- Introduced -

SB 849 - This act creates the crime of "enticement of a child" when a person uses words, action, electronic mail, or the Internet in attempting to persuade any person less than sixteen years of age to leave home or school or persuade a child to enter an enclosed area to conceal the child from public view for the purposes of engaging in lewd, illicit, or criminal conduct with the child. The penalty for enticement of a child is a Class A misdemeanor. If the person has either pled guilty or been found guilty of violating this section, Section 568.045, 568.050, or 568.060, RSMo, or Chapter 566, RSMo, the violation becomes a Class D felony.

This act is identical to HB 1227 (2002).

SARAH MORROW