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-SECOND REGULAR SESSION
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+SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
+FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 928
-103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
-INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LEWIS.
-5463S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
-To repeal sections 544.170, 565.002, 565.050, 565.052, 565.054, 565.056, 565.072, 565.073,
-565.074, 565.076, 565.225, and 565.227, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof thirteen
-new sections relating to criminal offenses, with penalty provisions.
+To repeal sections 455.050, 565.002, 565.050,
+565.052, 565.054, 565.056, 565.072, 565.073, 565.074,
+565.076, 565.090, 565.091, 565.225, and 565.227,
+RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof twenty -one new
+sections relating to criminal offenses, with penalty
+provisions.
+
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
- Section A. Sections 544.170, 565.002, 565.050, 565.052, 1
-565.054, 565.056, 565.072, 565.073, 565.074, 565.076, 565.225, 2
-and 565.227, RSMo, are repealed and thirteen new sections 3
-enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 544.170, 4
-565.002, 565.050, 565.052, 565.054, 565.056, 565.072, 565.073, 5
-565.074, 565.076, 565.225, 565.227, and 575.275, to read as 6
-follows:7
- 544.170. 1. (1) Except as provided in subdivision 1
-(2) of this subsection, all persons arrested and confined in 2
-any jail or other place of confinement by any peace officer, 3
-without warrant or other process, for any alleged breach of 4
-the peace or other criminal offense, or on suspicion 5
-thereof, shall be discharged from said custody within twenty- 6
-four hours from the time of such arrest, unless they shall 7
-be charged with a criminal offense by the oath of some 8
-credible person, and be held by warrant to answer to such 9
-offense. 10
- (2) All persons arrested and confined in any jail or 11
-other place of confinement by any peace officer, without 12
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-warrant or other process, for offenses related to domestic 13
-violence, as such term is defined in section 455.010, shall 14
-be discharged from said custody within forty-eight hours 15
-from the time of such arrest, unless they shall be charged 16
-with a criminal offense by the oath of some credible person, 17
-and be held by warrant to answer to such offense. 18
- 2. In any confinement to which the provisions of this 19
-section apply, the confinee shall be permitted at any 20
-reasonable time to consult with counsel or other persons 21
-acting on the confinee's behalf. 22
- 3. Any person who violates the provisions of this 23
-section, by refusing to release any person who is entitled 24
-to release pursuant to this section, or by refusing to 25
-permit a confinee to consult with counsel or other persons, 26
-or who transfers any such confinees to the custody or 27
-control of another, or to another place, or who falsely 28
-charges such person, with intent to avoid the provisions of 29
-this section, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 30
- 565.002. As used in this chapter, unless a different 1
-meaning is otherwise plainly required the following terms 2
-mean: 3
- (1) "Adequate cause", cause that would reasonably 4
-produce a degree of passion in a person of ordinary 5
-temperament sufficient to substantially impair an ordinary 6
-person's capacity for self-control; 7
- (2) "Bodily harm", physical pain or injury, illness, 8
-or any impairment of physical condition; 9
- (3) "Child", a person under seventeen years of age; 10
- [(3)] (4) "Conduct", includes any act or omission; 11
- [(4)] (5) "Course of conduct", a pattern of conduct 12
-composed of two or more acts, which may include 13
-communication by any means, over a period of time, however 14
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-short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally 15
-protected activity is not included within the meaning of 16
-course of conduct. Such constitutionally protected activity 17
-includes picketing or other organized protests; 18
- [(5)] (6) "Deliberation", cool reflection for any 19
-length of time no matter how brief; 20
- [(6)] (7) "Domestic victim", a household or family 21
-member as the term "family" or "household member" is defined 22
-in section 455.010, including any child who is a member of 23
-the household or family; 24
- [(7)] (8) "Emotional distress", something markedly 25
-greater than the level of uneasiness, nervousness, 26
-unhappiness, or the like which are commonly experienced in 27
-day-to-day living; 28
- [(8)] (9) "Full or partial nudity", the showing of all 29
-or any part of the human genitals, pubic area, buttock, or 30
-any part of the nipple of the breast of any female person, 31
-with less than a fully opaque covering; 32
- [(9)] (10) "Great bodily harm", bodily injury which 33
-creates a high probability of death, or which causes serious 34
-permanent or protracted loss or impairment of function of 35
-any bodily member or organ, or other serious bodily harm; 36
- (11) "Legal custody", the right to the care, custody 37
-and control of a child; 38
- [(10)] (12) "Parent", either a biological parent or a 39
-parent by adoption; 40
- [(11)] (13) "Person having a right of custody", a 41
-parent or legal guardian of the child; 42
- [(12)] (14) "Photographs" or "films", the making of 43
-any photograph, motion picture film, videotape, or any other 44
-recording or transmission of the image of a person; 45
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- [(13)] (15) "Place where a person would have a 46
-reasonable expectation of privacy", any place where a 47
-reasonable person would believe that a person could disrobe 48
-in privacy, without being concerned that the person's 49
-undressing was being viewed, photographed or filmed by 50
-another; 51
- [(14)] (16) "Special victim", any of the following: 52
- (a) A law enforcement officer assaulted in the 53
-performance of his or her official duties or as a direct 54
-result of such official duties; 55
- (b) Emergency personnel, any paid or volunteer 56
-firefighter, emergency room, hospital, or trauma center 57
-personnel, or emergency medical technician, assaulted in the 58
-performance of his or her official duties or as a direct 59
-result of such official duties; 60
- (c) A probation and parole officer assaulted in the 61
-performance of his or her official duties or as a direct 62
-result of such official duties; 63
- (d) An elderly person; 64
- (e) A person with a disability; 65
- (f) A vulnerable person; 66
- (g) Any jailer or corrections officer of the state or 67
-one of its political subdivisions assaulted in the 68
-performance of his or her official duties or as a direct 69
-result of such official duties; 70
- (h) A highway worker in a construction or work zone as 71
-the terms "highway worker", "construction zone", and "work 72
-zone" are defined under section 304.580; 73
- (i) Any utility worker, meaning any employee of a 74
-utility that provides gas, heat, electricity, water, steam, 75
-telecommunications services, or sewer services, whether 76
-privately, municipally, or cooperatively owned, while in the 77
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-performance of his or her job duties, including any person 78
-employed under a contract; 79
- (j) Any cable worker, meaning any employee of a cable 80
-operator, as such term is defined in section 67.2677, 81
-including any person employed under contract, while in the 82
-performance of his or her job duties; and 83
- (k) Any employee of a mass transit system, including 84
-any employee of public bus or light rail companies, while in 85
-the performance of his or her job duties; 86
- [(15)] (17) "Substantial bodily harm", bodily injury 87
-which involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or 88
-which causes temporary but substantial loss or impairment of 89
-the function of any bodily member or organ, or which causes 90
-a fracture of any bodily member; 91
- (18) "Sudden passion", passion directly caused by and 92
-arising out of provocation by the victim or another acting 93
-with the victim which passion arises at the time of the 94
-offense and is not solely the result of former provocation; 95
- [(16)] (19) "Technological abuse conduct", an act or 96
-pattern of behavior that is intended to harm, threaten, 97
-intimidate, control, stalk, harass, monitor, except as 98
-otherwise permitted by law, another person, that occurs 99
-using any form of technology, including internet enabled 100
-devices, online platforms, computers, mobile devices, 101
-cameras and imaging programs, apps, location tracking 102
-devices, or any other emerging technologies; 103
- (20) "Trier", the judge or jurors to whom issues of 104
-fact, guilt or innocence, or the assessment and declaration 105
-of punishment are submitted for decision; 106
- [(17)] (21) "Views", the looking upon of another 107
-person, with the unaided eye or with any device designed or 108
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-intended to improve visual acuity, for the purpose of 109
-arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person. 110
- 565.050. 1. A person commits the offense of assault 1
-in the first degree if he or she attempts to kill or 2
-knowingly causes or attempts to cause [serious physical 3
-injury] great bodily harm to another person. 4
- 2. The offense of assault in the first degree is a 5
-class B felony unless in the course thereof the person 6
-inflicts [serious physical injury] great bodily harm on the 7
-victim, or if the victim of such assault is a special 8
-victim, as the term "special victim" is defined under 9
-section 565.002, in which case it is a class A felony. 10
- 565.052. 1. A person commits the offense of assault 1
-in the second degree if he or she: 2
- (1) Attempts to kill or knowingly causes or attempts 3
-to cause [serious physical injury] great bodily harm to 4
-another person under the influence of sudden passion arising 5
-out of adequate cause; or 6
- (2) Attempts to cause or knowingly causes [physical 7
-injury ] bodily harm to another person by means of a deadly 8
-weapon or dangerous instrument; or 9
- (3) Recklessly causes [serious physical injury] great 10
-bodily harm to another person; or 11
- (4) Recklessly causes [physical injury] bodily harm to 12
-another person by means of discharge of a firearm. 13
- 2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting 14
-the issue of influence of sudden passion arising from 15
-adequate cause under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this 16
-section. 17
- 3. The offense of assault in the second degree is a 18
-class D felony, unless the victim of such assault is a 19
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-special victim, as the term "special victim" is defined 20
-under section 565.002, in which case it is a class B felony. 21
- 565.054. 1. A person commits the offense of assault 1
-in the third degree if he or she knowingly causes [physical 2
-injury] bodily harm to another person. 3
- 2. The offense of assault in the third degree is a 4
-class E felony, unless the victim of such assault is a 5
-special victim, as the term "special victim" is defined 6
-under section 565.002, in which case it is a class D felony. 7
- 565.056. 1. A person commits the offense of assault 1
-in the fourth degree if: 2
- (1) The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes 3
-[physical injury, physical pain, or illness] bodily harm to 4
-another person; 5
- (2) With criminal negligence the person causes 6
-[physical injury] bodily harm to another person by means of 7
-a firearm; 8
- (3) The person purposely places another person in 9
-apprehension of immediate [physical injury] bodily harm; 10
- (4) The person recklessly engages in conduct which 11
-creates a substantial risk of death or [serious physical 12
-injury] great bodily harm to another person; 13
- (5) The person knowingly causes or attempts to cause 14
-physical contact with a person with a disability, which a 15
-reasonable person, who does not have a disability, would 16
-consider offensive or provocative; or 17
- (6) The person knowingly causes physical contact with 18
-another person knowing the other person will regard the 19
-contact as offensive or provocative. 20
- 2. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, 21
-assault in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor. 22
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- 3. Violation of the provisions of subdivision (3) or 23
-(6) of subsection 1 of this section is a class C misdemeanor 24
-unless the victim is a special victim, as the term "special 25
-victim" is defined under section 565.002, in which case a 26
-violation of such provisions is a class A misdemeanor. 27
- 565.072. 1. A person commits the offense of domestic 1
-assault in the first degree if he or she attempts to kill or 2
-knowingly causes or attempts to cause [serious physical 3
-injury] great bodily harm to a domestic victim, as the term 4
-"domestic victim" is defined under section 565.002. 5
- 2. The offense of domestic assault in the first degree 6
-is a class B felony unless in the course thereof the person 7
-inflicts serious physical injury on the victim, in which 8
-case it is a class A felony. 9
- 565.073. 1. A person commits the offense of domestic 1
-assault in the second degree if the act involves a domestic 2
-victim, as the term "domestic victim" is defined under 3
-section 565.002, and he or she: 4
- (1) Knowingly causes [physical injury] bodily harm to 5
-such domestic victim by any means, including but not limited 6
-to, use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or by 7
-choking or strangulation; or 8
- (2) Recklessly causes [serious physical injury] great 9
-bodily harm to such domestic victim; or 10
- (3) Recklessly causes [physical injury] bodily harm to 11
-such domestic victim by means of any deadly weapon. 12
- 2. The offense of domestic assault in the second 13
-degree is a class D felony. 14
- 565.074. 1. A person commits the offense of domestic 1
-assault in the third degree if he or she attempts to cause 2
-[physical injury] substantial bodily harm or knowingly 3
-causes [physical pain or illness] bodily harm to a domestic 4
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-victim, as the term "domestic victim" is defined under 5
-section 565.002. 6
- 2. The offense of domestic assault in the third degree 7
-is a class E felony. 8
- 565.076. 1. A person commits the offense of domestic 1
-assault in the fourth degree if the act involves a domestic 2
-victim, as the term "domestic victim" is defined under 3
-section 565.002, and: 4
- (1) The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes 5
-[physical injury, physical pain, or illness] bodily harm to 6
-such domestic victim; 7
- (2) With criminal negligence the person causes 8
-[physical injury] bodily harm to such domestic victim by 9
-means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; 10
- (3) The person purposely places such domestic victim 11
-in apprehension of immediate [physical injury] bodily harm 12
-by any means; 13
- (4) The person recklessly engages in conduct which 14
-creates a substantial risk of death or [serious physical 15
-injury] great bodily harm to such domestic victim; 16
- (5) The person knowingly causes physical contact with 17
-such domestic victim knowing he or she will regard the 18
-contact as offensive; or 19
- (6) The person knowingly attempts to cause or causes 20
-the isolation of such domestic victim by unreasonably and 21
-substantially restricting or limiting his or her access to 22
-other persons, telecommunication devices or transportation 23
-for the purpose of isolation. 24
- 2. The offense of domestic assault in the fourth 25
-degree is a class A misdemeanor, unless the person has 26
-previously been found guilty of the offense of domestic 27
-assault, of any assault offense under this chapter, or of 28
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-any offense against a domestic victim committed in violation 29
-of any county or municipal ordinance in any state, any state 30
-law, any federal law, or any military law which if committed 31
-in this state two or more times would be a violation of this 32
-section, in which case it is a class E felony. The offenses 33
-described in this subsection may be against the same 34
-domestic victim or against different domestic victims. 35
- 565.225. 1. [As used in this section and section 1
-565.227, the term "disturbs" shall mean to engage in a 2
-course of conduct directed at a specific person that serves 3
-no legitimate purpose and that would cause a reasonable 4
-person under the circumstances to be frightened, 5
-intimidated, or emotionally distressed. 6
- 2.] A person commits the offense of stalking in the 7
-first degree if he or she [purposely] knowingly, through 8
-[his or her] a course of conduct[, disturbs or follows with 9
-the intent of disturbing] that is directed at another person 10
-[and] or through technological abuse conduct, engages in 11
-conduct that would cause a reasonable person under similar 12
-circumstances to: 13
- (1) [Makes a threat communicated with the intent to 14
-cause the person who is the target of the threat to 15
-reasonably] Fear [for his or her safety, the safety of his 16
-or her family or household member, or the safety of domestic 17
-animals or livestock as defined in section 276.606 kept at 18
-such person's residence or on such person's property. The 19
-threat shall be against the life of, or a threat to cause 20
-physical] death or bodily injury to[, or the kidnapping of] 21
-the person[,]; 22
- (2) Fear that an offense will be committed against a 23
-member of the person's family or household members, or [the 24
-person's domestic animals or livestock as defined in section 25
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-276.606 kept at such person's residence or on such person's 26
-property] an individual with whom the person has a dating 27
-relationship; [or 28
- (2) At least one of the acts constituting the course 29
-of conduct is in violation of an order of protection and the 30
-person has received actual notice of such order; or] 31
- (3) [At least one of the actions constituting the 32
-course of conduct is in violation of a condition of 33
-probation, parole, pretrial release, or release on bond 34
-pending appeal] Fear that an offense will be committed 35
-against the person's property; or 36
- (4) [At any time during the course of conduct, the 37
-other person is seventeen years of age or younger and the 38
-person disturbing the other person is twenty-one years of 39
-age or older; or 40
- (5) He or she has previously been found guilty of 41
-domestic assault, violation of an order of protection, or 42
-any other crime where the other person was the victim; or 43
- (6) At any time during the course of conduct, the 44
-other person is a participant of the address confidentiality 45
-program under sections 589.660 to 589.681, and the person 46
-disturbing the other person knowingly accesses or attempts 47
-to access the address of the other person] Feel harassed, 48
-terrified, or intimidated. 49
- [3.] 2. Any law enforcement officer may arrest, 50
-without a warrant, any person he or she has probable cause 51
-to believe has violated the provisions of this section. 52
- [4.] 3. This section shall not apply to activities of 53
-federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement 54
-officers conducting investigations of any violation of 55
-federal, state, county, or municipal law. 56
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- [5.] 4. The offense of stalking in the first degree is 57
-a class E felony, unless the defendant has previously been 58
-found guilty of a violation of this section or section 59
-565.227, or any offense committed in another jurisdiction 60
-which, if committed in this state, would be chargeable or 61
-indictable as a violation of any offense listed in this 62
-section or section 565.227, or unless the victim is 63
-intentionally targeted as a law enforcement officer, as 64
-defined in section 556.061, or the victim is targeted 65
-because he or she is a relative within the second degree of 66
-consanguinity or affinity to a law enforcement officer, in 67
-which case stalking in the first degree is a class D felony. 68
- 565.227. 1. A person commits the offense of stalking 1
-in the second degree if he or she [purposely, through his or 2
-her course of] knowingly engages in a course of conduct[, 3
-disturbs, or follows with the intent to disturb another 4
-person] directed at a specific person or technological abuse 5
-conduct which would cause a reasonable person under the 6
-circumstances to feel harassed, terrified, or intimidated. 7
- 2. This section shall not apply to activities of 8
-federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement 9
-officers conducting investigations of any violation of 10
-federal, state, county, or municipal law. 11
- 3. Any law enforcement officer may arrest, without a 12
-warrant, any person he or she has probable cause to believe 13
-has violated the provisions of this section. 14
- 4. The offense of stalking in the second degree is a 15
-class A misdemeanor, unless the defendant has previously 16
-been found guilty of a violation of this section or section 17
-565.225, or of any offense committed in another jurisdiction 18
-which, if committed in this state, would be chargeable or 19
-indictable as a violation of any offense listed in this 20
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-section or section 565.225, or unless the victim is 21
-intentionally targeted as a law enforcement officer, as 22
-defined in section 556.061, or the victim is targeted 23
-because he or she is a relative within the second degree of 24
-consanguinity or affinity to a law enforcement officer, in 25
-which case stalking in the second degree is a class E felony. 26
- 575.275. 1. A person commits the offense of violating 1
-a no contact order when the person violates a court order 2
-where as a condition of pretrial release, a diversion 3
-program, or at any other time during the pendency of a 4
-criminal case that requires the person refrain from having 5
-any direct or indirect contact or communication of any kind 6
-with another person and the person knowingly contacts or 7
-communicates with the other person. 8
- 2. The offense of violating a no contact order shall 9
-be a class A misdemeanor. 10
- 3. As used in this section, the term "contact or 11
-communication" includes contact or communication in person, 12
-by writing, telephone, fax, e-mail, or any other type of 13
-electronic communication, and includes contact or 14
-communication through a third party or parties, except that 15
-the defendant may communicate through his or her attorney to 16
-the prosecuting or circuit attorney, or if the defendant 17
-does not have counsel, directly to the prosecuting or 18
-circuit attorney, any lawful request or legally necessary 19
-information which the prosecuting or circuit attorney may 20
-then relay to the victim, if appropriate. 21
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+ Section A. Sections 455.050, 565.002, 565.050, 565.052,
+565.054, 565.056, 565.072, 565.073, 565.074, 565.076, 565.090,
+565.091, 565.225, and 565.227, RSMo, are repealed and twenty -
+one new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as
+sections 27.117, 455.050, 544.667, 565.002, 565.050, 565.052,
+565.054, 565.056, 565.072, 565.073, 565.074, 565.076, 565.090,
+565.091, 565.225, 565.227, 565.260, 565.400, 565.405, 573.570,
+and 573.575, to read as follows:
+ 27.117. The attorney general shall have concurrent
+jurisdiction with any and all prosecuting attorneys to
+prosecute persons in violation of sections 565.090, 565.091,
+565.225, 565.227, 565.400, 565.405, 573.570, or 573.575,
+where the offense occurred in more than one jurisdiction of
+the state.
+ 455.050. 1. Any full or ex parte order of protection
+granted pursuant to sections 455.010 to 455.085 shall be to
+protect the petitioner from cyberstalking, domestic
+violence, stalking, or sexual assault and may include such
+terms as the court reasonably deems necessary to ensure the
+petitioner's safety, including but not limited to:
+
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+ (1) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from
+committing or threatening to commit cyberstalking, domestic
+violence, molesting, stalking, sexual assault, or disturbing
+the peace of the petitioner, including violence against a
+pet;
+ (2) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from entering
+the premises of the dwelling unit of the petitioner when the
+dwelling unit is:
+ (a) Jointly owned, leased or rented or jointly
+occupied by both parties; or
+ (b) Owned, leased, rented or occupied by petitioner
+individually; or
+ (c) Jointly owned, leased, rented or occupied by
+petitioner and a person other than respondent; provided,
+however, no spouse shall be denied relief pursuant to this
+section by reason of the absence of a property interest in
+the dwelling unit; or
+ (d) Jointly occupied by the petitioner and a person
+other than respondent; provided that the respondent has no
+property interest in the dwelling unit; or
+ (3) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from
+communicating with the petitioner in any manner or through
+any medium.
+ 2. Mutual orders of protection are prohibited unless
+both parties have properly filed written petitions and
+proper service has been made in accordance with sections
+455.010 to 455.085.
+ 3. When the court has, after a hearing for any full
+order of protection, issued an order of protection, it may,
+in addition:
+ (1) Award custody of any minor child born to or
+adopted by the parties when the court has jurisdiction over
+such child and no prior order regarding custody is pending
+
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+or has been made, and the best interests of the child
+require such order be issued;
+ (2) Establish a visitation schedule that is in the
+best interests of the child;
+ (3) Award child support in accordance with supreme
+court rule 88.01 and chapter 452;
+ (4) Award maintenance to petitioner when petitioner
+and respondent are lawfully married in accordance with
+chapter 452;
+ (5) Order respondent to make or to continue to make
+rent or mortgage payments on a residence occupied by the
+petitioner if the respondent is found to have a duty to
+support the petitioner or other dependent household members;
+ (6) Order the respondent to pay the petitioner's rent
+at a residence other than the one previously shared by the
+parties if the respondent is found to have a duty to support
+the petitioner and the petitioner requests alternative
+housing;
+ (7) Order that the petitioner be given temporary
+possession of specified personal property, such as
+automobiles, checkbooks, keys, and other personal effects;
+ (8) Prohibit the respondent from transferring,
+encumbering, or otherwise disposing of specified property
+mutually owned or leased by the parties;
+ (9) Order the respondent to participate in a court-
+approved counseling program designed to help batterers stop
+violent behavior or to participate in a substance abuse
+treatment program;
+ (10) Order the respondent to pay a reasonable fee for
+housing and other services that have been provided or that
+are being provided to the petitioner by a shelter for
+victims of domestic violence;
+ (11) Order the respondent to pay court costs;
+
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+ (12) Order the respondent to pay the cost of medical
+treatment and services that have been provided or that are
+being provided to the petitioner as a result of injuries
+sustained to the petitioner by an act of domestic violence
+committed by the respondent;
+ (13) Award possession and care of any pet, along with
+any moneys necessary to cover medical costs that may have
+resulted from abuse of the pet.
+ 4. A verified petition seeking orders for maintenance,
+support, custody, visitation, payment of rent, payment of
+monetary compensation, possession of personal property,
+prohibiting the transfer, encumbrance, or disposal of
+property, or payment for services of a shelter for victims
+of domestic violence, shall contain allegations relating to
+those orders and shall pray for the orders desired.
+ 5. In making an award of custody, the court shall
+consider all relevant factors including the presumption that
+the best interests of the child will be served by placing
+the child in the custody and care of the nonabusive parent,
+unless there is evidence that both parents have engaged in
+abusive behavior, in which case the court shall not consider
+this presumption but may appoint a guardian ad litem or a
+court-appointed special advocate to represent the children
+in accordance with chapter 452 and shall consider all other
+factors in accordance with chapter 452.
+ 6. The court shall grant to the noncustodial parent
+rights to visitation with any minor child born to or adopted
+by the parties, unless the court finds, after hearing, that
+visitation would endanger the child's physical health,
+impair the child's emotional development or would otherwise
+conflict with the best interests of the child, or that no
+visitation can be arranged which would sufficiently protect
+the custodial parent from further domestic violence. The
+
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+court may appoint a guardian ad litem or court-appointed
+special advocate to represent the minor child in accordance
+with chapter 452 whenever the custodial parent alleges that
+visitation with the noncustodial parent will damage the
+minor child.
+ 7. The court shall make an order requiring the
+noncustodial party to pay an amount reasonable and necessary
+for the support of any child to whom the party owes a duty
+of support when no prior order of support is outstanding and
+after all relevant factors have been considered, in
+accordance with Missouri supreme court rule 88.01 and
+chapter 452.
+ 8. The court may grant a maintenance order to a party
+for a period of time, not to exceed one hundred eighty
+days. Any maintenance ordered by the court shall be in
+accordance with chapter 452.
+ 9. (1) The court may, in order to ensure that a
+petitioner can maintain an existing wireless telephone
+number or numbers, issue an order, after notice and an
+opportunity to be heard, directing a wireless service
+provider to transfer the billing responsibility for and
+rights to the wireless telephone number or numbers to the
+petitioner, if the petitioner is not the wireless service
+accountholder.
+ (2) (a) The order transferring billing responsibility
+for and rights to the wireless telephone number or numbers
+to the petitioner shall list the name and billing telephone
+number of the accountholder, the name and contact
+information of the person to whom the telephone number or
+numbers will be transferred, and each telephone number to be
+transferred to that person. The court shall ensure that the
+contact information of the petitioner is not provided to the
+accountholder in proceedings held under this chapter.
+
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+ (b) Upon issuance, a copy of the full order of
+protection shall be transmitted, either electronically or by
+certified mail, to the wireless service provider's
+registered agent listed with the secretary of state, or
+electronically to the email address provided by the wireless
+service provider. Such transmittal shall constitute
+adequate notice for the wireless service provider acting
+under this section and section 455.523.
+ (c) If the wireless service provider cannot
+operationally or technically effectuate the order due to
+certain circumstances, the wireless service provider shall
+notify the petitioner within three business days. Such
+circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, the
+following:
+ a. The accountholder has already terminated the
+account;
+ b. The differences in network technology prevent the
+functionality of a device on the network; or
+ c. There are geographic or other limitations on
+network or service availability.
+ (3) (a) Upon transfer of billing responsibility for
+and rights to a wireless telephone number or numbers to the
+petitioner under this subsection by a wireless service
+provider, the petitioner shall assume all financial
+responsibility for the transferred wireless telephone number
+or numbers, monthly service costs, and costs for any mobile
+device associated with the wireless telephone number or
+numbers.
+ (b) This section shall not preclude a wireless service
+provider from applying any routine and customary
+requirements for account establishment to the petitioner as
+part of this transfer of billing responsibility for a
+wireless telephone number or numbers and any devices
+
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+attached to that number or numbers including, but not
+limited to, identification, financial information, and
+customer preferences.
+ (4) This section shall not affect the ability of the
+court to apportion the assets and debts of the parties as
+provided for in law, or the ability to determine the
+temporary use, possession, and control of personal property.
+ (5) No cause of action shall lie against any wireless
+service provider, its officers, employees, or agents, for
+actions taken in accordance with the terms of a court order
+issued under this section.
+ (6) As used in this section and section 455.523, a
+"wireless service provider" means a provider of commercial
+mobile service under Section 332(d) of the Federal
+[Telecommunications Act of 1996] Communications Act of 1934
+(47 U.S.C. Section [151, et seq.] 332).
+ 544.667. In addition to the forfeiture of any security
+which was given or pledged for a person's release, any
+person who, having been released upon a recognizance or bond
+pursuant to any other provisions of law while pending
+preliminary hearing, trial, sentencing, appeal, probation or
+parole revocation, or any other stage of a criminal matter
+against him or her, knowingly violates any condition of
+release that imposes no contact with specific individuals
+shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
+ 565.002. As used in this chapter, unless a different
+meaning is otherwise plainly required the following terms
+mean:
+ (1) "Adequate cause", cause that would reasonably
+produce a degree of passion in a person of ordinary
+temperament sufficient to substantially impair an ordinary
+person's capacity for self-control;
+
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+ (2) "Bodily harm", physical pain or injury, illness,
+or any impairment of physical condition;
+ (3) "Child", a person under seventeen years of age;
+ [(3)] (4) "Conduct", includes any act or omission;
+ [(4)] (5) "Course of conduct", a pattern of conduct
+composed of two or more acts, which may include
+communication by any means, over a period of time, however
+short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally
+protected activity is not included within the meaning of
+course of conduct. Such constitutionally protected activity
+includes picketing or other organized protests;
+ [(5)] (6) "Deliberation", cool reflection for any
+length of time no matter how brief;
+ [(6)] (7) "Domestic victim", a household or family
+member as the term "family" or "household member" is defined
+in section 455.010, including any child who is a member of
+the household or family;
+ [(7)] (8) "Emotional distress", something markedly
+greater than the level of uneasiness, nervousness,
+unhappiness, or the like which are commonly experienced in
+day-to-day living;
+ [(8)] (9) "Full or partial nudity", the showing of all
+or any part of the human genitals, pubic area, buttock, or
+any part of the nipple of the breast of any female person,
+with less than a fully opaque covering;
+ [(9)] (10) "Great bodily harm", bodily injury which
+creates a high probability of death, or which causes serious
+permanent or protracted loss or impairment of function of
+any bodily member or organ, or other serious bodily harm;
+ (11) "Legal custody", the right to the care, custody
+and control of a child;
+ [(10)] (12) "Parent", either a biological parent or a
+parent by adoption;
+
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+ [(11)] (13) "Person having a right of custody", a
+parent or legal guardian of the child;
+ [(12)] (14) "Photographs" or "films", the making of
+any photograph, motion picture film, videotape, or any other
+recording or transmission of the image of a person;
+ [(13)] (15) "Place where a person would have a
+reasonable expectation of privacy", any place where a
+reasonable person would believe that a person could disrobe
+in privacy, without being concerned that the person's
+undressing was being viewed, photographed or filmed by
+another;
+ [(14)] (16) "Special victim", any of the following:
+ (a) A law enforcement officer assaulted in the
+performance of his or her official duties or as a direct
+result of such official duties;
+ (b) Emergency personnel, any paid or volunteer
+firefighter, emergency room, hospital, or trauma center
+personnel, or emergency medical technician, assaulted in the
+performance of his or her official duties or as a direct
+result of such official duties;
+ (c) A probation and parole officer assaulted in the
+performance of his or her official duties or as a direct
+result of such official duties;
+ (d) An elderly person;
+ (e) A person with a disability;
+ (f) A vulnerable person;
+ (g) Any jailer or corrections officer of the state or
+one of its political subdivisions assaulted in the
+performance of his or her official duties or as a direct
+result of such official duties;
+ (h) A highway worker in a construction or work zone as
+the terms "highway worker", "construction zone", and "work
+zone" are defined under section 304.580;
+
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+ (i) Any utility worker, meaning any employee of a
+utility that provides gas, heat, electricity, water, steam,
+telecommunications services, or sewer services, whether
+privately, municipally, or cooperatively owned, while in the
+performance of his or her job duties, including any person
+employed under a contract;
+ (j) Any cable worker, meaning any employee of a cable
+operator, as such term is defined in section 67.2677,
+including any person employed under contract, while in the
+performance of his or her job duties; and
+ (k) Any employee of a mass transit system, including
+any employee of public bus or light rail companies, while in
+the performance of his or her job duties;
+ [(15)] (17) "Substantial bodily harm", bodily injury
+which involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or
+which causes temporary but substantial loss or impairment of
+the function of any bodily member or organ, or which causes
+a fracture of any bodily member;
+ (18) "Sudden passion", passion directly caused by and
+arising out of provocation by the victim or another acting
+with the victim which passion arises at the time of the
+offense and is not solely the result of former provocation;
+ [(16)] (19) "Technological abuse conduct", an act or
+pattern of behavior that is intended to harm, threaten,
+intimidate, control, stalk, harass, monitor, except as
+otherwise permitted by law, another person, that occurs
+using any form of technology, including internet enabled
+devices, online platforms, computers, mobile devices,
+cameras and imaging programs, apps, location tracking
+devices, or any other emerging technologies;
+ (20) "Trier", the judge or jurors to whom issues of
+fact, guilt or innocence, or the assessment and declaration
+of punishment are submitted for decision;
+
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+ [(17)] (21) "Views", the looking upon of another
+person, with the unaided eye or with any device designed or
+intended to improve visual acuity, for the purpose of
+arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person.
+ 565.050. 1. A person commits the offense of assault
+in the first degree if he or she attempts to kill or
+knowingly causes or attempts to cause [serious physical
+injury] great bodily harm to another person.
+ 2. The offense of assault in the first degree is a
+class B felony unless in the course thereof the person
+inflicts [serious physical injury] great bodily harm on the
+victim, or if the victim of such assault is a special
+victim, as the term "special victim" is defined under
+section 565.002, in which case it is a class A felony.
+ 565.052. 1. A person commits the offense of assault
+in the second degree if he or she:
+ (1) Attempts to kill or knowingly causes or attempts
+to cause [serious physical injury] great bodily harm to
+another person under the influence of sudden passion arising
+out of adequate cause; or
+ (2) Attempts to cause or knowingly causes [physical
+injury ] bodily harm to another person by means of a deadly
+weapon or dangerous instrument; or
+ (3) Recklessly causes [serious physical injury] great
+bodily harm to another person; or
+ (4) Recklessly causes [physical injury] bodily harm to
+another person by means of discharge of a firearm.
+ 2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting
+the issue of influence of sudden passion arising from
+adequate cause under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this
+section.
+ 3. The offense of assault in the second degree is a
+class D felony, unless the victim of such assault is a
+
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+special victim, as the term "special victim" is defined
+under section 565.002, in which case it is a class B felony.
+ 565.054. 1. A person commits the offense of assault
+in the third degree if he or she knowingly causes [physical
+injury] bodily harm to another person.
+ 2. The offense of assault in the third degree is a
+class E felony, unless the victim of such assault is a
+special victim, as the term "special victim" is defined
+under section 565.002, in which case it is a class D felony.
+ 565.056. 1. A person commits the offense of assault
+in the fourth degree if:
+ (1) The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes
+[physical injury, physical pain, or illness] bodily harm to
+another person;
+ (2) With criminal negligence the person causes
+[physical injury] bodily harm to another person by means of
+a firearm;
+ (3) The person purposely places another person in
+apprehension of immediate [physical injury] bodily harm;
+ (4) The person recklessly engages in conduct which
+creates a substantial risk of death or [serious physical
+injury] great bodily harm to another person;
+ (5) The person knowingly causes or attempts to cause
+physical contact with a person with a disability, which a
+reasonable person, who does not have a disability, would
+consider offensive or provocative; or
+ (6) The person knowingly causes physical contact with
+another person knowing the other person will regard the
+contact as offensive or provocative.
+ 2. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section,
+assault in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
+ 3. Violation of the provisions of subdivision (3) or
+(6) of subsection 1 of this section is a class C misdemeanor
+
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+unless the victim is a special victim, as the term "special
+victim" is defined under section 565.002, in which case a
+violation of such provisions is a class A misdemeanor.
+ 565.072. 1. A person commits the offense of domestic
+assault in the first degree if he or she attempts to kill or
+knowingly causes or attempts to cause [serious physical
+injury] great bodily harm to a domestic victim, as the term
+"domestic victim" is defined under section 565.002.
+ 2. The offense of domestic assault in the first degree
+is a class B felony unless in the course thereof the person
+inflicts serious physical injury on the victim, in which
+case it is a class A felony.
+ 565.073. 1. A person commits the offense of domestic
+assault in the second degree if the act involves a domestic
+victim, as the term "domestic victim" is defined under
+section 565.002, and he or she:
+ (1) Knowingly causes [physical injury] bodily harm to
+such domestic victim by any means, including but not limited
+to, use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or by
+choking or strangulation; or
+ (2) Recklessly causes [serious physical injury] great
+bodily harm to such domestic victim; or
+ (3) Recklessly causes [physical injury] bodily harm to
+such domestic victim by means of any deadly weapon.
+ 2. The offense of domestic assault in the second
+degree is a class D felony.
+ 565.074. 1. A person commits the offense of domestic
+assault in the third degree if he or she attempts to cause
+[physical injury] substantial bodily harm or knowingly
+causes [physical pain or illness] bodily harm to a domestic
+victim, as the term "domestic victim" is defined under
+section 565.002.
+
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+ 2. The offense of domestic assault in the third degree
+is a class E felony.
+ 565.076. 1. A person commits the offense of domestic
+assault in the fourth degree if the act involves a domestic
+victim, as the term "domestic victim" is defined under
+section 565.002, and:
+ (1) The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes
+[physical injury, physical pain, or illness] bodily harm to
+such domestic victim;
+ (2) With criminal negligence the person causes
+[physical injury] bodily harm to such domestic victim by
+means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument;
+ (3) The person purposely places such domestic victim
+in apprehension of immediate [physical injury] bodily harm
+by any means;
+ (4) The person recklessly engages in conduct which
+creates a substantial risk of death or [serious physical
+injury] great bodily harm to such domestic victim;
+ (5) The person knowingly causes physical contact with
+such domestic victim knowing he or she will regard the
+contact as offensive; or
+ (6) The person knowingly attempts to cause or causes
+the isolation of such domestic victim by unreasonably and
+substantially restricting or limiting his or her access to
+other persons, telecommunication devices or transportation
+for the purpose of isolation.
+ 2. The offense of domestic assault in the fourth
+degree is a class A misdemeanor, unless the person has
+previously been found guilty of the offense of domestic
+assault, of any assault offense under this chapter, or of
+any offense against a domestic victim committed in violation
+of any county or municipal ordinance in any state, any state
+law, any federal law, or any military law which if committed
+
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+in this state two or more times would be a violation of this
+section, in which case it is a class E felony. The offenses
+described in this subsection may be against the same
+domestic victim or against different domestic victims.
+ 565.090. 1. A person commits the offense of
+harassment in the first degree if he or she, without good
+cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause
+emotional distress to another person, and such act does
+cause such person to suffer emotional distress.
+ 2. The offense of harassment in the first degree is a
+class E felony, unless the defendant has previously been
+found guilty of a violation of this section or section
+565.091, or any offense committed in another jurisdiction
+which, if committed in this state, would be chargeable or
+indictable as a violation of any offense listed in this
+section or section 565.091, in which case harassment in the
+first degree is a class D felony.
+ 3. This section shall not apply to activities of
+federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement
+officers conducting investigations of violation of federal,
+state, county, or municipal law.
+ 565.091. 1. A person commits the offense of
+harassment in the second degree if he or she, without good
+cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause
+emotional distress to another person.
+ 2. The offense of harassment in the second degree is a
+class A misdemeanor, unless the [person has previously
+pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of a violation of
+this section, of any offense committed in violation of any
+county or municipal ordinance in any state, any state law,
+any federal law, or any military law which if committed in
+this state would be chargeable or indictable as a violation
+of any offense listed in this subsection, in which case it
+
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+is a class E felony] defendant has previously been found
+guilty of a violation of this section or section 565.090, or
+of any offense committed in another jurisdiction which, if
+committed in this state, would be chargeable or indictable
+as a violation of any offense listed in this section or
+section 565.090, in which case harassment in the second
+degree is a class E felony.
+ 3. This section shall not apply to activities of
+federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement
+officers conducting investigations of violations of federal,
+state, county, or municipal law.
+ 565.225. 1. [As used in this section and section
+565.227, the term "disturbs" shall mean to engage in a
+course of conduct directed at a specific person that serves
+no legitimate purpose and that would cause a reasonable
+person under the circumstances to be frightened,
+intimidated, or emotionally distressed.
+ 2.] A person commits the offense of stalking in the
+first degree if he or she [purposely] knowingly, through
+[his or her] a course of conduct[, disturbs or follows with
+the intent of disturbing] that is directed at another person
+[and] or through technological abuse conduct, engages in
+conduct that would cause a reasonable person under similar
+circumstances to:
+ (1) [Makes a threat communicated with the intent to
+cause the person who is the target of the threat to
+reasonably] Fear [for his or her safety, the safety of his
+or her family or household member, or the safety of domestic
+animals or livestock as defined in section 276.606 kept at
+such person's residence or on such person's property. The
+threat shall be against the life of, or a threat to cause
+physical] death or bodily injury to[, or the kidnapping of]
+the person[,];
+
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+ (2) Fear that an offense will be committed against a
+member of the person's family or household members, or [the
+person's domestic animals or livestock as defined in section
+276.606 kept at such person's residence or on such person's
+property] an individual with whom the person has a dating
+relationship; [or
+ (2) At least one of the acts constituting the course
+of conduct is in violation of an order of protection and the
+person has received actual notice of such order; or]
+ (3) [At least one of the actions constituting the
+course of conduct is in violation of a condition of
+probation, parole, pretrial release, or release on bond
+pending appeal] Fear that an offense will be committed
+against the person's property; or
+ (4) [At any time during the course of conduct, the
+other person is seventeen years of age or younger and the
+person disturbing the other person is twenty-one years of
+age or older; or
+ (5) He or she has previously been found guilty of
+domestic assault, violation of an order of protection, or
+any other crime where the other person was the victim; or
+ (6) At any time during the course of conduct, the
+other person is a participant of the address confidentiality
+program under sections 589.660 to 589.681, and the person
+disturbing the other person knowingly accesses or attempts
+to access the address of the other person] Feel harassed,
+terrified, or intimidated.
+ [3.] 2. Any law enforcement officer may arrest,
+without a warrant, any person he or she has probable cause
+to believe has violated the provisions of this section.
+ [4.] 3. This section shall not apply to activities of
+federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement
+
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+officers conducting investigations of any violation of
+federal, state, county, or municipal law.
+ [5.] 4. The offense of stalking in the first degree is
+a class E felony, unless the defendant has previously been
+found guilty of a violation of this section or section
+565.227, or any offense committed in another jurisdiction
+which, if committed in this state, would be chargeable or
+indictable as a violation of any offense listed in this
+section or section 565.227, or unless the victim is
+intentionally targeted as a law enforcement officer, as
+defined in section 556.061, or the victim is targeted
+because he or she is a relative within the second degree of
+consanguinity or affinity to a law enforcement officer, in
+which case stalking in the first degree is a class D felony.
+ 565.227. 1. A person commits the offense of stalking
+in the second degree if he or she [purposely, through his or
+her course of] knowingly engages in a course of conduct[,
+disturbs, or follows with the intent to disturb another
+person] directed at a specific person or technological abuse
+conduct which would cause a reasonable person under the
+circumstances to feel harassed, terrified, or intimidated.
+ 2. This section shall not apply to activities of
+federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement
+officers conducting investigations of any violation of
+federal, state, county, or municipal law.
+ 3. Any law enforcement officer may arrest, without a
+warrant, any person he or she has probable cause to believe
+has violated the provisions of this section.
+ 4. The offense of stalking in the second degree is a
+class A misdemeanor, unless the defendant has previously
+been found guilty of a violation of this section or section
+565.225, or of any offense committed in another jurisdiction
+which, if committed in this state, would be chargeable or
+
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+indictable as a violation of any offense listed in this
+section or section 565.225, or unless the victim is
+intentionally targeted as a law enforcement officer, as
+defined in section 556.061, or the victim is targeted
+because he or she is a relative within the second degree of
+consanguinity or affinity to a law enforcement officer, in
+which case stalking in the second degree is a class E felony.
+ 565.260. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this
+section, a person commits the offense of unlawful tracking
+of a motor vehicle if the person knowingly installs,
+conceals, or otherwise places an electronic tracking device
+in or on a motor vehicle without the consent of all owners
+of the vehicle for the purpose of monitoring or following an
+occupant or occupants of the vehicle. As used in this
+section, "person" does not include the manufacturer of the
+motor vehicle.
+ 2. (1) It shall not be an offense under this section
+if the installing, concealing, or placing of an electronic
+tracking device in or on a motor vehicle is by, or at the
+direction of, a law enforcement officer in furtherance of a
+criminal investigation and such investigation is carried out
+in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
+ (2) If the installing, concealing, or placing of an
+electronic tracking device in or on a motor vehicle is by,
+or at the direction of, a parent or legal guardian who owns
+or leases the vehicle, and if the device is used solely for
+the purpose of monitoring the minor child of the parent or
+legal guardian when the child is an occupant of the vehicle,
+the installation, concealment, or placement of the device in
+or on the vehicle without the consent of any or all
+occupants of the vehicle shall not be an offense under this
+section.
+
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+ (3) It shall not be an offense under this section if
+the installing, concealing, or placing of an electronic
+tracking device in or on a motor vehicle is for the purpose
+of tracking the location of stolen goods being transported
+in the vehicle or for the purpose of tracking the location
+of the vehicle if the motor vehicle is stolen.
+ (4) It shall not be an offense under this section if
+the installing, concealing, or placing of an electronic
+tracking device in or on a motor vehicle is by a legally
+authorized representative of a vulnerable adult. As used in
+this subdivision, "vulnerable adult" means any person
+eighteen years of age or older who is impaired by reason of
+mental illness, intellectual or developmental disability,
+physical illness or disability, or other causes, including
+age, to the extent the adult lacks sufficient understanding
+or capacity to make, communicate, or carry out reasonable
+decisions concerning his or her well-being or has one or
+more limitations that substantially impair the adult's
+ability to independently provide for his or her daily needs
+or safeguard his or her person, property, or legal interests.
+ (5) If the installing, concealing, or placing of an
+electronic tracking device in or on a motor vehicle is by,
+or at the direction of, a person who obtains consent from
+all owners of the vehicle, the installation, concealment, or
+placement of the device in or on the vehicle shall not be an
+offense under this section.
+ (6) It shall not be an offense under this section if
+the installing, concealing, or placing of an electronic
+tracking device in or on a motor vehicle is by a vehicle
+rental, sharing, or leasing company that rents motor
+vehicles for the purpose of tracking or managing the motor
+vehicles owned by such company or providing services to
+customers.
+
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+ (7) It shall not be an offense under this section if
+the installing, concealing, or placing of an electronic
+tracking device in or on a motor vehicle is by a lienholder
+or agent of a lienholder acting to track the movement or
+location of a motor vehicle in order to repossess the motor
+vehicle.
+ (8) It shall not be an offense under this section if
+the installing, concealing, or placing of an electronic
+tracking device in or on a motor vehicle is for any party to
+participate in a voluntary usage-based insurance program.
+"Voluntary usage-based insurance program" shall mean any
+program implemented by, or on behalf of, an insurance
+company that collects, records, or transmits information
+relating to driving behavior of an insured party.
+ 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a
+tracking system installed by the manufacturer of a motor
+vehicle.
+ 4. The offense of unlawful tracking of a motor vehicle
+is a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class E
+felony for any second or subsequent offense.
+ 565.400. 1. A person commits the offense of
+cyberharassment if such person purposely or knowingly
+engages in a threatening, aggressive, or otherwise fear-
+inducing, course of conduct by using digital technology,
+internet service providers, electronic service providers or
+other electronic communications and devices cause reasonable
+fear, alarm, anxiety, undo stress, or terror to others by
+repeated contact with no legitimate purpose.
+ 2. The first offense of cyberharassment shall be a
+class B misdemeanor. A second and any subsequent offense
+shall be a class A misdemeanor.
+ 565.405. 1. A person commits the offense of
+cyberstalking if such person purposely or knowingly engages
+
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+in a threatening, aggressive, or otherwise fear-inducing,
+course of conduct by using digital technology, internet
+service providers, electronic service providers or other
+electronic communications and devices to enhance the ability
+to intimidate, track, follow or cause reasonable fear,
+alarm, anxiety, undo stress, or terror to another person.
+ 2. The first offense of cyberstalking shall be a class
+A misdemeanor. A second and any subsequent offense shall be
+a class E felony.
+ 573.570. 1. As used in this section, the following
+terms mean:
+ (1) "Depicted individual", an individual who, as a
+result of digitization or by means of digital manipulation,
+appears in whole or in part in an intimate digital depiction
+and who is identifiable by virtue of the individual's face,
+likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a
+unique birthmark or other recognizable feature, or from
+information displayed in connection with the digital
+depiction;
+ (2) "Digital depiction", a realistic visual depiction
+of an individual that has been created or altered using
+digital manipulation;
+ (3) "Information content providers", any person or
+entity that is responsible, in whole or in part, for the
+creation or development of information provided through the
+internet or any other interactive computer service;
+ (4) "Intimate digital depiction", a digital depiction
+of an individual that has been created or altered using
+digital manipulation and that depicts:
+ (a) The uncovered genitals, pubic area, anus, or
+postpubescent female nipple of an identifiable individual;
+ (b) The display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids:
+
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+ a. Onto any part of the body of an identifiable
+individual; or
+ b. From the body of an identifiable individual; or
+ (c) An identifiable individual engaging in sexually
+explicit conduct;
+ (5) "Sexually explicit conduct", actual or simulated:
+ (a) Sexual intercourse, including genital-genital,
+oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between
+persons of the same or opposite sex;
+ (b) Bestiality;
+ (c) Masturbation;
+ (d) Sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
+ (e) Lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic
+area of any person.
+ 2. A person commits the offense of disclosure of an
+intimate digital depiction if the person:
+ (1) Discloses an intimate digital depiction:
+ (a) With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, alarm,
+or cause substantial harm to the finances or reputation of
+the depicted individual; or
+ (b) With the actual knowledge that, or reckless
+disregard for whether, such disclosure will cause physical,
+emotional, reputational, or economic harm to the depicted
+individual; or
+ (2) Threatens to disclose an intimate digital
+depiction:
+ (a) With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, alarm,
+or cause substantial harm to the finances or reputation of
+the depicted individual; or
+ (b) With the actual knowledge that, or reckless
+disregard for whether, such threatened disclosure will cause
+physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to the
+depicted individual.
+
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+ 3. (1) A violation of subdivision (1) of subsection 2
+of this section shall be a class D felony.
+ (2) A violation of subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of
+this section shall be a class E felony.
+ (3) A violation of subsection 2 of this section shall
+be a class C felony if:
+ (a) The violation is a second or other subsequent
+violation of subsection 2 of this section; or
+ (b) The violation is such that the digital depiction
+could be reasonably expected to:
+ a. Affect the conduct of any administrative,
+legislative, or judicial proceeding of a federal, state,
+local, or tribal government agency, including the
+administration of an election or the conduct of foreign
+relations; or
+ b. Facilitate violence.
+ 4. It shall not be a defense to an offense of
+disclosure of an intimate digital depiction under this
+section that there is a disclaimer stating that the intimate
+digital depiction of the depicted individual was
+unauthorized or that the depicted individual did not
+participate in the creation or development of the digital
+depiction.
+ 5. For the purposes of this section, a provider of an
+interactive computer service shall not be held to have
+committed the offense of disclosure of an intimate digital
+depiction due to:
+ (1) Any action voluntarily taken in good faith to
+restrict access to or availability of intimate digital
+depictions; or
+ (2) Any action taken to enable or make available to
+information content providers or other persons the technical
+means to restrict access to intimate digital depictions.
+
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+ 573.575. 1. A person commits the offense of sadistic
+online exploitation if he or she:
+ (1) Uses the internet to manipulate, intimidate, hurt,
+scare, control, or threaten a victim to undergo suffering
+through forcing their submission, use of violence, self-
+harm, or destruction for sadistic or sinister purposes;
+ (2) Coerces a victim into performing self-harm, animal
+harm, harming another person, sharing person information, or
+suicidal actions or ideations;
+ (3) Uses non-physical forms of coercion, manipulation,
+shame or fear to extort another person into providing
+sexually explicit content then using such content to further
+extort, threaten, or control the victim; or
+ (4) Uses intimate depictions as devices to threaten or
+coerce a victim by demanding any kind of financial gain.
+ 2. The offense of sadistic online exploitation shall
+be a class E felony.

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