Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB159: Modifies provisions relating to the offense of tampering in the second degree
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
An act that would be a violation of a state law or municipal ordinance. 10. If a petition has been dismissed thereby permitting a child to be prosecuted under thegenerallawandthechildisfoundnotguiltybyacourtofgeneraljurisdiction,thejuvenile court shall have jurisdiction over any later offense committed by that child which would be considered a misdemeanor or felony if committed by an adult, subject to the certification provisions of this section. 11. Ifthecourtdoesnotdismissthepetitiontopermitthechildtobeprosecutedunder the general law, it shall set a date for the hearing upon the petition as.
From the introduced text:
an act that would be a violation of a state law or municipal ordinance. 10. If a petition has been dismissed thereby permitting a child to be prosecuted under thegenerallawandthechildisfoundnotguiltybyacourtofgeneraljurisdiction,thejuvenile court shall have jurisdiction over any later offense committed by that child which would be considered a misdemeanor or felony if committed by an adult, subject to the certification provisions of this section. 11. Ifthecourtdoesnotdismissthepetitiontopermitthechildtobeprosecutedunder the general law, it shall set a date for the hearing upon the petition as provided in section 211.171. 569.090. 1. A person commits the offense of tampering in the second degree if he or she: (1) Tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or to another; or (2) Unlawfullyridesinoruponanother'sautomobile,airplane,motorcycle,motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle; or (3) Tampers or makes connection with property of a utility; or (4) Tampers with, or causes to be tampered with, any meter or other property of an electric, gas, steam or water utility, the effect of which tampering is or (b) To permit the diversion of any electric, gas, steam or water service. 2. In any prosecution under subdivision (4) of subsection 1, proof that a meter or any otherpropertyofautilityhasbeentamperedwith,andthepersonorpersonsaccusedreceived the use or direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service, with one or more of the effects described in …