HB 2386 Summary

• Expands sexual misconduct involving a child (section 566.083) to include coercing a child to expose breasts of a female child and makes it a class C felony if the offender was 21+ and located outside Missouri at time of offense

• Raises the age of victim in enticement of a child statute (section 566.151) from under 15 to under 17 years old, with enhanced penalties for victims under 15 (5-30 years imprisonment with 5-year minimum before parole eligibility) and class D felony for victims 15-17

• Broadens age misrepresentation crime (section 566.153) to apply to persons under 17 (previously 15) and expands scope to include attempting to commit any felony offense under chapters 566 or 568, not just internet crimes

• Changes use of a child in sexual performance statute (section 568.080) to include children under 17 (previously implied younger ages) and defines "sexual performance" and "sexual conduct" to include contact with clothed or unclothed genitals and breasts

• Allows law enforcement agencies to retain and repurpose computers, electronic devices, and cellular phones seized in child pornography cases for use in criminal investigations upon court order (section 542.301)

• Authorizes courts to order defendants to reimburse law enforcement agencies for examination costs of seized electronic devices in felony sexual offense cases (section 566.015)