{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.023","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.023","heading":"Marriage to victim, at time of offense, affirmative defense, for certain offenses.","body":"It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecutions under sections 566.032, 566.034, 566.062, 566.064, and 566.071, that the defendant was married to the victim at the time of the offense.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 566 - Sexual Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=566.023","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"6ffcbfa542353b93a26a58369a37aad32b0edf70128a18d8e5c8231d34a99363","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.020","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}