Sex Offender Registration
Establishment of The Sexual Offender Registry
U.S. Department of Justice statistics show that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men will experience some kind
of sexual assault in their lifetime. Statistics also show that 67% of sexual assaults have victims
under the age of 18.
Missouri implemented it’s own statewide Sex Offender Registration program in January 1995 in accordance
with standards by the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender registration Act.
Missouri’s 2006 Supreme Court Ruling
On July 17, 2006 the Missouri Supreme Court upheld Megan’s Law to all individuals who were convicted,
found guilty, or plead guilty to offenses (after January 1, 1995) requiring registration pursuant to
589.400 – 589.425 RSMo. The decision invalidates the duty to register for pre-1995 offenses.
Offenders who were convicted, found guilty, or plead guilty prior to January 1, 1995 are
not required to be removed from the registry.
The Cass County Sheriff's Office will not remove offenders, however because they are no longer required
to register the accuracy of address information cannot be validated therefore that information will be
replaced with this message: **Pre 1995 conviction, current address unknown **
Offenses Requiring Registration (589.400-589.425)
Any felony offenses in Chapter 566, RSMo, including attempt to commit statutory rape and attempt to commit
statutory sodomy.
Any offense in Chapter 566, RSMo, when the victim is a minor.
Offenses not under Chapter 566, RSMo that require registration are:
- Kidnapping, pursuant to Section 565.110, RSMo- excludes parental kidnapping. (589.400.6)
- Felonious restraint – when not the parent or guardian
- Promoting prostitution in the first, second, and third degree
- Sexual exploitation of a minor
- Promoting child pornography, furnishing pornographic material to minors
- Public display of explicit sexual material
- Coercing acceptance of obscene material
- Promoting obscenity in the first degree
- Promoting pornography for minors or obscenity in the second degree
- Abuse of a child, pursuant to Section 568.080 RSMo – nonsexual abuse by a parent does not require
registration
- Use of a child in a sexual performance
- Promoting sexual performance by a child
- Endangering the welfare of a child, pursuant to 568.045, when endangerment is sexual in nature
- Sexual contact or sexual intercourse with resident of a nursing home
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