Current Version
| Region | Missouri |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Aug 28, 1999 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Missouri’s 1999 S.B. 328, added hate-crime penalty enhancement coverage for crimes motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation, with “sexual orientation” defined broadly enough to include homosexuality, bisexuality, identity or expression, and a “self-image or identity not traditionally associated with one’s gender.” |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20041027223602/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c500-599/5570000035.htm https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=557.035&bid=34702 https://8449nohate.org/legal-overviews/state-hate-crime-overviews/missouri/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-hate-crime.pdf https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=556.061 https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?bid=29069§ion=557.035 |
Revision History (4)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | Aug 28, 2017 | Aug 28, 1999 |
| Description | Missouri law protects individuals from hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. (Missouri law interprets sexual orientation to include gender identity) | Missouri’s 1999 S.B. 328, added hate-crime penalty enhancement coverage for crimes motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation, with “sexual orientation” defined broadly enough to include homosexuality, bisexuality, identity or expression, and a “self-image or identity not traditionally associated with one’s gender.” |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20041027223602/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c500-599/5570000035.htm https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=557.035&bid=34702 https://8449nohate.org/legal-overviews/state-hate-crime-overviews/missouri/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-hate-crime.pdf https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=556.061 | https://web.archive.org/web/20041027223602/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c500-599/5570000035.htm https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=557.035&bid=34702 https://8449nohate.org/legal-overviews/state-hate-crime-overviews/missouri/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-hate-crime.pdf https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=556.061 https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?bid=29069§ion=557.035 |
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edited by mineszilla. The Missouri law does actually include gender identity still
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| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Description | Missouri law protects individuals from hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation. (Missouri law used to interpret sexual orientation to include gender identity however it is unclear if it is still interpreted in such way) | Missouri law protects individuals from hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. (Missouri law interprets sexual orientation to include gender identity) |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20041027223602/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c500-599/5570000035.htm https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=557.035&bid=34702 https://8449nohate.org/legal-overviews/state-hate-crime-overviews/missouri/ | https://web.archive.org/web/20041027223602/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c500-599/5570000035.htm https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=557.035&bid=34702 https://8449nohate.org/legal-overviews/state-hate-crime-overviews/missouri/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-hate-crime.pdf https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=556.061 |
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edited by mineszilla. Cannot confirm gender identity is included due to the definition removed in the 2017 law
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 28, 2017 |
| Description | Missouri law protects individuals from hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation. (Missouri law interprets sexual orientation to include gender identity) | Missouri law protects individuals from hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation. (Missouri law used to interpret sexual orientation to include gender identity however it is unclear if it is still interpreted in such way) |
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created by mineszilla
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Missouri law protects individuals from hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation. (Missouri law interprets sexual orientation to include gender identity) |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20041027223602/http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c500-599/5570000035.htm https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=557.035&bid=34702 https://8449nohate.org/legal-overviews/state-hate-crime-overviews/missouri/ |