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This bill, known as "BreAnna's Law," establishes a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders within the Department of Public Safety, managed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, to track individuals convicted of domestic abuse offenses. A "persistent domestic violence offender" is defined as someone convicted of an offense against a domestic abuse victim (defined as a victim of a felony or class A misdemeanor involving physical injury, threat of physical injury, or sexual assault by a family or household member) who has at least one prior conviction for a similar offense. The registry will include the offender's name, date of birth, offense details, conviction dates, and a photograph, and will be publicly accessible online, though personal identifying information like addresses and Social Security numbers will be excluded. Courts will be required to order offenders to register, forwarding conviction information to the Department of Public Safety within seven days. A $150 registration fee will be assessed, with $50 retained for administrative costs and $100 remitted to a new "Domestic Violence Prevention Fund." The registry will remove offenders' information after a specified period, ranging from five to twenty years depending on the number of prior convictions. This law applies to offenses occurring on or after January 1, 2027, though prior convictions do not need to be after this date. Failure to register will result in civil fines for a first offense and a class A misdemeanor for subsequent violations. The bill also establishes a domestic violence prevention program to provide grants for services, funded in part by the registration fees, and both the registry and the grant program are subject to a six-year sunset provision unless reauthorized by the General Assembly.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2997&year=2026&code=R