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44 FIRST REGULAR SESSION
55 SENATE BILL NO. 134
66 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
77 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR FITZWATER.
88 0804S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
99 AN ACT
1010 To repeal sections 566.149, 589.401, 589.414, and 595.209, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof
1111 four new sections relating to public safety, with penalty provisions.
1212
1313 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
1414 Section A. Sections 566.149, 589.401, 589.414, and 1
1515 595.209, RSMo, are repealed and four new sections enacted in 2
1616 lieu thereof, to be known as sections 566.149, 589.401, 589.414, 3
1717 and 595.209, to read as follows:4
1818 566.149. 1. Any person who has been found guilty of: 1
1919 (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or 2
2020 the provisions of section 568.020, incest; secti on 568.045, 3
2121 endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; 4
2222 subsection 2 of section 568.080 as it existed prior to 5
2323 January 1, 2017, or section 573.200, use of a child in a 6
2424 sexual performance; section 568.090 as it existed prior to 7
2525 January 1, 2017, or section 573.205, promoting a sexual 8
2626 performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation 9
2727 of a minor; section 573.037, possession of child 10
2828 pornography; section 573.025, promoting child pornography; 11
2929 or section 573.040, furnishing pornogra phic material to 12
3030 minors; or 13
3131 (2) Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if 14
3232 committed in this state, would be a violation listed in this 15
3333 section; 16 SB 134 2
3434 shall not be present in or loiter within five hundred feet 17
3535 of any school building, on real prope rty comprising any 18
3636 school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by 19
3737 a school to transport students to or from school or a school - 20
3838 related activity when persons under the age of eighteen are 21
3939 present in the building, on the grounds, or in the 22
4040 conveyance, unless the offender is a parent, legal guardian, 23
4141 or custodian of a student present in the building and has 24
4242 met the conditions set forth in subsection 2 of this section. 25
4343 2. No parent, legal guardian, or custodian who has 26
4444 been found guilty of violating any of the offenses listed in 27
4545 subsection 1 of this section , except as provided in 28
4646 subsection 3 of this section, shall be present in any school 29
4747 building, on real property comprising any school, or in any 30
4848 conveyance owned, leased, or con tracted by a school to 31
4949 transport students to or from school or a school -related 32
5050 activity when persons under the age of eighteen are present 33
5151 in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance unless 34
5252 the parent, legal guardian, or custodian has permiss ion to 35
5353 be present from the superintendent or school board or in the 36
5454 case of a private school from the principal. In the case of 37
5555 a public school, if permission is granted, the 38
5656 superintendent or school board president must inform the 39
5757 principal of the school where the sex offender will be 40
5858 present. Permission may be granted by the superintendent, 41
5959 school board, or in the case of a private school from the 42
6060 principal for more than one event at a time, such as a 43
6161 series of events, however, the parent, lega l guardian, or 44
6262 custodian must obtain permission for any other event he or 45
6363 she wishes to attend for which he or she has not yet had 46
6464 permission granted. 47 SB 134 3
6565 3. No parent, legal guardian, or custodian who has 48
6666 been required to register as a tier III offe nder because of 49
6767 having been adjudicated for a tier III offense as provided 50
6868 in section 589.414 shall be present in any school building 51
6969 on real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance 52
7070 owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport 53
7171 students to or from school or a school -related activity when 54
7272 persons under the age of eighteen are present in the 55
7373 building, on the grounds, or in the conveyance. 56
7474 4. Regardless of the person's knowledge of his or her 57
7575 proximity to school property or a school-related activity, 58
7676 violation of the provisions of this section is a class A 59
7777 misdemeanor. 60
7878 589.401. 1. A person on the sexual offender registry 1
7979 may file a petition in the division of the circuit court in 2
8080 the county or city not within a county in which the offense 3
8181 requiring registration was committed to have his or her name 4
8282 removed from the sexual offender registry. 5
8383 2. A person who is required to register in this state 6
8484 because of an offense that was adjudicated in anoth er 7
8585 jurisdiction shall file his or her petition for removal 8
8686 according to the laws of the state, territory, tribal, or 9
8787 military jurisdiction, the District of Columbia, or foreign 10
8888 country in which his or her offense was adjudicated. Upon 11
8989 the grant of the petition for removal in the jurisdiction 12
9090 where the offense was adjudicated, such judgment may be 13
9191 registered in this state by sending the information required 14
9292 under subsection 5 of this section as well as one 15
9393 authenticated copy of the order granting r emoval from the 16
9494 sexual offender registry in the jurisdiction where the 17
9595 offense was adjudicated to the court in the county or city 18
9696 not within a county in which the offender is required to 19 SB 134 4
9797 register. On receipt of a request for registration removal, 20
9898 the registering court shall cause the order to be filed as a 21
9999 foreign judgment, together with one copy of the documents 22
100100 and information, regardless of their form. The petitioner 23
101101 shall be responsible for costs associated with filing the 24
102102 petition. 25
103103 3. A person required to register : 26
104104 (1) As a tier III offender ; 27
105105 (2) Under subdivision (7) of subsection 1 of section 28
106106 589.400; or 29
107107 (3) As a result of an offense that is sexual in nature 30
108108 committed against a minor or against an incapacitated per son 31
109109 as defined under section 475.010; 32
110110 shall not file a petition under this section unless the 33
111111 requirement to register results from a juvenile adjudication. 34
112112 4. The petition shall be dismissed without prejudice 35
113113 if the following time periods have not elapsed since the 36
114114 date the person was required to register for his or her most 37
115115 recent offense under sections 589.400 to 589.425: 38
116116 (1) For a tier I offense, ten years; 39
117117 (2) For a tier II offense, twenty -five years; or 40
118118 (3) For a tier III offense adjudicated delinquent, 41
119119 twenty-five years. 42
120120 5. The petition shall be dismissed without prejudice 43
121121 if it fails to include any of the following: 44
122122 (1) The petitioner's: 45
123123 (a) Full name, including any alias used by the 46
124124 individual; 47
125125 (b) Sex; 48
126126 (c) Race; 49
127127 (d) Date of birth; 50 SB 134 5
128128 (e) Last four digits of the Social Security number; 51
129129 (f) Address; and 52
130130 (g) Place of employment, school, or volunteer status; 53
131131 (2) The offense and tier of the offense that required 54
132132 the petitioner to register; 55
133133 (3) The date the petitioner was adjudicated for the 56
134134 offense; 57
135135 (4) The date the petitioner was required to register; 58
136136 (5) The case number and court, including the county or 59
137137 city not within a county, that entered the original order 60
138138 for the adjudicated sex offense; 61
139139 (6) Petitioner's fingerprints on an applicant 62
140140 fingerprint card; 63
141141 (7) If the petitioner was pardoned or an offense 64
142142 requiring registration was reversed, vacated, or set aside, 65
143143 an authenticated copy of the order; and 66
144144 (8) If the petitioner is currently registered under 67
145145 applicable law and has not been adjudicated for failure to 68
146146 register in any jurisdiction and does not have any charges 69
147147 pending for failure to register. 70
148148 6. The petition shall name as respondents the Missouri 71
149149 state highway patrol and the chief law enforcement official 72
150150 in the county or city not within a county in which the 73
151151 petition is filed. 74
152152 7. All proceedings under this section shall be 75
153153 governed under the Missour i supreme court rules of civil 76
154154 procedure. 77
155155 8. The person seeking removal or exemption from the 78
156156 registry shall provide the prosecuting attorney in the 79
157157 circuit court in which the petition is filed with notice of 80
158158 the petition. The prosecuting attorn ey may present evidence 81
159159 in opposition to the requested relief or may otherwise 82 SB 134 6
160160 demonstrate the reasons why the petition should be denied. 83
161161 Failure of the person seeking removal or exemption from the 84
162162 registry to notify the prosecuting attorney of the pe tition 85
163163 shall result in an automatic denial of such person's 86
164164 petition. 87
165165 9. The prosecuting attorney in the circuit court in 88
166166 which the petition is filed shall have access to all 89
167167 applicable records concerning the petitioner including, but 90
168168 not limited to, criminal history records, mental health 91
169169 records, juvenile records, and records of the department of 92
170170 corrections or probation and parole. 93
171171 10. The prosecuting attorney shall make reasonable 94
172172 efforts to notify the victim of the crime for which t he 95
173173 person was required to register of the petition and the 96
174174 dates and times of any hearings or other proceedings in 97
175175 connection with such petition. 98
176176 11. The court shall not enter an order directing the 99
177177 removal of the petitioner's name from the sexua l offender 100
178178 registry unless it finds the petitioner: 101
179179 (1) Has not been adjudicated or does not have charges 102
180180 pending for any additional nonsexual offense for which 103
181181 imprisonment for more than one year may be imposed since the 104
182182 date the offender was re quired to register for his or her 105
183183 current tier level; 106
184184 (2) Has not been adjudicated or does not have charges 107
185185 pending for any additional sex offense that would require 108
186186 registration under sections 589.400 to 589.425 since the 109
187187 date the offender was r equired to register for his or her 110
188188 current tier level, even if the offense was punishable by 111
189189 less than one year imprisonment; 112
190190 (3) Has successfully completed any required periods of 113
191191 supervised release, probation, or parole without revocation 114 SB 134 7
192192 since the date the offender was required to register for his 115
193193 or her current tier level; 116
194194 (4) Has successfully completed an appropriate sex 117
195195 offender treatment program as approved by a court of 118
196196 competent jurisdiction or the Missouri department of 119
197197 corrections; and 120
198198 (5) Is not a current or potential threat to public 121
199199 safety. 122
200200 12. In order to meet the criteria required by 123
201201 subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 11 of this section, 124
202202 the fingerprints filed in the case shall be examined by the 125
203203 Missouri state highway patrol. The petitioner shall be 126
204204 responsible for all costs associated with the fingerprint - 127
205205 based criminal history check of both state and federal files 128
206206 under section 43.530. 129
207207 13. If the petition is denied due to an adjudication 130
208208 in violation of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 11 of 131
209209 this section, the petitioner shall not file a new petition 132
210210 under this section until: 133
211211 (1) Fifteen years have passed from the date of the 134
212212 adjudication resulting in the denial of relief if the 135
213213 petitioner is classified as a tier I offender; 136
214214 (2) Twenty-five years have passed from the date of 137
215215 adjudication resulting in the denial of relief if the 138
216216 petitioner is classified as a tier II offender; or 139
217217 (3) Twenty-five years have passed from the date of the 140
218218 adjudication resulting in the denial of relief if the 141
219219 petitioner is classified as a tier III offender on the basis 142
220220 of a juvenile adjudication. 143
221221 14. If the petition is denied due to the petitioner 144
222222 having charges pending in violatio n of subdivision (1) or 145 SB 134 8
223223 (2) of subsection 11 of this section, the petitioner shall 146
224224 not file a new petition under this section until: 147
225225 (1) The pending charges resulting in the denial of 148
226226 relief have been finally disposed of in a manner other than 149
227227 adjudication; or 150
228228 (2) If the pending charges result in an adjudication, 151
229229 the necessary time period has elapsed under subsection 13 of 152
230230 this section. 153
231231 15. If the petition is denied for reasons other than 154
232232 those outlined in subsection 11 of this sect ion, no 155
233233 successive petition requesting such relief shall be filed 156
234234 for at least five years from the date the judgment denying 157
235235 relief is entered. 158
236236 16. If the court finds the petitioner is entitled to 159
237237 have his or her name removed from the sexual offe nder 160
238238 registry, the court shall enter judgment directing the 161
239239 removal of the name. A copy of the judgment shall be 162
240240 provided to the respondents named in the petition. 163
241241 17. Any person subject to the judgment requiring his 164
242242 or her name to be removed fr om the sexual offender registry 165
243243 is not required to register under sections 589.400 to 166
244244 589.425 unless such person is required to register for an 167
245245 offense that was different from that listed on the judgment 168
246246 of removal. 169
247247 18. The court shall not deny t he petition unless the 170
248248 petition failed to comply with the provisions of sections 171
249249 589.400 to 589.425 or the prosecuting attorney provided 172
250250 evidence demonstrating the petition should be denied. 173
251251 589.414. 1. Any person required by sectio ns 589.400 1
252252 to 589.425 to register shall, within three business days, 2
253253 appear in person to the chief law enforcement officer of the 3 SB 134 9
254254 county or city not within a county if there is a change to 4
255255 any of the following information: 5
256256 (1) Name; 6
257257 (2) Residence; 7
258258 (3) Employment, including status as a volunteer or 8
259259 intern; 9
260260 (4) Student status; or 10
261261 (5) A termination to any of the items listed in this 11
262262 subsection. 12
263263 2. Any person required to register under sections 13
264264 589.400 to 589.425 shall , within three business days, notify 14
265265 the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not 15
266266 within a county of any changes to the following information: 16
267267 (1) Vehicle information; 17
268268 (2) Temporary lodging information; 18
269269 (3) Temporary residence information; 19
270270 (4) Email addresses, instant messaging addresses, and 20
271271 any other designations used in internet communications, 21
272272 postings, or telephone communications; or 22
273273 (5) Telephone or other cellular number, including any 23
274274 new forms of electronic communication. 24
275275 3. The chief law enforcement official in the county or 25
276276 city not within a county shall immediately forward the 26
277277 registration changes described under subsections 1 and 2 of 27
278278 this section to the Missouri state highway patrol wit hin 28
279279 three business days. 29
280280 4. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 30
281281 589.425 to register changes such person's residence or 31
282282 address to a different county or city not within a county, 32
283283 the person shall appear in person and shall inform both th e 33
284284 chief law enforcement official with whom the person last 34
285285 registered and the chief law enforcement official of the 35 SB 134 10
286286 county or city not within a county having jurisdiction over 36
287287 the new residence or address in writing within three 37
288288 business days of such new address and phone number, if the 38
289289 phone number is also changed. If any person required by 39
290290 sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes his or her 40
291291 state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign 41
292292 country, or federal, tribal, or military jur isdiction of 42
293293 residence, the person shall appear in person and shall 43
294294 inform both the chief law enforcement official with whom the 44
295295 person was last registered and the chief law enforcement 45
296296 official of the area in the new state, territory, the 46
297297 District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, 47
298298 tribal, or military jurisdiction having jurisdiction over 48
299299 the new residence or address within three business days of 49
300300 such new address. Whenever a registrant changes residence, 50
301301 the chief law enforcement offici al of the county or city not 51
302302 within a county where the person was previously registered 52
303303 shall inform the Missouri state highway patrol of the change 53
304304 within three business days. When the registrant is changing 54
305305 the residence to a new state, territory, t he District of 55
306306 Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or 56
307307 military jurisdiction, the Missouri state highway patrol 57
308308 shall inform the responsible official in the new state, 58
309309 territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or 59
310310 federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of residence 60
311311 within three business days. 61
312312 5. Tier I sexual offenders, in addition to the 62
313313 requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this section, shall 63
314314 report in person to the chief law enforcement official 64
315315 annually in the month of their birth to verify the 65
316316 information contained in their statement made pursuant to 66
317317 section 589.407. Tier I sexual offenders include: 67 SB 134 11
318318 (1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the 68
319319 offense of: 69
320320 (a) Sexual abuse in the first de gree under section 70
321321 566.100 if the victim is eighteen years of age or older; 71
322322 (b) [Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 72
323323 566.083 if it is a first offense and the punishment is less 73
324324 than one year; 74
325325 (c)] Sexual abuse in the second deg ree under section 75
326326 566.101 if the punishment is less than a year; 76
327327 [(d)] (c) Kidnapping in the second degree under 77
328328 section 565.120 with sexual motivation; 78
329329 [(e)] (d) Kidnapping in the third degree under section 79
330330 565.130; 80
331331 [(f)] (e) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility 81
332332 resident or vulnerable person in the first degree under 82
333333 section 566.115 if the punishment is less than one year; 83
334334 [(g)] (f) Sexual conduct under section 566.116 with a 84
335335 nursing facility resident or vulnerable person; 85
336336 [(h)] (g) Sexual [contact with a prisoner or offender ] 86
337337 conduct in the course of public duty under section 566.145 87
338338 if the victim is eighteen years of age or older; 88
339339 [(i)] (h) Sex with an animal under section 566.111; 89
340340 [(j)] (i) Trafficking for the purpose of sexual 90
341341 exploitation under section 566.209 if the victim is eighteen 91
342342 years of age or older; 92
343343 [(k)] (j) Possession of child pornography under 93
344344 section 573.037; 94
345345 [(l)] (k) Sexual misconduct in the first degree under 95
346346 section 566.093; 96
347347 [(m)] (l) Sexual misconduct in the second degree under 97
348348 section 566.095; 98 SB 134 12
349349 [(n) Child molestation in the second degree under 99
350350 section 566.068 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017, if 100
351351 the punishment is less than one year; ] or 101
352352 [(o)] (m) Invasion of privacy under section 565.252 if 102
353353 the victim is less than eighteen years of age; 103
354354 (2) Any offender who is or has been adjudicated in any 104
355355 other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign 105
356356 country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction 106
357357 of an offense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element 107
358358 that is comparable to the tier I sexual offenses listed in 108
359359 this subsection or, if not comparable to those in this 109
360360 subsection, comparable to those described as tier I off enses 110
361361 under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, 111
362362 Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 112
363363 2006, Pub. L. 109-248. 113
364364 6. Tier II sexual offenders, in addition to the 114
365365 requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this section , shall 115
366366 report semiannually in person in the month of their birth 116
367367 and six months thereafter to the chief law enforcement 117
368368 official to verify the information contained in their 118
369369 statement made pursuant to section 589.407. Tier II sexual 119
370370 offenders include: 120
371371 (1) Any offender who has been adjudicated for the 121
372372 offense of[: 122
373373 (a) Statutory sodomy in the second degree under 123
374374 section 566.064 if the victim is sixteen to seventeen years 124
375375 of age; 125
376376 (b) Child molestation in the third degree under 126
377377 section 566.069 if the victim is between thirteen and 127
378378 fourteen years of age; 128
379379 (c) Sexual contact with a student under section 129
380380 566.086 if the victim is thirteen to seventeen years of age; 130 SB 134 13
381381 (d) Enticement of a child under section 566.151; 131
382382 (e) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if the 132
383383 offense is of a sexual nature and the victim is thirteen to 133
384384 seventeen years of age; 134
385385 (f) Sexual exploitation of a minor under section 135
386386 573.023; 136
387387 (g) Promoting child pornography in the first degree 137
388388 under section 573.025; 138
389389 (h) Promoting child pornography in the second degree 139
390390 under section 573.035; 140
391391 (i)] patronizing prostitution under section 567.030; 141
392392 [(j) Sexual contact with a prisoner or offender under 142
393393 section 566.145 if the victim i s thirteen to seventeen years 143
394394 of age; 144
395395 (k) Child molestation in the fourth degree under 145
396396 section 566.071 if the victim is thirteen to seventeen years 146
397397 of age; 147
398398 (l) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 148
399399 566.083 if it is a first offen se and the penalty is a term 149
400400 of imprisonment of more than a year; or 150
401401 (m) Age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a 151
402402 minor under section 566.153; ] 152
403403 (2) Any person who is adjudicated of an offense 153
404404 comparable to a tier I offense listed in th is section or 154
405405 failure to register offense under section 589.425 or 155
406406 comparable out-of-state failure to register offense and who 156
407407 is already required to register as a tier I offender due to 157
408408 having been adjudicated of a tier I offense on a previous 158
409409 occasion; or 159
410410 (3) Any person who is or has been adjudicated in any 160
411411 other state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign 161
412412 country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction 162 SB 134 14
413413 for an offense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element 163
414414 that is comparable to the tier II sexual offenses listed in 164
415415 this subsection or, if not comparable to those in this 165
416416 subsection, comparable to those described as tier II 166
417417 offenses under the Sex Offender Registration and 167
418418 Notification Act, Title I of the Adam Wal sh Child Protection 168
419419 and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109 -248. 169
420420 7. Tier III sexual offenders, in addition to the 170
421421 requirements of subsections 1 to 4 of this section, shall 171
422422 report in person to the chief law enforcement official every 172
423423 ninety days to verify the information contained in their 173
424424 statement made under section 589.407 and the court shall be 174
425425 required to order the sexual offender to be monitored using 175
426426 electronic monitoring equipment pursuant to section 455.095 176
427427 for the sexual offender's lifeti me. Tier III sexual 177
428428 offenders include: 178
429429 (1) Any offender registered as a predatory sexual 179
430430 offender [as defined in section 566.123 ] or a persistent 180
431431 sexual offender as defined in section [566.124] 566.125; 181
432432 (2) Any offender who has been adjudic ated for the 182
433433 crime of: 183
434434 (a) Rape in the first degree under section 566.030; 184
435435 (b) Statutory rape in the first degree under section 185
436436 566.032; 186
437437 (c) Rape in the second degree under section 566.031; 187
438438 (d) Endangering the welfare of a child i n the first 188
439439 degree under section 568.045 if the offense is sexual in 189
440440 nature; 190
441441 (e) Sodomy in the first degree under section 566.060; 191
442442 (f) Statutory sodomy under section 566.062; 192
443443 (g) Statutory sodomy under section 566.064 if the 193
444444 victim is under sixteen years of age; 194 SB 134 15
445445 (h) Sodomy in the second degree under section 566.061; 195
446446 (i) Sexual misconduct involving a child under section 196
447447 566.083 [if the offense is a second or subsequent offense ]; 197
448448 (j) Sexual abuse in the first degree und er section 198
449449 566.100 if the victim is under thirteen years of age; 199
450450 (k) Age misrepresentation with intent to solicit a 200
451451 minor under section 566.153; 201
452452 (l) Enticement of a child under section 566.151; 202
453453 (m) Kidnapping in the first degree under s ection 203
454454 565.110 if the victim is under eighteen years of age, 204
455455 excluding kidnapping by a parent or guardian; 205
456456 [(l)] (n) Child kidnapping under section 565.115 with 206
457457 sexual motivation; 207
458458 [(m)] (o) Sexual conduct with a nursing facility 208
459459 resident or vulnerable person in the first degree under 209
460460 section 566.115 if the punishment is greater than a year; 210
461461 [(n)] (p) Incest under section 568.020; 211
462462 [(o)] (q) Endangering the welfare of a child in the 212
463463 first degree under section 568.045 with sexual intercourse 213
464464 or deviate sexual intercourse with a victim under eighteen 214
465465 years of age; 215
466466 [(p)] (r) Child molestation in the first degree under 216
467467 section 566.067; 217
468468 [(q)] (s) Child molestation in the second degree under 218
469469 section 566.068 or child molestation in the second degree 219
470470 under section 566.068 as it existed prior to January 1, 220
471471 2017, if the punishment is less than one year ; 221
472472 [(r)] (t) Child molestation in the third degree under 222
473473 section 566.069 if the victim is under [thirteen] fourteen 223
474474 years of age; 224 SB 134 16
475475 [(s)] (u) Promoting prostitution in the first degree 225
476476 under section 567.050 if the victim is under eighteen years 226
477477 of age; 227
478478 [(t)] (v) Promoting prostitution in the second degree 228
479479 under section 567.060 if the victim is under eighteen years 229
480480 of age; 230
481481 [(u)] (w) Promoting prostitution in the third degree 231
482482 under section 567.070 if the victim is under eighteen years 232
483483 of age; 233
484484 [(v)] (x) Promoting travel for prostitution under 234
485485 section 567.085 if the victim is under eighteen years of age; 235
486486 [(w)] (y) Trafficking for the purpose of sexual 236
487487 exploitation under section 566.209 if the victim is under 237
488488 eighteen years of age; 238
489489 [(x)] (z) Sexual trafficking of a child in the first 239
490490 degree under section 566.210; 240
491491 [(y)] (aa) Sexual trafficking of a child in the second 241
492492 degree under section 566.211; 242
493493 [(z)] (bb) Genital mutilation of a female child under 243
494494 section 568.065; 244
495495 [(aa)] (cc) Statutory rape in the second degree under 245
496496 section 566.034; 246
497497 [(bb)] (dd) Child molestation in the fourth degree 247
498498 under section 566.071 if the victim is under [thirteen] 248
499499 seventeen years of age; 249
500500 [(cc)] (ee) Sexual abuse in the second degree under 250
501501 section 566.101 if the penalty is a term of imprisonment of 251
502502 more than a year; 252
503503 [(dd)] (ff) Patronizing prostitution under section 253
504504 567.030 if the offender is a persistent offender or if the 254
505505 victim is under eighteen years of age ; 255 SB 134 17
506506 [(ee)] (gg) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 if 256
507507 the offense is of a sexual nature and the vict im is under 257
508508 [thirteen] eighteen years of age; 258
509509 [(ff)] (hh) Sexual [contact with a prisoner or 259
510510 offender] conduct in the course of public duty under section 260
511511 566.145 if the victim is under [thirteen] eighteen years of 261
512512 age; 262
513513 [(gg) Sexual intercourse with a prisoner or offender 263
514514 under section 566.145; 264
515515 (hh)] (ii) Sexual contact with a student under section 265
516516 566.086 if the victim is under [thirteen] eighteen years of 266
517517 age; 267
518518 (jj) Sexual exploitation of a minor under section 268
519519 573.023; 269
520520 (kk) Promoting child pornography in the first degree 270
521521 under section 573.025; 271
522522 (ll) Promoting child pornography in the second degree 272
523523 under section 573.035; 273
524524 [(ii)] (mm) Use of a child in a sexual performance 274
525525 under section 573.200; or 275
526526 [(jj)] (nn) Promoting a sexual performance by a child 276
527527 under section 573.205; 277
528528 (3) Any offender who is adjudicated for a crime 278
529529 comparable to a tier I or tier II offense listed in this 279
530530 section or failure to register offense under section 280
531531 589.425, or other comparable out-of-state failure to 281
532532 register offense, who has been or is already required to 282
533533 register as a tier II offender because of having been 283
534534 adjudicated for a tier II offense, two tier I offenses, or 284
535535 combination of a tier I offense and failure to register 285
536536 offense, on a previous occasion; 286 SB 134 18
537537 (4) Any offender who is adjudicated in any other 287
538538 state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign 288
539539 country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction 289
540540 for an offense of a sexual nature or with a sexual element 290
541541 that is comparable to a tier III offense listed in this 291
542542 section or a tier III offense under the Sex Offender 292
543543 Registration and Notification Act, Title I of the Adam Walsh 293
544544 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109 -248; or 294
545545 (5) Any offender who is adjudicated in Missouri for 295
546546 any offense of a sexual nature requiring registration under 296
547547 sections 589.400 to 589.425 that is not classified as a tier 297
548548 I or tier II offense in this section. 298
549549 8. In addition to the require ments of subsections 1 to 299
550550 7 of this section, all Missouri registrants who work, 300
551551 including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any 301
552552 school whether public or private, including any secondary 302
553553 school, trade school, professional school, or institution of 303
554554 higher education, on a full -time or part-time basis or have 304
555555 a temporary residence in this state shall be required to 305
556556 report in person to the chief law enforcement officer in the 306
557557 area of the state where they work, including as a volunteer 307
558558 or unpaid intern, or attend any school or training and 308
559559 register in that state. "Part-time" in this subsection 309
560560 means for more than seven days in any twelve -month period. 310
561561 9. If a person who is required to register as a sexual 311
562562 offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 changes or 312
563563 obtains a new online identifier as defined in section 313
564564 43.651, the person shall report such information in the same 314
565565 manner as a change of residence before using such online 315
566566 identifier. 316
567567 595.209. 1. The following rights shall automatically 1
568568 be afforded to victims of dangerous felonies, as defined in 2 SB 134 19
569569 section 556.061, victims of murder in the first degree, as 3
570570 defined in section 565.020, victims of voluntary 4
571571 manslaughter, as defined in section 565.023, victims of any 5
572572 offense under chapter 566, victims of an attempt to commit 6
573573 one of the preceding crimes, as defined in section 562.012, 7
574574 and victims of domestic assault, as defined in sections 8
575575 565.072 to 565.076; and, upon written request, the following 9
576576 rights shall be afforded to victims of all other crimes and 10
577577 witnesses of crimes: 11
578578 (1) For victims, the right to be present at all 12
579579 criminal justice proceedings at which the defendant has such 13
580580 right, including juvenile proceedings where the offense 14
581581 would have been a felony if committed by an adult, even if 15
582582 the victim is called to testify or may be called to testify 16
583583 as a witness in the case; 17
584584 (2) For victims, the right to information about the 18
585585 crime, as provided for in subdivision (5) of this subsection ; 19
586586 (3) For victims and witnesses, to be informed, in a 20
587587 timely manner, by the prosecutor's office of the filing of 21
588588 charges, preliminary hearing dates, trial dates, 22
589589 continuances and the final disposition of the case. Final 23
590590 disposition information s hall be provided within five days; 24
591591 (4) For victims, the right to confer with and to be 25
592592 informed by the prosecutor regarding bail hearings, guilty 26
593593 pleas, pleas under chapter 552 or its successors, hearings, 27
594594 sentencing and probation revocation heari ngs and the right 28
595595 to be heard at such hearings, including juvenile 29
596596 proceedings, unless in the determination of the court the 30
597597 interests of justice require otherwise; 31
598598 (5) The right to be informed by local law enforcement 32
599599 agencies, the appropriate j uvenile authorities or the 33
600600 custodial authority of the following: 34 SB 134 20
601601 (a) The status of any case concerning a crime against 35
602602 the victim, including juvenile offenses; 36
603603 (b) The right to be informed by local law enforcement 37
604604 agencies or the appropriate juvenile authorities of the 38
605605 availability of victim compensation assistance, assistance 39
606606 in obtaining documentation of the victim's losses, 40
607607 including, but not limited to and subject to existing law 41
608608 concerning protected information or closed records, acc ess 42
609609 to copies of complete, unaltered, unedited investigation 43
610610 reports of motor vehicle, pedestrian, and other similar 44
611611 accidents upon request to the appropriate law enforcement 45
612612 agency by the victim or the victim's representative, and 46
613613 emergency crisis intervention services available in the 47
614614 community; 48
615615 (c) Any release of such person on bond or for any 49
616616 other reason; 50
617617 (d) Within twenty-four hours, any escape by such 51
618618 person from a municipal detention facility, county jail, a 52
619619 correctional facilit y operated by the department of 53
620620 corrections, mental health facility, or the division of 54
621621 youth services or any agency thereof, and any subsequent 55
622622 recapture of such person; 56
623623 (6) For victims, the right to be informed by 57
624624 appropriate juvenile authoriti es of probation revocation 58
625625 hearings initiated by the juvenile authority and the right 59
626626 to be heard at such hearings or to offer a written 60
627627 statement, video or audio tape, counsel or a representative 61
628628 designated by the victim in lieu of a personal appearan ce, 62
629629 the right to be informed by the board of probation and 63
630630 parole of probation revocation hearings initiated by the 64
631631 board and of parole hearings, the right to be present at 65
632632 each and every phase of parole hearings, the right to be 66 SB 134 21
633633 heard at probation re vocation and parole hearings or to 67
634634 offer a written statement, video or audio tape, counsel or a 68
635635 representative designated by the victim in lieu of a 69
636636 personal appearance, and the right to have, upon written 70
637637 request of the victim, a partition set up in t he probation 71
638638 or parole hearing room in such a way that the victim is 72
639639 shielded from the view of the probationer or parolee, and 73
640640 the right to be informed by the custodial mental health 74
641641 facility or agency thereof of any hearings for the release 75
642642 of a person committed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 76
643643 552, the right to be present at such hearings, the right to 77
644644 be heard at such hearings or to offer a written statement, 78
645645 video or audio tape, counsel or a representative designated 79
646646 by the victim in lieu of personal appearance; 80
647647 (7) For victims and witnesses, upon their written 81
648648 request, the right to be informed by the appropriate 82
649649 custodial authority, including any municipal detention 83
650650 facility, juvenile detention facility, county jail, 84
651651 correctional facility operated by the department of 85
652652 corrections, mental health facility, division of youth 86
653653 services or agency thereof if the offense would have been a 87
654654 felony if committed by an adult, postconviction or 88
655655 commitment pursuant to the provisions of chapt er 552 of the 89
656656 following: 90
657657 (a) The projected date of such person's release from 91
658658 confinement; 92
659659 (b) Any release of such person on bond; 93
660660 (c) Any release of such person on furlough, work 94
661661 release, trial release, electronic monitoring program, or to 95
662662 a community correctional facility or program or release for 96
663663 any other reason, in advance of such release; 97 SB 134 22
664664 (d) Any scheduled parole or release hearings, 98
665665 including hearings under section 217.362, regarding such 99
666666 person and any changes in the s cheduling of such hearings. 100
667667 No such hearing shall be conducted without thirty days' 101
668668 advance notice; 102
669669 (e) Within twenty-four hours, any escape by such 103
670670 person from a municipal detention facility, county jail, a 104
671671 correctional facility operated by the department of 105
672672 corrections, mental health facility, or the division of 106
673673 youth services or any agency thereof, and any subsequent 107
674674 recapture of such person; 108
675675 (f) Any decision by a parole board, by a juvenile 109
676676 releasing authority or by a circuit court presiding over 110
677677 releases pursuant to the provisions of chapter 552, or by a 111
678678 circuit court presiding over releases under section 217.362, 112
679679 to release such person or any decision by the governor to 113
680680 commute the sentence of such person or pardon such person; 114
681681 (g) Notification within thirty days of the death of 115
682682 such person; 116
683683 (8) For witnesses who have been summoned by the 117
684684 prosecuting attorney and for victims, to be notified by the 118
685685 prosecuting attorney in a timely manner when a court 119
686686 proceeding will not go on as scheduled; 120
687687 (9) For victims and witnesses, the right to reasonable 121
688688 protection from the defendant or any person acting on behalf 122
689689 of the defendant from harm and threats of harm arising out 123
690690 of their cooperation with law enforcement and prosecution 124
691691 efforts; 125
692692 (10) For victims and witnesses, on charged cases or 126
693693 submitted cases where no charge decision has yet been made, 127
694694 to be informed by the prosecuting attorney of the status of 128
695695 the case and of the availability of victim compensat ion 129 SB 134 23
696696 assistance and of financial assistance and emergency and 130
697697 crisis intervention services available within the community 131
698698 and information relative to applying for such assistance or 132
699699 services, and of any final decision by the prosecuting 133
700700 attorney not to file charges; 134
701701 (11) For victims, to be informed by the prosecuting 135
702702 attorney of the right to restitution which shall be 136
703703 enforceable in the same manner as any other cause of action 137
704704 as otherwise provided by law; 138
705705 (12) For victims and witnesses, to be informed by the 139
706706 court and the prosecuting attorney of procedures to be 140
707707 followed in order to apply for and receive any witness fee 141
708708 to which they are entitled; 142
709709 (13) When a victim's property is no longer needed for 143
710710 evidentiary reasons or needs to be retained pending an 144
711711 appeal, the prosecuting attorney or any law enforcement 145
712712 agency having possession of the property shall, upon request 146
713713 of the victim, return such property to the victim within 147
714714 five working days unless the property is contraband or 148
715715 subject to forfeiture proceedings, or provide written 149
716716 explanation of the reason why such property shall not be 150
717717 returned; 151
718718 (14) An employer may not discharge or discipline any 152
719719 witness, victim or member of a victim's immediate family for 153
720720 honoring a subpoena to testify in a criminal proceeding, 154
721721 attending a criminal proceeding, or for participating in the 155
722722 preparation of a criminal proceeding, or require any 156
723723 witness, victim, or member of a victim's immediate family to 157
724724 use vacation time, persona l time, or sick leave for honoring 158
725725 a subpoena to testify in a criminal proceeding, attending a 159
726726 criminal proceeding, or participating in the preparation of 160
727727 a criminal proceeding. A public school district, public 161 SB 134 24
728728 school, or charter school shall not disc ipline a child for 162
729729 failure to comply with the district's or school's attendance 163
730730 policy, and the parent or legal guardian shall not be deemed 164
731731 to be in violation of the provisions of section 167.061, and 165
732732 the district or school shall not otherwise discipl ine a 166
733733 child, based on such child's honoring a subpoena to testify 167
734734 in a criminal proceeding, attending a criminal proceeding, 168
735735 or for participating in the preparation of a criminal 169
736736 proceeding; 170
737737 (15) For victims, to be provided with creditor 171
738738 intercession services by the prosecuting attorney if the 172
739739 victim is unable, as a result of the crime, temporarily to 173
740740 meet financial obligations; 174
741741 (16) For victims and witnesses, the right to speedy 175
742742 disposition of their cases, and for victims, the right to 176
743743 speedy appellate review of their cases, provided that 177
744744 nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the defendant from 178
745745 having sufficient time to prepare such defendant's defense. 179
746746 The attorney general shall provide victims, upon their 180
747747 written request, cas e status information throughout the 181
748748 appellate process of their cases. The provisions of this 182
749749 subdivision shall apply only to proceedings involving the 183
750750 particular case to which the person is a victim or witness; 184
751751 (17) For victims and witnesses, to be provided by the 185
752752 court, a secure waiting area during court proceedings and to 186
753753 receive notification of the date, time and location of any 187
754754 hearing conducted by the court for reconsideration of any 188
755755 sentence imposed, modification of such sentence or reca ll 189
756756 and release of any defendant from incarceration; 190
757757 (18) For victims, the right to receive upon request 191
758758 from the department of corrections a photograph taken of the 192
759759 defendant prior to release from incarceration ; 193 SB 134 25
760760 (19) For victims under the ag e of nineteen, the right 194
761761 to appear by video during a deposition or discovery and the 195
762762 right to appear by video during any hearing in lieu of 196
763763 personal appearance. 197
764764 2. The provisions of subsection 1 of this section 198
765765 shall not be construed to imply any victim who is 199
766766 incarcerated by the department of corrections or any local 200
767767 law enforcement agency has a right to be released to attend 201
768768 any hearing or that the department of corrections or the 202
769769 local law enforcement agency has any duty to transport such 203
770770 incarcerated victim to any hearing. 204
771771 3. Those persons entitled to notice of events pursuant 205
772772 to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall 206
773773 provide the appropriate person or agency with their current 207
774774 addresses, electronic mail addresses, an d telephone numbers 208
775775 or the addresses, electronic mail addresses, or telephone 209
776776 numbers at which they wish notification to be given. 210
777777 4. Notification by the appropriate person or agency 211
778778 utilizing the statewide automated crime victim notification 212
779779 system as established in section 650.310 shall constitute 213
780780 compliance with the victim notification requirement of this 214
781781 section. If notification utilizing the statewide automated 215
782782 crime victim notification system cannot be used, then 216
783783 written notification sh all be sent by certified mail or 217
784784 electronic mail to the most current address or electronic 218
785785 mail address provided by the victim. 219
786786 5. Victims' rights as established in Section 32 of 220
787787 Article I of the Missouri Constitution or the laws of this 221
788788 state pertaining to the rights of victims of crime shall be 222
789789 granted and enforced regardless of the desires of a 223
790790 defendant and no privileges of confidentiality shall exist 224
791791 in favor of the defendant to exclude victims or prevent 225 SB 134 26
792792 their full participation in each and every phase of parole 226
793793 hearings or probation revocation hearings. The rights of 227
794794 the victims granted in this section are absolute and the 228
795795 policy of this state is that the victim's rights are 229
796796 paramount to the defendant's rights. The victim has an 230
797797 absolute right to be present at any hearing in which the 231
798798 defendant is present before a probation and parole hearing 232
799799 officer. 233
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