| 7 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | Torepealsections455.010,455.035,and455.513,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthree |
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| 9 | 8 | | newsectionsrelatingtoordersofprotection. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections455.010,455.035,and455.513,RSMo,arerepealedandthree |
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| 12 | 11 | | 2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections455.010,455.035,and455.513, |
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| 13 | 12 | | 3toreadasfollows: |
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| 14 | 13 | | 455.010.Asusedinthischapter,unlessthecontextclearlyindicatesotherwise,the |
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| 15 | 14 | | 2followingtermsshallmean: |
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| 16 | 15 | | 3 (1)"Abuse",includesbutisnotlimitedtotheoccurrenceofanyofthefollowingacts, |
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| 17 | 16 | | 4attemptsorthreatsagainstapersonwhomaybeprotectedpursuanttothischapter,except |
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| 18 | 17 | | 5abuseshallnotincludeabuseinflictedonachildbyaccidentalmeansbyanadulthousehold |
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| 19 | 18 | | 6memberordisciplineofachild,includingspanking,inareasonablemanner: |
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| 20 | 19 | | 7 (a)"Abusingapet",purposelyorknowinglycausing,attemptingtocause,or |
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| 21 | 20 | | 8threateningtocausephysicalinjurytoapetwiththeintenttocontrol,punish,intimidate,or |
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| 22 | 21 | | 9distressthepetitioner; |
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| 23 | 22 | | 10 (b)"Assault",purposelyorknowinglyplacingorattemptingtoplaceanotherinfear |
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| 24 | 23 | | 11ofphysicalharm; |
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| 25 | 24 | | 12 (c)"Battery",purposelyorknowinglycausingphysicalharmtoanotherwithor |
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| 26 | 25 | | 13withoutadeadlyweapon; |
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| 27 | 26 | | 14 (d)"Coercion",compellinganotherbyforceorthreatofforcetoengageinconduct |
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| 28 | 27 | | 15fromwhichthelatterhasarighttoabstainortoabstainfromconductinwhichthepersonhas |
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| 29 | 28 | | 16arighttoengage; |
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| 30 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 31 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (e)"Harassment",engaginginapurposefulorknowingcourseofconductinvolving |
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| 32 | 31 | | 18morethanoneincidentthatalarmsorcausesdistresstoanadultorchildandservesno |
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| 33 | 32 | | 19legitimatepurpose.Thecourseofconductmustbesuchaswouldcauseareasonableadultor |
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| 34 | 33 | | 20childtosuffersubstantialemotionaldistressandmustactuallycausesubstantialemotional |
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| 35 | 34 | | 21distresstothepetitionerorchild.Suchconductmightinclude,butisnotlimitedto: |
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| 36 | 35 | | 22 a.Followinganotheraboutinapublicplaceorplaces; |
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| 37 | 36 | | 23 b.Peeringinthewindoworlingeringoutsidetheresidenceofanother;butdoesnot |
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| 38 | 37 | | 24includeconstitutionallyprotectedactivity; |
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| 39 | 38 | | 25 (f)"Sexualassault",causingorattemptingtocauseanothertoengageinvoluntarilyin |
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| 40 | 39 | | 26anysexualactbyforce,threatofforce,duress,orwithoutthatperson'sconsent; |
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| 41 | 40 | | 27 (g)"Unlawfulimprisonment",holding,confining,detainingorabductinganother |
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| 42 | 41 | | 28personagainstthatperson'swill; |
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| 43 | 42 | | 29 (2)"Adult",anyperson[seventeen] eighteenyearsofageorolderorotherwise |
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| 44 | 43 | | 30emancipated; |
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| 45 | 44 | | 31 (3)"Child",anypersonunder[seventeen] eighteenyearsofageunlessotherwise |
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| 46 | 45 | | 32emancipated; |
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| 47 | 46 | | 33 (4)"Court",thecircuitorassociatecircuitjudgeorafamilycourtcommissioner; |
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| 48 | 47 | | 34 (5)"Domesticviolence",abuseorstalkingcommittedbyafamilyorhousehold |
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| 49 | 48 | | 35member,assuchtermsaredefinedinthissection; |
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| 50 | 49 | | 36 (6)"Exparteorderofprotection",anorderofprotectionissuedbythecourtbefore |
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| 51 | 50 | | 37therespondenthasreceivednoticeofthepetitionoranopportunitytobeheardonit; |
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| 52 | 51 | | 38 (7)"Family"or"householdmember",spouses,formerspouses,anypersonrelatedby |
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| 53 | 52 | | 39bloodormarriage,personswhoarepresentlyresidingtogetherorhaveresidedtogetherinthe |
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| 54 | 53 | | 40past,anypersonwhoisorhasbeeninacontinuingsocialrelationshipofaromanticor |
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| 55 | 54 | | 41intimatenaturewiththevictim,andanyonewhohasachildincommonregardlessofwhether |
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| 56 | 55 | | 42theyhavebeenmarriedorhaveresidedtogetheratanytime; |
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| 57 | 56 | | 43 (8)"Fullorderofprotection",anorderofprotectionissuedafterahearingonthe |
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| 58 | 57 | | 44recordwheretherespondenthasreceivednoticeoftheproceedingsandhashadan |
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| 59 | 58 | | 45opportunitytobeheard; |
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| 60 | 59 | | 46 (9)"Orderofprotection",eitheranexparteorderofprotectionorafullorderof |
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| 61 | 60 | | 47protection; |
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| 62 | 61 | | 48 (10)"Pending",existsorforwhichahearingdatehasbeenset; |
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| 63 | 62 | | 49 (11)"Pet",alivingcreaturemaintainedbyahouseholdmemberforcompanionship |
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| 64 | 63 | | 50andnotforcommercialpurposes; |
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| 65 | 64 | | 51 (12)"Petitioner",afamilyorhouseholdmemberwhohasbeenavictimofdomestic |
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| 66 | 65 | | 52violence,oranypersonwhohasbeenthevictimofstalkingorsexualassault,oraperson |
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| 67 | 66 | | HCSHB736 2 53filingonbehalfofachildpursuanttosection455.503whohasfiledaverifiedpetition |
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| 68 | 67 | | 54pursuanttotheprovisionsofsection455.020orsection455.505; |
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| 69 | 68 | | 55 (13)"Respondent",thefamilyorhouseholdmemberallegedtohavecommittedanact |
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| 70 | 69 | | 56ofdomesticviolence,orpersonallegedtohavecommittedanactofstalkingorsexualassault, |
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| 71 | 70 | | 57againstwhomaverifiedpetitionhasbeenfiledorapersonservedonbehalfofachild |
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| 72 | 71 | | 58pursuanttosection455.503; |
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| 73 | 72 | | 59 (14)"Sexualassault",asdefinedundersubdivision(1)ofthissection; |
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| 74 | 73 | | 60 (15)"Stalking",iswhenanypersonpurposelyengagesinanunwantedcourseof |
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| 75 | 74 | | 61conductthatcausesalarmtoanotherperson,orapersonwhoresidestogetherinthesame |
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| 76 | 75 | | 62householdwiththepersonseekingtheorderofprotectionwhenitisreasonableinthat |
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| 77 | 76 | | 63person'ssituationtohavebeenalarmedbytheconduct.Asusedinthissubdivision: |
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| 78 | 77 | | 64 (a)"Alarm",tocausefearofdangerofphysicalharm;and |
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| 79 | 78 | | 65 (b)"Courseofconduct",twoormoreactsthatservenolegitimatepurposeincluding, |
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| 80 | 79 | | 66butnotlimitedto,actsinwhichthestalkerdirectly,indirectly,orthroughathirdparty |
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| 81 | 80 | | 67follows,monitors,observes,surveils,threatens,orcommunicatestoapersonbyanyaction, |
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| 82 | 81 | | 68method,ordevice. |
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| 83 | 82 | | 455.035.1.Uponthefilingofaverifiedpetitionpursuanttosections455.010to |
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| 84 | 83 | | 2455.085andforgoodcauseshowninthepetition,thecourtmayimmediatelyissueanex |
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| 85 | 84 | | 3parteorderofprotection.Animmediateandpresentdangerofdomesticviolencetothe |
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| 86 | 85 | | 4petitionerorthechildonwhosebehalfthepetitionisfiledshallconstitutegoodcausefor |
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| 87 | 86 | | 5purposesofthissection.Anexparteorderofprotectionenteredbythecourtshalltakeeffect |
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| 88 | 87 | | 6whenenteredandshallremainineffectuntilthereisvalidserviceofprocessandahearingis |
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| 89 | 88 | | 7heldonthemotion.Thecourtshalldenytheexparteorderanddismissthepetitionifthe |
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| 90 | 89 | | 8petitionerisnotauthorizedtoseekreliefpursuanttosection455.020. |
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| 91 | 90 | | 9 2.Failuretoserveanexparteorderofprotectionontherespondentshallnotaffect |
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| 92 | 91 | | 10thevalidityorenforceabilityofsuchorder.Iftherespondentislessthan[seventeen] eighteen |
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| 93 | 92 | | 11yearsofage,unlessotherwiseemancipated,serviceofprocessshallbemadeuponacustodial |
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| 94 | 93 | | 12parentorguardianoftherespondent,oruponaguardianadlitemappointedbythecourt, |
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| 95 | 94 | | 13requiringthatthepersonappearandbringtherespondentbeforethecourtatthetimeand |
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| 96 | 95 | | 14placestated. |
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| 97 | 96 | | 15 3.Ifanexparteorderisenteredandtherespondentislessthan[seventeen] eighteen |
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| 98 | 97 | | 16yearsofage,thecourtshalltransferthecasetojuvenilecourtforahearingonafullorderof |
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| 99 | 98 | | 17protection.Thecourtshallappointaguardianadlitemforanysuchrespondentnot |
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| 100 | 99 | | 18representedbyaparentorguardian. |
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| 101 | 100 | | 455.513.1.Thecourtmayimmediatelyissueanexparteorderofprotectionuponthe |
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| 102 | 101 | | 2filingofaverifiedpetitionundersections455.500to455.538,forgoodcauseshowninthe |
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| 103 | 102 | | 3petition,anduponfindingthat: |
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| 104 | 103 | | HCSHB736 3 4 (1)Nopriororderregardingcustodyinvolvingtherespondentandthechildis |
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| 105 | 104 | | 5pendingorhasbeenmade;or |
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| 106 | 105 | | 6 (2)Therespondentislessthan[seventeen] eighteenyearsofage. |
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| 107 | 106 | | 7 |
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| 108 | 107 | | 8Animmediateandpresentdangerofdomesticviolence,includingdangertothechild'spet, |
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| 109 | 108 | | 9stalking,orsexualassaulttoachildshallconstitutegoodcauseforpurposesofthissection. |
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| 110 | 109 | | 10Anexparteorderofprotectionenteredbythecourtshallbeineffectuntilthetimeofthe |
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| 111 | 110 | | 11hearing.Thecourtshalldenytheexparteorderanddismissthepetitionifthepetitionerisnot |
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| 112 | 111 | | 12authorizedtoseekreliefpursuanttosection455.505. |
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| 113 | 112 | | 13 2.Upontheentryoftheexparteorderofprotection,thecourtshallenteritsorder |
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| 114 | 113 | | 14appointingaguardianadlitemorcourt-appointedspecialadvocatetorepresentthechild |
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| 115 | 114 | | 15victim. |
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| 116 | 115 | | 16 3.Iftheallegationsinthepetitionwouldgiverisetojurisdictionundersection |
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| 117 | 116 | | 17211.031,thecourtmaydirectthechildren'sdivisiontoconductaninvestigationandto |
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| 118 | 117 | | 18provideappropriateservices.Thedivisionshallsubmitawritteninvestigativereporttothe |
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| 119 | 118 | | 19courtandtothejuvenileofficerwithinthirtydaysofbeingorderedtodoso.Thereportshall |
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| 120 | 119 | | 20bemadeavailabletothepartiesandtheguardianadlitemorcourt-appointedspecial |
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| 121 | 120 | | 21advocate. |
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| 122 | 121 | | 22 4.Iftheallegationsinthepetitionwouldgiverisetojurisdictionundersection |
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| 123 | 122 | | 23211.031becausetherespondentislessthan[seventeen] eighteenyearsofage,thecourtmay |
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| 124 | 123 | | 24issueanexparteorderandshalltransferthecasetojuvenilecourtforahearingonafullorder |
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| 125 | 124 | | 25ofprotection.Serviceofprocessshallbemadepursuanttosection455.035. |
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| 126 | 125 | | âś” |
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| 127 | 126 | | HCSHB736 4 |
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