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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.414 (2026)

Registrant's duties on change of information

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  589.414.  Registrant's duties on change of information — in-person appearance required, when — classification of offenders, procedure — reporting in person, when — change in online identifiers, duty to report. — 1.  Any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register shall, within three business days, appear in person to the registration official if there is a change to any of the following information:

  (1)  Name;

  (2)  Residence;

  (3)  Employment, including status as a volunteer or intern;

  (4)  Student status; or

  (5)  A termination to any of the items listed in this subsection.

  2.  Any person required to register under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall, within three business days, notify the registration official of any changes to the following information:

  (1)  Vehicle information;

  (2) Temporary residence information;

  (3)  Telephone or other cellular number, including any new forms of electronic communication; or

  (4)  Online identifiers.

  3.  The registration official shall immediately forward the registration changes described under subsections 1 and 2 of this section to the Missouri state highway patrol within three business days in accordance with section 589.410.

  4.  (1)  If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes such person's residence or address to a different county or city not within a county, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the registration official with whom the person last registered and the registration official of the county or city not within a county having jurisdiction over the new residence or address in writing within three business days of such new address and phone number, if the phone number is also changed.

  (2)  If any person required by sections 589.400 to 589.425 to register changes his or her state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of residence, the person shall appear in person and shall inform both the registration official with whom the person was last registered and the registration official of the area in the new state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction having jurisdiction over the new residence or address within three business days of such new address.

  (3)  Whenever a registrant changes residence, the registration official of the county or city not within a county where the person was previously registered shall inform the Missouri state highway patrol of the change within three business days.

  (4)  When the registrant is changing the residence to a new state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction, the Missouri state highway patrol shall inform the responsible official in the new state, territory, the District of Columbia, or foreign country, or federal, tribal, or military jurisdiction of residence within three business days.

  5.  Registrants shall appear in person before the registration official and complete all forms required for such purposes by the United States Marshals Service no less than twenty-one days before travel outside of the United States.  Such information shall be forwarded to the United States Marshals Service, and a copy shall be provided by the registration official to the Missouri state highway patrol in a manner prescribed by the Missouri state highway patrol.

  6.  Offenders shall be classified as a tier I offender, tier II offender, or tier III offender in accordance with this section.  To the extent more than one tier definition applies to an offender, the highest tier that applies shall be the tier into which the offender is classified.

  7.  The initial determination as to the tier of an offender shall be made by the registration official when an offender first appears for registration with the official.  Upon receipt of an initial offender registration from a new registration official, the Missouri state highway patrol shall analyze the initial tier determination for accuracy.  If the Missouri state highway patrol determines the initial tier decision is inaccurate, the Missouri state highway patrol shall notify the registration official, and the Missouri state highway patrol's determination shall control the tier classification.  Upon receipt of an updated tiering decision, the registration official shall notify the offender no later than the next previously scheduled in-person check-in for the offender.  Upon notification of the offender or failure of the offender to appear at the next regularly scheduled in-person check, reporting requirements aligning with the new tier determination shall be in effect.

  8.  Tier I offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 5 of this section, shall report in person before the registration official annually in the month of their birth to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 589.407.

  9.  Tier II offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 5 of this section, shall report semiannually in person in the month of their birth and six months thereafter to the registration official to verify the information contained in their statement made pursuant to section 589.407.

  10.  Tier III offenders, in addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 5 of this section, shall report in person before the registration official every ninety days to verify the information contained in their statement made under section 589.407.

  11.  In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 5 and 8 to 10 of this section, all Missouri registrants who work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any school whether public or private, including any secondary school, trade school, professional school, or institution of higher education, on a full-time or part-time basis or have a temporary residence in this state shall be required to report in person before the registration official in the area of the state where they work, including as a volunteer or unpaid intern, or attend any school or training and register in that state.

  12.  If a person who is required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 changes or obtains a new online identifier, the person shall report such information in the same manner as a change of residence before using such online identifier.

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(L. 1997 H.B. 883, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1405, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2003 S.B. 5 merged with S.B. 184, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 655, A.L. 2026 H.B. 2273, et al., A.L. 2026 H.B. 2637 & 3155 merged with S.B. 982)

Revisor's note: This section was amended by H.B. 2273, et al., H.B. 2637 & 3155, and S.B. 982, 2026. H.B. 2637 & 3155 and S.B. 982 repealed the version amended by H.B. 2273, et al. and amended this section effective 8-28-26.

Severability clause, see § 1.1005

(2009) Section is constitutional and does not operate retrospectively for those who committed offenses prior to its effective date as long as plea or conviction occurred after effective date.  State v. Holden, 278 S.W.3d 674 (Mo.banc).

(2011) Section requiring sex offenders to report change in employment status does not violate constitutional prohibition against retrospective laws as applied to offender whose conviction predated statute's enactment.  State v. Guyer, 353 S.W.3d 458 (Mo.App.W.D.).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 2009–2025 · leading case: State v. Holden, 278 S.W.3d 674 (Mo. 2009).
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State v. Holden, 278 S.W.3d 674 (Mo. 2009). · cites it 46× “Section 589.414, RSMo Supp.2006, provides the registrant's duties on change of address, stating that: [i]f any person required by sections 589.”
State v. Younger, 386 S.W.3d 848 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 25× “Factual and Procedural History Younger was charged by information with the class D felony of failing to register a change of address in violation of sections 589.414 and 589.425. 1 Younger was accused of knowingly failing to advise the Lafayette County Sheriffs Department of a…”
State v. Jacobs, 421 S.W.3d 507 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Section 589.414 requires, among other things, that a person to whom the statute applies inform the chief law enforcement officer of the county in which he resides of each change of address within three days of the change.”
State v. Graham, 549 S.W.3d 533 (Mo. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “Sheriff Eckerson located Graham at the same address where Deputy Ray had contact with him the prior month, and based on Sheriff Eckerson's personal observations of the condition of Graham's home and visible contents, Sheriff Eckerson believed that Graham had been residing in…”
Heath August Dunivan v. State of Missouri, 466 S.W.3d 514 (Mo. 2015). · cites it 2× “Section 589.414 requires the MSHP to process tail changes to the offender’s registration information.”
State v. Guyer, 353 S.W.3d 458 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 589.414, RSMo 1997. Guyer was convicted for violation of § 589.”
Brock Smith v. St. Louis Cnty. Police, & Gary Nelson Ford v. Col. Jon Belmar, Chief of Police as Chief Law Enf't Officer of St. Louis Cnty., Pursuant to Cnty. Charter, & Missouri State High. Patrol, & Jim Buckles, Sheriff of St. Louis Cnty. as \Chief Law Enf't Off.\" as Defined by RSMo 589.404(3)", 659 S.W.3d 895 (Mo. 2023). · cites it 25× “1(1) is the subdivision for violations of law referenced in section 589.414. Section 589.400.1(1) provides for the registration of "[a]ny person who, since July 1, 1979, has been or is hereafter adjudicated for an offense referenced in [§] 589.”
J.B. v. Paul C. Vescovo, III, 632 S.W.3d 861 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 6× “Section 589.414 . . . provides, ‘Tier III sexual offenders include .”
John Doe v. Eric T. Olson, 696 S.W.3d 320 (Mo. 2024). · cites it 6× “2008; • Reclassify crimes into Tier I, II and III offenses, section 589.414, RSMo Supp. 2018; • Allow removal from the registry for some Tier I and II registrants, section 589.”
Liana MacColl (formerly known as Liana M. Bradford) v. Missouri State High. Patrol & Boone Cnty., 665 S.W.3d 290 (Mo. 2023). · cites it 4× “Section 589.414. The 2018 amendments also altered section 589.”
Brock Smith v. St. Louis Cnty. Police, No. ED109734 (Mo. Ct. App. June 7, 2022). · cites it 3× “In his Petition, Smith specifically alleged that he is a “Tier 1 Sexual Offender” under § 589.414, therefore he is entitled to removal because he satisfied all applicable registration requirements and more than ten years had passed since the date he was required to register for…”
Eric Edward Bacon v. Missouri State High. Patrol, 602 S.W.3d 245 (Mo. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “or other comparable offenses listed under section 589.414 may file a petition under Section 589.”
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