Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint
Known as the The Revised Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 556–556 (12 sections).
Effective: 01 Jan 2017, see footnote; (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
1. It is an element of the offenses described in sections 565.110 to 565.130 that the confinement, movement or restraint be committed without the consent of the victim.
2. Lack of consent results from:
(1) Forcible compulsion; or
(2) Incapacity to consent.
3. A person is deemed incapable of consent if he is:
(1) Less than fourteen years of age; or
(2) Incapacitated.
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.