{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-211.188","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.188","heading":"Court may order work for restitution — not an employee.","body":"1. The court may order a child, who has been adjudicated for a nonviolent crime and who is age fourteen or older, to work for any employer at a rate of compensation not to exceed minimum wage, for a period of time necessary to make such restitution for the damage or loss caused by his offense.\n2. A child, age fourteen or older, who is ordered by the juvenile court to make restitution for the damage or loss caused by his offense pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall not be considered an employee as defined in section 290.500.","path":["Title XII - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=211.188","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"c3d35d1d054fc8f1c9d220931576b9c4f4906499bcdbd68355f4ebc1e5e115c1","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-211.185","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-211.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}