§ 567.010 Chapter definitions
§ 567.020 Prostitution — penalty — no certification as an adult, when
§ 567.030 Patronizing prostitution — penalty
§ 567.050 Promoting prostitution in the first degree — penalties — civil action for ..
§ 567.060 Promoting prostitution in the second degree — penalty
§ 567.070 Promoting prostitution in the third degree — penalty
§ 567.080 Prostitution houses deemed public nuisances
§ 567.085 Promoting travel for prostitution — penalty
§ 567.087 Prohibitions on travel agencies or tour operators — rebuttable presumption, ..
§ 567.089 Offering travel for purpose of prostitution prohibited — penalties
§ 567.090 Preemption and standardization
§ 567.100 Responsibilities of prosecuting attorneys and attorney general
§ 567.110 Persistent prostitution offender — penalty
§ 567.120 HIV testing for persons arrested for a prostitution-related offense
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 567 - Prostitution

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deviate sexual intercourse: any sexual act involving the genitals of one person and the mouth, hand, tongue, or anus of another person. See Missouri Laws 567.010
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • 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.
  • Persistent prostitution offender: a person who has been found guilty of two or more prostitution-related offenses. See Missouri Laws 567.010
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Prostitution-related offense: any violation of state law for prostitution, patronizing prostitution, or promoting prostitution. See Missouri Laws 567.010
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Sexual conduct: sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. See Missouri Laws 567.010
  • Sexual contact: any touching of another person with the genitals or any touching of the genitals or anus of another person or the breast of a female person, or such touching through the clothing, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire of any person or for the purpose of terrorizing the victim. See Missouri Laws 567.010
  • Sexual intercourse: any penetration, however slight, of the female genitalia by the penis. See Missouri Laws 567.010
  • Something of value: any money or property, or any token, object or article exchangeable for money or property. See Missouri Laws 567.010
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.