Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.190
If any person or employee of any institution under the control of the department of social services shall be witness or shall in any other manner have knowledge of any violation of the provisions of sections 191.170 and 191.180, and shall fail to forthwith communicate such fact or facts to the superintendent of the institution or to the director of the department of social services, he or she shall be deemed an accessory to such act and violation, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. Any person convicted of a violation of this or of section 191.170 or 191.180 shall be disqualified for holding any position for a period of one year in any institution in this state under the control of the state government.
§ 191.190, RSMo