{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-198.632","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.632","heading":"Unauthorized acts, electronic monitoring devices and data — penalties — affirmative defense, when.","body":"1. A person who intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room in accordance with sections 198.610 to 198.632 or who destroys or corrupts any data collected by the device is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.\n2. Evidence that the person had the consent of the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to engage in the conduct described in subsection 1 of this section shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution brought under the provisions of subsection 1 of this section.\n3. A person other than a resident of the facility who, without authorization, places an electronic monitoring device in the room of a resident or who consents to or acquiesces in the unauthorized placement of the device in the room of a resident is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person continues the conduct after a written warning to cease and desist from that conduct.","path":["Title XII - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","Chapter 198 - Nursing Homes and Facilities"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=198.632","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"7f1fcf4b078a6bf9cf5e1d23316253939b85f8b2360a358f00452b739b405976","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-198.630","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-198.640"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}