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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 556.101 (2026)

Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint

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  556.101.  Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint. — 1.  It is an element of the offenses described in sections 565.110 to 565.130 that the confinement, movement or restraint be committed without the consent of the victim.

  2.  Lack of consent results from:

  (1)  Forcible compulsion; or

  (2)  Incapacity to consent.

  3.  A person is deemed incapable of consent if he is:

  (1)  Less than fourteen years of age; or

  (2)  Incapacitated.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Transferred 2014; formerly 565.100; Effective 1-01-17

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: J.C.M., & individual, & J.C.M., Next Friend for W.C.M. & O.H.M., Plaintiff-Appellant/Respondent v. J.K.M., a/k/a/ J.K.E., D.A.N. & D.E.N., Defendants-Respondents/Cross-Appellants, 573 S.W.3d 672 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019).
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J.C.M., & individual, & J.C.M., Next Friend for W.C.M. & O.H.M., Plaintiff-Appellant/Respondent v. J.K.M., a/k/a/ J.K.E., D.A.N. & D.E.N., Defendants-Respondents/Cross-Appellants, 573 S.W.3d 672 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Section 556.101 was formerly section 565.”
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