2021 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 589 - Crime Prevention and Control Programs and Services
Section 589.407 - Registration, required information — substantiating accuracy of information — changes to information, notification to other jurisdictions.
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
589.407. Registration, required information — substantiating accuracy of information — changes to information, notification to other jurisdictions. — 1. Any registration pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall consist of completion of an offender registration form developed by the Missouri state highway patrol or other format approved by the Missouri state highway patrol. Such form shall consist of a statement, including the signature of the offender, and shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) A statement in writing signed by the person, giving the name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and phone number of the person, the license plate number and vehicle description, including the year, make, model, and color of each vehicle owned or operated by the offender, any online identifiers, as defined in section 43.651, used by the person, the place of employment of such person, enrollment within any institutions of higher education, the crime which requires registration, whether the person was sentenced as a persistent or predatory offender pursuant to section 566.125, the date, place, and a brief description of such crime, the date and place of the conviction or plea regarding such crime, the age and gender of the victim at the time of the offense and whether the person successfully completed the Missouri sexual offender program pursuant to section 589.040, if applicable;
(2) The fingerprints and palm prints of the person;
(3) Unless the offender's appearance has not changed significantly, a photograph of such offender as follows:
(a) Quarterly if a tier III sex offender under section 589.414. Such photograph shall be taken every ninety days beginning in the month of the person's birth;
(b) Semiannually if a tier II sex offender. Such photograph shall be taken in the month of the person's birth and six months thereafter; and
(c) Yearly if a tier I sex offender. Such photograph shall be taken in the month of the person's birth; and
(4) A DNA sample from the individual, if a sample has not already been obtained.
2. The offender shall provide positive identification and documentation to substantiate the accuracy of the information completed on the offender registration form, including but not limited to the following:
(1) A photocopy of a valid driver's license or nondriver's identification card;
(2) A document verifying proof of the offender's residency; and
(3) A photocopy of the vehicle registration for each of the offender's vehicles.
3. The Missouri state highway patrol shall maintain all required registration information in digitized form.
4. Upon receipt of any changes to an offender's registration information contained in this section, the Missouri state highway patrol shall immediately notify all other jurisdictions in which the offender is either registered or required to register.
5. The offender shall be responsible for reviewing his or her existing registration information for accuracy at every regular in-person appearance and, if any inaccuracies are found, provide proof of the information in question.
6. The signed offender registration form shall serve as proof that the individual understands his or her duty to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 and a statement to this effect shall be included on the form that the individual is required to sign at each registration.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al., A.L. 2003 S.B. 5 merged with S.B. 184, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 655)
