Missouri · statute · Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 573 · 37 active provisions
As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean: (1) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar, juice bar, restaurant, bottle club, or other commercial establishment, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly features persons who appear semi-nude; (2) "Characterized by", describing the essent…
1. A person commits the offense of promoting obscenity in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person: (1) Wholesale promotes or possesses with the purpose to wholesale promote any obscene material; or (2) Wholesale promotes for minors or possesses with the purpose to wholesale promote for mi…
1. A person commits the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor if such person knowingly or recklessly photographs, films, videotapes, produces or otherwise creates obscene material with a minor or child sexual abuse material. 2. The offense of sexual exploitation of a minor is a class B felony unless the minor is a…
1. A person commits the offense of enabling sexual exploitation of a minor if such person acting with criminal negligence permits or allows any violation of section 566.210, 566.211, 573.020, 573.023, 573.025, 573.030, 573.035, 573.200, or 573.205. 2. The offense of enabling sexual exploitation of a minor is a class E…
1. A person commits the offense of promoting child sexual abuse material in the first degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child sexual abuse material of a child less than fourteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears to be a c…
1. A person commits the offense of promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, he or she: (1) Promotes or possesses with the purpose to promote any obscene material for pecuniary gain; or (2) Produces, presents, directs or participates in any obscene perf…
1. A person commits the offense of promoting child sexual abuse material in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child sexual abuse material of a minor under the age of eighteen or obscene material portraying what appears to be a minor…
1. A person commits the offense of possession of child sexual abuse material if such person knowingly or recklessly possesses any child sexual abuse material of a minor less than eighteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears to be a minor less than eighteen years of age. 2. The offense of possession…
1. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or child sexual abuse material shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the state or the court. 2. (1) Notwithstanding Missouri rule of criminal procedure 25.03 or any other…
1. A person commits the offense of furnishing pornographic material to minors if, knowing of its content and character, he or she: (1) Furnishes any material pornographic for minors, knowing that the person to whom it is furnished is a minor or acting in reckless disregard of the likelihood that such person is a minor;…
1. In any prosecution under this chapter evidence shall be admissible to show: (1) What the predominant appeal of the material or performance would be for ordinary adults or minors; (2) The literary, artistic, political or scientific value of the material or performance; (3) The degree of public acceptance in this stat…
Upon receipt of any information that child sexual abuse material as defined in section 573.010 is contained on a website, the attorney general shall investigate such information. If the attorney general has probable cause to believe the website contains child sexual abuse material, the attorney general shall notify a w…
1. A person commits the offense of public display of explicit sexual material if he or she recklessly: (1) Exposes, places, exhibits, or in any fashion, displays explicit sexual material in any location, whether public or private, and in such a manner that it may be readily seen and its content or character distinguish…
1. A person commits the offense of coercing acceptance of obscene material if such person knowingly: (1) Requires acceptance of obscene material as a condition to any sale, allocation, consignment or delivery of any other material; or (2) Denies any franchise or imposes any penalty, financial or otherwise, by reason of…
1. Whenever material or a performance is being or is about to be promoted, furnished or displayed in violation of this chapter, a civil action may be instituted in the circuit court by the prosecuting or circuit attorney or by the city attorney of any city, town or village against any person violating or about to viola…
The general assembly by enacting this chapter intends to preempt any other regulation of the area covered by section 573.020, to promote statewide control of pornography, and to standardize laws that governmental subdivisions may adopt in other areas covered by this chapter. No governmental subdivision may enact or enf…
1. Video cassettes or other video reproduction devices, or the jackets, cases or coverings of such video reproduction devices shall be displayed or maintained in a separate area if the same are pornographic for minors as defined in section 573.010, or if: (1) Taken as a whole and applying contemporary community standar…
1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Indecent", language or material that depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards, sexual or excretory activities or organs; (2) "Obscene", any comment, request, suggestion or proposal is obscene if: (a) Appl…
1. This section and sections 573.112* and 573.114 shall be known and may be cited as "Evan's Voice Act". 2. As used in this section and sections 573.112 and 573.114, the following terms mean: (1) "Computer", a device that accepts, processes, stores, retrieves, or outputs data and includes, but is not limited to, auxili…
1. A person commits the offense of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images if he or she gains or attempts to gain anything of value, or coerces or attempts to coerce another person to act or refrain from acting, by threatening to disseminate an image of another person, which was obtained un…
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 557.011, 558.019, and 559.021 to the contrary, a person found guilty of violating section 573.110 or 573.112 shall be ordered by the sentencing court to pay restitution to the victim of the offense. The minimum restitution for a victim of a person found guilty of violating sec…
1. A person commits the offense of use of a child in a sexual performance if, knowing the character and content thereof, the person employs, authorizes, or induces a child less than eighteen years of age to engage in a performance which includes sexual conduct or, being a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of such ch…
1. A person commits the offense of promoting a sexual performance by a child if, knowing the character and content thereof, the person promotes a performance which includes sexual conduct by a child less than eighteen years of age or produces, or directs any performance which includes sexual conduct by a child less tha…
1. A person commits the offense of patronizing a sexual performance by a child if such person obtains, solicits, or participates in a sexual performance by a child under eighteen years of age. 2. The offense of patronizing a sexual performance by a child is a class C felony.
1. A person commits the offense of failure to report child sexual abuse material if he or she being a film and photographic print processor, computer provider, installer or repair person, or any internet service provider who has knowledge of or observes, within the scope of the person's professional capacity or employm…