{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.115","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.115","heading":"Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person, first degree, penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first degree if he or she:\n(1) Being an owner or employee of a skilled nursing facility, as defined in section 198.006, or an Alzheimer's special care unit or program, as defined in section 198.505, has sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with a resident; or\n(2) Being a vender, provider, agent, or employee of a certified program operated, funded, licensed, or certified by the department of mental health, has sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with a vulnerable person.\n2. The offense of sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor. Any second or subsequent violation of this section is a class E felony.\n3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who is married to the resident or vulnerable person.\n4. Consent of the victim is not a defense to a prosecution under this section.","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=566.115","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"ce6c4f100afe18f5d652a73c77e3cbfcf8cbe07e1df392889dcb026d96d15323","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.111","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}