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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 556.038

Time limitation to prosecute

Known as the The Revised Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 556–556 (12 sections).

Effective: 01 Jan 2017, see footnote; (L. 1995 H.B. 160 § 1 subsec. 4, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 556.036, either misdemeanor or felony prosecutions under sections 565.252 to 565.257 shall be commenced within the following periods of limitation:

(1) Three years from the date the viewing, photographing or filming occurred; or

(2) If the person who was viewed, photographed or filmed did not realize at the time that he was being viewed, photographed or filmed, within three years of the time the person who was viewed or in the photograph or film first learns that he was viewed, photographed or filmed.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.