§ 573.037

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS Chapter 573 • Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 5 histories, see footnote 573.037. Possession of child pornography — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of child pornography if such person knowingly or recklessly possesses any child pornography of a minor less than eighteen years of age or obscene material portraying what appears to be a minor less than eighteen years of age. 2. The offense of possession of child pornography is a class D felony if the person possesses one still image of child pornography or one obscene still image. The offense of possession of child pornography is a class B felony if the person: (1) Possesses: (a) More than twenty still images of child pornography; or (b) More than twenty obscene still images; or (c) Child pornography comprised of one motion picture, film, videotape, videotape production, or other moving image; or (d) Obscene material comprised of one motion picture, film, videotape production, or other moving image; or (2) Has previously been found guilty of an offense under this section. 3.

moving image; or (d) Obscene material comprised of one motion picture, film, videotape production, or other moving image; or (2) Has previously been found guilty of an offense under this section. 3. A person who has committed the offense of possession of child pornography is subject to separate punishments for each item of child pornography or obscene material possessed by the person. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1055, A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17 (2023) Sufficient evidence exists to support a conviction for knowing possession of child pornography when evidence of such images are found in cache files on a defendant's computer and other corroborating evidence exists that defendant knowingly possessed child pornography. State v. Ingram, 662 S.W.3d 212 (Mo.App.E.D.).