SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 2 FOR
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILLS NOS. 969,
673 & 855
91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2002
3880S.20T
AN ACT
To repeal sections 43.540, 217.690, 547.170, 556.061, 565.225, 565.253, 566.010, 566.090, 589.400, 589.410, and 632.483, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof nineteen new sections relating to prosecution and prevention of sex crimes, with penalty provisions.
Section A.Sections 43.540, 217.690, 547.170, 556.061, 565.225, 565.253, 566.010, 566.090, 589.400, 589.410, 632.483, RSMo, are repealed and nineteen new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 43.540, 43.653, 43.656, 43.659, 217.690, 547.170, 556.061, 565.200, 565.225, 565.252, 565.253, 566.010, 566.090, 566.111, 566.145, 566.151, 589.400, 589.410 and 632.483, to read as follows:
43.540.1.As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1)"Criminal record review", a request to the highway patrol for information concerning any criminal history record for a felony or misdemeanor and any offense for which the person has registered pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425, RSMo;
(2)"Patient or resident", a person who by reason of aging, illness, disease or physical or mental infirmity receives or requires care or services furnished by a provider, as defined in this section, or who resides or boards in, or is otherwise kept, cared for, treated or accommodated in a facility as defined in section 198.006, RSMo, for a period exceeding twenty-four consecutive hours;
(3)"Patrol", the Missouri state highway patrol;
(4)"Provider", any licensed day care home, licensed day care center, licensed child placing agency, licensed residential care facility for children, licensed group home, licensed foster family group home, licensed foster family home or any operator licensed pursuant to chapter 198, RSMo, any employer of nurses or nursing assistants for temporary or intermittent placement in health care facilities or any entity licensed pursuant to chapter 197, RSMo;
(5)"Youth services agency", any public or private agency, school, or association which provides programs, care or treatment for or which exercises supervision over minors.
2.Upon receipt of a written request from a private investigatory agency, a youth service agency or a provider, with the written consent of the applicant, the highway patrol shall conduct a criminal record review of an applicant for a paid or voluntary position with the agency or provider if such position would place the applicant in contact with minors, patients or residents.
3.Any request for information made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be on a form provided by the highway patrol and shall be signed by the person who is the subject of the request.
4.The patrol shall respond in writing to the youth service agency or provider making a request for information pursuant to this section and shall inform such youth service agency or provider of the address and offense for which the offender registered pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425, RSMo, and the nature of the offense, and the date, place and court for any other offenses contained in the criminal record review.Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the youth service agency or provider making such request shall have access to all records of arrests resulting in an adjudication where the applicant was found guilty or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in a prosecution pursuant to chapter 565, RSMo, sections 566.010 to 566.141, RSMo, or under the laws of any state or the United States for offenses described in sections 566.010 to 566.141, RSMo, or chapter 565, RSMo, during the period of any probation imposed by the sentencing court.
5.Any information received by a provider or a youth services agency pursuant to this section shall be used solely for the provider's or youth service agency's internal purposes in determining the suitability of an applicant or volunteer.The information shall be confidential and any person who discloses the information beyond the scope allowed in this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.The patrol shall inform, in writing, the provider or youth services agency of the requirements of this subsection and the penalties provided in this subsection at the time it releases any information pursuant to this section.
43.653.The highway patrol is hereby authorized to create, direct, control and supervise the "Missouri Regional Computer Forensics Lab" (RCFL).The highway patrol has the ability to bring together federal, state, and local resources to fight computer crimes for the purposes listed in section 43.656.The RCFL shall be located within a twenty-five mile radius of an international airport.
43.656.It is hereby found and declared that:
(1)With the widespread use of computers, the Internet and electronic devices to commit crimes and the critical lack of resources at state and local levels;
(2)Modern day criminals have learned to exploit the Internet and electronic communication to leverage computer technology to reach a virtually unlimited number of victims while maintaining a maximum level of anonymity, computer crimes will continue to mount, especially in, but not limited to, the areas of child pornography and sexual offenses involving children, consumer fraud and harassment.
(3)It is necessary for the protection of the citizens of this state that provisions be made for the establishment of the Missouri regional computer forensics lab to prevent and reduce computer, Internet and other electronically-based crimes.
43.659.The highway patrol shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 43.653 to 43.656, to enter into agreements or other transactions with, negotiate memorandum of understanding with all governmental agencies, participate in interstate computer forensic matters as they relate to the purposes of the center, both within and outside the state when necessary or appropriate, or when required to do so by a proper authority and accept grants and the cooperation of, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof or of this state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in furtherance of the purposes of this section, and to do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid and cooperation.
217.690.1.When in its opinion there is reasonable probability that an offender of a correctional center can be released without detriment to the community or to himself, the board may in its discretion release or parole such person except as otherwise prohibited by law.All paroles shall issue upon order of the board, duly adopted.
2.Before ordering the parole of any offender, the board shall have the offender appear before a hearing panel and shall conduct a personal interview with him, unless waived by the offender.A parole shall be ordered only for the best interest of society, not as an award of clemency; it shall not be considered a reduction of sentence or a pardon.An offender shall be placed on parole only when the board believes that he is able and willing to fulfill the obligations of a law-abiding citizen.Every offender while on parole shall remain in the legal custody of the department but shall be subject to the orders of the board.
3.The board shall adopt rules not inconsistent with law, in accordance with section 217.040, with respect to the eligibility of offenders for parole, the conduct of parole hearings or conditions to be imposed upon paroled offenders.Whenever an order for parole is issued it shall recite the conditions of such parole.
4.When considering parole for an offender with consecutive sentences, the minimum term for eligibility for parole shall be calculated by adding the minimum terms for parole eligibility for each of the consecutive sentences, except the minimum term for parole eligibility shall not exceed the minimum term for parole eligibility for an ordinary life sentence.
5.Any offender under a sentence for first degree murder who has been denied release on parole after a parole hearing shall not be eligible for another parole hearing until at least three years from the month of the parole denial; however, this subsection shall not prevent a release pursuant to subsection 4 of section 558.011, RSMo.
6.Parole hearings shall, at a minimum, contain the following procedures:
(1)The victim or person representing the victim who attends a hearing may be accompanied by one other person;
(2)The victim or person representing the victim who attends a hearing shall have the option of giving testimony in the presence of the inmate or to the hearing panel without the inmate being present;
(3)The victim or person representing the victim may call or write the parole board rather than attend the hearing;
(4)The victim or person representing the victim may have a personal meeting with a board member at the board's central office; [and]
(5)The judge, prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney and a representative of the local law enforcement agency investigating the crime shall be allowed to attend the hearing or provide information to the hearing panel in regard to the parole consideration; and
(6)The board shall evaluate information listed in the juvenile sex offender registry pursuant to section 211.425, RSMo, provided the offender is between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one, as it impacts the safety of the community.
7.The board shall notify any person of the results of a parole eligibility hearing if the person indicates to the board a desire to be notified.
8.The board may, at its discretion, require any offender seeking parole to meet certain conditions during the term of that parole so long as said conditions are not illegal or impossible for the offender to perform.These conditions may include an amount of restitution to the state for the cost of that offender's incarceration.
9.Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require the release of an offender on parole nor to reduce the sentence of an offender heretofore committed.
10.Beginning January 1, 2001, the board shall not order a parole unless the offender has obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent, or unless the board is satisfied that the offender, while committed to the custody of the department, has made an honest good-faith effort to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent; provided that the director may waive this requirement by certifying in writing to the board that the offender has actively participated in mandatory education programs or is academically unable to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent.
547.170.In all cases where an appeal or writ of error is prosecuted from a judgment in a criminal cause, except where the defendant is under sentence of death or imprisonment in the penitentiary for life, or a sentence of imprisonment for a violation of sections 195.222, RSMo, 565.021, RSMo, 565.050, RSMo, [or] subsections 1 and 2 of section 566.030, sections 566.032, 566.060 and 566.062, RSMo, any court or officer authorized to order a stay of proceedings under the preceding provisions may allow a writ of habeas corpus, to bring up the defendant, and may thereupon let him to bail upon a recognizance, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by such court or judge.
556.061.In this code, unless the context requires a different definition, the following shall apply:
(1)"Affirmative defense" has the meaning specified in section 556.056;
(2)"Burden of injecting the issue" has the meaning specified in section 556.051;
(3)"Commercial film and photographic print processor", any person who develops exposed photographic film into negatives, slides or prints, or who makes prints from negatives or slides, for compensation.The term commercial film and photographic print processor shall include all employees of such persons but shall not include a person who develops film or makes prints for a public agency;
(4)"Confinement":
(a)A person is in confinement when such person is held in a place of confinement pursuant to arrest or order of a court, and remains in confinement until:
a.A court orders the person's release; or
b.The person is released on bail, bond, or recognizance, personal or otherwise; or
c.A public servant having the legal power and duty to confine the person authorizes his release without guard and without condition that he return to confinement;
(b)A person is not in confinement if:
a.The person is on probation or parole, temporary or otherwise; or
b.The person is under sentence to serve a term of confinement which is not continuous, or is serving a sentence under a work-release program, and in either such case is not being held in a place of confinement or is not being held under guard by a person having the legal power and duty to transport the person to or from a place of confinement;
(5)"Consent": consent or lack of consent may be expressed or implied.Assent does not constitute consent if:
(a)It is given by a person who lacks the mental capacity to authorize the conduct charged to constitute the offense and such mental incapacity is manifest or known to the actor; or
(b)It is given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or intoxication, is manifestly unable or known by the actor to be unable to make a reasonable judgment as to the nature or harmfulness of the conduct charged to constitute the offense; or
(c)It is induced by force, duress or deception;
(6)"Criminal negligence" has the meaning specified in section 562.016, RSMo;
(7)"Custody", a person is in custody when the person has been arrested but has not been delivered to a place of confinement;
(8)"Dangerous felony" means the felonies of arson in the first degree, assault in the first degree, attempted forcible rape if physical injury results, attempted forcible sodomy if physical injury results, forcible rape, forcible sodomy, kidnapping, murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree;
(9)"Dangerous instrument" means any instrument, article or substance, which, under the circumstances in which it is used, is readily capable of causing death or other serious physical injury;
(10)"Deadly weapon" means any firearm, loaded or unloaded, or any weapon from which a shot, readily capable of producing death or serious physical injury, may be discharged, or a switchblade knife, dagger, billy, blackjack or metal knuckles;
(11)"Felony" has the meaning specified in section 556.016;
(12)"Forcible compulsion" means either:
(a)Physical force that overcomes reasonable resistance; or
(b)A threat, express or implied, that places a person in reasonable fear of death, serious physical injury or kidnapping of such person or another person;
(13)"Incapacitated" means that physical or mental condition, temporary or permanent, in which a person is unconscious, unable to appraise the nature of such person's conduct, or unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.A person is not incapacitated with respect to an act committed upon such person if he or she became unconscious, unable to appraise the nature of such person's conduct or unable to communicate unwillingness to an act, after consenting to the act;
(14)"Infraction" has the meaning specified in section 556.021;
(15)"Inhabitable structure" has the meaning specified in section 569.010, RSMo;
(16)"Knowingly" has the meaning specified in section 562.016, RSMo;
(17)"Law enforcement officer" means any public servant having both the power and duty to make arrests for violations of the laws of this state, and federal law enforcement officers authorized to carry firearms and to make arrests for violations of the laws of the United States;
(18)"Misdemeanor" has the meaning specified in section 556.016;
(19)"Offense" means any felony, misdemeanor or infraction;
(20)"Physical injury" means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition;
(21)"Place of confinement" means any building or facility and the grounds thereof wherein a court is legally authorized to order that a person charged with or convicted of a crime be held;
(22)"Possess" or "possessed" means having actual or constructive possession of an object with knowledge of its presence.A person has actual possession if such person has the object on his or her person or within easy reach and convenient control.A person has constructive possession if such person has the power and the intention at a given time to exercise dominion or control over the object either directly or through another person or persons.Possession may also be sole or joint.If one person alone has possession of an object, possession is sole.If two or more persons share possession of an object, possession is joint;
(23)"Public servant" means any person employed in any way by a government of this state who is compensated by the government by reason of such person's employment, any person appointed to a position with any government of this state, or any person elected to a position with any government of this state. It includes, but is not limited to, legislators, jurors, members of the judiciary and law enforcement officers.It does not include witnesses;
(24)"Purposely" has the meaning specified in section 562.016, RSMo;
(25)"Recklessly" has the meaning specified in section 562.016, RSMo;
(26)"Ritual" or "ceremony" means an act or series of acts performed by two or more persons as part of an established or prescribed pattern of activity;
(27)"Serious emotional injury", an injury that creates a substantial risk of temporary or permanent medical or psychological damage, manifested by impairment of a behavioral, cognitive or physical condition.Serious emotional injury shall be established by testimony of qualified experts upon the reasonable expectation of probable harm to a reasonable degree of medical or psychological certainty;
(28)"Serious physical injury" means physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part of the body;
(29)"Sexual conduct" means acts of human masturbation; deviate sexual intercourse; sexual intercourse; or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or the breast of a female in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification;
(30)"Sexual contact" means any touching of the genitals or anus of any person, or the breast of any female person, or any such touching through the clothing, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire of any person;
(31)"Sexual performance", any performance, or part thereof, which includes sexual conduct by a child who is less than seventeen years of age;
(32)"Voluntary act" has the meaning specified in section 562.011, RSMo.
565.200.1.Any owner or employee of a skilled nursing facility, as defined in section 198.006, RSMo, or an Alzheimer's special unit or program, as defined in section 198.505, RSMo, who:
(1)Has sexual contact, as defined in section 566.010, RSMo, with a resident is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.Any person who commits a second or subsequent violation of this subdivision is guilty of a class A misdemeanor; or
(2)Has sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse, as defined in section 566.010, RSMo, with a resident is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.Any person who commits a second or subsequent violation of this subdivision is guilty of a class D felony.
2.The provisions of this section shall not apply to an owner or employee of a skilled nursing facility or Alzheimer's special unit or program who engages in sexual conduct, as defined in section 566.010, RSMo, with a resident to whom the owner or employee is married.
3.Consent of the victim is not a defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section.
565.225.1.As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1)"Course of conduct", a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts, which may include electronic or other communications, 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;
(2)"Credible threat", a threat made with the intent to cause the person who is the target of the threat to reasonably fear for his or her safety.The threat must be against the life of, or a threat to cause physical injury to, a person and may include a threat communicated to the targeted person in writing, including electronic communications, by telephone, or by the posting of a site or message that is accessible via computer;
(3)"Harasses", to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that serves no legitimate purpose, that would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and that actually causes substantial emotional distress to that person.
2.Any person who purposely and repeatedly harasses or follows with the intent of harassing another person commits the crime of stalking.
3.Any person who purposely and repeatedly harasses or follows with the intent of harassing or harasses another person, and makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of death or serious physical injury, commits the crime of aggravated stalking.
4.The crime of stalking shall be a class A misdemeanor for the first offense.A second or subsequent offense within five years of a previous finding or plea of guilt against any victim shall be a class D felony.
5.The crime of aggravated stalking shall be a class D felony for the first offense.A second or subsequent offense within five years of a previous finding or plea of guilt against any victim shall be a class C felony.
6.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.
565.252.1.A person commits the crime of invasion of privacy in the first degree if such person:
(1)Knowingly photographs or films another person, without the person's knowledge and consent, while the person being photographed or filmed is in a state of full or partial nudity and is in a place where one would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, and the person subsequently distributes the photograph or film to another or transmits the image contained in the photograph or film in a manner that allows access to that image via a computer; or
(2)Knowingly disseminates or permits the dissemination by any means, to another person, of a videotape, photograph, or film obtained in violation of subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section or in violation of section 565.253.
2.Invasion of privacy in the first degree is a class D felony.
565.253.1.A person commits the crime of invasion of privacy in the second degree if [he]:
(1)Such person knowingly views, photographs or films another person, without that person's knowledge and consent, while the person being viewed, photographed or filmed is in a state of full or partial nudity and is in a place where [he] one would have a reasonable expectation of privacy; or
(2)Such person knowingly uses a concealed camcorder or photographic camera of any type to secretly videotape, photograph, or record by electronic means, another person under or through the clothing worn by that other person for the purpose of viewing the body of or the undergarments worn by that other person without that person's consent.
2.Invasion of privacy in the second degree pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section is a class A misdemeanor; unless more than one person is viewed, photographed or filmed in full or partial nudity in violation of sections 565.250 to 565.257 during the same course of conduct, in which case invasion of privacy is a class D felony; and unless committed by a [prior invasion of privacy offender] a person who has previously pled guilty to or been found guilty of invasion of privacy, in which case invasion of privacy is a class [C] D felony.Invasion of privacy in the second degree pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section is a class A misdemeanor; unless more than one person is secretly videotaped, photographed or recorded in violation of sections 565.250 to 565.257 during the same course of conduct, in which case invasion of privacy is a class D felony; and unless committed by a person who has previously pled guilty to or been found guilty of invasion of privacy, in which case invasion of privacy is a class C felony.Prior pleas or findings of guilt shall be pled and proven in the same manner required by the provisions of section 558.021, RSMo.
566.010.As used in this chapter and chapter 568, RSMo, the following terms mean:
(1)"Deviate sexual intercourse", any act involving the genitals of one person and the hand, mouth, tongue, or anus of another person or a sexual act involving the penetration, however slight, of the male or female sex organ or the anus by a finger, instrument or object done for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person;
(2)"Sexual conduct", sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse or sexual contact;
(3)"Sexual contact", any touching of another person with the genitals or any touching of the genitals or anus of another person, or the breast of a female person, or such touching through the clothing, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire of any person;
(4)"Sexual intercourse", any penetration, however slight, of the female sex organ by the male sex organ, whether or not an emission results.
566.090.1.A person commits the crime of sexual misconduct in the first degree if he has deviate sexual intercourse with another person of the same sex or he purposely subjects another person to sexual contact [or engages in conduct which would constitute sexual contact except that the touching occurs through the clothing] without that person's consent.
2.Sexual misconduct in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor unless the actor has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter or unless in the course thereof the actor displays a deadly weapon in a threatening manner or the offense is committed as a part of a ritual or ceremony, in which case it is a class D felony.
566.111.1.A person commits the crime of unlawful sex with an animal if that person engages in sexual conduct with an animal or engages in sexual conduct with an animal for commercial or recreational purposes.
2.Unlawful sex with an animal is a class A misdemeanor unless the defendant has previously been convicted under this section, in which case the crime is a class D felony.
3.In addition to any penalty imposed or as a condition of probation the court may:
(1)Prohibit the defendant from harboring animals or residing in any household where animals are present during the period of probation or if probation is not granted for a period of time not to exceed two years after the defendant's sentence is completed;
(2)Order all animals in the defendant's possession subject to a civil forfeiture action under chapter 513, RSMo; or
(3)Order psychological evaluation and counseling of the defendant at the defendant's expense.
4.Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit generally accepted animal husbandry, farming and ranching practices or generally accepted veterinary medical practices.
5.For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
(1)"Animal", every creature, either alive or dead, other than a human being;
(2)"Sexual conduct with an animal", any touching of an animal with the genitals or any touching of the genitals or anus of an animal for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the person's sexual desire.
566.145.1.A person commits the crime of sexual contact with an inmate if such person is an employee of, or assigned to work in, any jail, prison or correctional facility and such person has sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with an inmate or resident of the facility.
2.Sexual contact with an inmate is a class D felony.
3.The victim's consent is not an affirmative defense.
566.151.1.A person at least twenty-one years of age or older commits the crime of enticement of a child if that person persuades, solicits, coaxes, entices, or lures whether by words, actions or through communication via the Internet or any electronic communication, any person who is less than fifteen years of age for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with a child.
2.It is not an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the other person was a peace officer masquerading as a minor.
3.Attempting to entice a child is a class D felony.
4.Enticement of a child is a class C felony unless the person has previously pled guilty to or been found guilty of violating the provisions of this section, section 568.045, 568.050, or section 568.060, RSMo, or chapter 566, RSMo, in which case it is a class B felony.
589.400.1.Sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall apply to:
(1) Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter convicted of, been found guilty of, or pled guilty to committing, or attempting to commit, [an] a felony offense of chapter 566, RSMo, or any offense of chapter 566, RSMo, where the victim is a minor; or
(2)Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter convicted of, been found guilty of, or pled guilty to committing, or attempting to commit one or more of the following offenses: kidnapping, pursuant to section 565.110, RSMo; felonious restraint; promoting prostitution in the first degree; promoting prostitution in the second degree; promoting prostitution in the third degree; incest; abuse of a child [used], pursuant to section 568.060, RSMo; use of a child in a sexual performance; or promoting sexual performance by a child; and committed or attempted to commit the offense against a victim who is a minor, defined for the purposes of sections 589.400 to 589.425 as a person under eighteen years of age; or
(3)Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been committed to the department of mental health as a criminal sexual psychopath; or
(4)Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been found not guilty as a result of mental disease or defect of any offense listed in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection; or
(5)Any person who is a resident of this state [and] who has, since July 1, 1979, or is hereafter convicted of, been found guilty of, or pled guilty to or nolo contendere in any other state or under federal jurisdiction to committing, or attempting to commit, an offense which, if committed in this state, would be a violation of chapter 566, RSMo, or a felony violation of any offense listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection or has been or is required to register in another state or has been or is required to register under federal or military law; or
(6)Any person who has been or is required to register in another state or has been or is required to register under federal or military law and who works or attends school or training on a full-time or on a part-time basis in Missouri.Part-time in this subdivision means for more than fourteen days in any twelve-month period.
2.Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply shall, within ten days of [coming into any county] conviction, release from incarceration, or placement upon probation, register with the chief law enforcement official of the county in which such person resides unless such person has already registered in that county for the same offense.Any person to whom sections 589.400 to 589.425 apply if not currently registered in their county of residence shall register with the chief law enforcement official of such county within ten days of the effective date of this section.The chief law enforcement official shall forward a copy of the registration form required by section 589.407 to a city, town or village law enforcement agency located within the county of the chief law enforcement official, if so requested.Such request may ask the chief law enforcement official to forward copies of all registration forms filed with such official.The chief law enforcement official may forward a copy of such registration form to any city, town or village law enforcement agency, if so requested.
3.The registration requirements of sections 589.400 through 589.425 are lifetime registration requirements unless all offenses requiring registration are reversed, vacated or set aside or unless the registrant is pardoned of the offenses requiring registration.
589.410.The chief law enforcement official shall forward the completed offender registration form to the Missouri state highway patrol within three days.The patrol shall enter the information into the Missouri uniform law enforcement system (MULES)where it is available to members of the criminal justice system, and other entities as provided by law, upon inquiry.
632.483.1.When it appears that a person may meet the criteria of a sexually violent predator, the agency with jurisdiction shall give written notice of such to the attorney general and the multidisciplinary team established in subsection 4 of this section.Written notice shall be given:
(1)Within three hundred sixty days prior to the anticipated release from a correctional center of the department of corrections of a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense, except that in the case of persons who are returned to prison for no more than one hundred eighty days as a result of revocation of postrelease supervision, written notice shall be given as soon as practicable following the person's readmission to prison;
(2)At any time prior to the release of a person who has been found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a sexually violent offense; or
(3)At any time prior to the release of a person who was committed as a criminal sexual psychopath pursuant to section 632.475 and statutes in effect before August 13, 1980.
2.The agency with jurisdiction shall [inform] provide the attorney general and the multidisciplinary team established in subsection 4 of this section [of] with the following:
(1)The person's name, identifying factors, anticipated future residence and offense history; [and]
(2)Documentation of institutional adjustment and any treatment received or refused, including the Missouri sexual offender program; and
(3)A determination by either a psychiatrist or a psychologist as defined in section 632.005, as to whether the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator.
3.The agency with jurisdiction, its employees, officials, members of the multidisciplinary team established in subsection 4 of this section, members of the prosecutor's review committee appointed as provided in subsection 5 of this section and individuals contracting or appointed to perform services hereunder shall be immune from liability for any conduct performed in good faith and without gross negligence pursuant to the provisions of sections 632.480 to 632.513.
4.The director of the department of mental health and the director of the department of corrections shall establish a multidisciplinary team consisting of no more than seven members, at least one from the department of corrections and the department of mental health, and which may include individuals from other state agencies to review available records of each person referred to such team pursuant to subsection 1 of this section.The team, within thirty days of receiving notice, shall assess whether or not the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator.The team shall notify the attorney general of its assessment.
5.The prosecutors coordinators training council established pursuant to section 56.760, RSMo, shall appoint a five-member prosecutors' review committee composed of a cross section of county prosecutors from urban and rural counties.
No more than three shall be from urban counties, and one member shall be the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the person was convicted or committed pursuant to chapter 552, RSMo.The committee shall review the records of each person referred to the attorney general pursuant to subsection 1 of this section.The prosecutors' review committee shall make a determination of whether or not the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator.The determination of the prosecutors' review committee or any member pursuant to this section or section 632.484 shall not be admissible evidence in any proceeding to prove whether or not the person is a sexually violent predator.The assessment of the multidisciplinary team shall be made available to the attorney general and the prosecutors' review committee.