Modifies penalties relating to criminal offenses involving the custody of children

Summary

The bill replaces sections 565.150 and 565.153 of the Missouri Revised Statutes with new definitions of interference with custody and parental kidnapping. It creates felony penalties that increase if a child is taken out of state or held for longer periods, and lets courts order restitution to the legal custodian. The changes would apply to anyone who unlawfully takes, entices, or hides a child from a parent or agency that has legal custody.

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