Missouri § 188.023 - Reports of rape or under age eighteen sexual abuse, required to report, how.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 188.023 — Reports of rape or under age eighteen sexual abuse, required to report, how., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 188.023. Reports of rape or under age eighteen sexual abuse, required to report, how.
Any licensed health care professional who delivers a baby or performs an abortion, who has prima facie evidence that a patient has been the victim of statutory rape in the first degree or statutory rape in the second degree, or if the patient is under the age of eighteen, that he or she has been a victim of sexual abuse, including rape in the first or second degree, or incest, shall be required to report such offenses in the same manner as provided for by section 210.115.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2013 H.B. 215)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 188.023 ("Reports of rape or under age eighteen sexual abuse, required to report, how.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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