FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 197
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MOON.
0615S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 455, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the sole purpose of
protective orders.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 455, RSMo, is amended by adding the reto 1
one new section, to be known as section 455.098, to read as 2
follows:3
455.098. 1. Upon the request of the victim or the 1
prosecuting or circuit attorney, a court shall have 2
jurisdiction at the time of sentencing to enter a lifetime 3
protection order restraining or enjoining the defendant from 4
contacting the victim if the defendant has been found guilty 5
of a dangerous felony, as defined in section 556.061. The 6
protection order shall be effective immediately and shall be 7
served on the defend ant at the time of sentencing. An order 8
issued pursuant to this section shall not expire and is 9
valid for the defendant's lifetime unless: 10
(1) The defendant makes a showing to the court that 11
the victim has died or the conviction has been dismisse d, 12
expunged, or overturned or the defendant has been pardoned; 13
or 14
(2) The victim submits a written request to the court 15
for an early expiration upon which the court may hold a 16
hearing to terminate the order. 17 SB 197 2
2. A copy of any order of protec tion granted pursuant 18
to this section shall be issued to the victim and to the 19
local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the 20
victim resides. The court shall provide all necessary 21
information, including the defendant's relationship to the 22
victim, for entry of the order of protection into the 23
Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) and the 24
National Crime Information Center (NCIC). Upon receiving 25
the order under this subsection, the sheriff shall make the 26
entry into MULES within twenty-four hours. MULES shall 27
forward the order information to NCIC, which will in turn 28
make the order viewable within the National Instant Criminal 29
Background Check System (NICS). The sheriff shall enter 30
information contained in the order, includi ng, but not 31
limited to, any orders regarding child custody or visitation 32
and all specifics as to times and dates of custody or 33
visitation that are provided in the order. A notice of 34
termination of any order of protection or any change in 35
child custody or visitation within that order shall be 36
issued to the local law enforcement agency for entry into 37
MULES or any other comparable law enforcement system. The 38
information contained in an order of protection may be 39
entered into MULES or any other compa rable law enforcement 40
system using a direct automated data transfer from the court 41
automated system to the law enforcement system. 42