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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill creates lifetime protection orders against contact for dangerous felony convicts
Last action · April 8, 2026: Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence CommitteeSponsor: Mike Moon
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri courts are authorized at sentencing to issue a permanent, lifetime protection order barring a defendant from contacting a victim upon request. The order takes effect immediately upon sentencing, is served on the defendant in court, and remains active for life unless the victim dies, the conviction is overturned, or the victim requests termination in writing.
Changes post-sentencing restrictions by permanently barring contact between certain felony offenders and their victims without requiring periodic renewals, while mandating that law enforcement enter the restriction into state and national databases within 24 hours.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
victims of dangerous felonies
Victims may request lifetime protection orders at sentencing and submit written requests for early termination of the orders.
defendants found guilty of a dangerous felony
Defendants are subject to immediate, lifetime no-contact orders served at sentencing and must adhere to the restrictions.
sheriffs
Sheriffs must enter protection order details and custody specifications into MULES within twenty-four hours of receipt.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can request a lifetime protection order under this bill?
How can a lifetime protection order be terminated?
How quickly must law enforcement log the order?
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Check Your Understanding
1.According to bill version 5130S.01I, what is the deadline for a sheriff to enter a received protection order into MULES?
2.According to bill version 5130S.01I, under what condition does a court have jurisdiction to enter a lifetime protection order at the time of sentencing?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 8, 2026SenateCommitteeVoted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Mar 25, 2026SenateHearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Jan 15, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 5130S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Permanent Post-Sentence Contact Restrictions
The measure introduces a mechanism for lifetime judicial protection orders issued specifically at the time of sentencing for dangerous felonies.
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Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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