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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.150 (2026)

Certain offenders not to be present or loiter within five hundred feet of a public park, swimming pool, athletic complex, museum, or nature center

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  566.150.  Certain offenders not to be present or loiter within five hundred feet of a public park, swimming pool, athletic complex, museum, or nature center — violation, penalty — exception for nature or education center, when. — 1.  Any person who has been found guilty of:

  (1)  Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of section 568.020, incest; section 568.045, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; section 573.200, use of a child in a sexual performance; section 573.205, promoting a sexual performance by a child; section 573.023, sexual exploitation of a minor; section 573.025, promoting child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or promoting child sexual abuse material; section 573.037, possession of child pornography as it existed prior to August 28, 2026, or possession of child sexual abuse material; or section 573.040, furnishing pornographic material to minors; or

  (2)  Any offense in any other jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a violation listed in this section;

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shall not knowingly be present in or loiter within five hundred feet of any real property comprising any public park with playground equipment, a public swimming pool, athletic complex or athletic fields if such facilities exist for the primary use of recreation for children, any museum if such museum holds itself out to the public as and exists with the primary purpose of entertaining or educating children under eighteen years of age, or Missouri department of conservation nature or education center properties.

  2.  The first violation of the provisions of this section is a class E felony.

  3.  A second or subsequent violation of this section is a class D felony.

  4.  Any person who has been found guilty of an offense under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of this section who is the parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child under the age of eighteen attending a program on the property of a nature or education center of the Missouri department of conservation may receive permission from the nature or education center manager to be present on the property with the child during the program.

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(L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34 merged with S.B. 160, A.L. 2021 H.B. 432, A.L. 2022 S.B. 775, et al., A.L. 2026 H.B. 2273, et al.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: State v. Wade, 421 S.W.3d 429 (Mo. 2013).
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State v. Wade, 421 S.W.3d 429 (Mo. 2013). · cites it 91× “In this appeal Michael Wade, Jason Reece Peterson, and Edwin Carey each argue that article I, section 13 of the Missouri Constitution, which prohibits the passage of any law “retrospective in its operation,” applies to criminal laws and, therefore, their charges under § 566.150,…”
State v. Davis, 348 S.W.3d 768 (Mo. 2011). · cites it 32× “The state filed a felony complaint charging Melvin Ray Davis, a registered sex offender, with one count of violating section 566.150, 1 for knowingly being present within 500 feet of a public park that contains playground equipment or a public swimming pool.”
State v. Reyes, 862 S.W.2d 377 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Defendant had no “present ability” to inflict such injury. Under the common law definition, Defendant would not be guilty of an attempt to commit assault in the first degree as proscribed by § 566.”
City Union Mission, Inc. v. Mike Sharp, 36 F.4th 810 (8th Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.150 . Some of City Union Mission’s guests are Affected Persons.”
Wagner v. Bowyer, 559 S.W.3d 26 (Mo. Ct. App. 2018). “149; as well as "pleaded guilty to, or been convicted of" in Sections 566.150 and 566.155. Finally, the Missouri legislature made the same change at issue in Section 558.”
State of Missouri v. Christopher L. Lehman, 617 S.W.3d 843 (Mo. 2021). · cites it 18× “150 is constitutionally invalid because it is overbroad and the term “loitering” is vague.”
State v. Tharp, 537 S.W.3d 430 (Mo. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Jerry Tharp (Defendant) appeals from his conviction, for violating § 566.150. 1 On appeal, Defendant contends the trial court committed plain error by proceeding to trial without first ruling, sua sponte,.”
Simpson v. Berger, No. 4:22-cv-00522 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 13, 2024). “§ 566.150; and (5) serving as an athletic coach, manager, or trainer “for any sports team in which a child less than seventeen years of age is a member” and “supervis[ing] or employ[ing] any child under eighteen years of age,” id.”
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