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Missouri Sex Offenders

Missouri established its own sex offender law in January 1995 after Megan’s Law. The law follows the standards of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Act.

Sex offenders in Missouri must register within 3 days of release from jail or correction facility. Offenders on probation must register with the state’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer, in person.

Persons convicted of a sex crime in another state but wishes to move to Missouri must register in the state. Such persons must contact the Chief Law Enforcement Officer within 3 days of moving into Missouri.

Sex offender’s registration in Missouri lasts for a lifetime unless pardoned by the court of law. Sex offenders in the state must report any changes to their registered information to the Chief Law Enforcement Officer.

The Chief Law Enforcement Officer notifies the public when a sex offender moves into a neighborhood. The CLEO warns the public about the dangers of living with an offender. This information protects the residents of Missouri from recidivism.

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Missouri Sex Offender Registry

Missouri Sex Offender Registry maintains information on sex offenders in the state. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is in charge of the registry. Sex offenders may pay a registration fee of up to $10 to the chief law enforcement officer for the initial registration.

Any other changes to the registered information may attract a fee of about $5. Residents of Missouri can access the registry through their official website.

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Top Offenses
  • Statutory Rape-2nd Degre
  • Child Molest-1st Degree
  • Sodomy
  • Statutory Sodomy-2nd Deg
  • Sexual Assault
Counties in Missouri with the highest number of offenders:
  • Jackson County
  • St. Louis County
  • St. Louis City
  • Greene County
  • Jefferson County
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Missouri Sex Crimes Requiring Offender Registration
  • Any offense of chapter 566, where the victim is under 18
  • Forcible rape - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.030 (West 2008).
  • Statutory rape (1st degree) - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.032 (West 2008).
  • Statutory rape (2nd degree) - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.034 (West 2008).
  • Sexual assault - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.040 (West 2008).
  • Forcible sodomy - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.060 (West 2008).
  • Statutory sodomy (1st degree) - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.062 (West 2008).
  • Statutory sodomy (2nd degree) - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.064 (West 2008).
  • Child molestation (1st degree) - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.067 (West 2008).
  • Child molestation (2nd degree), if the actor has previously been convicted of a sexual offense or in the course, thereof the actor inflicts serious physical injury on any person, displays a deadly weapon or
  • The dangerous instrument in a threatening manner or the offense is committed as part of a ritual or ceremony - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.068 (West 2008).
  • Deviate sexual assault - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.070 (West 2008).
  • Sexual misconduct involving a child - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.083 (West 2008).
  • Sexual contact with a student while on public school property - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.086 (West 2008).
  • Sexual misconduct (1st degree), if the actor has previously been convicted of a sexual offense or if 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- MO. REV. STAT. § 566.090 (West 2008).
  • Sexual misconduct (2nd degree), if the victim is under 18 - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.093 (West 2008).
  • Sexual misconduct (3rd degree), if the victim is under 18 - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.095 (West 2008).
  • Sexual abuse - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.100 (West 2008).
  • Unlawful sex with an animal, if the defendant has previously been convicted of a sex offense - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.111 (West 2008).
  • Sexual contact with an inmate - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.145 (West 2008).
  • Enticement of a child - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.151 (West 2008).
  • A person commits the crime of age misrepresentation with the internet to solicit a minor when he or she knowingly misrepresents his or her age with the intent to use the internet to engage in criminal sexual conduct involving a minor MO. REV. STAT. § 566.153 (2008).
  • Abusing an individual through forced labor - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.203 (West 2008).
  • Trafficking for slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor - MO. REV. STAT.§ 566.206 (West 2008).
  • Trafficking for sexual exploitation - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.209 (West 2008).
  • Sexual trafficking of a child - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.212 (West 2008).
  • Contributing to human trafficking - MO. REV. STAT. § 566.215 (West 2008).
  • Kidnapping - MO. REV. STAT. § 565.110 (West 2008).
  • Felonious restraint - MO. REV. STAT. § 565.120 (West 2008).
  • Promoting prostitution in the first degree - MO. REV. STAT. § 567.050 (West 2008).
  • Promoting prostitution in the second degree - MO. REV. STAT. § 567.060 (West 2008).
  • Promoting prostitution in the third degree - MO. REV. STAT. § 567.070 (West 2008).
  • Sexual exploitation of a minor - MO. REV. STAT. § 573.023 (West 2008).
  • Promoting child pornography in the first degree - MO. REV. STAT. § 573.025 (West 2008).
  • Promoting child pornography in the second degree - MO. REV. STAT. § 573.035 (West 2008).
  • Possession of child pornography - MO. REV. STAT. § 573.037 (West 2008).
  • Furnishing pornographic material to minors - MO. REV. STAT. § 573.040 (West 2008).
  • Public display of explicit sexual material - MO. REV. STAT. § 573.060 (West 2008).
  • Coercing acceptance of obscene material - MO. REV. STAT. § 573.065 (West 2008).
  • Promoting obscenity in the first degree - MO. REV. STAT. § 573.020 (West 2008).
  • Incest - MO. REV. STAT. § 568.020 (West 2008).
  • Abuse of a child - MO. REV. STAT. § 568.060 (West 2008).
  • Use of a child in a sexual performance - MO. REV. STAT. § 568.080 (West 2008).
  • Promoting sexual performance by a child - MO. REV. STAT. § 568.090 (West 2008).
  • A person required to register in another state or has been or is required to register under the federal or military law.
Information maintained in Missouri Sex Offender Registry

V.A.M.S. § 589.407

(1) A statement in writing signed by the person, giving the name, address, Social Security number and phone number of the person, the license plate number and vehicle description, including the year, make, model, and color of each vehicle owned or operated by the offender, any online identifiers, as defined in section 43.651, RSMo, used by the person, the place of employment of such person, enrollment within any institutions of higher education, the crime which requires registration, whether the person was sentenced as a persistent or predatory offender pursuant to section 558.018, RSMo, the date, place, and a brief description of such crime, the date and place of the conviction or plea regarding such crime, the age and gender of the victim at the time of the offense and whether the person completed the Missouri sexual offender program pursuant to section 589.040, if applicable;

(2)The fingerprints, palm prints, and a photograph of the person; and

(3) A DNA sample, if a sample has not already been obtained.

2. The offender shall provide identification and documentation to substantiate the accuracy of the information completed on the offender registration form, including but not limited to the following:

(1) A photocopy of a valid driver's license or non driver's identification card;

(2) A document verifying proof of the offender's residency; and

(3) A photocopy of the vehicle registration for each of the offender's vehicles.

Community Notification and Websites

V.A.M.S. § 589.402

1. The chief law enforcement officer of the county may maintain a web page on the Internet, which shall be open to the public and shall include a registered sexual offender search capability.

V.A.M.S. § 589.403

When a person lists an address where he or she expects to reside that is not in this state, the initial registration shall be forwarded to the Missouri state highway patrol.

V.A.M.S. § 589.415

Any probation officer or parole officer assigned to a sexual offender who is required to register shall notify the appropriate law enforcement officials whenever the officer has reason to believe that the offender will be changing his or her residence.

Limitations on Residency or Employment

V.A.M.S. § 566.147 (WEST 2008)

Any person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or hereafter has pleaded guilty or nolo contender to, or been convicted of, or been found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of subsection 2 of section 568.020, RSMo, incest; section 568.045, RSMo, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; subsection 2 of section 568.080, RSMo, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090, RSMo, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, RSMo, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, RSMo, promoting child pornography in the first degree; section 573.035, RSMo, promoting child pornography in the second degree; section 573.037, RSMo, possession of child pornography, or section 573.040, RSMo, furnishing pornographic material to minors; or for an offense in any other state or foreign country, or under federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a violation listed in this section shall not reside within one thousand feet of any public school as defined in section 160.011, RSMo, or any private school giving instruction in a grade or grades not higher than the twelfth grade, or child-care facility as defined in section 210.201, RSMo, which is in existence at the time the individual begins to reside at the location.

2. If such person has already established a residence and a public school, a private school, or child-care facility is subsequently built or placed within one thousand feet of such person's residence, then such person shall, within one week of the opening of such public school, private school, or child-care facility, notify the county sheriff where such public school, private school, or child-care facility is located that he or she is now residing within one thousand feet of such public school, private school, or child-care facility and shall provide verifiable proof to the sheriff that he or she resided there prior to the opening of such public school, private school, or child-care facility.

V.A.M.S. § 566.149 (West 2008)

1. Any person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, or been convicted of, or been found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of subsection 2 of section 568.020, RSMo, incest; section 568.045, RSMo, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; subsection 2 of section 568.080, RSMo, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 568.090, RSMo, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, RSMo, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, RSMo, promoting child pornography; or section 573.040, RSMo, furnishing pornographic material to minors; or for an offense in any other state or foreign country, or under tribal, federal, or military jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a violation listed in this section shall not be present in or loiter within five hundred feet of any school building, on real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds, or in the conveyance, unless the offender is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a student present in the building and has met the conditions set forth in subsection 2 of this section.

2. No parent, legal guardian, or custodian who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, or been convicted of, or been found guilty of violating any of the offenses listed in subsection 1 of this section shall be present in any school building, on real property comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity when persons under the age of eighteen are present in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance unless the parent, legal guardian, or custodian has permission to be present from the superintendent or school board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is granted, the superintendent or the school board president must inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Permission may be granted by the superintendent, school board, or in the case of a private school from the principal for more than one event at a time, such as a series of events, however, the parent, legal guardian, or custodian must obtain permission for any other event he or she wishes to attend for which he or she has not yet had permission granted.

Duration of Registration

V.A.M.S. § 589.400

(3) Registration is a lifetime requirement unless the offender has been pardoned or the conviction has been reversed, vacated or set aside.

Timeframe for Registration

Registered before release; 14 days of coming into the state; 10 days of changing the address

Applies to Offenders Convicted in another State?

Yes

Verification of Address

No

Penalties for Non-Compliance

Class A misdemeanor

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