Missouri Code § 210.118

Court finding of abuse by preponderance of evidence, responsible party to be listed in registry — procedure.
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1. Except for actions under the uniform parentage act, sections 210.817 to 210.852 , in any action under chapter 210 or 211 in which the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a party is responsible for child abuse or neglect, as those terms are defined in section 210.110 , the clerk shall send a certified copy of the judgment or order to the children's division and to the appropriate prosecuting attorney. Upon receipt of the order, the children's division shall list the individual as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in the central registry.
2. In every case in which the person has pled guilty to or been found guilty of:
(1) A crime under section 565.020 , 565.021 , 565.023 , 565.024 , 565.050 , 566.030 , 566.060 , or 567.050 and the victim is a child under eighteen years of age;
(2) Any other crime in chapter 566 if the victim is a child under eighteen years of age and the perpetrator is twenty-one years of age or older;
(3) A crime under section 568.020 , 568.030 , 568.045 , 568.050 , 568.060 , 568.080 * , 568.090 * , 573.023 , 573.025 , 573.035 , 573.037 , 573.040 , 573.200 , or 573.205 ; or
(4) An attempt to commit any such crimes;
­­ ­ the court shall enter an order directing the children's division to list the individual as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in the central registry. The clerk shall send a certified copy of the order to the children's division. Upon receipt of the order, the children's division shall list the individual as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in the central registry.

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