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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 573.060 (2026)

Public display of explicit sexual material

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  573.060.  Public display of explicit sexual material — penalties. — 1.  A person commits the offense of public display of explicit sexual material if he or she recklessly:

  (1)  Exposes, places, exhibits, or in any fashion, displays explicit sexual material in any location, whether public or private, and in such a manner that it may be readily seen and its content or character distinguished by normal unaided vision as viewed from a street, highway, public sidewalk, or the property of others, or from any portion of the person's store, the exhibitor's store or property when items and material other than this material are offered for sale or rent to the public; or

  (2)  Fails to take prompt action to remove such a display from property in his or her possession after learning of its existence.

  2.  The offense of public display of explicit sexual material is a class A misdemeanor unless the person has been found guilty of an offense under this section committed at a different time, in which case it is a class E felony.

  3.  For purposes of this section, each day there is a violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1986–2008 · leading case: State v. Carpenter, 736 S.W.2d 406 (Mo. 1987).
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State v. Carpenter, 736 S.W.2d 406 (Mo. 1987). · cites it 3× “Such prohibited offenses could include threatening to pub *408 licly display explicit sexual materials, section 573.060, RSMo 1986, or even threatening to steal a book from a library, section 570.”
Doe v. Blunt, 225 S.W.3d 421 (Mo. 2007). · cites it 2× “Overview Doe pleaded guilty in May 2004 to the public display of explicit sexual material in violation of section 573.060. 1 At the time Doe pleaded guilty, the duty of registering as a sex offender did not apply to this offense.”
State v. Triplett, 722 S.W.2d 633 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “See § 573.060, RSMo 1978. “Explicit sexual material” is not used to define “pornographic”.”
Doe v. Merritt, 261 S.W.3d 672 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “banc 2007), a plaintiff pleaded guilty to the public display of explicit sexual material in violation of section 573.060. Id. at 422 . At the time the plaintiff entered his plea, he was not required under Megan’s Law to register as a sexual offender for that offense.”
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