FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1131
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPARKER.
2350H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter537,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtonondisclosure
agreementsinchildhoodsexualabusecases.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter537,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection537.052,toreadasfollows:
537.052.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,anyprovisionofa
2nondislosureagreementthathasthepurposeoreffectofconcealingthedetailsrelating
3toaclaimofchildhoodsexualabuseasdefinedinsection537.046isvoidand
4unenforceableascontrarytothepublicpolicyofthisstate;exceptthatidentifying
5informationconcerningavictimofchildhoodsexualabuseshallbedeemedand
6maintainedasconfidential.
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EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage.