Section 589.414

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 589

Effective - 05 Jun 2006, 4 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  589.414.  Registrant's duties on change of address — time limitations for certain notifications. — 1. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes residence or address within the same county or city not within a county as such person's previous address, the person shall inform the chief law enforcement official in writing within ten days of such new address and phone number, if the phone number is also changed.

  2. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes such person's residence or address to a different county, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement official with whom the person last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county having jurisdiction over the new residence or address in writing within ten days of such new address and phone number, if the phone number is also changed. If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes their state of residence, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the chief law enforcement official with whom the person was last registered and the chief law enforcement official of the area in the new state having jurisdiction over the new residence or address within ten days of such new address. Whenever a registrant changes residence, the chief law enforcement official of the county or city not within a county where the person was previously registered shall promptly inform the Missouri state highway patrol of the change. When the registrant is changing the residence to a new state, the Missouri state highway patrol shall promptly inform the responsible official in the new state of residence.

  3. Any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register who changes his or her enrollment or employment status with any institution of higher education within this state, by either beginning or ending such enrollment or employment, shall inform the chief law enforcement officer of such change within seven days after such change is made.

  4. Any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register who officially changes such person's name shall inform the chief law enforcement officer of such name change within seven days after such change is made.

  5. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section, the following offenders shall report in person to the chief law enforcement agency every ninety days to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 589.407:

  (1) Any offender registered as a predatory or persistent sexual offender under the definitions found in section 558.018, RSMo;

  (2) Any offender who is registered for a crime where the victim was less than eighteen years of age at the time of the offense; and

  (3) Any offender who has pled guilty or been found guilty pursuant to section 589.425 of failing to register or submitting false information when registering.

  6. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section, all registrants shall report semiannually in person in the month of their birth and six months thereafter to the chief law enforcement agency to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 589.407. All registrants shall provide an updated photograph of himself or herself in the month of his or her birth to the chief law enforcement agency. The photograph must depict a clear likeness of the registrant or the registrant shall be in violation of this section.

  7. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section, all Missouri registrants who work or attend school or training on a full-time or part-time basis in any other state shall be required to report in person to the chief law enforcement officer in the area of the state where they work or attend school or training and register in that state. "Part-time" in this subsection means for more than fourteen days in any twelve-month period.

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(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2003 S.B. 5 merged with S.B. 184, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al.)

Effective 6-5-06