EXPLANATION- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 284
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BROWN (26).
1020S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 190.142, 210.1505, 211.326, 324.035, 337.618, 455.010, 455.035, 455.513,
491.075, 491.641, 492.304, 566.151, 567.030, 590.050, and 610.131, RSMo, and
section 56.265 as enacted by senate bill no. 672, ninety-seventh general assembly,
second regular session, and section 56.265 as enacted by senate bill no. 275, ninetieth
general assembly, first regular session, and to enact in lieu thereof twenty new sections
relating to the protection of vulnerable persons, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 190.142, 210.1505, 211.326, 324.035, 1
337.618, 455.010, 455.035, 455.513, 491.075, 491.641, 492.304, 2
566.151, 567.030, 590.050, and 610.131, RSMo, and section 3
56.265 as enacted by senate bill no. 672, ninety-seventh general 4
assembly, second regular session, and section 56.265 as enacted 5
by senate bill no. 275, ninetieth general assembly, first 6
regular session, are repealed and twenty new sections enacted 7
in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 27.170, 56.265, 8
190.142, 210.1505, 211.326, 324.035, 337.618, 455.010, 455.035, 9
455.513, 491.075, 491.641, 492.304, 556.039, 566.151, 566.207, 10
567.030, 589.700, 590.050, and 610.131, to read as follows:11
27.170. 1. There is hereby established the "Committee 1
on Sex and Human Trafficking Training". 2
2. The committee shall consist of the following 3
members: 4 SB 284 2
(1) A representative of the attorney general's office 5
who is involved in the office's anti-trafficking efforts 6
appointed by the attorney general; 7
(2) A representative of the department of public 8
safety with experience in human trafficking investigations 9
appointed by the director of the department of public safety; 10
(3) A representative from a child advocacy center 11
appointed by the director of a statewide nonprofit 12
organization that advocates for the protection of children; 13
(4) A juvenile officer appointed by the chief justice 14
of the supreme court of Missouri; 15
(5) A representative from an agency providing victim 16
services appointed by the director of the department of 17
social services; 18
(6) A representative from a child abuse medical 19
resource center, as defined in section 334.950, appointed by 20
the director of the department of health and senior 21
services; and 22
(7) The executive director of the Missouri office of 23
prosecution services or his or her designee. 24
3. The member who represents the attorney general's 25
office shall serve as chair of the committee. 26
4. Members of the committee shall serve without 27
compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses 28
necessary to the performance of their official duties for 29
the committee. 30
5. The committee shall annually evaluate, and 31
establish guidelines for, the sex and human trafficking 32
training required under sections 56.265, 190.142, 211.326, 33
337.618, and 590.050. The committee shall produce, and 34
distribute in a digital platform, training that meets its 35 SB 284 3
guidelines. The committee may approve training produced by 36
other entities as consistent with its guidelines. 37
6. Any board, department, or agency that regulates any 38
profession for which sex and human trafficking training is 39
required as described in subsection 5 of this section may 40
provide such training. Funding for the training shall be 41
subject to appropriations. 42
7. The provisions of this section shall become 43
effective on January 1, 2026, and shall expire on December 44
31, 2030. 45
[56.265. 1. The county prosecuting 1
attorney in any county, other than in a 2
chartered county, shall receive an annual salary 3
computed using the following schedule, when 4
applicable. The assessed valuation factor shall 5
be the amount thereof as shown for the year 6
immediately preceding the year for which the 7
computation is done. 8
(1) For a full-time prosecutor the 9
prosecutor shall receive compensation equal to 10
the compensation of an associate circuit judge; 11
(2) For a part-time prosecutor: 12
13 Assessed Valuation Amount
14 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $37,000
15 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 38,000
16 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 39,000
17 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 41,000
18 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 43,000
19 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 45,000
20 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 47,000
21 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 49,000 SB 284 4
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary 25
authorized in this section shall be payable to 26
the prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting 27
attorney has completed at least twenty hours of 28
classroom instruction each calendar year 29
relating to the operations of the prosecuting 30
attorney's office when approved by a 31
professional association of the county 32
prosecuting attorneys of Missouri unless 33
exempted from the training by the professional 34
association. The professional association 35
approving the program shall provide a 36
certificate of completion to each prosecuting 37
attorney who completes the training program and 38
shall send a list of certified prosecuting 39
attorneys to the treasurer of each county. 40
Expenses incurred for attending the training 41
session may be reimbursed to the county 42
prosecuting attorney in the same manner as other 43
expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. 44
3. As used in this section, the term 45
"prosecuting attorney" includes the circuit 46
attorney of any city not within a county. 47
4. The prosecuting attorney of any county 48
which becomes a county of the first 49
classification during a four-year term of office 50
or a county which passed the proposition 51
authorized by subsection 1 of section 56.363 52
shall not be required to devote full time to 53
such office pursuant to section 56.067 until the 54
beginning of the prosecuting attorney's next 55
term of office or until the proposition 56
otherwise becomes effective. 57
5. The provisions of section 56.066 shall 58
not apply to full-time prosecutors who are 59
22 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 51,000
23 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 53,000
24 300,000,000 or more 55,000 SB 284 5
compensated pursuant to subdivision (1) of 60
subsection 1 of this section.] 61
56.265. 1. The county prosecuting attorney in any 1
county, other than in a chartered county, shall receive an 2
annual salary computed using the following schedule, when 3
applicable. The assessed valuation factor shall be the 4
amount thereof as shown for the year immediately preceding 5
the year for which the computation is done. 6
(1) For a full-time prosecutor the prosecutor shall 7
receive compensation equal to the compensation of an 8
associate circuit judge; 9
(2) For a part-time prosecutor: 10
11 Assessed Valuation Amount
12 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $37,000
13 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 38,000
14 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 39,000
15 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 41,000
16 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 43,000
17 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 45,000
18 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 47,000
19 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 49,000
20 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 51,000
21 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 53,000
22 300,000,000 or more 55,000 SB 284 6
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in 23
this section shall be payable to the prosecuting attorney 24
only if the prosecuting attorney has completed: 25
(1) At least twenty hours of classroom instruction 26
each calendar year relating to the operations of the 27
prosecuting attorney's office when approved by a 28
professional association of the county prosecuting attorneys 29
of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the 30
professional association. The professional association 31
approving the program shall provide a certificate of 32
completion to each prosecuting attorney who completes the 33
training program and shall send a list of certified 34
prosecuting attorneys to the treasurer of each county. 35
Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be 36
reimbursed to the county prosecuting attorney in the same 37
manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that 38
purpose; and 39
(2) One hour of sex and human trafficking training 40
each calendar year consistent with the guidelines 41
established in section 27.170. The provisions of this 42
subdivision shall become effective on January 1, 2026, and 43
shall expire on December 31, 2030. 44
3. As used in this section, the term "prosecuting 45
attorney" includes the circuit attorney of any city not 46
within a county. 47
4. The prosecuting attorney of any county which 48
becomes a county of the first classification during a four- 49
year term of office or a county which passed the proposition 50
authorized by section 56.363 shall not be required to devote 51
full time to such office pursuant to section 56.067 until 52
the beginning of the prosecuting attorney's next term of 53
office or until the proposition otherwise becomes effective. 54 SB 284 7
5. The provisions of section 56.066 shall not apply to 55
full-time prosecutors who are compensated pursuant to 56
subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section. 57
190.142. 1. (1) For applications submitted before 1
the recognition of EMS personnel licensure interstate 2
compact under sections 190.900 to 190.939 takes effect, the 3
department shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of 4
an application, cause such investigation as it deems 5
necessary to be made of the applicant for an emergency 6
medical technician's license. 7
(2) For applications submitted after the recognition 8
of EMS personnel licensure interstate compact under sections 9
190.900 to 190.939 takes effect, an applicant for initial 10
licensure as an emergency medical technician in this state 11
shall submit to a background check by the Missouri state 12
highway patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation 13
through a process approved by the department of health and 14
senior services. Such processes may include the use of 15
vendors or systems administered by the Missouri state 16
highway patrol. The department may share the results of 17
such a criminal background check with any emergency services 18
licensing agency in any member state, as that term is 19
defined under section 190.900, in recognition of the EMS 20
personnel licensure interstate compact. The department 21
shall not issue a license until the department receives the 22
results of an applicant's criminal background check from the 23
Missouri state highway patrol and the Federal Bureau of 24
Investigation, but, notwithstanding this subsection, the 25
department may issue a temporary license as provided under 26
section 190.143. Any fees due for a criminal background 27
check shall be paid by the applicant. 28 SB 284 8
(3) The director may authorize investigations into 29
criminal records in other states for any applicant. 30
2. The department shall issue a license to all levels 31
of emergency medical technicians, for a period of five 32
years, if the applicant meets the requirements established 33
pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245 and the rules 34
adopted by the department pursuant to sections 190.001 to 35
190.245. The department may promulgate rules relating to 36
the requirements for an emergency medical technician 37
including but not limited to: 38
(1) Age requirements; 39
(2) Emergency medical technician and paramedic 40
education and training requirements based on respective 41
National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards and 42
any modification to such curricula specified by the 43
department through rules adopted pursuant to sections 44
190.001 to 190.245; 45
(3) Paramedic accreditation requirements. Paramedic 46
training programs shall be accredited as required by the 47
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; 48
(4) Initial licensure testing requirements. Initial 49
paramedic licensure testing shall be through the national 50
registry of EMTs; 51
(5) (a) Continuing education and relicensure 52
requirements. 53
(b) a. The department shall require each emergency 54
medical technician and each advanced emergency medical 55
technician, including each paramedic, to receive the 56
following training as part of the continuing education 57
requirements for relicensure: 58
(i) Any licensee who submits an application for 59
relicensure before January 1, 2027, shall have completed one 60 SB 284 9
hour of sex and human trafficking training, consistent with 61
the guidelines established in section 27.170, before such 62
submission; 63
(ii) Any licensee who submits an application for 64
relicensure after December 31, 2026, and before January 1, 65
2028, shall have completed two hours of sex and human 66
trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines 67
established in section 27.170, before such submission; 68
(iii) Any licensee who submits an application for 69
relicensure after December 31, 2027, and before January 1, 70
2029, shall have completed three hours of sex and human 71
trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines 72
established in section 27.170, before such submission; and 73
(iv) Any licensee who submits an application for 74
relicensure after December 31, 2028, and before January 1, 75
2030, shall have completed four hours of sex and human 76
trafficking training, consistent with the guidelines 77
established in section 27.170, before such submission. 78
b. The provisions of this paragraph shall become 79
effective on January 1, 2026, and shall expire on December 80
31, 2030; and 81
(6) Ability to speak, read and write the English 82
language. 83
3. Application for all levels of emergency medical 84
technician license shall be made upon such forms as 85
prescribed by the department in rules adopted pursuant to 86
sections 190.001 to 190.245. The application form shall 87
contain such information as the department deems necessary 88
to make a determination as to whether the emergency medical 89
technician meets all the requirements of sections 190.001 to 90
190.245 and rules promulgated pursuant to sections 190.001 91
to 190.245. 92 SB 284 10
4. All levels of emergency medical technicians may 93
perform only that patient care which is: 94
(1) Consistent with the training, education and 95
experience of the particular emergency medical technician; 96
and 97
(2) Ordered by a physician or set forth in protocols 98
approved by the medical director. 99
5. No person shall hold themselves out as an emergency 100
medical technician or provide the services of an emergency 101
medical technician unless such person is licensed by the 102
department. 103
6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is 104
defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 105
authority delegated in this section shall become effective 106
only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 107
provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 108
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 109
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 110
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 111
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 112
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 113
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 114
2002, shall be invalid and void. 115
210.1505. 1. There is hereby created the "Statewide 1
Council [on Sex] Against Adult Trafficking and the 2
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children" [to] within the 3
office of the attorney general to make recommendations for a 4
coordinated statewide effort against the trafficking of 5
adults and children within the state of Missouri. The 6
council shall consist of the following members: 7
(1) [The following four members of the general 8
assembly: 9 SB 284 11
(a) Two members of the senate, with one member to be 10
appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one 11
member to be appointed by the minority floor leader of the 12
senate; and 13
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, with 14
one member to be appointed by the speaker of the house of 15
representatives and one member to be appointed by the 16
minority floor leader of the house of representatives] The 17
attorney general or his or her designee, who shall serve as 18
the chair of the council; 19
(2) The director of the children's division or his or 20
her designee; 21
(3) The director of the department of public safety or 22
his or her designee; 23
(4) The director of the department of mental health or 24
his or her designee; 25
(5) The director of the office of prosecution services 26
or his or her designee; 27
(6) The superintendent of the Missouri state highway 28
patrol or his or her designee; 29
(7) The executive director of the statewide network of 30
child advocacy organizations [specializing in the prevention 31
of child abuse or neglect] or his or her designee; 32
(8) The executive director of the statewide coalition 33
against domestic and sexual violence or his or her designee; 34
(9) The executive director of the Missouri Juvenile 35
Justice Association or his or her designee; 36
(10) The director of the attorney general's human 37
trafficking task force or his or her designee; 38
(11) Two representatives from agencies providing 39
services to victims of child sex trafficking and sexual 40
exploitation [who reflect the geographic diversity of the 41 SB 284 12
state and who shall be appointed by the director of the 42
department of social services]; and 43
(12) Two members of the senate to be appointed by the 44
president pro tempore of the senate; 45
(13) Two members of the house of representatives to be 46
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 47
(14) A member of the judiciary, who shall be appointed 48
by the Missouri supreme court; 49
(15) The commissioner of the department of elementary 50
and secondary education or his or her designee; 51
(16) A designee from the governor's office; 52
(17) Two human trafficking survivors identified by a 53
children's advocacy center who are willing to serve on the 54
council; and 55
(18) A representative from any other government or 56
nongovernment organization deemed necessary by the attorney 57
general. 58
2. A majority of the members of the council shall 59
constitute a quorum. The council shall be created within 60
thirty days of August 28, 2025, and shall hold its first 61
meeting within thirty days after the council's creation [and 62
organize by selecting a chair and a vice chair]. The 63
council shall meet at [the call of the chair] least 64
quarterly. The council may create a subgroup to offer 65
recommendations on specific issues as deemed necessary. 66
3. [The council shall: 67
(1) Collect and analyze data relating to sex 68
trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including 69
the number of reports made to the children's division under 70
section 210.115, any information obtained from phone calls 71
to the national sex trafficking hotline, the number of 72
reports made to law enforcement, arrests, prosecution rates, 73 SB 284 13
and any other data important for any recommendations of the 74
council. State departments and council members shall 75
provide relevant data as requested by the council to fulfill 76
the council's duties; and 77
(2) Collect feedback from stakeholders, practitioners, 78
and leadership throughout the state in order to develop best 79
practices and procedures regarding the response to sex 80
trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, including 81
identification and assessment of victims; response and 82
treatment coordination and collaboration across systems; 83
trauma-informed, culturally competent victim-centered 84
services; training for professionals in all systems; and 85
investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. 86
4. The department of social services shall provide 87
administrative support to the council. 88
5. On or before December 31, 2023, the council shall 89
submit a report of the council's activities to the governor 90
and general assembly and the joint committee on child abuse 91
and neglect under section 21.771. The report shall include 92
recommendations for priority needs and actions, including 93
statutory or regulatory changes relating to the response to 94
sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and 95
services for child victims. 96
6. The council shall expire on December 31, 2023] 97
There shall be an executive director who shall be appointed 98
by the attorney general who shall fix his or her 99
compensation and provide for such other administrative 100
personnel as necessary within the limits of appropriations 101
provided in subsection 4 of this section. The executive 102
director shall serve under the supervision of the attorney 103
general who shall provide necessary office space. 104 SB 284 14
4. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury 105
the "Anti-Trafficking Fund", which shall consist of moneys 106
appropriated to it by the general assembly and any grants, 107
gifts, donations, and bequests. The state treasurer shall 108
be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 109
30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve 110
disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon 111
appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely to 112
pay for the position of the executive director of the 113
statewide council against adult trafficking and the 114
commercial sexual exploitation of children, education and 115
awareness regarding human trafficking, and anti-trafficking 116
efforts throughout the state of Missouri. 117
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 118
to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 119
of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 120
general revenue fund. 121
(3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 122
fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 123
interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 124
credited to the fund. 125
211.326. 1. The state courts administrator shall: 1
(1) Evaluate existing services by establishing 2
performance standards including performance standards for 3
juvenile courts receiving diversion funds; 4
(2) Develop standards for orientation training for all 5
new juvenile court professional personnel, including 6
juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other 7
personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator; 8
(3) Develop standards for continuing education for 9
existing juvenile court professional personnel, including 10 SB 284 15
juvenile officers, deputy juvenile officers and other 11
personnel deemed necessary by the state courts administrator; 12
(4) Develop a process to evaluate services and collect 13
relevant outcome data; 14
(5) Develop a standardized assessment form for 15
classifying juvenile offenders; and 16
(6) Develop guidelines for juvenile court judges to 17
use in determining the length of time a child may be 18
detained prior to informal adjustment or formal adjudication. 19
2. Standards, training and assessment forms developed 20
pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be developed 21
considering racial disparities in the juvenile justice 22
system. 23
3. Continuing education standards established under 24
subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section shall 25
include a requirement that each juvenile officer annually 26
complete one hour of sex and human trafficking training 27
consistent with the guidelines established in section 28
27.170. The provisions of this subsection shall become 29
effective on January 1, 2026, and shall expire on December 30
31, 2030. 31
324.035. 1. No board, commission, or committee within 1
the division of professional registration shall utilize 2
occupational fees, or any other fees associated with 3
licensing requirements, or contract or partner with any 4
outside vendor or agency for the purpose of offering 5
continuing education classes unless the continuing education 6
program is approved by the director of the division of 7
professional registration and is available to all licensees 8
of the board, commission, or committee. 9
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 10
preclude a board, commission, or committee within the 11 SB 284 16
division of professional registration from utilizing 12
occupational licensure fees for the purpose of participating 13
in conferences, seminars, or other outreach for the purpose 14
of communicating information to licensees with respect to 15
changes in policy, law, or regulations. 16
337.618. 1. Each license issued pursuant to the 1
provisions of sections 337.600 to 337.689 shall expire on a 2
renewal date established by the director. The term of 3
licensure shall be twenty-four months. The committee shall 4
require a minimum number of thirty clock hours of continuing 5
education for renewal of a license issued pursuant to 6
sections 337.600 to 337.689, including two hours of suicide 7
assessment, referral, treatment, and management training. 8
The committee shall renew any license upon application for a 9
renewal, completion of the required continuing education 10
hours and upon payment of the fee established by the 11
committee pursuant to the provisions of section 337.612. As 12
provided by rule, the board may waive or extend the time 13
requirements for completion of continuing education for 14
reasons related to health, military service, foreign 15
residency, or for other good cause. All requests for 16
waivers or extensions of time shall be made in writing and 17
submitted to the board before the renewal date. 18
2. The hours of continuing education required for 19
renewal of a license under this section shall include two 20
hours of sex and human trafficking training consistent with 21
the guidelines established in section 27.170. The 22
provisions of this subsection shall become effective on 23
January 1, 2026, and shall expire on December 31, 2030. 24
455.010. As used in this chapter, unless the context 1
clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall mean: 2 SB 284 17
(1) "Abuse", includes but is not limited to the 3
occurrence of any of the following acts, attempts or threats 4
against a person who may be protected pursuant to this 5
chapter, except abuse shall not include abuse inflicted on a 6
child by accidental means by an adult household member or 7
discipline of a child, including spanking, in a reasonable 8
manner: 9
(a) "Abusing a pet", purposely or knowingly causing, 10
attempting to cause, or threatening to cause physical injury 11
to a pet with the intent to control, punish, intimidate, or 12
distress the petitioner; 13
(b) "Assault", purposely or knowingly placing or 14
attempting to place another in fear of physical harm; 15
(c) "Battery", purposely or knowingly causing physical 16
harm to another with or without a deadly weapon; 17
(d) "Coercion", compelling another by force or threat 18
of force to engage in conduct from which the latter has a 19
right to abstain or to abstain from conduct in which the 20
person has a right to engage; 21
(e) "Harassment", engaging in a purposeful or knowing 22
course of conduct involving more than one incident that 23
alarms or causes distress to an adult or child and serves no 24
legitimate purpose. The course of conduct must be such as 25
would cause a reasonable adult or child to suffer 26
substantial emotional distress and must actually cause 27
substantial emotional distress to the petitioner or child. 28
Such conduct might include, but is not limited to: 29
a. Following another about in a public place or places; 30
b. Peering in the window or lingering outside the 31
residence of another; but does not include constitutionally 32
protected activity; 33 SB 284 18
(f) "Sexual assault", causing or attempting to cause 34
another to engage involuntarily in any sexual act by force, 35
threat of force, duress, or without that person's consent; 36
(g) "Unlawful imprisonment", holding, confining, 37
detaining or abducting another person against that person's 38
will; 39
(2) "Adult", any person [seventeen] eighteen years of 40
age or older or otherwise emancipated; 41
(3) "Child", any person under [seventeen] eighteen 42
years of age unless otherwise emancipated; 43
(4) "Court", the circuit or associate circuit judge or 44
a family court commissioner; 45
(5) "Domestic violence", abuse or stalking committed 46
by a family or household member, as such terms are defined 47
in this section; 48
(6) "Ex parte order of protection", an order of 49
protection issued by the court before the respondent has 50
received notice of the petition or an opportunity to be 51
heard on it; 52
(7) "Family" or "household member", spouses, former 53
spouses, any person related by blood or marriage, persons 54
who are presently residing together or have resided together 55
in the past, any person who is or has been in a continuing 56
social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with 57
the victim, and anyone who has a child in common regardless 58
of whether they have been married or have resided together 59
at any time; 60
(8) "Full order of protection", an order of protection 61
issued after a hearing on the record where the respondent 62
has received notice of the proceedings and has had an 63
opportunity to be heard; 64 SB 284 19
(9) "Order of protection", either an ex parte order of 65
protection or a full order of protection; 66
(10) "Pending", exists or for which a hearing date has 67
been set; 68
(11) "Pet", a living creature maintained by a 69
household member for companionship and not for commercial 70
purposes; 71
(12) "Petitioner", a family or household member who 72
has been a victim of domestic violence, or any person who 73
has been the victim of stalking or sexual assault, or a 74
person filing on behalf of a child pursuant to section 75
455.503 who has filed a verified petition pursuant to the 76
provisions of section 455.020 or section 455.505; 77
(13) "Respondent", the family or household member 78
alleged to have committed an act of domestic violence, or 79
person alleged to have committed an act of stalking or 80
sexual assault, against whom a verified petition has been 81
filed or a person served on behalf of a child pursuant to 82
section 455.503; 83
(14) "Sexual assault", as defined under subdivision 84
(1) of this section; 85
(15) "Stalking", is when any person purposely engages 86
in an unwanted course of conduct that causes alarm to 87
another person, or a person who resides together in the same 88
household with the person seeking the order of protection 89
when it is reasonable in that person's situation to have 90
been alarmed by the conduct. As used in this subdivision: 91
(a) "Alarm", to cause fear of danger of physical harm; 92
and 93
(b) "Course of conduct", two or more acts that serve 94
no legitimate purpose including, but not limited to, acts in 95
which the stalker directly, indirectly, or through a third 96 SB 284 20
party follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or 97
communicates to a person by any action, method, or device. 98
455.035. 1. Upon the filing of a verified petition 1
pursuant to sections 455.010 to 455.085 and for good cause 2
shown in the petition, the court may immediately issue an ex 3
parte order of protection. An immediate and present danger 4
of domestic violence to the petitioner or the child on whose 5
behalf the petition is filed shall constitute good cause for 6
purposes of this section. An ex parte order of protection 7
entered by the court shall take effect when entered and 8
shall remain in effect until there is valid service of 9
process and a hearing is held on the motion. The court 10
shall deny the ex parte order and dismiss the petition if 11
the petitioner is not authorized to seek relief pursuant to 12
section 455.020. 13
2. Failure to serve an ex parte order of protection on 14
the respondent shall not affect the validity or 15
enforceability of such order. If the respondent is less 16
than [seventeen] eighteen years of age, unless otherwise 17
emancipated, service of process shall be made upon a 18
custodial parent or guardian of the respondent, or upon a 19
guardian ad litem appointed by the court, requiring that the 20
person appear and bring the respondent before the court at 21
the time and place stated. 22
3. If an ex parte order is entered and the respondent 23
is less than [seventeen] eighteen years of age, the court 24
shall transfer the case to juvenile court for a hearing on a 25
full order of protection. The court shall appoint a 26
guardian ad litem for any such respondent not represented by 27
a parent or guardian. 28
455.513. 1. The court may immediately issue an ex 1
parte order of protection upon the filing of a verified 2 SB 284 21
petition under sections 455.500 to 455.538, for good cause 3
shown in the petition, and upon finding that: 4
(1) No prior order regarding custody involving the 5
respondent and the child is pending or has been made; or 6
(2) The respondent is less than [seventeen] eighteen 7
years of age. 8
An immediate and present danger of domestic violence, 9
including danger to the child's pet, stalking, or sexual 10
assault to a child shall constitute good cause for purposes 11
of this section. An ex parte order of protection entered by 12
the court shall be in effect until the time of the hearing. 13
The court shall deny the ex parte order and dismiss the 14
petition if the petitioner is not authorized to seek relief 15
pursuant to section 455.505. 16
2. Upon the entry of the ex parte order of protection, 17
the court shall enter its order appointing a guardian ad 18
litem or court-appointed special advocate to represent the 19
child victim. 20
3. If the allegations in the petition would give rise 21
to jurisdiction under section 211.031, the court may direct 22
the children's division to conduct an investigation and to 23
provide appropriate services. The division shall submit a 24
written investigative report to the court and to the 25
juvenile officer within thirty days of being ordered to do 26
so. The report shall be made available to the parties and 27
the guardian ad litem or court-appointed special advocate. 28
4. If the allegations in the petition would give rise 29
to jurisdiction under section 211.031 because the respondent 30
is less than [seventeen] eighteen years of age, the court 31
may issue an ex parte order and shall transfer the case to 32 SB 284 22
juvenile court for a hearing on a full order of protection. 33
Service of process shall be made pursuant to section 455.035. 34
491.075. 1. A statement made by a child under the age 1
of [fourteen] eighteen, or a vulnerable person, relating to 2
an offense under chapter 565, 566, 568 or 573, performed by 3
another, not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule, 4
is admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings in the 5
courts of this state as substantive evidence to prove the 6
truth of the matter asserted if: 7
(1) The court finds, in a hearing conducted outside 8
the presence of the jury that the time, content and 9
circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indicia of 10
reliability; and 11
(2) (a) The child or vulnerable person testifies at 12
the proceedings; or 13
(b) The child or vulnerable person is unavailable as a 14
witness; or 15
(c) The child or vulnerable person is otherwise 16
physically available as a witness but the court finds that 17
the significant emotional or psychological trauma which 18
would result from testifying in the personal presence of the 19
defendant makes the child or vulnerable person unavailable 20
as a witness at the time of the criminal proceeding. 21
2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section or any 22
provision of law or rule of evidence requiring corroboration 23
of statements, admissions or confessions of the defendant, 24
and notwithstanding any prohibition of hearsay evidence, a 25
statement by a child when under the age of [fourteen] 26
eighteen, or a vulnerable person, who is alleged to be 27
victim of an offense under chapter 565, 566, 568 or 573 is 28
sufficient corroboration of a statement, admission or 29
confession regardless of whether or not the child or 30 SB 284 23
vulnerable person is available to testify regarding the 31
offense. 32
3. A statement may not be admitted under this section 33
unless the prosecuting attorney makes known to the accused 34
or the accused's counsel his or her intention to offer the 35
statement and the particulars of the statement sufficiently 36
in advance of the proceedings to provide the accused or the 37
accused's counsel with a fair opportunity to prepare to meet 38
the statement. 39
4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 40
the admissibility of statements, admissions or confessions 41
otherwise admissible by law. 42
5. For the purposes of this section, "vulnerable 43
person" shall mean a person who, as a result of an 44
inadequately developed or impaired intelligence or a 45
psychiatric disorder that materially affects ability to 46
function, lacks the mental capacity to consent, or whose 47
developmental level does not exceed that of an ordinary 48
child of [fourteen] seventeen years of age. 49
491.641. 1. (1) There is hereby created in the state 1
treasury the "Pretrial Witness Protection Services Fund", 2
which shall consist of moneys collected under this section. 3
The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In 4
accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state 5
treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a 6
dedicated fund and money in the fund shall be used solely by 7
the department of public safety for the purposes of witness 8
protection services pursuant to this section. 9
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 10
to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end 11
of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 12
general revenue fund. 13 SB 284 24
(3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the 14
fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 15
interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 16
credited to the fund. 17
2. Any law enforcement agency and any prosecuting or 18
circuit attorney's office may provide for the security of 19
witnesses, potential witnesses, and their immediate families 20
in criminal proceedings instituted or investigations pending 21
against a person alleged to have engaged in a violation of 22
state law. Providing for witnesses may include provision of 23
housing facilities and for the health, safety, and welfare 24
of such witnesses and their immediate families, if testimony 25
by such a witness might subject the witness or a member of 26
his or her immediate family to danger of bodily injury, and 27
may continue so long as such danger exists. Subject to 28
appropriations from the general assembly for the purposes 29
provided for in this section, funds may be appropriated from 30
the pretrial witness protection services fund. 31
3. The department of public safety may authorize funds 32
to be disbursed to law enforcement agencies and prosecuting 33
or circuit attorneys' offices for the purchase, rental, or 34
modification of protected housing facilities for the purpose 35
of this section. The law enforcement agency or prosecuting 36
or circuit attorney's office may contract with any 37
department of federal or state government to obtain or to 38
provide the facilities or services to carry out this section. 39
4. The department of public safety may authorize 40
expenditures for law enforcement agencies and prosecuting or 41
circuit attorneys' offices to provide for the health, 42
safety, and welfare of witnesses and victims, and the 43
families of such witnesses and victims, whenever testimony 44
from, or a willingness to testify by, such a witness or 45 SB 284 25
victim would place the life of such person, or a member of 46
his or her family or household, in jeopardy. [A law 47
enforcement agency shall submit an application to the 48
department of public safety which shall include, but not 49
necessarily be limited to: 50
(1) Statement of conditions which qualify persons for 51
protection; 52
(2) Precise methods the originating agency will use to 53
provide protection, including relocation of persons and 54
reciprocal agreements with other law enforcement agencies; 55
(3) Statement of the projected costs over a specified 56
period of time; 57
(4) If the requesting agency expects the person to 58
provide evidence in any court of competent jurisdiction: 59
(a) Brief statement of the anticipated evidence; 60
(b) Certification of a reasonable belief in the 61
person's competency to give evidence; 62
(c) Statement of facts supporting the law enforcement 63
agency's belief in the accuracy of the evidence; and 64
(d) Any offer made in exchange for the person agreeing 65
to give evidence] Law enforcement agencies and prosecuting 66
or circuit attorneys' offices seeking reimbursement shall 67
submit an application to be approved by the department of 68
public safety. 69
5. The application and any associated documents 70
submitted in subsection 4 of this section shall be a closed 71
record and not subject to disclosure under the provisions of 72
chapter 610. Any information contained in the application[, 73
or] and any other documents, which reveals or could reveal 74
the location or address of the individual or individuals who 75
qualify for services under this section shall be 76
confidential and shall not be disclosed by any entity. 77 SB 284 26
492.304. 1. In addition to the admissibility of a 1
statement under the provisions of section 492.303, the 2
visual and aural recording of a verbal or nonverbal 3
statement of a child when under the age of [fourteen who is 4
alleged to be a victim of] eighteen, or a vulnerable person, 5
relating to an offense under the provisions of chapter 565, 6
566 [or], 568, or 573, if performed by another, is 7
admissible into evidence if: 8
(1) No attorney for either party was present when the 9
statement was made; except that, for any statement taken at 10
a state-funded child assessment center as provided for in 11
subsection 2 of section 210.001, an attorney representing 12
the state of Missouri in a criminal investigation may, as a 13
member of a multidisciplinary investigation team, observe 14
the taking of such statement, but such attorney shall not be 15
present in the room where the interview is being conducted; 16
(2) The recording is both visual and aural and is 17
recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means; 18
(3) The recording equipment was capable of making an 19
accurate recording, the operator of the equipment was 20
competent, and the recording is accurate and has not been 21
altered; 22
(4) The statement was not made in response to 23
questioning calculated to lead the child or vulnerable 24
person to make a particular statement or to act in a 25
particular way; 26
(5) Every voice on the recording is identified; 27
(6) The person conducting the interview of the child 28
or vulnerable person in the recording, or a current employee 29
of a child assessment center if a child was recorded, is 30
present at the proceeding and available to testify or be 31
cross-examined by either party; and 32 SB 284 27
(7) The defendant or the attorney for the defendant is 33
afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is 34
offered into evidence. 35
2. If the child or vulnerable person does not testify 36
at the proceeding, the visual and aural recording of a 37
verbal or nonverbal statement of the child or vulnerable 38
person shall not be admissible under this section unless the 39
recording qualifies for admission under section 491.075. 40
3. If the visual and aural recording of a verbal or 41
nonverbal statement of a child or vulnerable person is 42
admissible under this section and the child or vulnerable 43
person testifies at the proceeding, it shall be admissible 44
in addition to the testimony of the child or vulnerable 45
person at the proceeding whether or not it repeats or 46
duplicates the child's or vulnerable person's testimony. 47
4. As used in this section, a nonverbal statement 48
shall be defined as any demonstration of the child or 49
vulnerable person by his or her actions, facial expressions, 50
demonstrations with a doll or other visual aid whether or 51
not this demonstration is accompanied by words. 52
5. For the purposes of this section, "vulnerable 53
person" shall mean a person who, as a result of an 54
inadequately developed or impaired intelligence or a 55
psychiatric disorder that materially affects the ability to 56
function, lacks the mental capacity to consent, or whose 57
developmental level does not exceed that of an ordinary 58
child of seventeen years of age. 59
556.039. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1
556.036 to the contrary, prosecutions: 2
(1) Under sections 566.203 to 566.211 involving a 3
person nineteen years of age or older; or 4 SB 284 28
(2) Under section 566.203, 566.206, or 566.207 5
involving a person under nineteen years of age 6
shall be commenced no later than twenty years after the 7
commission of the offense. 8
566.151. 1. A person twenty-one years of age or older 1
commits the offense of enticement of a child if he or she 2
persuades, solicits, coaxes, entices, or lures whether by 3
words, actions or through communication via the internet or 4
any electronic communication, any person who is less than 5
[fifteen] seventeen years of age for the purpose of engaging 6
in sexual conduct. 7
2. It is not a defense to a prosecution for a 8
violation of this section that the other person was a peace 9
officer masquerading as a minor. 10
3. Enticement of a child or an attempt to commit 11
enticement of a child is a felony for which the authorized 12
term of imprisonment shall be not less than five years and 13
not more than thirty years. No person convicted under this 14
section shall be eligible for parole, probation, conditional 15
release, or suspended imposition or execution of sentence 16
for a period of five calendar years. 17
566.207. 1. A person commits the offense of 1
patronizing a victim of sexual servitude if the person 2
knowingly gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything 3
of value so that an individual may engage in a commercial 4
sex act with another individual and the person knows that 5
the other individual is a victim of sexual servitude. 6
2. The offense of patronizing a victim of sexual 7
servitude if the victim is eighteen years of age or older is 8
a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of not less 9 SB 284 29
than five years and not more than twenty years and a fine 10
not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars. 11
3. The offense of patronizing a victim of sexual 12
servitude if the victim is under eighteen years of age is a 13
felony for which the authorized term of imprisonment is life 14
imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole 15
until the offender has served not less than twenty-five 16
years of such sentence. 17
4. An individual shall be deemed a victim of sexual 18
servitude for purposes of this section only if the 19
individual is a victim of the crime of trafficking for the 20
purposes of sexual exploitation under section 566.209. 21
567.030. 1. A person commits the offense of 1
patronizing prostitution if he or she: 2
(1) Pursuant to a prior understanding, gives something 3
of value to another person as compensation for having 4
engaged in sexual conduct with any person; or 5
(2) Gives or agrees to give something of value to 6
another person with the understanding that such person or 7
another person will engage in sexual conduct with any 8
person; or 9
(3) Solicits or requests another person to engage in 10
sexual conduct with any person in return for something of 11
value. 12
2. It shall not be a defense that the person believed 13
that the individual he or she patronized for prostitution 14
was eighteen years of age or older. 15
3. The offense of patronizing prostitution is a class 16
[B misdemeanor] E felony, unless the individual who the 17
person patronizes is less than eighteen years of age but 18
older than [fourteen] fifteen years of age, in which case 19
patronizing prostitution is a class [E] D felony. 20 SB 284 30
4. The offense of patronizing prostitution is a class 21
[D] B felony if the individual who the person patronizes is 22
[fourteen] fifteen years of age or younger. Nothing in this 23
section shall preclude the prosecution of an individual for 24
the offenses of: 25
(1) Statutory rape in the first degree pursuant to 26
section 566.032; 27
(2) Statutory rape in the second degree pursuant to 28
section 566.034; 29
(3) Statutory sodomy in the first degree pursuant to 30
section 566.062; or 31
(4) Statutory sodomy in the second degree pursuant to 32
section 566.064. 33
589.700. 1. In addition to any fine imposed for a 1
violation of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 2
566.211, or 566.215, the court shall enter a judgment of 3
restitution in the amount specified in this subsection in 4
favor of the state of Missouri, payable to the human 5
trafficking and sexual exploitation fund established under 6
this section, upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt 7
for a violation of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 8
566.210, 566.211, or 566.215. The judgment of restitution 9
shall be in the amount of: 10
(1) Ten thousand dollars per each identified victim of 11
the offense or offenses for which restitution is required 12
under this subsection; and 13
(2) Two thousand five hundred dollars for each county 14
in which such offense or offenses occurred. 15
2. There is hereby created in the state treasury the 16
"Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Fund", which 17
shall consist of proceeds from the human trafficking 18
restitution collected for violations of sections 566.203, 19 SB 284 31
566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211, and 566.215. The state 20
treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance 21
with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may 22
approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund 23
and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be 24
distributed to the county or counties where the human 25
trafficking offense or offenses occurred. Upon receipt of 26
moneys from the fund, a county shall allocate the 27
disbursement as follows: 28
(1) Ten thousand dollars per each identified victim of 29
the offense or offenses that occurred in the county toward 30
local rehabilitation services for victims of human 31
trafficking including, but not limited to, mental health and 32
substance abuse counseling; general education, including 33
parenting skills; housing relief; vocational training; and 34
employment counseling; and 35
(2) Two thousand five hundred dollars toward local 36
efforts to prevent human trafficking including, but not 37
limited to, education programs for persons convicted of 38
human trafficking offenses and increasing the number of 39
local law enforcement members charged with enforcing human 40
trafficking laws. 41
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to 42
the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of 43
the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general 44
revenue fund. 45
4. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund 46
in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any 47
interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 48
credited to the fund. 49 SB 284 32
590.050. 1. (1) The POST commission shall establish 1
requirements for the continuing education of all peace 2
officers. 3
(2) Each peace officer shall be required to receive 4
two hours of sex and human trafficking training consistent 5
with the guidelines established in section 27.170 within the 6
law enforcement continuing education one-year reporting 7
period. The provisions of this subdivision shall become 8
effective on January 1, 2026, and shall expire on December 9
31, 2030. 10
(3) Peace officers who make traffic stops shall be 11
required to receive [three hours] one hour of training 12
within the law enforcement continuing education [three-year] 13
one-year reporting period concerning the prohibition against 14
racial profiling and such training shall promote 15
understanding and respect for racial and cultural 16
differences and the use of effective, noncombative methods 17
for carrying out law enforcement duties in a racially and 18
culturally diverse environment. 19
2. The director shall license continuing education 20
providers and may probate, suspend and revoke such licenses 21
upon written notice stating the reasons for such action. 22
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the director pursuant 23
to this subsection may appeal as provided in chapter 536. 24
3. The costs of continuing law enforcement education 25
shall be reimbursed in part by moneys from the peace officer 26
standards and training commission fund created in section 27
590.178, subject to availability of funds, except that no 28
such funds shall be used for the training of any person not 29
actively commissioned or employed by a county or municipal 30
law enforcement agency. 31 SB 284 33
4. The director may engage in any activity intended to 32
further the professionalism of peace officers through 33
training and education, including the provision of 34
specialized training through the department of public safety. 35
610.131. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1
610.140 to the contrary, a person who [at the time of the 2
offense was under the age of eighteen, and] has pleaded 3
guilty to or has been convicted [for] of the offense of 4
prostitution under section 567.020 may apply to the court in 5
which he or she pled guilty or was sentenced for an order to 6
expunge from all official records all recordations of his or 7
her arrest, plea, trial, or conviction. If the court 8
determines that such person [was under the age of eighteen 9
or] was acting under the coercion, as defined in section 10
566.200, of an agent when committing the offense that 11
resulted in a plea of guilty or conviction under section 12
567.020, the court shall enter an order of expungement. 13
2. Upon granting of the order of expungement, the 14
records and files maintained in any administrative or court 15
proceeding in an associate or circuit division of the 16
circuit court under this section shall be confidential and 17
only available to the parties or by order of the court for 18
good cause shown. The effect of such order shall be to 19
restore such person to the status he or she occupied prior 20
to such arrest, plea, or conviction and as if such event had 21
never taken place. No person as to whom such order has been 22
entered shall be held thereafter under any provision of any 23
law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false 24
statement by reason of his or her failure to recite or 25
acknowledge such arrest, plea, trial, conviction, or 26
expungement in response to any inquiry made of him or her 27
for any purpose whatsoever and no such inquiry shall be made 28 SB 284 34
for information relating to an expungement under this 29
section. 30
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