- Introduced -

SB 573 - A person commits the crime of intimidation of a coach or sports official if he commits any of the following acts against such official and such act is motivated by the victim's status as a coach or sports official: 1) attempting to injure the coach or official; 2) threatening the coach or official; 3) touching the coach or official in an offensive manner; or 4) communicating to the coach or official a threat to commit any felony. Intimidation of a coach or sports official is a Class D felony. This language is similar to Section 574.093, RSMo, which creates the crime of ethnic intimidation in the second degree.

A sports official is defined as a referee, umpire or other official who registers with an organized training body or a person who volunteers as an official.

JOAN GUMMELS