MissouriCreates provisions relating to lifetime protection orders
What it does
This act provides that a court shall have jurisdiction at the time of sentencing to enter a lifetime protection order restraining or enjoining the defendant from contacting the victim if the defendant has been found guilty of a dangerous felony. The protection order shall be effective immediately and shall be served on the defendant at the time of sentencing. Such order shall be valid for the defendant's lifetime unless:
More detail
• The victim dies;
• The conviction is dismissed, expunged, or overturned or the defendant has been pardoned; or
• The victim submits a written request to terminate the order.
If an order of protection is granted, the order shall be issued to the victim and to the law enforcement agency in which the victim resides. The sheriff shall enter all information into the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) within 24 hours and MULES shall forward the information to the National Crime Information Center.
This act is identical to SB 197 (2025) and provisions in SB 143 (2025), SB 869 (2024), and a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1659 (2024). SARAH HASKINS
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 8Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence CommitteeLatest
- Mar 25Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Jan 15Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence CommitteeMinor
- Jan 7S First ReadMinor
- 2025
- Dec 1PrefiledIntroduced