- 1. No court or state or local agency shall post the home address, Social Security number, or telephone number of any elected or appointed official on the Internet without first obtaining the written permission of such official.
- 2. No person shall knowingly post the home address, Social Security number, or telephone number of any elected or appointed official, or of such official's residing spouse or child on the Internet knowing that person is an elected or appointed official and intending to cause imminent great bodily harm that is likely to occur or threatening to cause imminent great bodily harm to such official, spouse, or child. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
3. For purposes of this section, "elected or appointed official" includes but is not limited to all of the following:
- (1) State constitutional officers;
- (2) Members of the Missouri general assembly;
- (3) Judges, court commissioners, and circuit clerks;
- (4) Directors of state departments;
- (5) Prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys;
- (6) Public defenders;
- (7) County commissioners;
- (8) Members of a city council;
- (9) Mayors;
- (10) City attorneys and county counselors;
- (11) Police chiefs and sheriffs;
- (12) Peace officers under chapter 590, RSMo;
- (13) Probation and parole officers, and members of the parole board.
- 4. Upon becoming aware that his or her home address, Social Security number, or telephone number has been made available over the Internet, any person covered by this section shall inform the court or state or local agency of such fact and request removal of such information. Upon becoming aware, the failure of a person covered by this section to notify a state or public agency shall relieve such agency of the obligation to remove prohibited information.
(L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344 § 1)