Section 565.091

There are multiple enactments of 565.091

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 565

Effective - 01 Jul 2027, 3 histories, see footnote   

  565.091.  Harassment, second degree, penalty. — 1.  A person commits the offense of harassment in the second degree if he or she, without good cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause emotional distress to another person.

  2.  The offense of harassment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor, unless the defendant has previously been found guilty of a violation of this section or section 565.090, or of any offense committed in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be chargeable or indictable as a violation of any offense listed in this section or section 565.090, in which case harassment in the second degree is a class E felony.

  3.  This section shall not apply to activities of federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement officers conducting investigations of violations of federal, state, county, or municipal law.

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(L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34, A.L. 2026 H.B. 2637 & 3155 merged with S.B. 999)

Effective 7-01-27, see § 565.019

Nonseverability clause, see § 1.1008

Severability clause, see § 1.1005