{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-491.678","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.678","heading":"Child defined.","body":"For purposes of sections 491.675 to 491.693, the term \"child\" means a person under seventeen years of age who is the alleged victim in any criminal prosecution under chapter 565, 566 or 568.","path":["Title XXXIII - EVIDENCE AND LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS","Chapter 491 - Witnesses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=491.678","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"c57b8790acf97e3cba950e8f4be27ba873a716fe47784a85aff80318d3f77e59","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-491.675","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-491.680"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}