§ 210.256 — Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure.

Missouri § 210.256

• Jurisdiction: Missouri
• Title XII: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
• Ch. 210: Child Protection and Reformation

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1.  Any person who violates any provision of sections 210.252 to 210.255 , or who for such person or for any other person makes a materially false statement in the notice of parental responsibility required by sections 210.254 and 210.255 , shall be guilty of an infraction for the first offense and shall be assessed a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars and shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for subsequent offenses.  In case such guilty person is a corporation, association, institution, or society, the officers thereof who participate in such violation shall be subject to the same penalties.

2.  In addition to initiating proceedings pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, or in lieu thereof, the prosecuting attorney of the county where the child-care facility is located may file suit for a preliminary and permanent order overseeing or preventing the operation of a child-care facility for violating any provision of section 210.252 .  The injunction shall remain in force until such time as the court determines that the child-care facility is in substantial compliance.

3.  In cases of imminent bodily harm to children in the care of a child-care facility, the department of elementary and secondary education may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the child-care facility is located for injunctive relief, which may include removing the children from the facility, overseeing the operation of the facility or closing the facility.

Legislative History

(L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 3, A.L. 1999 H.B. 490 & H.B. 308, A.L. 2022 S.B. 683)