{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.071","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.071","heading":"Child molestation, fourth degree, penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the fourth degree if, being more than four years older than a child who is less than seventeen years of age, subjects the child to sexual contact.\n2. The offense of child molestation in the fourth degree is a class E felony.","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=566.071","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"d16c027f6dffd2b234d118c2b1803741058d5aec7b4cd9268dea9b57b8fd3b27","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.069","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}