On June 26, Missouri Governor Blunt signed H.B. 1883, which
prevents employers from requiring employees to have personal identification
microchips implanted in themselves as a condition of employment. The law took
effect on August 28, 2008.
Among other provisions, the statute states that no employer
may require an employee to have a personal identification microchip implanted
into his or her body for any reason. A "personal identification microchip
technology" in this case refers to a surgically implanted microchip device that
contains a unique identification number and personal information that can be
retrieved with an external scanning device. Any employer who violates this law
is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.