Loading chat...

MO HB1878

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/18/2014

Primary Sponsor

Jason Barnes

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds Section 566.133 to Missouri law requiring one classification level increase in sentencing for sexual offenses when the victim is a relative
  • Applies mandatory sentencing enhancement when offender and victim are ancestors/descendants by blood or adoption, stepchildren, siblings of whole or half-blood, or uncles/aunts/nephews/nieces of whole blood
  • Exempts violations of Section 568.020 (statutory rape) from the sentencing enhancement requirement
  • Applies to sexual offenses under chapters 566, 568, and 573 of Missouri law

Legislative Description

Specifies that incest must be an aggravating factor in all sexual offenses

Last Action

Referred: Judiciary(H)

2/25/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/25/2014

Full Bill Text

No bill text available