Missouri Laws 589.405 – Court’s duties upon release of sexual offender
1. Any person who is required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 and who is released on probation, discharged upon payment of a fine, or released after confinement in a county jail shall, prior to such release or discharge and at the time of adjudication, be informed of the possible duty to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 by the court having jurisdiction over the case. If such person is required to register pursuant to sections 589.400 to 589.425 and is placed on probation, the court shall make it a condition of probation that the offender report within three business days to the chief law enforcement official of the county of adjudication or city not within a county of adjudication to complete initial registration. If such offender is not placed on probation, the court shall:
(1) If the offender resides in Missouri, complete the initial notification of duty to register form approved by the state judicial records committee and the Missouri state highway patrol and forward the form within three business days to the Missouri state highway patrol and the chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county in which the offender resides; or
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 589.405
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) If the offender does not reside in Missouri:
(a) Order the offender to report directly to the chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county where the adjudication was heard to register as provided in sections 589.400 to 589.425; and
(b) Complete the initial notification of duty to register form approved by the state judicial records committee and the Missouri state highway patrol and forward the form within three business days to the Missouri state highway patrol and the chief law enforcement official in the county or city not within a county where the offender was adjudicated.
2. If the offender resides in Missouri and refuses to complete and sign the registration information as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section, or if the offender resides outside of Missouri and refuses to directly report to the chief law enforcement official as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, the offender commits the offense of failure to register under section 589.425.