SB 3 - This act modifies provisions relating to weapons offenses. CERTIFICATION OF A JUVENILE (Section 211.071)
Under this act, a child between the ages of 12 and 18 years may be tried in a court of general jurisdiction and prosecuted under general law for the offenses of unlawful use of weapons and armed criminal action.
The provisions of this act shall be effective January 1, 2021.
Additionally, this act terminates the duplicate law effective December 31, 2020.
These provisions are substantially similar to SB 824 (2020).
OFFENSE OF ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD (Section 568.045)
This act modifies the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree to include when a person knowingly encourages, aids, or causes a child less than 17 years of age to engage in any conduct in violation of weapons offenses under the law.
These provisions are identical to SS/SCS/SB 538, 562, & 601 (2020) and substantially similar to HB 2306 (2020).
OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF WEAPONS (Section 571.060)
Under current law, the offense of knowingly selling, leasing, loaning, giving away, or delivering a firearm or blackjack to any child under 18 years old is a Class A misdemeanor.
This act changes the penalty for a person who knowingly sells or delivers any firearm to a child less than 18 years without the consent of the child's parent or guardian from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony.
This act contains an emergency clause.
MARY GRACE BRUNTRAGER