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