Section 589.411

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 589

Effective - 28 Aug 2026, see footnote   

  589.411.  Internet site to be maintained, registered sex offender search — confidentiality, release of information, when — juveniles exempt from public notification — update of web page — registration official may maintain a web page, requirements. — 1.  The Missouri state highway patrol shall maintain a web page on the internet which shall be open to the public and shall include a registered sexual offender search capability.

  2.  Except as provided in subsections 4 and 5 of this section, the registered sexual offender search shall make it possible for any person using the internet to search for and find the information specified in subsection 4 of this section, if known, on offenders registered in this state pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425.

  3.  The registered sexual offender search shall include the capability to search for sexual offenders by name, zip code, and by typing in an address and specifying a search within a certain number of miles radius from that address.

  4.  Only the information listed in this subsection shall be provided to the public in the registered sexual offender search:

  (1)  The name and any known aliases of the offender;

  (2)  The date of birth and any known alias dates of birth of the offender;

  (3)  A physical description of the offender;

  (4)  The residence, temporary, work, and school addresses of the offender, including the street address, city, county, state, and zip code;

  (5)  Any photographs of the offender;

  (6)  A physical description of the offender's vehicles, including the year, make, model, color, and license plate number;

  (7)  The nature and dates of all offenses qualifying the offender to register, including the tier level assigned to the offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425;

  (8)  The date on which the offender was released from the department of mental health, prison, or jail, or placed on parole, supervised release, or probation for the offenses qualifying the offender to register;

  (9)  Compliance status of the offender with the provisions of section 589.400 to 589.425; and

  (10)  Any online identifiers used by the person.  Such online identifiers shall not be included in the general profile of an offender on the web page and shall only be available to a member of the public by a search using the specific online identifier to determine if a match exists with a registered offender.

  5.  Juveniles required to register under subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of section 589.400 shall be exempt from public notification on the internet to include any adjudications from another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country or any federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction.

  6.  The Missouri state highway patrol shall regularly update the web page to remove persons who have been ordered removed or exempt by a court in accordance with section 589.401, persons who are deceased, and persons who have moved out of the state.  In the case of a person who has moved out of the state, the entry shall remain until the Missouri state highway patrol confirms the person has complied with all registration requirements in the person's new state, territory, or country of residence, when applicable.

  7.  In addition to the web page maintained by the Missouri state highway patrol, a registration official may maintain a web page on the internet, which shall be open to the public and shall include a registered sexual offender search capability.  Except as provided in subsections 5 and 6 of this section, the registered sexual offender search shall make it possible for any person using the internet to search for and find the information specified in subsection 5 of this section, if known, on offenders registered in this state pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425.  The chief law enforcement officer of any county or city not within a county may also publish in any newspaper distributed in the county or city not within a county the offender information provided under subsection 3 of this section for any offender residing in the county or city not within a county.

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(L. 2003 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, A.L. 2026 H.B. 2637 & 3155 merged with S.B. 982)

Transferred 2026; formerly § 43.650

Severability clause, see § 1.1005