568.020. Incest — penalty.
It’s against the law to marry or have sex with close family members
This law makes it a crime to have sexual intercourse or claim to be married to certain close relatives, even if the relationship is through adoption.
1. A person commits incest if they marry, pretend to marry, or have sex (including oral or anal sex) with someone they know is any of the following:
- (1) A direct relative, like a parent, child, grandparent, or grandchild;
- (2) A stepchild, if the marriage that made them a stepchild is still in place;
- (3) A brother or sister, even if they’re only half-siblings;
- (4) An uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew (only if fully related by blood).
2. Incest is a class E felony.
3. If someone has already been convicted of incest before, they cannot get probation for another incest charge.
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