{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.188","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.188","heading":"Failure to report elder abuse or neglect — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of failure to report elder abuse or neglect if he or she is required to make a report as required under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 192.2405, and knowingly fails to make a report.\n2. The offense of failure to report elder abuse or neglect is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 565 - Offenses Against the Person"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=565.188","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"5f8da798baa4b1895efca65e36471a202ddec45edf39d82e6f5a248652ffc9d0","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.184","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.189"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}