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Missouri House Bill HB224

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.224
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-0556H.04C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMYERS.
5+0556H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections190.142,210.1505,211.326,324.035,337.618,455.010,455.035,
88 455.513,491.075,491.641,492.304,566.151,567.030,590.050,and610.131,RSMo,
99 andsection56.265asenactedbysenatebillno.672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,
1010 secondregularsession,andsection56.265asenactedbysenatebillno.275,ninetieth
11-generalassembly,firstregularsession,andtoenactinlieuthereofnineteennew
11+generalassembly,firstregularsession,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwentynew
1212 sectionsrelatingtotheprotectionofvulnerablepersons,withpenaltyprovisions.
1313 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1414 SectionA.Sections190.142,210.1505,211.326,324.035,337.618,455.010,
1515 2455.035,455.513,491.075,491.641,492.304,566.151,567.030,590.050,and610.131,
1616 3RSMo,andsection56.265asenactedbysenatebillno.672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,
1717 4secondregularsession,andsection56.265asenactedbysenatebillno.275,ninetiethgeneral
18-5assembly,firstregularsession,arerepealedandnineteennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,
18+5assembly,firstregularsession,arerepealedandtwentynewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,
1919 6tobeknownassections27.170,56.265,190.142,210.1505,211.326,324.035,337.618,
20-7455.010,455.035,455.513,491.075,491.641,492.304,556.039,566.151,567.030,589.700,
21-8590.050,and610.131,toreadasfollows:
20+7455.010,455.035,455.513,491.075,491.641,492.304,556.039,566.151,566.207,567.030,
21+8589.700,590.050,and610.131,toreadasfollows:
2222 27.170.1.Thereisherebyestablishedthe"CommitteeonSexandHuman
2323 2TraffickingTraining".
2424 3 2.Thecommitteeshallconsistofthefollowingmembers:
2525 4 (1)Arepresentativeoftheattorneygeneral'sofficewhoisinvolvedintheoffice's
2626 5anti-traffickingeffortsappointedbytheattorneygeneral;
2727 6 (2)Arepresentativeofthedepartmentofpublicsafetywithexperienceinhuman
2828 7traffickinginvestigationsappointedbythedirectorofthedepartmentofpublicsafety;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 8 (3)Arepresentativefromachildadvocacycenterappointedbythedirectorofa
3131 9statewidenonprofitorganizationthatadvocatesfortheprotectionofchildren;
3232 10 (4)Ajuvenileofficerappointedbythechiefjusticeofthesupremecourtof
3333 11Missouri;
3434 12 (5)Arepresentativefromanagencyprovidingvictimservicesappointedbythe
3535 13directorofthedepartmentofsocialservices;
3636 14 (6)Arepresentativefromachildabusemedicalresourcecenter,asdefinedin
3737 15section334.950,appointedbythedirectorofthedepartmentofhealthandsenior
3838 16services;and
3939 17 (7)TheexecutivedirectoroftheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservicesorhisor
4040 18herdesignee.
4141 19 3.Thememberwhorepresentstheattorneygeneral'sofficeshallserveaschair
4242 20ofthecommittee.
4343 21 4.Membersofthecommitteeshallservewithoutcompensationbutmaybe
4444 22reimbursedforactualexpensesnecessarytotheperformanceoftheirofficialdutiesfor
4545 23thecommittee.
4646 24 5.Thecommitteeshallannuallyevaluate,andestablishguidelinesfor,thesex
4747 25andhumantraffickingtrainingrequiredundersections56.265,190.142,211.326,
4848 26337.618,and590.050.Thecommitteeshallproduce,anddistributeinadigitalplatform,
4949 27trainingthatmeetsitsguidelines.Thecommitteemayapprovetrainingproducedby
5050 28otherentitiesasconsistentwithitsguidelines.
5151 29 6.Anyboard,department,oragencythatregulatesanyprofessionforwhichsex
5252 30andhumantraffickingtrainingisrequiredasdescribedinsubsection5ofthissection
5353 31mayprovidesuchtraining.Fundingforthetrainingshallbesubjecttoappropriations.
5454 32 7.TheprovisionsofthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonJanuary1,2026,and
5555 33shallexpireonDecember31,2030.
5656 [56.265.1.Thecountyprosecutingattorneyinanycounty,otherthan
5757 2 inacharteredcounty,shallreceiveanannualsalarycomputedusingthe
5858 3 followingschedule,whenapplicable.Theassessedvaluationfactorshallbe
5959 4 theamountthereofasshownfortheyearimmediatelyprecedingtheyearfor
6060 5 whichthecomputationisdone.
6161 6 (1)Forafull-timeprosecutortheprosecutorshallreceive
6262 7 compensationequaltothecompensationofanassociatecircuitjudge;
6363 8 (2)Forapart-timeprosecutor:
6464 9 AssessedValuation Amount
6565 10 $18,000,000to40,999,999 $37,000
6666 11 41,000,000to53,999,999 38,000
6767 12 54,000,000to65,999,999 39,000
68-HCSHB224 2 13 66,000,000to85,999,999 41,000
68+HB224 2 13 66,000,000to85,999,999 41,000
6969 14 86,000,000to99,999,999 43,000
7070 15 100,000,000to130,999,999 45,000
7171 16 131,000,000to159,999,999 47,000
7272 17 160,000,000to189,999,999 49,000
7373 18 190,000,000to249,999,999 51,000
7474 19 250,000,000to299,999,999 53,000
7575 20 300,000,000ormore 55,000
7676 21 2.Twothousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbe
7777 22 payabletotheprosecutingattorneyonlyiftheprosecutingattorneyhas
7878 23 completedatleasttwentyhoursofclassroominstructioneachcalendaryear
7979 24 relatingtotheoperationsoftheprosecutingattorney'sofficewhenapproved
8080 25 byaprofessionalassociationofthecountyprosecutingattorneysofMissouri
8181 26 unlessexemptedfromthetrainingbytheprofessionalassociation.The
8282 27 professionalassociationapprovingtheprogramshallprovideacertificateof
8383 28 completiontoeachprosecutingattorneywhocompletesthetrainingprogram
8484 29 andshallsendalistofcertifiedprosecutingattorneystothetreasurerofeach
8585 30 county.Expensesincurredforattendingthetrainingsessionmaybe
8686 31 reimbursedtothecountyprosecutingattorneyinthesamemannerasother
8787 32 expensesasmaybeappropriatedforthatpurpose.
8888 33 3.Asusedinthissection,theterm"prosecutingattorney"includesthe
8989 34 circuitattorneyofanycitynotwithinacounty.
9090 35 4.Theprosecutingattorneyofanycountywhichbecomesacountyof
9191 36 thefirstclassificationduringafour-yeartermofofficeoracountywhich
9292 37 passedthepropositionauthorizedbysubsection1ofsection56.363shallnot
9393 38 berequiredtodevotefulltimetosuchofficepursuanttosection56.067until
9494 39 thebeginningoftheprosecutingattorney'snexttermofofficeoruntilthe
9595 40 propositionotherwisebecomeseffective.
9696 41 5.Theprovisionsofsection56.066shallnotapplytofull-time
9797 42 prosecutorswhoarecompensatedpursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection1
9898 43 ofthissection.]
9999 56.265.1.Thecountyprosecutingattorneyinanycounty,otherthaninachartered
100100 2county,shallreceiveanannualsalarycomputedusingthefollowingschedule,when
101101 3applicable.Theassessedvaluationfactorshallbetheamountthereofasshownfortheyear
102102 4immediatelyprecedingtheyearforwhichthecomputationisdone.
103103 5 (1)Forafull-timeprosecutortheprosecutorshallreceivecompensationequaltothe
104104 6compensationofanassociatecircuitjudge;
105105 7 (2)Forapart-timeprosecutor:
106106 8 AssessedValuation Amount
107107 9 $18,000,000to40,999,999 $37,000
108-HCSHB224 3 10 41,000,000to53,999,999 38,000
108+HB224 3 10 41,000,000to53,999,999 38,000
109109 11 54,000,000to65,999,999 39,000
110110 12 66,000,000to85,999,999 41,000
111111 13 86,000,000to99,999,999 43,000
112112 14 100,000,000to130,999,999 45,000
113113 15 131,000,000to159,999,999 47,000
114114 16 160,000,000to189,999,999 49,000
115115 17 190,000,000to249,999,999 51,000
116116 18 250,000,000to299,999,999 53,000
117117 19 300,000,000ormore 55,000
118118 20 2.Twothousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbepayabletothe
119119 21prosecutingattorneyonlyiftheprosecutingattorneyhascompleted:
120120 22 (1)Atleasttwentyhoursofclassroominstructioneachcalendaryearrelatingtothe
121121 23operationsoftheprosecutingattorney'sofficewhenapprovedbyaprofessionalassociationof
122122 24thecountyprosecutingattorneysofMissouriunlessexemptedfromthetrainingbythe
123123 25professionalassociation.Theprofessionalassociationapprovingtheprogramshallprovidea
124124 26certificateofcompletiontoeachprosecutingattorneywhocompletesthetrainingprogram
125125 27andshallsendalistofcertifiedprosecutingattorneystothetreasurerofeachcounty.
126126 28Expensesincurredforattendingthetrainingsessionmaybereimbursedtothecounty
127127 29prosecutingattorneyinthesamemannerasotherexpensesasmaybeappropriatedforthat
128128 30purpose; and
129129 31 (2)Onehourofsexandhumantraffickingtrainingeachcalendaryear
130130 32consistentwiththeguidelinesestablishedinsection27.170.Theprovisionsofthis
131131 33subdivisionshallbecomeeffectiveonJanuary1,2026,andshallexpireonDecember31,
132132 342030.
133133 35 3.Asusedinthissection,theterm"prosecutingattorney"includesthecircuitattorney
134134 36ofanycitynotwithinacounty.
135135 37 4.Theprosecutingattorneyofanycountywhichbecomesacountyofthefirst
136136 38classificationduringafour-yeartermofofficeoracountywhichpassedtheproposition
137137 39authorizedbysection56.363shallnotberequiredtodevotefulltimetosuchofficepursuant
138138 40tosection56.067untilthebeginningoftheprosecutingattorney'snexttermofofficeoruntil
139139 41thepropositionotherwisebecomeseffective.
140140 42 5.Theprovisionsofsection56.066shallnotapplytofull-timeprosecutorswhoare
141141 43compensatedpursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection1ofthissection.
142142 190.142.1.(1)ForapplicationssubmittedbeforetherecognitionofEMSpersonnel
143143 2licensureinterstatecompactundersections190.900to190.939takeseffect,thedepartment
144-HCSHB224 4 3shall,withinareasonabletimeafterreceiptofanapplication,causesuchinvestigationasit
144+HB224 4 3shall,withinareasonabletimeafterreceiptofanapplication,causesuchinvestigationasit
145145 4deemsnecessarytobemadeoftheapplicantforanemergencymedicaltechnician'slicense.
146146 5 (2)ForapplicationssubmittedaftertherecognitionofEMSpersonnellicensure
147147 6interstatecompactundersections190.900to190.939takeseffect,anapplicantforinitial
148148 7licensureasanemergencymedicaltechnicianinthisstateshallsubmittoabackgroundcheck
149149 8bytheMissouristatehighwaypatrolandtheFederalBureauofInvestigationthrougha
150150 9processapprovedbythedepartmentofhealthandseniorservices.Suchprocessesmay
151151 10includetheuseofvendorsorsystemsadministeredbytheMissouristatehighwaypatrol.The
152152 11departmentmaysharetheresultsofsuchacriminalbackgroundcheckwithanyemergency
153153 12serviceslicensingagencyinanymemberstate,asthattermisdefinedundersection190.900,
154154 13inrecognitionoftheEMSpersonnellicensureinterstatecompact.Thedepartmentshallnot
155155 14issuealicenseuntilthedepartmentreceivestheresultsofanapplicant'scriminalbackground
156156 15checkfromtheMissouristatehighwaypatrolandtheFederalBureauofInvestigation,but,
157157 16notwithstandingthissubsection,thedepartmentmayissueatemporarylicenseasprovided
158158 17undersection190.143.Anyfeesdueforacriminalbackgroundcheckshallbepaidbythe
159159 18applicant.
160160 19 (3)Thedirectormayauthorizeinvestigationsintocriminalrecordsinotherstatesfor
161161 20anyapplicant.
162162 21 2.Thedepartmentshallissuealicensetoalllevelsofemergencymedicaltechnicians,
163163 22foraperiodoffiveyears,iftheapplicantmeetstherequirementsestablishedpursuantto
164164 23sections190.001to190.245andtherulesadoptedbythedepartmentpursuanttosections
165165 24190.001to190.245.Thedepartmentmaypromulgaterulesrelatingtotherequirementsforan
166166 25emergencymedicaltechnicianincludingbutnotlimitedto:
167167 26 (1)Agerequirements;
168168 27 (2)Emergencymedicaltechnicianandparamediceducationandtraining
169169 28requirementsbasedonrespectiveNationalEmergencyMedicalServicesEducation
170170 29Standardsandanymodificationtosuchcurriculaspecifiedbythedepartmentthroughrules
171171 30adoptedpursuanttosections190.001to190.245;
172172 31 (3)Paramedicaccreditationrequirements.Paramedictrainingprogramsshallbe
173173 32accreditedasrequiredbytheNationalRegistryofEmergencyMedicalTechnicians;
174174 33 (4)Initiallicensuretestingrequirements.Initialparamediclicensuretestingshallbe
175175 34throughthenationalregistryofEMTs;
176176 35 (5)(a)Continuingeducationandrelicensurerequirements.
177177 36 (b)a.Thedepartmentshallrequireeachemergencymedicaltechnicianand
178178 37eachadvancedemergencymedicaltechnician,includingeachparamedic,toreceivethe
179179 38followingtrainingaspartofthecontinuingeducationrequirementsforrelicensure:
180-HCSHB224 5 39 (i)AnylicenseewhosubmitsanapplicationforrelicensurebeforeJanuary1,
180+HB224 5 39 (i)AnylicenseewhosubmitsanapplicationforrelicensurebeforeJanuary1,
181181 402027,shallhavecompletedonehourofsexandhumantraffickingtraining,consistent
182182 41withtheguidelinesestablishedinsection27.170,beforesuchsubmission;
183183 42 (ii)AnylicenseewhosubmitsanapplicationforrelicensureafterDecember31,
184184 432026,andbeforeJanuary1,2028,shallhavecompletedtwohoursofsexandhuman
185185 44traffickingtraining,consistentwiththeguidelinesestablishedinsection27.170,before
186186 45suchsubmission;
187187 46 (iii)AnylicenseewhosubmitsanapplicationforrelicensureafterDecember31,
188188 472027,andbeforeJanuary1,2029,shallhavecompletedthreehoursofsexandhuman
189189 48traffickingtraining,consistentwiththeguidelinesestablishedinsection27.170,before
190190 49suchsubmission;and
191191 50 (iv)AnylicenseewhosubmitsanapplicationforrelicensureafterDecember31,
192192 512028,andbeforeJanuary1,2030,shallhavecompletedfourhoursofsexandhuman
193193 52traffickingtraining,consistentwiththeguidelinesestablishedinsection27.170,before
194194 53suchsubmission.
195195 54 b.TheprovisionsofthisparagraphshallbecomeeffectiveonJanuary1,2026,
196196 55andshallexpireonDecember31,2030; and
197197 56 (6)Abilitytospeak,readandwritetheEnglishlanguage.
198198 57 3.Applicationforalllevelsofemergencymedicaltechnicianlicenseshallbemade
199199 58uponsuchformsasprescribedbythedepartmentinrulesadoptedpursuanttosections
200200 59190.001to190.245.Theapplicationformshallcontainsuchinformationasthedepartment
201201 60deemsnecessarytomakeadeterminationastowhethertheemergencymedicaltechnician
202202 61meetsalltherequirementsofsections190.001to190.245andrulespromulgatedpursuantto
203203 62sections190.001to190.245.
204204 63 4.Alllevelsofemergencymedicaltechniciansmayperformonlythatpatientcare
205205 64whichis:
206206 65 (1)Consistentwiththetraining,educationandexperienceoftheparticularemergency
207207 66medicaltechnician;and
208208 67 (2)Orderedbyaphysicianorsetforthinprotocolsapprovedbythemedicaldirector.
209209 68 5.Nopersonshallholdthemselvesoutasanemergencymedicaltechnicianor
210210 69providetheservicesofanemergencymedicaltechnicianunlesssuchpersonislicensedbythe
211211 70department.
212212 71 6.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
213213 72createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
214214 73withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
215215 74Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
216216 75generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
217-HCSHB224 6 76disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
217+HB224 6 76disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
218218 77rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalid
219219 78andvoid.
220220 210.1505.1.Thereisherebycreatedthe"StatewideCouncil[onSex]AgainstAdult
221221 2TraffickingandtheCommercialSexualExploitationofChildren"[to]withintheofficeof
222222 3theattorneygeneraltomakerecommendationsforacoordinatedstatewideeffort
223223 4againstthetraffickingofadultsandchildrenwithinthestateofMissouri.Thecouncil
224224 5shallconsistofthefollowingmembers:
225225 6 (1)[Thefollowingfourmembersofthegeneralassembly:
226226 7 (a)Twomembersofthesenate,withonemembertobeappointedbythepresidentpro
227227 8temporeofthesenateandonemembertobeappointedbytheminorityfloorleaderofthe
228228 9senate;and
229229 10 (b)Twomembersofthehouseofrepresentatives,withonemembertobeappointed
230230 11bythespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesandonemembertobeappointedbythe
231231 12minorityfloorleaderofthehouseofrepresentatives] Theattorneygeneralorhisorher
232232 13designee,whoshallserveasthechairofthecouncil;
233233 14 (2)Thedirectorofthechildren'sdivisionorhisorherdesignee;
234234 15 (3)Thedirectorofthedepartmentofpublicsafetyorhisorherdesignee;
235235 16 (4)Thedirectorofthedepartmentofmentalhealthorhisorherdesignee;
236236 17 (5)Thedirectoroftheofficeofprosecutionservicesorhisorherdesignee;
237237 18 (6)ThesuperintendentoftheMissouristatehighwaypatrolorhisorherdesignee;
238238 19 (7)Theexecutivedirectorofthestatewidenetworkofchildadvocacyorganizations
239239 20[specializinginthepreventionofchildabuseorneglect] orhisorherdesignee;
240240 21 (8)Theexecutivedirectorofthestatewidecoalitionagainstdomesticandsexual
241241 22violenceorhisorherdesignee;
242242 23 (9)TheexecutivedirectoroftheMissouriJuvenileJusticeAssociationorhisorher
243243 24designee;
244244 25 (10)Thedirectoroftheattorneygeneral'shumantraffickingtaskforceorhisorher
245245 26designee;
246246 27 (11)Tworepresentativesfromagenciesprovidingservicestovictimsofchildsex
247247 28traffickingandsexualexploitation[whoreflectthegeographicdiversityofthestateandwho
248248 29shallbeappointedbythedirectorofthedepartmentofsocialservices]; [and]
249249 30 (12)Twomembersofthesenatetobeappointedbythepresidentprotemporeof
250250 31thesenate;
251251 32 (13)Twomembersofthehouseofrepresentativestobeappointedbythespeaker
252252 33ofthehouseofrepresentatives;
253-HCSHB224 7 34 (14)Amemberofthejudiciary,whoshallbeappointedbythechiefjusticeofthe
254-35supremecourtofMissouri;
253+HB224 7 34 (14)Amemberofthejudiciary,whoshallbeappointedbytheMissourisupreme
254+35court;
255255 36 (15)Thecommissionerofthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
256256 37educationorhisorherdesignee;
257257 38 (16)Adesigneefromthegovernor'soffice;
258258 39 (17)Twohumantraffickingsurvivorsidentifiedbyachildren'sadvocacycenter
259259 40whoarewillingtoserveonthecouncil;and
260260 41 (18)Arepresentativefromanyothergovernmentornongovernment
261261 42organizationdeemednecessarybytheattorneygeneral.
262262 43 2.Amajorityofthemembersofthecouncilshallconstituteaquorum.Thecouncil
263263 44shallbecreatedwithinthirtydaysofAugust28,2025,andshallholditsfirstmeeting
264264 45withinthirtydaysafterthecouncil'screation[andorganizebyselectingachairandavice
265265 46chair]. Thecouncilshallmeetat[thecallofthechair] leastquarterly.Thecouncilmay
266266 47createasubgrouptoofferrecommendationsonspecificissuesasdeemednecessary.
267267 48 3.[Thecouncilshall:
268268 49 (1)Collectandanalyzedatarelatingtosextraffickingandsexualexploitationof
269269 50children,includingthenumberofreportsmadetothechildren'sdivisionundersection
270270 51210.115,anyinformationobtainedfromphonecallstothenationalsextraffickinghotline,the
271271 52numberofreportsmadetolawenforcement,arrests,prosecutionrates,andanyotherdata
272272 53importantforanyrecommendationsofthecouncil.Statedepartmentsandcouncilmembers
273273 54shallproviderelevantdataasrequestedbythecounciltofulfillthecouncil'sduties;and
274274 55 (2)Collectfeedbackfromstakeholders,practitioners,andleadershipthroughoutthe
275275 56stateinordertodevelopbestpracticesandproceduresregardingtheresponsetosex
276276 57traffickingandsexualexploitationofchildren,includingidentificationandassessmentof
277277 58victims;responseandtreatmentcoordinationandcollaborationacrosssystems;trauma-
278278 59informed,culturallycompetentvictim-centeredservices;trainingforprofessionalsinall
279279 60systems;andinvestigatingandprosecutingperpetrators.
280280 61 4.Thedepartmentofsocialservicesshallprovideadministrativesupporttothe
281281 62council.
282282 63 5.OnorbeforeDecember31,2023,thecouncilshallsubmitareportofthecouncil's
283283 64activitiestothegovernorandgeneralassemblyandthejointcommitteeonchildabuseand
284284 65neglectundersection21.771.Thereportshallincluderecommendationsforpriorityneeds
285285 66andactions,includingstatutoryorregulatorychangesrelatingtotheresponsetosex
286286 67traffickingandsexualexploitationofchildrenandservicesforchildvictims.
287287 68 6.ThecouncilshallexpireonDecember31,2023] Thereshallbeanexecutive
288288 69directorwhoshallbeappointedbytheattorneygeneralwhoshallfixhisorher
289289 70compensationandprovideforsuchotheradministrativepersonnelasnecessarywithin
290-HCSHB224 8 71thelimitsofappropriationsprovidedinsubsection4ofthissection.Theexecutive
290+HB224 8 71thelimitsofappropriationsprovidedinsubsection4ofthissection.Theexecutive
291291 72directorshallserveunderthesupervisionoftheattorneygeneralwhoshallprovide
292292 73necessaryofficespace.
293293 74 4.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"Anti-TraffickingFund",
294294 75whichshallconsistofmoneysappropriatedtoitbythegeneralassemblyandanygrants,
295295 76gifts,donations,andbequests.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.In
296296 77accordancewithsections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprove
297297 78disbursements.Thefundshallbeadedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneys
298298 79inthisfundshallbeusedsolelytopayforthepositionoftheexecutivedirectorofthe
299299 80statewidecouncilagainstadulttraffickingandthecommercialsexualexploitationof
300300 81children,educationandawarenessregardinghumantrafficking,andanti-trafficking
301301 82effortsthroughoutthestateofMissouri.
302302 83 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
303303 84remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthe
304304 85generalrevenuefund.
305305 86 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemanneras
306306 87otherfundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbe
307307 88creditedtothefund.
308308 211.326.1.Thestatecourtsadministratorshall:
309309 2 (1)Evaluateexistingservicesbyestablishingperformancestandardsincluding
310310 3performancestandardsforjuvenilecourtsreceivingdiversionfunds;
311311 4 (2)Developstandardsfororientationtrainingforallnewjuvenilecourtprofessional
312312 5personnel,includingjuvenileofficers,deputyjuvenileofficersandotherpersonneldeemed
313313 6necessarybythestatecourtsadministrator;
314314 7 (3)Developstandardsforcontinuingeducationforexistingjuvenilecourt
315315 8professionalpersonnel,includingjuvenileofficers,deputyjuvenileofficersandother
316316 9personneldeemednecessarybythestatecourtsadministrator;
317317 10 (4)Developaprocesstoevaluateservicesandcollectrelevantoutcomedata;
318318 11 (5)Developastandardizedassessmentformforclassifyingjuvenileoffenders;and
319319 12 (6)Developguidelinesforjuvenilecourtjudgestouseindeterminingthelengthof
320320 13timeachildmaybedetainedpriortoinformaladjustmentorformaladjudication.
321321 14 2.Standards,trainingandassessmentformsdevelopedpursuanttosubsection1of
322322 15thissectionshallbedevelopedconsideringracialdisparitiesinthejuvenilejusticesystem.
323323 16 3.Continuingeducationstandardsestablishedundersubdivision(3)of
324324 17subsection1ofthissectionshallincludearequirementthateachjuvenileofficer
325325 18annuallycompleteonehourofsexandhumantraffickingtrainingconsistentwiththe
326-HCSHB224 9 19guidelinesestablishedinsection27.170.Theprovisionsofthissubsectionshallbecome
326+HB224 9 19guidelinesestablishedinsection27.170.Theprovisionsofthissubsectionshallbecome
327327 20effectiveonJanuary1,2026,andshallexpireonDecember31,2030.
328328 324.035.1.Noboard,commission,orcommitteewithinthedivisionofprofessional
329329 2registrationshallutilizeoccupationalfees,oranyotherfeesassociatedwithlicensing
330330 3requirements,orcontractorpartnerwithanyoutsidevendororagencyforthepurposeof
331331 4offeringcontinuingeducationclassesunlessthecontinuingeducationprogramis
332332 5approvedbythedirectorofthedivisionofprofessionalregistrationandisavailable
333333 6toalllicenseesoftheboard,commission,orcommittee.
334334 7 2.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoprecludeaboard,commission,or
335335 8committeewithinthedivisionofprofessionalregistrationfromutilizingoccupational
336336 9licensurefeesforthepurposeofparticipatinginconferences,seminars,orotheroutreachfor
337337 10thepurposeofcommunicatinginformationtolicenseeswithrespecttochangesinpolicy,law,
338338 11orregulations.
339339 337.618.1.Eachlicenseissuedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsections337.600to
340340 2337.689shallexpireonarenewaldateestablishedbythedirector.Thetermoflicensureshall
341341 3betwenty-fourmonths.Thecommitteeshallrequireaminimumnumberofthirtyclockhours
342342 4ofcontinuingeducationforrenewalofalicenseissuedpursuanttosections337.600to
343343 5337.689,includingtwohoursofsuicideassessment,referral,treatment,andmanagement
344344 6training.Thecommitteeshallrenewanylicenseuponapplicationforarenewal,completion
345345 7oftherequiredcontinuingeducationhoursanduponpaymentofthefeeestablishedbythe
346346 8committeepursuanttotheprovisionsofsection337.612.Asprovidedbyrule,theboardmay
347347 9waiveorextendthetimerequirementsforcompletionofcontinuingeducationforreasons
348348 10relatedtohealth,militaryservice,foreignresidency,orforothergoodcause.Allrequestsfor
349349 11waiversorextensionsoftimeshallbemadeinwritingandsubmittedtotheboardbeforethe
350350 12renewaldate.
351351 13 2.Thehoursofcontinuingeducationrequiredforrenewalofalicenseunderthis
352352 14sectionshallincludetwohoursofsexandhumantraffickingtrainingconsistentwiththe
353353 15guidelinesestablishedinsection27.170.Theprovisionsofthissubsectionshallbecome
354354 16effectiveonJanuary1,2026,andshallexpireonDecember31,2030.
355355 455.010.Asusedinthischapter,unlessthecontextclearlyindicatesotherwise,the
356356 2followingtermsshallmean:
357357 3 (1)"Abuse",includesbutisnotlimitedtotheoccurrenceofanyofthefollowingacts,
358358 4attemptsorthreatsagainstapersonwhomaybeprotectedpursuanttothischapter,except
359359 5abuseshallnotincludeabuseinflictedonachildbyaccidentalmeansbyanadulthousehold
360360 6memberordisciplineofachild,includingspanking,inareasonablemanner:
361-HCSHB224 10 7 (a)"Abusingapet",purposelyorknowinglycausing,attemptingtocause,or
361+HB224 10 7 (a)"Abusingapet",purposelyorknowinglycausing,attemptingtocause,or
362362 8threateningtocausephysicalinjurytoapetwiththeintenttocontrol,punish,intimidate,or
363363 9distressthepetitioner;
364364 10 (b)"Assault",purposelyorknowinglyplacingorattemptingtoplaceanotherinfear
365365 11ofphysicalharm;
366366 12 (c)"Battery",purposelyorknowinglycausingphysicalharmtoanotherwithor
367367 13withoutadeadlyweapon;
368368 14 (d)"Coercion",compellinganotherbyforceorthreatofforcetoengageinconduct
369369 15fromwhichthelatterhasarighttoabstainortoabstainfromconductinwhichthepersonhas
370370 16arighttoengage;
371371 17 (e)"Harassment",engaginginapurposefulorknowingcourseofconductinvolving
372372 18morethanoneincidentthatalarmsorcausesdistresstoanadultorchildandservesno
373373 19legitimatepurpose.Thecourseofconductmustbesuchaswouldcauseareasonableadultor
374374 20childtosuffersubstantialemotionaldistressandmustactuallycausesubstantialemotional
375375 21distresstothepetitionerorchild.Suchconductmightinclude,butisnotlimitedto:
376376 22 a.Followinganotheraboutinapublicplaceorplaces;
377377 23 b.Peeringinthewindoworlingeringoutsidetheresidenceofanother;butdoesnot
378378 24includeconstitutionallyprotectedactivity;
379379 25 (f)"Sexualassault",causingorattemptingtocauseanothertoengageinvoluntarilyin
380380 26anysexualactbyforce,threatofforce,duress,orwithoutthatperson'sconsent;
381381 27 (g)"Unlawfulimprisonment",holding,confining,detainingorabductinganother
382382 28personagainstthatperson'swill;
383383 29 (2)"Adult",anyperson[seventeen] eighteenyearsofageorolderorotherwise
384384 30emancipated;
385385 31 (3)"Child",anypersonunder[seventeen] eighteenyearsofageunlessotherwise
386386 32emancipated;
387387 33 (4)"Court",thecircuitorassociatecircuitjudgeorafamilycourtcommissioner;
388388 34 (5)"Domesticviolence",abuseorstalkingcommittedbyafamilyorhousehold
389389 35member,assuchtermsaredefinedinthissection;
390390 36 (6)"Exparteorderofprotection",anorderofprotectionissuedbythecourtbefore
391391 37therespondenthasreceivednoticeofthepetitionoranopportunitytobeheardonit;
392392 38 (7)"Family"or"householdmember",spouses,formerspouses,anypersonrelatedby
393393 39bloodormarriage,personswhoarepresentlyresidingtogetherorhaveresidedtogetherinthe
394394 40past,anypersonwhoisorhasbeeninacontinuingsocialrelationshipofaromanticor
395395 41intimatenaturewiththevictim,andanyonewhohasachildincommonregardlessofwhether
396396 42theyhavebeenmarriedorhaveresidedtogetheratanytime;
397-HCSHB224 11 43 (8)"Fullorderofprotection",anorderofprotectionissuedafterahearingonthe
397+HB224 11 43 (8)"Fullorderofprotection",anorderofprotectionissuedafterahearingonthe
398398 44recordwheretherespondenthasreceivednoticeoftheproceedingsandhashadan
399399 45opportunitytobeheard;
400400 46 (9)"Orderofprotection",eitheranexparteorderofprotectionorafullorderof
401401 47protection;
402402 48 (10)"Pending",existsorforwhichahearingdatehasbeenset;
403403 49 (11)"Pet",alivingcreaturemaintainedbyahouseholdmemberforcompanionship
404404 50andnotforcommercialpurposes;
405405 51 (12)"Petitioner",afamilyorhouseholdmemberwhohasbeenavictimofdomestic
406406 52violence,oranypersonwhohasbeenthevictimofstalkingorsexualassault,oraperson
407407 53filingonbehalfofachildpursuanttosection455.503whohasfiledaverifiedpetition
408408 54pursuanttotheprovisionsofsection455.020orsection455.505;
409409 55 (13)"Respondent",thefamilyorhouseholdmemberallegedtohavecommittedanact
410410 56ofdomesticviolence,orpersonallegedtohavecommittedanactofstalkingorsexualassault,
411411 57againstwhomaverifiedpetitionhasbeenfiledorapersonservedonbehalfofachild
412412 58pursuanttosection455.503;
413413 59 (14)"Sexualassault",asdefinedundersubdivision(1)ofthissection;
414414 60 (15)"Stalking",iswhenanypersonpurposelyengagesinanunwantedcourseof
415415 61conductthatcausesalarmtoanotherperson,orapersonwhoresidestogetherinthesame
416416 62householdwiththepersonseekingtheorderofprotectionwhenitisreasonableinthat
417417 63person'ssituationtohavebeenalarmedbytheconduct.Asusedinthissubdivision:
418418 64 (a)"Alarm",tocausefearofdangerofphysicalharm;and
419419 65 (b)"Courseofconduct",twoormoreactsthatservenolegitimatepurposeincluding,
420420 66butnotlimitedto,actsinwhichthestalkerdirectly,indirectly,orthroughathirdparty
421421 67follows,monitors,observes,surveils,threatens,orcommunicatestoapersonbyanyaction,
422422 68method,ordevice.
423423 455.035.1.Uponthefilingofaverifiedpetitionpursuanttosections455.010to
424424 2455.085andforgoodcauseshowninthepetition,thecourtmayimmediatelyissueanex
425425 3parteorderofprotection.Animmediateandpresentdangerofdomesticviolencetothe
426426 4petitionerorthechildonwhosebehalfthepetitionisfiledshallconstitutegoodcausefor
427427 5purposesofthissection.Anexparteorderofprotectionenteredbythecourtshalltakeeffect
428428 6whenenteredandshallremainineffectuntilthereisvalidserviceofprocessandahearingis
429429 7heldonthemotion.Thecourtshalldenytheexparteorderanddismissthepetitionifthe
430430 8petitionerisnotauthorizedtoseekreliefpursuanttosection455.020.
431431 9 2.Failuretoserveanexparteorderofprotectionontherespondentshallnotaffect
432432 10thevalidityorenforceabilityofsuchorder.Iftherespondentislessthan[seventeen] eighteen
433433 11yearsofage,unlessotherwiseemancipated,serviceofprocessshallbemadeuponacustodial
434-HCSHB224 12 12parentorguardianoftherespondent,oruponaguardianadlitemappointedbythecourt,
434+HB224 12 12parentorguardianoftherespondent,oruponaguardianadlitemappointedbythecourt,
435435 13requiringthatthepersonappearandbringtherespondentbeforethecourtatthetimeand
436436 14placestated.
437437 15 3.Ifanexparteorderisenteredandtherespondentislessthan[seventeen] eighteen
438438 16yearsofage,thecourtshalltransferthecasetojuvenilecourtforahearingonafullorderof
439439 17protection.Thecourtshallappointaguardianadlitemforanysuchrespondentnot
440440 18representedbyaparentorguardian.
441441 455.513.1.Thecourtmayimmediatelyissueanexparteorderofprotectionuponthe
442442 2filingofaverifiedpetitionundersections455.500to455.538,forgoodcauseshowninthe
443443 3petition,anduponfindingthat:
444444 4 (1)Nopriororderregardingcustodyinvolvingtherespondentandthechildis
445445 5pendingorhasbeenmade;or
446446 6 (2)Therespondentislessthan[seventeen] eighteenyearsofage.
447447 7
448448 8Animmediateandpresentdangerofdomesticviolence,includingdangertothechild'spet,
449449 9stalking,orsexualassaulttoachildshallconstitutegoodcauseforpurposesofthissection.
450450 10Anexparteorderofprotectionenteredbythecourtshallbeineffectuntilthetimeofthe
451451 11hearing.Thecourtshalldenytheexparteorderanddismissthepetitionifthepetitionerisnot
452452 12authorizedtoseekreliefpursuanttosection455.505.
453453 13 2.Upontheentryoftheexparteorderofprotection,thecourtshallenteritsorder
454454 14appointingaguardianadlitemorcourt-appointedspecialadvocatetorepresentthechild
455455 15victim.
456456 16 3.Iftheallegationsinthepetitionwouldgiverisetojurisdictionundersection
457457 17211.031,thecourtmaydirectthechildren'sdivisiontoconductaninvestigationandto
458458 18provideappropriateservices.Thedivisionshallsubmitawritteninvestigativereporttothe
459459 19courtandtothejuvenileofficerwithinthirtydaysofbeingorderedtodoso.Thereportshall
460460 20bemadeavailabletothepartiesandtheguardianadlitemorcourt-appointedspecial
461461 21advocate.
462462 22 4.Iftheallegationsinthepetitionwouldgiverisetojurisdictionundersection
463463 23211.031becausetherespondentislessthan[seventeen] eighteenyearsofage,thecourtmay
464464 24issueanexparteorderandshalltransferthecasetojuvenilecourtforahearingonafullorder
465465 25ofprotection.Serviceofprocessshallbemadepursuanttosection455.035.
466466 491.075.1.Astatementmadebyachildundertheageof[fourteen] eighteen, ora
467467 2vulnerableperson,relatingtoanoffenseunderchapter565,566,568or573,performedby
468468 3another,nototherwiseadmissiblebystatuteorcourtrule,isadmissibleinevidencein
469469 4criminalproceedingsinthecourtsofthisstateassubstantiveevidencetoprovethetruthof
470470 5thematterassertedif:
471-HCSHB224 13 6 (1)Thecourtfinds,inahearingconductedoutsidethepresenceofthejurythatthe
471+HB224 13 6 (1)Thecourtfinds,inahearingconductedoutsidethepresenceofthejurythatthe
472472 7time,contentandcircumstancesofthestatementprovidesufficientindiciaofreliability;and
473473 8 (2)(a)Thechildorvulnerablepersontestifiesattheproceedings;or
474474 9 (b)Thechildorvulnerablepersonisunavailableasawitness;or
475475 10 (c)Thechildorvulnerablepersonisotherwisephysicallyavailableasawitnessbut
476476 11thecourtfindsthatthesignificantemotionalorpsychologicaltraumawhichwouldresult
477477 12fromtestifyinginthepersonalpresenceofthedefendantmakesthechildorvulnerableperson
478478 13unavailableasawitnessatthetimeofthecriminalproceeding.
479479 14 2.Notwithstandingsubsection1ofthissectionoranyprovisionoflaworruleof
480480 15evidencerequiringcorroborationofstatements,admissionsorconfessionsofthedefendant,
481481 16andnotwithstandinganyprohibitionofhearsayevidence,astatementbyachildwhenunder
482482 17theageof[fourteen] eighteen, oravulnerableperson,whoisallegedtobevictimofan
483483 18offenseunderchapter565,566,568or573issufficientcorroborationofastatement,
484484 19admissionorconfessionregardlessofwhetherornotthechildorvulnerablepersonis
485485 20availabletotestifyregardingtheoffense.
486486 21 3.Astatementmaynotbeadmittedunderthissectionunlesstheprosecutingattorney
487487 22makesknowntotheaccusedortheaccused'scounselhisorherintentiontoofferthe
488488 23statementandtheparticularsofthestatementsufficientlyinadvanceoftheproceedingsto
489489 24providetheaccusedortheaccused'scounselwithafairopportunitytopreparetomeetthe
490490 25statement.
491491 26 4.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtolimittheadmissibilityofstatements,
492492 27admissionsorconfessionsotherwiseadmissiblebylaw.
493493 28 5.Forthepurposesofthissection,"vulnerableperson"shallmeanapersonwho,asa
494494 29resultofaninadequatelydevelopedorimpairedintelligenceorapsychiatricdisorderthat
495495 30materiallyaffectsabilitytofunction,lacksthementalcapacitytoconsent,orwhose
496496 31developmentalleveldoesnotexceedthatofanordinarychildof[fourteen] seventeenyears
497497 32ofage.
498498 491.641.1.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"PretrialWitness
499499 2ProtectionServicesFund",whichshallconsistofmoneyscollectedunderthissection.The
500500 3statetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewithsections30.170and30.180,
501501 4thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefundshallbeadedicatedfundandmoney
502502 5inthefundshallbeusedsolelybythedepartmentofpublicsafetyforthepurposesofwitness
503503 6protectionservicespursuanttothissection.
504504 7 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
505505 8remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneral
506506 9revenuefund.
507-HCSHB224 14 10 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasother
507+HB224 14 10 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasother
508508 11fundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedto
509509 12thefund.
510510 13 2.Anylawenforcementagencyandanyprosecutingorcircuitattorney'soffice
511511 14mayprovideforthesecurityofwitnesses,potentialwitnesses,andtheirimmediatefamiliesin
512512 15criminalproceedingsinstitutedorinvestigationspendingagainstapersonallegedtohave
513513 16engagedinaviolationofstatelaw.Providingforwitnessesmayincludeprovisionofhousing
514514 17facilitiesandforthehealth,safety,andwelfareofsuchwitnessesandtheirimmediate
515515 18families,iftestimonybysuchawitnessmightsubjectthewitnessoramemberofhisorher
516516 19immediatefamilytodangerofbodilyinjury,andmaycontinuesolongassuchdangerexists.
517517 20Subjecttoappropriationsfromthegeneralassemblyforthepurposesprovidedforinthis
518518 21section,fundsmaybeappropriatedfromthepretrialwitnessprotectionservicesfund.
519519 22 3.Thedepartmentofpublicsafetymayauthorizefundstobedisbursedtolaw
520520 23enforcementagenciesandprosecutingorcircuitattorneys'officesforthepurchase,rental,
521521 24ormodificationofprotectedhousingfacilitiesforthepurposeofthissection.Thelaw
522522 25enforcementagencyorprosecutingorcircuitattorney'sofficemaycontractwithany
523523 26departmentoffederalorstategovernmenttoobtainortoprovidethefacilitiesorservicesto
524524 27carryoutthissection.
525525 28 4.Thedepartmentofpublicsafetymayauthorizeexpendituresforlawenforcement
526526 29agenciesandprosecutingorcircuitattorneys'officestoprovideforthehealth,safety,and
527527 30welfareofwitnessesandvictims,andthefamiliesofsuchwitnessesandvictims,whenever
528528 31testimonyfrom,orawillingnesstotestifyby,suchawitnessorvictimwouldplacethelifeof
529529 32suchperson,oramemberofhisorherfamilyorhousehold,injeopardy.[Alawenforcement
530530 33agencyshallsubmitanapplicationtothedepartmentofpublicsafetywhichshallinclude,but
531531 34notnecessarilybelimitedto:
532532 35 (1)Statementofconditionswhichqualifypersonsforprotection;
533533 36 (2)Precisemethodstheoriginatingagencywillusetoprovideprotection,including
534534 37relocationofpersonsandreciprocalagreementswithotherlawenforcementagencies;
535535 38 (3)Statementoftheprojectedcostsoveraspecifiedperiodoftime;
536536 39 (4)Iftherequestingagencyexpectsthepersontoprovideevidenceinanycourtof
537537 40competentjurisdiction:
538538 41 (a)Briefstatementoftheanticipatedevidence;
539539 42 (b)Certificationofareasonablebeliefintheperson'scompetencytogiveevidence;
540540 43 (c)Statementoffactssupportingthelawenforcementagency'sbeliefintheaccuracy
541541 44oftheevidence;and
542542 45 (d)Anyoffermadeinexchangeforthepersonagreeingtogiveevidence.] Law
543543 46enforcementagenciesandprosecutingorcircuitattorneys'officesseeking
544-HCSHB224 15 47reimbursementshallsubmitanapplicationtobeapprovedbythedepartmentofpublic
544+HB224 15 47reimbursementshallsubmitanapplicationtobeapprovedbythedepartmentofpublic
545545 48safety.
546546 49 5.Theapplicationandanyassociateddocumentssubmittedinsubsection4ofthis
547547 50sectionshallbeaclosedrecordandnotsubjecttodisclosureundertheprovisionsofchapter
548548 51610.Anyinformationcontainedintheapplication[, or]andanyotherdocuments,which
549549 52revealsorcouldrevealthelocationoraddressoftheindividualorindividualswhoqualifyfor
550550 53servicesunderthissectionshallbeconfidentialandshallnotbedisclosedbyanyentity.
551551 492.304.1.Inadditiontotheadmissibilityofastatementundertheprovisionsof
552552 2section492.303,thevisualandauralrecordingofaverbalornonverbalstatementofachild
553553 3whenundertheageof[fourteenwhoisallegedtobeavictimof]eighteen,oravulnerable
554554 4person,relatingtoanoffenseundertheprovisionsofchapter565,566[or],568,or573,if
555555 5performedbyanother,isadmissibleintoevidenceif:
556556 6 (1)Noattorneyforeitherpartywaspresentwhenthestatementwasmade;except
557557 7that,foranystatementtakenatastate-fundedchildassessmentcenterasprovidedforin
558558 8subsection2ofsection210.001,anattorneyrepresentingthestateofMissouriinacriminal
559559 9investigationmay,asamemberofamultidisciplinaryinvestigationteam,observethetaking
560560 10ofsuchstatement,butsuchattorneyshallnotbepresentintheroomwheretheinterviewis
561561 11beingconducted;
562562 12 (2)Therecordingisbothvisualandauralandisrecordedonfilmorvideotapeorby
563563 13otherelectronicmeans;
564564 14 (3)Therecordingequipmentwascapableofmakinganaccuraterecording,the
565565 15operatoroftheequipmentwascompetent,andtherecordingisaccurateandhasnotbeen
566566 16altered;
567567 17 (4)Thestatementwasnotmadeinresponsetoquestioningcalculatedtoleadthechild
568568 18orvulnerablepersontomakeaparticularstatementortoactinaparticularway;
569569 19 (5)Everyvoiceontherecordingisidentified;
570570 20 (6)Thepersonconductingtheinterviewofthechildorvulnerablepersoninthe
571571 21recording, oracurrentemployeeofachildassessmentcenterifachildwasrecorded,is
572572 22presentattheproceedingandavailabletotestifyorbecross-examinedbyeitherparty;and
573573 23 (7)Thedefendantortheattorneyforthedefendantisaffordedanopportunitytoview
574574 24therecordingbeforeitisofferedintoevidence.
575575 25 2.Ifthechildorvulnerablepersondoesnottestifyattheproceeding,thevisualand
576576 26auralrecordingofaverbalornonverbalstatementofthechildorvulnerablepersonshallnot
577577 27beadmissibleunderthissectionunlesstherecordingqualifiesforadmissionundersection
578578 28491.075.
579579 29 3.Ifthevisualandauralrecordingofaverbalornonverbalstatementofachildor
580580 30vulnerablepersonisadmissibleunderthissectionandthechildorvulnerableperson
581-HCSHB224 16 31testifiesattheproceeding,itshallbeadmissibleinadditiontothetestimonyofthechildor
581+HB224 16 31testifiesattheproceeding,itshallbeadmissibleinadditiontothetestimonyofthechildor
582582 32vulnerablepersonattheproceedingwhetherornotitrepeatsorduplicatesthechild'sor
583583 33vulnerableperson'stestimony.
584584 34 4.Asusedinthissection,anonverbalstatementshallbedefinedasany
585585 35demonstrationofthechildorvulnerablepersonbyhisorheractions,facialexpressions,
586586 36demonstrationswithadollorothervisualaidwhetherornotthisdemonstrationis
587587 37accompaniedbywords.
588588 38 5.Forthepurposesofthissection,"vulnerableperson"shallmeanaperson
589589 39who,asaresultofaninadequatelydevelopedorimpairedintelligenceorapsychiatric
590590 40disorderthatmateriallyaffectstheabilitytofunction,lacksthementalcapacityto
591591 41consent,orwhosedevelopmentalleveldoesnotexceedthatofanordinarychildof
592592 42seventeenyearsofage.
593593 556.039.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection556.036,prosecutions:
594594 2 (1)Undersections566.203to566.211involvingapersonnineteenyearsofageor
595595 3older;or
596-4 (2)Undersection566.203or566.206involvingapersonundernineteenyearsof
597-5age
596+4 (2)Undersection566.203,566.206,or566.207involvingapersonundernineteen
597+5yearsofage
598598 6
599599 7shallbecommencednolaterthantwentyyearsafterthecommissionoftheoffense.
600600 566.151.1.Apersontwenty-oneyearsofageoroldercommitstheoffenseof
601601 2enticementofachildifheorshepersuades,solicits,coaxes,entices,orlureswhetherby
602602 3words,actionsorthroughcommunicationviatheinternetoranyelectroniccommunication,
603603 4anypersonwhoislessthan[fifteen] seventeenyearsofageforthepurposeofengagingin
604604 5sexualconduct.
605605 6 2.Itisnotadefensetoaprosecutionforaviolationofthissectionthattheother
606606 7personwasapeaceofficermasqueradingasaminor.
607607 8 3.Enticementofachildoranattempttocommitenticementofachildisafelonyfor
608608 9whichtheauthorizedtermofimprisonmentshallbenotlessthanfiveyearsandnotmorethan
609609 10thirtyyears.Nopersonconvictedunderthissectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,
610610 11conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentenceforaperiodoffive
611611 12calendaryears.
612+566.207.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofpatronizingavictimofsexual
613+2servitudeifthepersonknowinglygives,agreestogive,orofferstogiveanythingofvalue
614+3sothatanindividualmayengageinacommercialsexactwithanotherindividualand
615+4thepersonknowsthattheotherindividualisavictimofsexualservitude.
616+5 2.Theoffenseofpatronizingavictimofsexualservitudeifthevictimiseighteen
617+6yearsofageorolderisafelonypunishablebyimprisonmentforatermofnotlessthan
618+HB224 17 7fiveyearsandnotmorethantwentyyearsandafinenottoexceedtwohundredfifty
619+8thousanddollars.
620+9 3.Theoffenseofpatronizingavictimofsexualservitudeifthevictimisunder
621+10eighteenyearsofageisafelonyforwhichtheauthorizedtermofimprisonmentislife
622+11imprisonmentwithouteligibilityforprobationorparoleuntiltheoffenderhasserved
623+12notlessthantwenty-fiveyearsofsuchsentence.
624+13 4.Anindividualshallbedeemedavictimofsexualservitudeforpurposesofthis
625+14sectiononlyiftheindividualisavictimofthecrimeoftraffickingforthepurposesof
626+15sexualexploitationundersection566.209.
612627 567.030.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofpatronizingprostitutionifheorshe:
613628 2 (1)Pursuanttoapriorunderstanding,givessomethingofvaluetoanotherpersonas
614629 3compensationforhavingengagedinsexualconductwithanyperson;or
615630 4 (2)Givesoragreestogivesomethingofvaluetoanotherpersonwiththe
616631 5understandingthatsuchpersonoranotherpersonwillengageinsexualconductwithany
617632 6person;or
618-HCSHB224 17 7 (3)Solicitsorrequestsanotherpersontoengageinsexualconductwithanypersonin
633+7 (3)Solicitsorrequestsanotherpersontoengageinsexualconductwithanypersonin
619634 8returnforsomethingofvalue.
620635 9 2.Itshallnotbeadefensethatthepersonbelievedthattheindividualheorshe
621636 10patronizedforprostitutionwaseighteenyearsofageorolder.
622637 11 3.Theoffenseofpatronizingprostitutionisaclass[Bmisdemeanor] Efelony, unless
623638 12theindividualwhothepersonpatronizesislessthaneighteenyearsofagebutolderthan
624639 13[fourteen] fifteenyearsofage,inwhichcasepatronizingprostitutionisaclass[E]Dfelony.
625640 14 4.Theoffenseofpatronizingprostitutionisaclass[D]Bfelonyiftheindividualwho
626641 15thepersonpatronizesis[fourteen] fifteenyearsofageoryounger.Nothinginthissection
627642 16shallprecludetheprosecutionofanindividualfortheoffensesof:
628643 17 (1)Statutoryrapeinthefirstdegreepursuanttosection566.032;
629644 18 (2)Statutoryrapeintheseconddegreepursuanttosection566.034;
630645 19 (3)Statutorysodomyinthefirstdegreepursuanttosection566.062;or
631646 20 (4)Statutorysodomyintheseconddegreepursuanttosection566.064.
632647 589.700.1.Inadditiontoanyfineimposedforaviolationofsection566.203,
633648 2566.206,566.209,566.210,566.211,or566.215,thecourtshallenterajudgmentof
634649 3restitutionintheamountspecifiedinthissubsectioninfavorofthestateofMissouri,
635650 4payabletothehumantraffickingandsexualexploitationfundestablishedunderthis
636651 5section,uponapleaofguiltyorafindingofguiltforaviolationofsection566.203,
637652 6566.206,566.209,566.210,566.211,or566.215.Thejudgmentofrestitutionshallbein
638653 7theamountof:
639-8 (1)Tenthousanddollarspereachidentifiedvictimoftheoffenseoroffensesfor
654+HB224 18 8 (1)Tenthousanddollarspereachidentifiedvictimoftheoffenseoroffensesfor
640655 9whichrestitutionisrequiredunderthissubsection;and
641656 10 (2)Twothousandfivehundreddollarsforeachcountyinwhichsuchoffenseor
642657 11offensesoccurred.
643658 12 2.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"HumanTraffickingand
644659 13SexualExploitationFund",whichshallconsistofproceedsfromthehumantrafficking
645660 14restitutioncollectedforviolationsofsections566.203,566.206,566.209,566.210,566.211,
646661 15and566.215.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.Inaccordancewith
647662 16sections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermayapprovedisbursements.Thefund
648663 17shallbeadedicatedfundand,uponappropriation,moneysinthisfundshallbe
649664 18distributedtothecountyorcountieswherethehumantraffickingoffenseoroffenses
650665 19occurred.Uponreceiptofmoneysfromthefund,acountyshallallocatethe
651666 20disbursementasfollows:
652667 21 (1)Tenthousanddollarspereachidentifiedvictimoftheoffenseoroffensesthat
653668 22occurredinthecountytowardlocalrehabilitationservicesforvictimsofhuman
654669 23traffickingincluding,butnotlimitedto,mentalhealthandsubstanceabusecounseling;
655-HCSHB224 18 24generaleducation,includingparentingskills;housingrelief;vocationaltraining;and
670+24generaleducation,includingparentingskills;housingrelief;vocationaltraining;and
656671 25employmentcounseling;and
657672 26 (2)Twothousandfivehundreddollarstowardlocaleffortstopreventhuman
658673 27traffickingincluding,butnotlimitedto,educationprogramsforpersonsconvictedof
659674 28humantraffickingoffensesandincreasingthenumberoflocallawenforcement
660675 29memberschargedwithenforcinghumantraffickinglaws.
661676 30 3.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys
662677 31remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthe
663678 32generalrevenuefund.
664679 33 4.Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemanneras
665680 34otherfundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbe
666681 35creditedtothefund.
667682 590.050.1.(1)ThePOSTcommissionshallestablishrequirementsforthe
668683 2continuingeducationofallpeaceofficers.
669684 3 (2)Eachpeaceofficershallberequiredtoreceivetwohoursofsexandhuman
670685 4traffickingtrainingconsistentwiththeguidelinesestablishedinsection27.170within
671686 5thelawenforcementcontinuingeducationone-yearreportingperiod.Theprovisionsof
672687 6thissubdivisionshallbecomeeffectiveonJanuary1,2026,andshallexpireonDecember
673688 731,2030.
674689 8 (3)Peaceofficerswhomaketrafficstopsshallberequiredtoreceive[threehours]
675690 9onehouroftrainingwithinthelawenforcementcontinuingeducation[three-year] one-year
676-10reportingperiodconcerningtheprohibitionagainstracialprofilingandsuchtrainingshall
691+HB224 19 10reportingperiodconcerningtheprohibitionagainstracialprofilingandsuchtrainingshall
677692 11promoteunderstandingandrespectforracialandculturaldifferencesandtheuseofeffective,
678693 12noncombativemethodsforcarryingoutlawenforcementdutiesinaraciallyandculturally
679694 13diverseenvironment.
680695 14 2.Thedirectorshalllicensecontinuingeducationprovidersandmayprobate,suspend
681696 15andrevokesuchlicensesuponwrittennoticestatingthereasonsforsuchaction.Anyperson
682697 16aggrievedbyadecisionofthedirectorpursuanttothissubsectionmayappealasprovidedin
683698 17chapter536.
684699 18 3.Thecostsofcontinuinglawenforcementeducationshallbereimbursedinpartby
685700 19moneysfromthepeaceofficerstandardsandtrainingcommissionfundcreatedinsection
686701 20590.178,subjecttoavailabilityoffunds,exceptthatnosuchfundsshallbeusedforthe
687702 21trainingofanypersonnotactivelycommissionedoremployedbyacountyormunicipallaw
688703 22enforcementagency.
689704 23 4.Thedirectormayengageinanyactivityintendedtofurthertheprofessionalismof
690705 24peaceofficersthroughtrainingandeducation,includingtheprovisionofspecializedtraining
691706 25throughthedepartmentofpublicsafety.
692-HCSHB224 19 610.131.1.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection610.140tothecontrary,a
707+610.131.1.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection610.140tothecontrary,a
693708 2personwho[atthetimeoftheoffensewasundertheageofeighteen,and]haspleadedguilty
694709 3toorhasbeenconvicted[for]oftheoffenseofprostitutionundersection567.020mayapply
695710 4tothecourtinwhichheorshepledguiltyorwassentencedforanordertoexpungefromall
696711 5officialrecordsallrecordationsofhisorherarrest,plea,trial,orconviction.Ifthecourt
697712 6determinesthatsuchperson[wasundertheageofeighteenor]wasactingunderthecoercion,
698713 7asdefinedinsection566.200,ofanagentwhencommittingtheoffensethatresultedinaplea
699714 8ofguiltyorconvictionundersection567.020,thecourtshallenteranorderofexpungement.
700715 9 2.Upongrantingoftheorderofexpungement,therecordsandfilesmaintainedinany
701716 10administrativeorcourtproceedinginanassociateorcircuitdivisionofthecircuitcourtunder
702717 11thissectionshallbeconfidentialandonlyavailabletothepartiesorbyorderofthecourtfor
703718 12goodcauseshown.Theeffectofsuchordershallbetorestoresuchpersontothestatusheor
704719 13sheoccupiedpriortosucharrest,plea,orconvictionandasifsucheventhadnevertaken
705720 14place.Nopersonastowhomsuchorderhasbeenenteredshallbeheldthereafterunderany
706721 15provisionofanylawtobeguiltyofperjuryorotherwisegivingafalsestatementbyreasonof
707722 16hisorherfailuretoreciteoracknowledgesucharrest,plea,trial,conviction,orexpungement
708723 17inresponsetoanyinquirymadeofhimorherforanypurposewhatsoeverandnosuch
709724 18inquiryshallbemadeforinformationrelatingtoanexpungementunderthissection.
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