HB 1536 -- Child Luring

Sponsor:  Clayton

This bill creates the crime of luring a child over the Internet.
The crime is defined as knowingly using the Internet to seduce,
solicit, lure, or entice a child or attempt to seduce, solicit,
lure, or entice a child or a person whom the offender believes to
be a child to meet for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity
with the child or in the presence of the child.  Luring a child
over the Internet is a class A felony if the child is 14 years of
age or younger.  It is a class B felony if the child is 14 or
older and the person committing the crime is over the age of 21.
It is a class C felony if the child is 14 or older and the person
committing the crime is between the ages of 19 and 21, and a
class D felony if the child is 14 or older and the person
committing the crime is under the age of 19.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:01 am