Mo. Rev. Stat. § 556.101

Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session

Section 556.101 - Lack of consent in kidnapping and crimes involving restraint

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.

§ 556.101, RSMo

Transferred 2014; formerly 565.100; Effective 1-01-17

Added by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.