FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.634
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBOYKO.
1266H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection565.002,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
specialvictims.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section565.002,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection565.002,toreadasfollows:
565.002.Asusedinthischapter,unlessadifferentmeaningisotherwiseplainly
2requiredthefollowingtermsmean:
3 (1)"Adequatecause",causethatwouldreasonablyproduceadegreeofpassionina
4personofordinarytemperamentsufficienttosubstantiallyimpairanordinaryperson's
5capacityforself-control;
6 (2)"Child",apersonunderseventeenyearsofage;
7 (3)"Conduct",includesanyactoromission;
8 (4)"Courseofconduct",apatternofconductcomposedoftwoormoreacts,which
9mayincludecommunicationbyanymeans,overaperiodoftime,howevershort,evidencing
10acontinuityofpurpose.Constitutionallyprotectedactivityisnotincludedwithinthe
11meaningofcourseofconduct.Suchconstitutionallyprotectedactivityincludespicketingor
12otherorganizedprotests;
13 (5)"Deliberation",coolreflectionforanylengthoftimenomatterhowbrief;
14 (6)"Domesticvictim",ahouseholdorfamilymemberastheterm"family"or
15"householdmember"isdefinedinsection455.010,includinganychildwhoisamemberof
16thehouseholdorfamily;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (7)"Emotionaldistress",somethingmarkedlygreaterthanthelevelofuneasiness,
18nervousness,unhappiness,orthelikewhicharecommonlyexperiencedinday-to-dayliving;
19 (8)"Fullorpartialnudity",theshowingofalloranypartofthehumangenitals,pubic
20area,buttock,oranypartofthenippleofthebreastofanyfemaleperson,withlessthana
21fullyopaquecovering;
22 (9)"Legalcustody",therighttothecare,custodyandcontrolofachild;
23 (10)"Parent",eitherabiologicalparentoraparentbyadoption;
24 (11)"Personhavingarightofcustody",aparentorlegalguardianofthechild;
25 (12)"Photographs"or"films",themakingofanyphotograph,motionpicturefilm,
26videotape,oranyotherrecordingortransmissionoftheimageofaperson;
27 (13)"Placewhereapersonwouldhaveareasonableexpectationofprivacy",any
28placewhereareasonablepersonwouldbelievethatapersoncoulddisrobeinprivacy,without
29beingconcernedthattheperson'sundressingwasbeingviewed,photographedorfilmedby
30another;
31 (14)"Specialvictim",anyofthefollowing:
32 (a)Alawenforcementofficerassaultedintheperformanceofhisorherofficial
33dutiesorasadirectresultofsuchofficialduties;
34 (b)Emergencypersonnel,anypaidorvolunteerfirefighter,emergencyroom,
35hospital,ortraumacenterpersonnel,oremergencymedicaltechnician,assaultedinthe
36performanceofhisorherofficialdutiesorasadirectresultofsuchofficialduties;
37 (c)Aprobationandparoleofficerassaultedintheperformanceofhisorherofficial
38dutiesorasadirectresultofsuchofficialduties;
39 (d)Anelderlyperson;
40 (e)Apersonwithadisability;
41 (f)Avulnerableperson;
42 (g)Anyjailerorcorrectionsofficerofthestateoroneofitspoliticalsubdivisions
43assaultedintheperformanceofhisorherofficialdutiesorasadirectresultofsuchofficial
44duties;
45 (h)Ahighwayworkerinaconstructionorworkzoneastheterms"highwayworker",
46"constructionzone",and"workzone"aredefinedundersection304.580;
47 (i)Anyutilityworker,meaninganyemployeeofautilitythatprovidesgas,heat,
48electricity,water,steam,telecommunicationsservices,orsewerservices,whetherprivately,
49municipally,orcooperativelyowned,whileintheperformanceofhisorherjobduties,
50includinganypersonemployedunderacontract;
51 (j)Anycableworker,meaninganyemployeeofacableoperator,assuchtermis
52definedinsection67.2677,includinganypersonemployedundercontract,whileinthe
53performanceofhisorherjobduties;[and]
HB634 2 54 (k)Anyemployeeofamasstransitsystem,includinganyemployeeofpublicbusor
55lightrailcompanies,whileintheperformanceofhisorherjobduties;or
56 (l)Asportsofficialassaultedatasportingeventwhilethesportsofficialis
57performinghisorherdutiesasasportsofficialorasadirectresultofsuchduties.A
58sportingeventshallincludealllevelsofcompetition.Asportsofficialshallinclude,but
59notbelimitedto,ajudge,linesman,official,referee,orumpire.Toqualifyasasports
60official,apersonshallbetrainedandcertifiedorregisteredassuchbyanorganization
61engagedintheeducation,training,andcertifyingorregisteringofsportsofficials;
62 (15)"Suddenpassion",passiondirectlycausedbyandarisingoutofprovocationby
63thevictimoranotheractingwiththevictimwhichpassionarisesatthetimeoftheoffenseand
64isnotsolelytheresultofformerprovocation;
65 (16)"Trier",thejudgeorjurorstowhomissuesoffact,guiltorinnocence,orthe
66assessmentanddeclarationofpunishmentaresubmittedfordecision;
67 (17)"Views",thelookinguponofanotherperson,withtheunaidedeyeorwithany
68devicedesignedorintendedtoimprovevisualacuity,forthepurposeofarousingorgratifying
69thesexualdesireofanyperson.
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