| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1224 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESPARKS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2734H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter566,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheoffenseof |
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| 8 | 8 | | sexualexploitationbyaclergyperson,withapenaltyprovision. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter566,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection566.088,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 566.088.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofsexualexploitationbya |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2clergypersonifsuchpersonisorholdsoneselfouttobeaclergypersonasdefinedin |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3subsection3ofthissection,engagesinsexualconductasdefinedinsection566.010with |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4anotherpersonwhoisnottheclergyperson'sspouse,andthesexualconductoccurred: |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (1)Duringthecourseofameetinginwhichthevictimsoughtorreceived |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6religious,spiritual,marital,orrelationshipadvice,counseling,therapy,aid,orcomfort |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7fromtheclergypersonorwithinonehundredtwentydaysaftersuchmeeting; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 (2)Duringaperiodoftimeinwhichthevictimwasmeetingonanongoingbasis |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9withtheclergypersontoseekorreceivereligious,spiritual,marital,orrelationship |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10advice,counseling,therapy,aid,orcomfortfromtheclergyperson;or |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 (3)Whiletheclergypersonwasinapositionoftrustorauthorityoverthevictim |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12andusedthatpositionoftrustorauthoritytoengageinthesexualconduct. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 2.Consentbythevictimshallbeadefenseunderthissectionunlessthevictimis |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14achildunderseventeenyearsofage. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 3.Asusedinthissection,"clergyperson"meansanypersonpracticingasa |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16ministerofthegospel,clergy,pastor,priest,bishop,cardinal,rabbi,ChristianScience |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17practitioner,orotherpersonservinginasimilarcapacityforanyreligiousorganization |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18asdefinedinsection352.400. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 4.TheoffenseofsexualexploitationbyaclergypersonisaclassCfelony. |
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| 32 | 32 | | âś” |
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| 33 | 33 | | HB1224 2 |
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