MO HB2311

Raises the age of protection for statutory rape in the second degree and child molestation offenses from 17 to 18 years, and reduces the age gap threshold for child molestation from four years to three years older than the victim

Establishes a petition process for exemption from sex offender registration requirements, allowing certain offenders to seek exemption through circuit court if the offense involved no force, the victim was at least 14, and the offender was not more than three years older

Modernizes the sex offender registration system by requiring law enforcement to enter registration information directly into the Missouri state sex offender registration system rather than forwarding forms to the Missouri State Highway Patrol

Requires correctional facilities, jails, and mental health institutions to check if inmates are registered sex offenders upon incarceration and notify the relevant chief law enforcement official of both incarceration and release

Reorganizes and expands the tier classification system for sex offenders, adding multiple offenses to Tier I, II, and III categories including sexual exploitation of minors, promoting child pornography, and various obscenity offenses involving minors