MO HB2332

Reclassifies numerous felony offenses from class C to class D and from class D to class E as part of Missouri's criminal code restructuring, affecting weapons violations, DWI offenses, elder abuse, nonsupport, and other crimes

Modifies law enforcement use of force standards by requiring that physical force used in arrests be "objectively reasonable in light of the totality of the particular facts and circumstances confronting the officer on the scene, without regard to the officer's underlying intent or motivation"

Expands mandatory reporting requirements for elder abuse to include emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and first responders among those required to report suspected abuse or neglect of eligible adults

Updates DWI/BWI definitions to include driving under the influence violations of county or municipal ordinances as intoxication-related traffic offenses, and clarifies that one prior offense involving injury or death qualifies someone as a "persistent offender"

Contains an emergency clause making the deadly force statute changes effective immediately upon passage due to the need to align Missouri law with Supreme Court precedent