MO SB1360

Employers, general contractors, premises owners, and third parties cannot be sued for negligent hiring of ex-offenders unless the employee was convicted of specific violent or sexual offenses listed in Missouri statutes (including murder, assault, rape, child abuse, robbery, and certain weapons violations)

Prior convictions for nonviolent, nonsexual offenses are inadmissible as evidence in negligent hiring lawsuits against employers

Employers may still face liability for inadequate supervision, but nonviolent/nonsexual conviction evidence is only admissible if the employer knew or was grossly negligent in not knowing about the conviction AND the conviction was directly related to the employee's work duties

Protections do not apply when hiring someone with a fraud/misuse of funds conviction for fiduciary positions, hiring an attorney with such convictions, or hiring law enforcement/security guards who commit violent acts or use excessive force