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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.188 (2026)

Failure to report elder abuse or neglect

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  565.188.  Failure to report elder abuse or neglect — penalty. — 1.  A person commits the offense of failure to report elder abuse or neglect if he or she is required to make a report as required under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 192.2405, and knowingly fails to make a report.  

  2.  The offense of failure to report elder abuse or neglect is a class A misdemeanor.

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(L. 1992 S.B. 573 & 634 § 5, A.L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2004 · leading case: State v. Kaiser, 139 S.W.3d 545 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004).
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State v. Kaiser, 139 S.W.3d 545 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 73× “(Claywest), appeal from the judgment entered pursuant to jury verdicts, of convictions of class A misdemeanors of failing to report elder abuse under Section 565.188. 1 The court sentenced Kaiser to one year in jail and a fine of $1,000.”
Hohlt v. Complete Health Care, Inc., 936 S.W.2d 223 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “1994, provides as follows: Any person, official or institution complying with the provisions of section 565.188 in the making of a report, or in cooperating with the department in any of its activities pursuant to sections 565.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.188(1) — 1 case
State v. Kaiser, 139 S.W.3d 545 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). “(Claywest), appeal from the judgment entered pursuant to jury verdicts, of convictions of class A misdemeanors of failing to report elder abuse under Section 565.188. 1 The court sentenced Kaiser to one year in jail and a fine of $1,000.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.188(2) — 1 case
State v. Kaiser, 139 S.W.3d 545 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). “(Claywest), appeal from the judgment entered pursuant to jury verdicts, of convictions of class A misdemeanors of failing to report elder abuse under Section 565.188. 1 The court sentenced Kaiser to one year in jail and a fine of $1,000.”
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