiring. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter537,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection537.580,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 537.580.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"CivilLiability |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2forEmployersHiringEx-OffendersAct". |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.Acauseofactionshallnotbebroughtagainstanemployer,generalcontractor, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4premisesowner,orotherthirdpartyforhiringanemployeeorindependentcontractor |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5whohasbeenconvictedofanoffenseunlesssuchemployeeorindependentcontractor |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6hasbeenconvictedofanoffensecontainedinsection565.021,565.023,565.024,565.027, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7565.050,565.052,565.054,565.072,565.073,565.074,565.090,565.110,565.115,565.120, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8565.153,565.156,565.225,565.300,566.030,566.031,566.032,566.034,566.060,566.061, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9566.062,566.064,566.067,566.068,566.069,566.071,566.083,566.086,566.100,566.101, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10566.103,566.111,566.115,566.145,566.151,566.153,566.203,566.206,566.209,566.210, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11566.211,566.215,568.030,568.045,568.060,568.065,568.175,569.040,569.160,570.023, |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12570.025,570.030whenpunishedasaclassA,B,orCfelony,570.145whenpunishedasa |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13classAorBfelony,570.223whenpunishedasaclassBorCfelony,571.020,571.030, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14571.070,573.023,573.025,573.035,573.037,573.200,573.205,574.070,574.080,574.115, |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15575.030,575.150,575.153,575.155,575.157,575.200whenpunishedasaclassAfelony, |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16575.210,575.230whenpunishedasaclassBfelony,575.240whenpunishedasaclassB |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17felony,576.070,576.080,577.010,577.013,577.078,577.703,577.706,579.065,or579.068 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18whenpunishedasaclassAorBfelony. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 3.Inanactionfornegligenthiringagainstanemployer,generalcontractor, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20premisesowner,orotherthirdpartyforactsofanemployeeorindependentcontractor |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21thatisbasedonatheoryofliabilityotherthanthatdescribedinsubsection2ofthis |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22section,thefactthattheemployeeorindependentcontractorwasconvictedofa |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23nonviolent,nonsexualoffensebeforetheemployeeorindependentcontractor's |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24employmentorcontractualobligationwiththeemployer,generalcontractor,premises |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25owner,orotherthirdpartyshallbeinadmissibleasevidence. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 4.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotprecludeanyexistingcauseofaction |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27forfailureofanemployertoprovideadequatesupervisionofanemployeeor |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28independentcontractor,exceptthatthefacttheemployeeorindependentcontractorhas |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29beenconvictedofanonviolent,nonsexualoffenseshallbeadmissibleasevidenceinsuch |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30actiononlyiftheemployer: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (1)Knewoftheconvictionorwasgrosslynegligentinthefailuretoknowofthe |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32conviction;and |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (2)Theconvictionwasdirectlyrelatedtothenatureoftheemployee'sor |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34independentcontractor'sworkandtheconductthatgaverisetotheallegedinjurythat |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35isthebasisoftheaction. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 5.Theprotectionsinthissectionprovidedtoanemployer,generalcontractor, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37premisesowner,orthirdpartydonotapplyinanactionconcerning: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 (1)Themisuseoffundsorpropertyofapersonotherthantheemployer,general |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39contractor,premisesowner,orthirdpartybyanemployeeorindependentcontractorif, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40onthedatetheemployeeorindependentcontractorwashired,theemployeeor |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41independentcontractorhadbeenconvictedofanoffensethatincludesfraudorthe |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42misuseoffundsorpropertyasanelementoftheoffenseanditwasforeseeablethatthe |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43positionforwhichtheemployeeorindependentcontractorwashiredwouldinvolve |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44dischargingafiduciaryresponsibilityinthemanagementofthefundsorproperty; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 (2)Themisappropriationoffundsbyanemployeeorindependentcontractorif |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46theemployeeorindependentcontractorwashiredasanattorneyand,onthedatethe |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47employeeorindependentcontractorwashired,theemployeeorindependentcontractor |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48hadbeenconvictedofanoffensethatincludesfraudorthemisuseoffundsorproperty |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49asanelementoftheoffense;or |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50 (3)Aviolentoffenseoranimproperuseofexcessiveforcebyanemployeeor |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51independentcontractoriftheemployeeorindependentcontractorwashiredtoserveas |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52alawenforcementofficerorsecurityguard. |
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| 65 | 65 | | HB1087 2 53 6.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotbeinterpretedasimplyingacauseof |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54actionexistsfornegligenthiringofanindividualconvictedofanoffenseinsituationsnot |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55coveredbythissection. |
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| 68 | 68 | | âś” |
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| 69 | 69 | | HB1087 3 |
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