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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
(1)“Employee of the department of mental health”, a person who is an employee of the department of mental health, an employee or contracted employee of a subcontractor of the department of mental health, or an employee or contracted employee of a subcontractor of an entity responsible for confining offenders as authorized by section 632.495;
(2)“Offender”, a person ordered to the department of mental health after a determination by the court that the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator, a person ordered to the department of mental health after a finding of probable cause under section 632.489, or a person committed for control, care, and treatment by the department of mental health under sections 632.480 to 632.513;
(3)“Secure facility”, a facility operated by the department of mental health or an entity responsible for confining offenders as authorized by section 632.495.
2. No offender shall knowingly commit violence to an employee of the department of mental health or to another offender housed in a secure facility. Violation of this subsection shall be a class B felony.
3. No offender shall knowingly damage any building or other property owned or operated by the department of mental health. Violation of this subsection shall be a class D felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title XL. Additional Executive Departments § 632.520. Offender committing violence against an employee--definitions--penalty--damage of property, violation, penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xl-additional-executive-departments/mo-rev-st-632-520/
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