Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB634 Compare Versions

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.634
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBOYKO.
55 1266H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection565.002,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
88 specialvictims.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section565.002,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassection565.002,toreadasfollows:
1212 565.002.Asusedinthischapter,unlessadifferentmeaningisotherwiseplainly
1313 2requiredthefollowingtermsmean:
1414 3 (1)"Adequatecause",causethatwouldreasonablyproduceadegreeofpassionina
1515 4personofordinarytemperamentsufficienttosubstantiallyimpairanordinaryperson's
1616 5capacityforself-control;
1717 6 (2)"Child",apersonunderseventeenyearsofage;
1818 7 (3)"Conduct",includesanyactoromission;
1919 8 (4)"Courseofconduct",apatternofconductcomposedoftwoormoreacts,which
2020 9mayincludecommunicationbyanymeans,overaperiodoftime,howevershort,evidencing
2121 10acontinuityofpurpose.Constitutionallyprotectedactivityisnotincludedwithinthe
2222 11meaningofcourseofconduct.Suchconstitutionallyprotectedactivityincludespicketingor
2323 12otherorganizedprotests;
2424 13 (5)"Deliberation",coolreflectionforanylengthoftimenomatterhowbrief;
2525 14 (6)"Domesticvictim",ahouseholdorfamilymemberastheterm"family"or
2626 15"householdmember"isdefinedinsection455.010,includinganychildwhoisamemberof
2727 16thehouseholdorfamily;
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (7)"Emotionaldistress",somethingmarkedlygreaterthanthelevelofuneasiness,
3030 18nervousness,unhappiness,orthelikewhicharecommonlyexperiencedinday-to-dayliving;
3131 19 (8)"Fullorpartialnudity",theshowingofalloranypartofthehumangenitals,pubic
3232 20area,buttock,oranypartofthenippleofthebreastofanyfemaleperson,withlessthana
3333 21fullyopaquecovering;
3434 22 (9)"Legalcustody",therighttothecare,custodyandcontrolofachild;
3535 23 (10)"Parent",eitherabiologicalparentoraparentbyadoption;
3636 24 (11)"Personhavingarightofcustody",aparentorlegalguardianofthechild;
3737 25 (12)"Photographs"or"films",themakingofanyphotograph,motionpicturefilm,
3838 26videotape,oranyotherrecordingortransmissionoftheimageofaperson;
3939 27 (13)"Placewhereapersonwouldhaveareasonableexpectationofprivacy",any
4040 28placewhereareasonablepersonwouldbelievethatapersoncoulddisrobeinprivacy,without
4141 29beingconcernedthattheperson'sundressingwasbeingviewed,photographedorfilmedby
4242 30another;
4343 31 (14)"Specialvictim",anyofthefollowing:
4444 32 (a)Alawenforcementofficerassaultedintheperformanceofhisorherofficial
4545 33dutiesorasadirectresultofsuchofficialduties;
4646 34 (b)Emergencypersonnel,anypaidorvolunteerfirefighter,emergencyroom,
4747 35hospital,ortraumacenterpersonnel,oremergencymedicaltechnician,assaultedinthe
4848 36performanceofhisorherofficialdutiesorasadirectresultofsuchofficialduties;
4949 37 (c)Aprobationandparoleofficerassaultedintheperformanceofhisorherofficial
5050 38dutiesorasadirectresultofsuchofficialduties;
5151 39 (d)Anelderlyperson;
5252 40 (e)Apersonwithadisability;
5353 41 (f)Avulnerableperson;
5454 42 (g)Anyjailerorcorrectionsofficerofthestateoroneofitspoliticalsubdivisions
5555 43assaultedintheperformanceofhisorherofficialdutiesorasadirectresultofsuchofficial
5656 44duties;
5757 45 (h)Ahighwayworkerinaconstructionorworkzoneastheterms"highwayworker",
5858 46"constructionzone",and"workzone"aredefinedundersection304.580;
5959 47 (i)Anyutilityworker,meaninganyemployeeofautilitythatprovidesgas,heat,
6060 48electricity,water,steam,telecommunicationsservices,orsewerservices,whetherprivately,
6161 49municipally,orcooperativelyowned,whileintheperformanceofhisorherjobduties,
6262 50includinganypersonemployedunderacontract;
6363 51 (j)Anycableworker,meaninganyemployeeofacableoperator,assuchtermis
6464 52definedinsection67.2677,includinganypersonemployedundercontract,whileinthe
6565 53performanceofhisorherjobduties;[and]
6666 HB634 2 54 (k)Anyemployeeofamasstransitsystem,includinganyemployeeofpublicbusor
6767 55lightrailcompanies,whileintheperformanceofhisorherjobduties;or
6868 56 (l)Asportsofficialassaultedatasportingeventwhilethesportsofficialis
6969 57performinghisorherdutiesasasportsofficialorasadirectresultofsuchduties.A
7070 58sportingeventshallincludealllevelsofcompetition.Asportsofficialshallinclude,but
7171 59notbelimitedto,ajudge,linesman,official,referee,orumpire.Toqualifyasasports
7272 60official,apersonshallbetrainedandcertifiedorregisteredassuchbyanorganization
7373 61engagedintheeducation,training,andcertifyingorregisteringofsportsofficials;
7474 62 (15)"Suddenpassion",passiondirectlycausedbyandarisingoutofprovocationby
7575 63thevictimoranotheractingwiththevictimwhichpassionarisesatthetimeoftheoffenseand
7676 64isnotsolelytheresultofformerprovocation;
7777 65 (16)"Trier",thejudgeorjurorstowhomissuesoffact,guiltorinnocence,orthe
7878 66assessmentanddeclarationofpunishmentaresubmittedfordecision;
7979 67 (17)"Views",thelookinguponofanotherperson,withtheunaidedeyeorwithany
8080 68devicedesignedorintendedtoimprovevisualacuity,forthepurposeofarousingorgratifying
8181 69thesexualdesireofanyperson.
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