Missouri Statutes

§ 573.010 — Definitions.

Missouri § 573.010
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXVIIICRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Ch. 573Pornography and Related Offenses

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 573.010 (2026).

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As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean:

(1)"Adult cabaret" , a nightclub, bar, juice bar, restaurant, bottle club, or other commercial establishment, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly features persons who appear semi-nude;
(2)"Characterized by" , describing the essential character or dominant theme of an item;
(3)"Child" , any person under the age of fourteen;
(4)"Child pornography" :
(a)Any obscene material or performance depicting sexual conduct, sexual contact as defined in section 566.010 , or a sexual performance and which has as one of its participants or portrays as an observer of such conduct, contact, or performance a minor; or
(b)Any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or c

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Legislative History

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 1989 H.B. 225, A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2022 S.B. 775, et al.)

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