Bill > HB3012

This bill, known as "Adriaunna's and BreAnna's Law," establishes a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders within the Missouri Department of Public Safety (the "department"). A "persistent domestic violence offender" is defined as someone convicted of a domestic abuse offense (a felony or class A misdemeanor involving physical injury, threat of injury, or sexual assault by a family or household member) who has at least one prior conviction for such an offense. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will maintain this registry, which will include the offender's name, date of birth, offense details, conviction dates, and a photograph, and will be accessible to the public online, though personal identifying numbers will be excluded. Courts will be required to order offenders to register, and court clerks must forward conviction information to the department within seven days. A $150 registration fee will be assessed, with $50 retained by the court clerk for administration and $100 remitted to a new "Domestic Violence Prevention Fund." The bill also outlines specific timeframes for removing offenders from the registry based on the number of prior convictions, ranging from five to twenty years after the most recent conviction. This law applies to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2027, though prior convictions do not need to occur 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 creates a domestic violence prevention program to provide grants for services, funded in part by the registration fees, and establishes the dedicated Domestic Violence Prevention Fund. Both the registry and the prevention program are subject to a sunset provision, meaning they will expire six years after their effective date unless reauthorized by the General Assembly.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB3012&year=2026&code=R