Effective - 28 Aug 2017
577.685. Illegal reentry, offense of, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of illegal reentry if he or she has been removed from the United States for any of the reasons listed under 8 U.S.C. Section 1326(b) and thereafter:
(1) Illegally enters this state and commits a misdemeanor offense of assault or domestic assault under chapter 565, any dangerous felony offense as the term "dangerous felony" is defined in* section 556.061, any felony offense under chapter 579, with the exception of any offense involving the possession of marijuana, any offense under section 570.030, or any offense under section 570.217; or
(2) Commits an offense in any other state that would be considered a misdemeanor offense of assault or domestic assault under chapter 565, any dangerous felony offense as the term "dangerous felony" is defined in section 556.061, any felony offense under chapter 579, with the exception of any offense involving the possession of marijuana, any offense under section 570.030, or any offense under section 570.217 under the laws of this state, and thereafter enters this state.
2. The offense of illegal reentry is a class C felony.
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(L. 2017 S.B. 34)
*Word "in" does not appear in original rolls.