| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1374 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOOK. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2914H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection563.031,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtoself- |
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| 8 | 8 | | defense. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section563.031,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection563.031,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 563.031.1.Apersonmay,subjecttotheprovisionsofsubsection2ofthissection, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2usephysicalforceuponanotherpersonwhenandtotheextentheorshereasonablybelieves |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3suchforcetobenecessarytodefendhimselforherselforathirdpersonfromwhatheorshe |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4reasonablybelievestobetheuseorimminentuseofunlawfulforcebysuchotherperson, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5unless: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 (1)Theactorwastheinitialaggressor;exceptthatinsuchcasehisorheruseofforce |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7isneverthelessjustifiableprovided: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 (a)Heorshehaswithdrawnfromtheencounterandeffectivelycommunicatedsuch |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9withdrawaltosuchotherpersonbutthelatterpersistsincontinuingtheincidentbytheuseor |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10threateneduseofunlawfulforce;or |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 (b)Heorsheisalawenforcementofficerandassuchisanaggressorpursuantto |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12section563.046;or |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 (c)Theaggressorisjustifiedundersomeotherprovisionofthischapterorother |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14provisionoflaw; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 (2)Underthecircumstancesastheactorreasonablybelievesthemtobe,theperson |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16whomheorsheseekstoprotectwouldnotbejustifiedinusingsuchprotectiveforce; |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (3)Theactorwasattemptingtocommit,committing,orescapingafterthe |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18commissionofaforciblefelony. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 2.Apersonshallnotusedeadlyforceuponanotherpersonunderthecircumstances |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20specifiedinsubsection1ofthissectionunless: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 (1)Heorshereasonablybelievesthatsuchdeadlyforceisnecessarytoprotect |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22himself,orherselforherunbornchild,oranotheragainstdeath,seriousphysicalinjury,or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23anyforciblefelony; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (2)Suchforceisusedagainstapersonwhounlawfullyenters,remainsafter |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25unlawfullyentering,orattemptstounlawfullyenteradwelling,residence,placeof |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26employment,orvehiclelawfullyoccupiedbysuchperson;or |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 (3)Suchforceisusedagainstapersonwhounlawfullyenters,remainsafter |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28unlawfullyentering,orattemptstounlawfullyenterprivatepropertythatisownedorleased |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29byanindividual,orisoccupiedbyanindividualwhohasbeengivenspecificauthoritybythe |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30propertyownertooccupytheproperty,orisaretailestablishmentorotherplaceof |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31businesswhereinanindividualusingsuchforcehasarighttobe,claimingajustification |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32ofusingprotectiveforceunderthissection. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 3.Apersondoesnothaveadutytoretreat: |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 (1)Fromadwelling,residence,placeofemployment,orvehiclewherethepersonis |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35notunlawfullyenteringorunlawfullyremaining; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 (2)Fromprivatepropertythatisownedorleasedbysuchindividual;or |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 (3)Ifthepersonisinanyotherlocationsuchpersonhastherighttobe. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 4.Thejustificationaffordedbythissectionextendstotheuseofphysicalrestraintas |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39protectiveforceprovidedthattheactortakesallreasonablemeasurestoterminatetherestraint |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40assoonasitisreasonabletodoso. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41 5.Thedefendantshallhavetheburdenofinjectingtheissueofjustificationunderthis |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42section.Ifadefendantassertsthathisorheruseofforceisdescribedundersubdivision(2)of |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43subsection2ofthissection,theburdenshallthenbeonthestatetoprovebeyondareasonable |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44doubtthatthedefendantdidnotreasonablybelievethattheuseofsuchforcewasnecessaryto |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45defendagainstwhatheorshereasonablybelievedwastheuseorimminentuseofunlawful |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46force. |
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| 59 | 59 | | âś” |
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| 60 | 60 | | HB1374 2 |
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