FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1227
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOOK.
2573H.02I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections217.690,217.760,558.011,558.019,558.031,558.046,559.125,566.030,
566.151,and571.015,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftennewsectionsrelatingto
proceedingsbasedoncourt-imposedsentences.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections217.690,217.760,558.011,558.019,558.031,558.046,559.125,
2566.030,566.151,and571.015,RSMo,arerepealedandtennewsectionsenactedinlieu
3thereof,tobeknownassections217.690,217.760,558.011,558.019,558.031,558.046,
4559.125,566.030,566.151,and571.015,toreadasfollows:
217.690.1.Allreleasesorparolesshallissueuponorderoftheparoleboard,duly
2adopted.Theparoleboardhasnoauthoritytoprovideahearingtotheoffender,order
3release,ororderparoleofanoffenderuntilsuchtimeastheoffenderhasservedthe
4minimumtermofthesentenceimposedupontheoffender.
5 2.Beforeorderingtheparoleofanyoffender,theparoleboardshallconducta
6validatedriskandneedsassessmentandevaluatethecaseundertherulesgoverningparole
7thatarepromulgatedbytheparoleboard.Theparoleboardshallthenhavetheoffender
8appearbeforeahearingpanelandshallconductapersonalinterviewwithhimorher,unless
9waivedbytheoffender,oriftheguidelinesindicatetheoffendermaybeparoledwithoutneed
10foraninterview.Theguidelinesandrulesshallnotallowforthewaiverofahearingifa
11victimrequestsahearing.Theappearanceorpresencemayoccurbymeansofa
12videoconferenceatthediscretionoftheparoleboard.Aparolemaybeorderedforthebest
13interestofsocietywhenthereisareasonableprobability,basedontheriskassessmentand
14indicatorsofreleasereadiness,thatthepersoncanbesupervisedunderparolesupervisionand
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15successfullyreintegratedintothecommunity,notasanawardofclemency;itshallnotbe
16consideredareductionofsentenceorapardon.Everyoffenderwhileonparoleshallremain
17inthelegalcustodyofthedepartmentbutshallbesubjecttotheordersoftheparoleboard.
18 3.Thedivisionofprobationandparolehasdiscretionaryauthoritytorequirethe
19paymentofafee,nottoexceedsixtydollarspermonth,fromeveryoffenderplacedunder
20divisionsupervisiononprobation,parole,orconditionalrelease,towaiveallorpartofany
21fee,tosanctionoffendersforwillfulnonpaymentoffees,andtocontractwithaprivateentity
22forfeecollectionsservices.Allfeescollectedshallbedepositedintheinmatefund
23establishedinsection217.430.Feescollectedmaybeusedtopaythecostsofcontracted
24collectionsservices.Thefeescollectedmayotherwisebeusedtoprovidecommunity
25correctionsandinterventionservicesforoffenders.Suchservicesincludesubstanceabuse
26assessmentandtreatment,mentalhealthassessmentandtreatment,electronicmonitoring
27services,residentialfacilitiesservices,employmentplacementservices,andotheroffender
28communitycorrectionsorinterventionservicesdesignatedbythedivisionofprobationand
29paroletoassistoffenderstosuccessfullycompleteprobation,parole,orconditionalrelease.
30Thedivisionofprobationandparoleshalladoptrulesnotinconsistentwithlaw,inaccordance
31withsection217.040,withrespecttosanctioningoffendersandwithrespecttoestablishing,
32waiving,collecting,andusingfees.
33 4.Theparoleboardshalladoptrulesnotinconsistentwithlaw,inaccordancewith
34section217.040,withrespecttotheeligibilityofoffendersforparole,theconductofparole
35hearingsorconditionstobeimposeduponparoledoffenders.Wheneveranorderforparole
36isissueditshallrecitetheconditionsofsuchparole.
37 5.Whenconsideringparoleforanoffenderwithconsecutivesentences,theminimum
38termforeligibilityforparoleshallbecalculatedbyaddingtheminimumtermsforparole
39eligibilityforeachoftheconsecutivesentences,excepttheminimumtermforparole
40eligibilityshallnotexceedtheminimumtermforparoleeligibilityforanordinarylife
41sentence.
42 6.Anyoffendersentencedtoatermofimprisonmentamountingtofifteenyearsor
43moreormultipletermsofimprisonmentthat,takentogether,amounttofifteenormoreyears
44whowasundereighteenyearsofageatthetimeofthecommissionoftheoffenseoroffenses
45maybeeligibleforparoleafterservingfifteenyearsofincarceration,regardlessofwhether
46thecaseisfinalforthepurposesofappeal,andmaybeeligibleforreconsiderationhearingsin
47accordancewithregulationspromulgatedbytheparoleboard.
48 7.Theprovisionsofsubsection6ofthissectionshallnotapplytoanoffenderfound
49guiltyofmurderinthefirstdegreeorcapitalmurderwhowasundereighteenyearsofage
50whentheoffendercommittedtheoffenseoroffenseswhomaybefoundineligibleforparole
51orwhoseparoleeligibilitymaybecontrolledbysection558.047or565.033.
HB1227 2 52 8.Anyoffenderunderasentenceforfirstdegreemurderwhohasbeendeniedrelease
53onparoleafteraparolehearingshallnotbeeligibleforanotherparolehearinguntilatleast
54threeyearsfromthemonthoftheparoledenial;however,thissubsectionshallnotpreventa
55releasepursuanttosubsection4ofsection558.011.
56 9.Avictimwhohasrequestedanopportunitytobeheardshallreceivenoticethatthe
57paroleboardisconductinganassessmentoftheoffender'sriskandreadinessforreleaseand
58thatthevictim'sinputwillbeparticularlyhelpfulwhenitpertainstosafetyconcernsand
59specificprotectivemeasuresthatmaybebeneficialtothevictimshouldtheoffenderbe
60grantedrelease.
61 10.Parolehearingsshall,ataminimum,containthefollowingprocedures:
62 (1)Thevictimorpersonrepresentingthevictimwhoattendsahearingmaybe
63accompaniedbyoneotherperson;
64 (2)Thevictimorpersonrepresentingthevictimwhoattendsahearingshallhavethe
65optionofgivingtestimonyinthepresenceoftheinmateortothehearingpanelwithoutthe
66inmatebeingpresent;
67 (3)Thevictimorpersonrepresentingthevictimmaycallorwritetheparoleboard
68ratherthanattendthehearing;
69 (4)Thevictimorpersonrepresentingthevictimmayhaveapersonalmeetingwitha
70paroleboardmemberattheparoleboard'scentraloffice;
71 (5)Thejudge,prosecutingattorneyorcircuitattorneyandarepresentativeofthe
72locallawenforcementagencyinvestigatingthecrimeshallbeallowedtoattendthehearingor
73provideinformationtothehearingpanelinregardtotheparoleconsideration;and
74 (6)Theparoleboardshallevaluateinformationlistedinthejuvenilesexoffender
75registrypursuanttosection211.425,providedtheoffenderisbetweentheagesofseventeen
76andtwenty-one,asitimpactsthesafetyofthecommunity.
77 11.Theparoleboardshallnotifyanypersonoftheresultsofaparoleeligibility
78hearingifthepersonindicatestotheparoleboardadesiretobenotified.
79 12.Theparoleboardmay,atitsdiscretion,requireanyoffenderseekingparoleto
80meetcertainconditionsduringthetermofthatparolesolongassaidconditionsarenotillegal
81orimpossiblefortheoffendertoperform.Theseconditionsmayincludeanamountof
82restitutiontothestateforthecostofthatoffender'sincarceration.
83 13.Specialparoleconditionsshallberesponsivetotheassessedriskandneedsofthe
84offenderortheneedforextraordinarysupervision,suchaselectronicmonitoring.Theparole
85boardshalladoptrulestominimizetheconditionsplacedonlow-riskcases,tofrontload
86conditionsuponrelease,andtorequirethemodificationandreductionofconditionsbasedon
87theperson'scontinuingstabilityinthecommunity.Paroleboardrulesshallpermitparole
88conditionstobemodifiedbyparoleofficerswithreviewandapprovalbysupervisors.
HB1227 3 89 14.Nothingcontainedinthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequirethereleaseofan
90offenderonparolenortoreducethesentenceofanoffenderheretoforecommitted.
91 15.BeginningJanuary1,2001,theparoleboardshallnotorderaparoleunlessthe
92offenderhasobtainedahighschooldiplomaoritsequivalent,orunlesstheparoleboardis
93satisfiedthattheoffender,whilecommittedtothecustodyofthedepartment,hasmadean
94honestgood-faithefforttoobtainahighschooldiplomaoritsequivalent;providedthatthe
95directormaywaivethisrequirementbycertifyinginwritingtotheparoleboardthatthe
96offenderhasactivelyparticipatedinmandatoryeducationprogramsorisacademicallyunable
97toobtainahighschooldiplomaoritsequivalent.
98 16.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
99createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
100withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
101Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
102generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
103disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
104rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2005,shallbeinvalid
105andvoid.
217.760.1.InallfelonycasesandclassAmisdemeanorcases,thebasisofwhich
2misdemeanorcasesarecontainedinchapters565and566andsection577.023,attherequest
3ofacircuitjudgeofanycircuitcourt,thedivisionofprobationandparoleshallassignoneor
4morestateprobationandparoleofficerstomakeaninvestigationofthepersonconvictedof
5thecrimeoroffensebeforesentenceisimposed.Inallfelonycasesinwhichthe
6recommendedsentenceestablishedbythesentencingadvisorycommissionpursuantto
7subsection[7]6ofsection558.019includesprobationbuttherecommendationofthe
8prosecutingattorneyorcircuitattorneydoesnotincludeprobation,thedivisionofprobation
9andparoleshall,priortosentencing,providethejudgewithareportonavailablealternatives
10toincarceration.Ifapresentenceinvestigationreportiscompletedthentheavailable
11alternativesshallbeincludedinthepresentenceinvestigationreport.
12 2.Thereportofthepresentenceinvestigationorpreparoleinvestigationshallcontain
13anypriorcriminalrecordofthedefendantandsuchinformationabouthisorher
14characteristics,hisorherfinancialcondition,hisorhersocialhistory,thecircumstances
15affectinghisorherbehaviorasmaybehelpfulinimposingsentenceoringrantingprobation
16orinthecorrectionaltreatmentofthedefendant,informationconcerningtheimpactofthe
17crimeuponthevictim,therecommendedsentenceestablishedbythesentencingadvisory
18commissionandavailablealternativestoincarcerationincludingopportunitiesforrestorative
19justice,aswellasarecommendationbytheprobationandparoleofficer.Theofficershall
20securesuchotherinformationasmayberequiredbythecourtand,wheneveritispracticable
HB1227 4 21andneeded,suchinvestigationshallincludeaphysicalandmentalexaminationofthe
22defendant.
558.011.1.Theauthorizedtermsofimprisonment,includingbothprisonand
2conditionalreleaseterms,are:
3 (1)ForaclassAfelony,atermofyearsnotlessthantenyearsandnottoexceed
4thirtyyears,orlifeimprisonment;
5 (2)ForaclassBfelony,atermofyearsnotlessthanfiveyearsandnottoexceed
6fifteenyears;
7 (3)ForaclassCfelony,atermofyearsnotlessthanthreeyearsandnottoexceedten
8years;
9 (4)ForaclassDfelony,atermofyearsnottoexceedsevenyears;
10 (5)ForaclassEfelony,atermofyearsnottoexceedfouryears;
11 (6)ForaclassAmisdemeanor,atermnottoexceedoneyear;
12 (7)ForaclassBmisdemeanor,atermnottoexceedsixmonths;
13 (8)ForaclassCmisdemeanor,atermnottoexceedfifteendays.
14 2.IncasesofclassDandEfelonies,thecourtshallhavediscretiontoimprisonfora
15specialtermnottoexceedoneyearinthecountyjailorotherauthorizedpenalinstitution,and
16theplaceofconfinementshallbefixedbythecourt.Ifthecourtimposesasentenceof
17imprisonmentforatermlongerthanoneyearuponapersonconvictedofaclassDorE
18felony,itshallcommitthepersontothecustodyofthedepartmentofcorrections.
19 3.(1)Whenaregularsentenceofimprisonmentforafelonyisimposed,thecourt
20shallcommitthepersontothecustodyofthedepartmentofcorrectionsforthetermimposed
21undersection557.036,oruntilreleasedunderproceduresestablishedelsewherebylaw.
22 (2)Asentenceofimprisonmentforamisdemeanorshallbeforadefinitetermandthe
23courtshallcommitthepersontothecountyjailorotherauthorizedpenalinstitutionforthe
24termofhisorhersentenceoruntilreleasedunderprocedureestablishedelsewherebylaw.
25 4.(1)Exceptasotherwiseprovided,asentenceofimprisonmentforatermofyears
26forfeloniesotherthandangerousfeloniesasdefinedinsection556.061,andotherthan
27sentencesofimprisonmentwhichinvolvetheindividual'sfourthorsubsequentremandtothe
28departmentofcorrectionsshallconsistofaprisontermandaconditionalreleaseterm.The
29conditionalreleasetermofanytermimposedundersection557.036shallbe[:
30 (a)One-thirdfortermsofnineyearsorless;
31 (b)Threeyearsfortermsbetweennineandfifteenyears;
32 (c)Fiveyearsfortermsmorethanfifteenyears;andtheprisontermshallbethe
33remainderofsuchterm.Theprisontermmaybeextendedbytheparoleboardpursuantto
34subsection5ofthissection] nomorethanfifteenpercentofthesentenceofimprisonment.
HB1227 5 35 (2)"Conditionalrelease"meanstheconditionaldischargeofanoffenderbytheparole
36board,subjecttoconditionsofreleasethattheparoleboarddeemsreasonabletoassistthe
37offendertoleadalaw-abidinglife,andsubjecttothesupervisionunderthedivisionof
38probationandparole.Theconditionsofreleaseshallincludeavoidancebytheoffenderof
39anyotheroffense,federalorstate,andotherconditionsthattheparoleboardinitsdiscretion
40deemsreasonablynecessarytoassistthereleaseeinavoidingfurtherviolationofthelaw.A
41conditionalreleasetermofanytermimposedundersection557.036shallbenomore
42thanfifteenpercentofthesentenceofimprisonment.
43 5.Thedateofconditionalreleasefromtheprisontermmaybeextendeduptoa
44maximumoftheentiresentenceofimprisonmentbytheparoleboard.Thedirectorofany
45divisionofthedepartmentofcorrectionsexceptthedivisionofprobationandparolemayfile
46withtheparoleboardapetitiontoextendtheconditionalreleasedatewhenanoffenderfails
47tofollowtherulesandregulationsofthedivisionorcommitsanactinviolationofsuchrules.
48Withintenworkingdaysofreceiptofthepetitiontoextendtheconditionalreleasedate,the
49paroleboardshallconveneahearingonthepetition.Theoffendershallbepresentandmay
50callwitnessesinhisorherbehalfandcross-examinewitnessesappearingagainsttheoffender.
51Thehearingshallbeconductedasprovidedinsection217.670.Iftheviolationoccursin
52closeproximitytotheconditionalreleasedate,theconditionalreleasemaybeheldfora
53maximumoffifteenworkingdaystopermitnecessarytimeforthedivisiondirectortofilea
54petitionforanextensionwiththeparoleboardandfortheparoleboardtoconductahearing,
55providedsomeaffirmativemanifestationofanintenttoextendtheconditionalreleasehas
56occurredpriortotheconditionalreleasedate.Ifattheendofafifteen-working-dayperioda
57paroleboarddecisionhasnotbeenreached,theoffendershallbereleasedconditionally.The
58decisionoftheparoleboardshallbefinal.
558.019.1.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoaffectthepowersofthegovernor
2underArticleIV,Section7,oftheMissouriConstitution.Thisstatuteshallnotaffectthose
3provisionsofsection565.020,section566.125,orsection571.015,whichsetminimumterms
4ofsentences,ortheprovisionsofsection559.115,relatingtoprobation.
5 2.Theprovisionsofsubsections2to5ofthissectionshallonlybeapplicabletothe
6offensescontainedinsections565.021,565.023,565.024,565.027,565.050,565.052,
7565.054,565.072,565.073,565.074,565.090,565.110,565.115,565.120,565.153,565.156,
8565.225,565.300,566.030,566.031,566.032,566.034,566.060,566.061,566.062,566.064,
9566.067,566.068,566.069,566.071,566.083,566.086,566.100,566.101,566.103,566.111,
10566.115,566.145,566.151,566.153,566.203,566.206,566.209,566.210,566.211,566.215,
11568.030,568.045,568.060,568.065,568.175,569.040,569.160,570.023,570.025,570.030
12whenpunishedasaclassA,B,orCfelony,570.145whenpunishedasaclassAorBfelony,
13570.223whenpunishedasaclassBorCfelony,571.020,571.030,571.070,573.023,
HB1227 6 14573.025,573.035,573.037,573.200,573.205,574.070,574.080,574.115,575.030,575.150,
15575.153,575.155,575.157,575.200whenpunishedasaclassAfelony,575.210,575.230
16whenpunishedasaclassBfelony,575.240whenpunishedasaclassBfelony,576.070,
17576.080,577.010,577.013,577.078,577.703,577.706,579.065,and579.068whenpunished
18asaclassAorBfelony.Forthepurposesofthissection,"prisoncommitment"meansandis
19thereceiptbythedepartmentofcorrectionsofanoffenderaftersentencing.Forpurposesof
20thissection,priorprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentofcorrectionsshallnotincludean
21offender'sfirstincarcerationpriortoreleaseonprobationundersection217.362or559.115.
22Otherprovisionsofthelawtothecontrarynotwithstanding,anyoffenderwhohasbeenfound
23guiltyofafelonyotherthanadangerousfelonyasdefinedinsection556.061andis
24committedtothedepartmentofcorrectionsshallberequiredtoservethefollowingminimum
25prisonterms:
26 (1)Iftheoffenderhasonepreviousprisoncommitmenttothedepartmentof
27correctionsforafelonyoffense,theminimumprisontermwhichtheoffendermustserveshall
28be[forty] sixtypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffenderattainsseventyyearsof
29age,andhasservedatleastthirtypercentofthesentenceimposed,whicheveroccursfirst;
30 (2)Iftheoffenderhastwopreviousprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentof
31correctionsforfeloniesunrelatedtothepresentoffense,theminimumprisontermwhichthe
32offendermustserveshallbe[fifty] seventy-fivepercentofhisorhersentenceoruntilthe
33offenderattainsseventyyearsofage,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentence
34imposed,whicheveroccursfirst;
35 (3)Iftheoffenderhasthreeormorepreviousprisoncommitmentstothedepartment
36ofcorrectionsforfeloniesunrelatedtothepresentoffense,theminimumprisontermwhich
37theoffendermustserveshallbe[eighty] ninetypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntilthe
38offenderattainsseventyyearsofage,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentence
39imposed,whicheveroccursfirst.
40 3.Otherprovisionsofthelawtothecontrarynotwithstanding,anyoffenderwhohas
41beenfoundguiltyofadangerousfelonyasdefinedinsection556.061andiscommittedtothe
42departmentofcorrectionsshallberequiredtoserveaminimumprisontermofeighty-five
43percentofthesentenceimposedbythecourtoruntiltheoffenderattainsseventyyearsofage,
44andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,whicheveroccursfirst.
45 4.Forthepurposeofdeterminingtheminimumprisontermtobeserved,the
46followingcalculationsshallapply:
47 (1)Asentenceoflifeshallbecalculatedtobethirtyyears;
48 (2)Anysentenceeitheraloneorintheaggregatewithotherconsecutivesentencesfor
49offensescommittedatornearthesametimewhichisoverseventy-fiveyearsshallbe
50calculatedtobeseventy-fiveyears.
HB1227 7 51 5.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"minimumprisonterm"shallmeantime
52requiredtobeservedbytheoffenderbeforeheorsheiseligibleforparole,conditional
53releaseorotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentofcorrections.
54 6.[Anoffenderwhowasconvictedof,orpledguiltyto,afelonyoffenseotherthan
55thoseoffenseslistedinsubsection2ofthissectionpriortoAugust28,2019,shallnolonger
56besubjecttotheminimumprisontermprovisionsundersubsection2ofthissection,andshall
57beeligibleforparole,conditionalrelease,orotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentof
58correctionsaccordingtotherulesandregulationsofthedepartment.
59 7.](1)Asentencingadvisorycommissionisherebycreatedtoconsistofeleven
60members.Onemembershallbeappointedbythespeakerofthehouse.Onemembershallbe
61appointedbythepresidentprotemofthesenate.Onemembershallbethedirectorofthe
62departmentofcorrections.Sixmembersshallbeappointedbyandserveatthepleasureofthe
63governorfromamongthefollowing:thepublicdefendercommission;privatecitizens;a
64privatememberoftheMissouriBar;theboardofprobationandparole;andaprosecutor.
65Twomembersshallbeappointedbythesupremecourt,onefromametropolitanareaandone
66fromaruralarea.Allmembersshallbeappointedtoafour-yearterm.Allmembersofthe
67sentencingcommissionappointedpriortoAugust28,1994,shallcontinuetoserveonthe
68sentencingadvisorycommissionatthepleasureofthegovernor.
69 (2)Thecommissionshallstudysentencingpracticesinthecircuitcourtsthroughout
70thestateforthepurposeofdeterminingwhetherandtowhatextentdisparitiesexistamong
71thevariouscircuitcourtswithrespecttothelengthofsentencesimposedandtheuseof
72probationforoffendersconvictedofthesameorsimilaroffensesandwithsimilarcriminal
73histories.Thecommissionshallalsostudyandexaminewhetherandtowhatextent
74sentencingdisparityamongeconomicandsocialclassesexistsinrelationtothesentenceof
75deathandifso,thereasonstherefor,ifsentencesarecomparabletootherstates,ifthelength
76ofthesentenceisappropriate,andtherateofrehabilitationbasedonsentence.Itshall
77compilestatistics,examinecases,drawconclusions,andperformotherdutiesrelevanttothe
78researchandinvestigationofdisparitiesindeathpenaltysentencingamongeconomicand
79socialclasses.
80 (3)Thecommissionshallstudyalternativesentences,prisonworkprograms,work
81release,home-basedincarceration,probationandparoleoptions,andanyotherprogramsand
82reportthefeasibilityoftheseoptionsinMissouri.
83 (4)Thegovernorshallselectachairpersonwhoshallcallmeetingsofthecommission
84asrequiredorpermittedpursuanttothepurposeofthesentencingcommission.
85 (5)Themembersofthecommissionshallnotreceivecompensationfortheirduties
86onthecommission,butshallbereimbursedforactualandnecessaryexpensesincurredinthe
HB1227 8 87performanceofthesedutiesandforwhichtheyarenotreimbursedbyreasonoftheirother
88paidpositions.
89 (6)Thecircuitandassociatecircuitcourtsofthisstate,theofficeofthestatecourts
90administrator,thedepartmentofpublicsafety,andthedepartmentofcorrectionsshall
91cooperatewiththecommissionbyprovidinginformationoraccesstoinformationneededby
92thecommission.Theofficeofthestatecourtsadministratorwillprovideneededstaffing
93resources.
94 [8.]7.Courtsshallretaindiscretiontolowerorexceedthesentencerecommendedby
95thecommissionasotherwiseallowablebylaw,andtoorderrestorativejusticemethods,when
96applicable.
97 [9.]8.Iftheimpositionorexecutionofasentenceissuspended,thecourtmayorder
98anyorallofthefollowingrestorativejusticemethods,oranyothermethodthatthecourt
99findsjustorappropriate:
100 (1)Restitutiontoanyvictimorastatutorilycreatedfundforcostsincurredasaresult
101oftheoffender'sactions;
102 (2)Offendertreatmentprograms;
103 (3)Mandatorycommunityservice;
104 (4)Workreleaseprogramsinlocalfacilities;and
105 (5)Community-basedresidentialandnonresidentialprograms.
106 [10.]9.Pursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection9ofthissection,thecourtmayorder
107theassessmentandpaymentofadesignatedamountofrestitutiontoacountylaw
108enforcementrestitutionfundestablishedbythecountycommissionpursuanttosection
10950.565.Suchcontributionshallnotexceedthreehundreddollarsforanychargedoffense.
110Anyrestitutionmoneysdepositedintothecountylawenforcementrestitutionfundpursuant
111tothissectionshallonlybeexpendedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection50.565.
112 [11.]10.Ajudgemayorderpaymenttoarestitutionfundonlyifsuchfundhadbeen
113createdbyordinanceorresolutionofacountyofthestateofMissouripriortosentencing.A
114judgeshallnothaveanydirectsupervisoryauthorityoradministrativecontroloveranyfund
115towhichthejudgeisorderingapersontomakepayment.
116 [12.]11.Apersonwhofailstomakeapaymenttoacountylawenforcement
117restitutionfundmaynothavehisorherprobationrevokedsolelyforfailingtomakesuch
118paymentunlessthejudge,afterevidentiaryhearing,makesafindingsupportedbya
119preponderanceoftheevidencethatthepersoneitherwillfullyrefusedtomakethepaymentor
120thatthepersonwillfully,intentionally,andpurposefullyfailedtomakesufficientbonafide
121effortstoacquiretheresourcestopay.
HB1227 9 122 [13.]12.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowthesentencingadvisory
123commissiontoissuerecommendedsentencesinspecificcasespendinginthecourtsofthis
124state.
558.031.1.Asentenceofimprisonmentshallcommencewhenapersonconvictedof
2anoffenseinthisstateisreceivedintothecustodyofthedepartmentofcorrectionsorother
3placeofconfinementwheretheoffenderissentenced.
4 2.Suchpersonshallreceivecredittowardtheserviceofasentenceofimprisonment
5foralltimeinprison,jailorcustodyafterconvictionandbeforethecommencementofthe
6sentence,whenthetimeincustodywasrelatedtothatoffense,andthecircuitcourtmay,
7whenpronouncingsentence,awardcreditfortimespentinprison,jail,orcustodyafterthe
8offenseoccurredandbeforeconvictiontowardtheserviceofthesentenceofimprisonment,
9except:
10 (1)Suchcreditshallonlybeappliedoncewhensentencesareconsecutive;
11 (2)Suchcreditshallonlybeappliedifthepersonconvictedwasincustodyinthe
12stateofMissouri,unlesssuchcustodywascompelledexclusivelybythestateofMissouri's
13action;and
14 (3)Asprovidedinsection559.100.
15 3.Theofficerrequiredbylawtodeliverapersonconvictedofanoffenseinthisstate
16tothedepartmentofcorrectionsshallendorseuponthepapersrequiredbysection217.305
17boththedatestheoffenderwasincustodyandtheperiodoftimetobecreditedtowardthe
18serviceofthesentenceofimprisonment,exceptasendorsedbysuchofficer.
19 4.Ifapersonconvictedofanoffenseescapesfromcustody,suchescapeshall
20interruptthesentence.Theinterruptionshallcontinueuntilsuchpersonisreturnedtothe
21correctionalcenterwherethesentencewasbeingserved,orinthecaseofapersoncommitted
22tothecustodyofthedepartmentofcorrections,toanycorrectionalcenteroperatedbythe
23departmentofcorrections.Anescapeshallalsointerruptthejailtimecredittobeappliedtoa
24sentencewhichhadnotcommencedwhentheescapeoccurred.
25 5.Ifasentenceofimprisonmentisvacatedandanewsentenceimposeduponthe
26offenderforthatoffense,alltimeservedunderthevacatedsentenceshallbecreditedagainst
27thenewsentence,unlessthetimehasalreadybeencreditedtoanothersentenceasprovidedin
28subsection1ofthissection.
29 6.Ifapersonreleasedfromimprisonmentonparoleorservingaconditionalrelease
30termviolatesanyoftheconditionsofhisorherparoleorrelease,heorshe[may] shallbe
31treatedasaparoleviolator.[Iftheparoleboardrevokesthe]Theparoleboardshallrevoke
32theparoleorconditionalrelease,theparoledpersonshallservetheremainderoftheprison
33termandconditionalreleaseterm,asanadditionalprisonterm,andtheconditionallyreleased
HB1227 10 34personshallservetheremainderoftheconditionalreleasetermasaprisonterm[, unless
35releasedonparole].
36 7.Subsection2ofthissectionshallbeapplicabletooffensesoccurringonorafter
37August28,2021.
558.046.Thesentencingcourtmay,uponpetitionfiledafterservingnolessthan
2sixtypercentofthesentence, reduceanytermofsentenceorprobationpronouncedbythe
3courtoratermofconditionalreleaseorparolepronouncedbytheparoleboardifthecourt
4determinesthat:
5 (1)Theconvictedpersonwas:
6 (a)Convictedofanoffensethatdidnotinvolveviolenceorthethreatofviolence;and
7 (b)Convictedofanoffensethatinvolvedalcoholorillegaldrugs;and
8 (2)Sincethecommissionofsuchoffense,theconvictedpersonhassuccessfully
9completedadetoxificationandrehabilitationprogram;and
10 (3)Theconvictedpersonisnot:
11 (a)Aprioroffender,apersistentoffender,adangerousoffenderorapersistent
12misdemeanoroffenderasdefinedbysection558.016;or
13 (b)Apersistentsexualoffenderasdefinedinsection566.125;or
14 (c)Aprioroffender,apersistentoffenderoraclassXoffenderasdefinedinsection
15558.019.
559.125.1.Theclerkofthecourtshallkeepinapermanentfileallapplicationsfor
2probationorparolebythecourt,andshallkeepinsuchmannerasmaybeprescribedbythe
3courtcompleteandfullrecordsofallpresentenceinvestigationsrequested,probationsor
4parolesgranted,revokedorterminatedandalldischargesfromprobationsorparoles.All
5courtordersrelatingtoanypresentenceinvestigationrequestedandprobationorparole
6grantedundertheprovisionsofthischapterandsections558.011and558.026shallbekeptin
7alikemanner,and,ifthedefendantsubjecttoanysuchorderissubjecttoaninvestigationor
8isunderthesupervisionofthedivisionofprobationandparole,acopyoftheordershallbe
9senttothedivisionofprobationandparole.Inanycountywhereaparoleboardceasesto
10exist,theclerkofthecourtshallpreservetherecordsofthatparoleboard.
11 2.Informationanddataobtainedbyaprobationorparoleofficershallbeprivileged
12informationandshallnotbereceivableinanycourt.Suchinformationshallnotbedisclosed
13directlyorindirectlytoanyoneotherthanthemembersofaparoleboardandthejudge
14entitledtoreceivereports,exceptthecourt,thedivisionofprobationandparole,ortheparole
15boardmayinitsdiscretionpermittheinspectionofthereport,orpartsofsuchreport,bythe
16defendant,oroffenderorhisorherattorney,orotherpersonhavingaproperinteresttherein.
17Informationanddataobtainedbyaprobationorparoleofficerisprivileged
18informationandshallnotbereceivableinanycourtunlessforlawfulcriminalmatters.
HB1227 11 19 3.Theprovisionsofsubsection2ofthissectionnotwithstanding,thepresentence
20investigationreportshallbemadeavailabletothestateandallinformationanddataobtained
21inconnectionwithpreparationofthepresentenceinvestigationreportmaybemadeavailable
22tothestateatthediscretionofthecourtuponashowingthatthereceiptoftheinformation
23anddataisinthebestinterestofthestate.
566.030.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofrapeinthefirstdegreeifheorshehas
2sexualintercoursewithanotherpersonwhoisincapacitated,incapableofconsent,orlacksthe
3capacitytoconsent,orbytheuseofforciblecompulsion.Forciblecompulsionincludesthe
4useofasubstanceadministeredwithoutavictim'sknowledgeorconsentwhichrendersthe
5victimphysicallyormentallyimpairedsoastobeincapableofmakinganinformedconsent
6tosexualintercourse.
7 2.Theoffenseofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommitrapeinthefirst
8degreeisafelonyforwhichtheauthorizedtermofimprisonmentislifeimprisonmentora
9termofyearsnotlessthanfiveyears,unless:
10 (1)Theoffenseisanaggravatedsexualoffense,inwhichcasetheauthorizedtermof
11imprisonmentislifeimprisonmentoratermofyearsnotlessthanfifteenyears;
12 (2)Thepersonisapersistentorpredatorysexualoffenderasdefinedinsection
13566.125andsubjectedtoanextendedtermofimprisonmentundersaidsection;
14 (3)Thevictimisachildlessthantwelveyearsofage,inwhichcasetherequiredterm
15ofimprisonmentislifeimprisonmentwithouteligibilityforprobationorparoleuntilthe
16offenderhasservednotlessthanthirtyyearsofsuchsentenceorunlesstheoffenderhas
17reachedtheageofseventy-fiveyearsandhasservedatleastfifteenyearsofsuchsentence,
18unlesssuchrapeinthefirstdegreeisdescribedundersubdivision(4)ofthissubsection;or
19 (4)Thevictimisachildlessthantwelveyearsofageandsuchrapeinthefirstdegree
20orattempttocommitrapeinthefirstdegreewasoutrageouslyorwantonlyvile,horribleor
21inhumane,inthatitinvolvedtortureordepravityofmind,inwhichcasetherequiredtermof
22imprisonmentislifeimprisonmentwithouteligibilityforprobation,paroleorconditional
23release.
24 3.Subsection4ofsection558.019shallnotapplytothesentenceofapersonwhohas
25beenfoundguiltyofrapeinthefirstdegreeorattempttocommitrapeinthefirstdegreewhen
26thevictimislessthantwelveyearsofage,and"lifeimprisonment"shallmeanimprisonment
27forthedurationofaperson'snaturallifeforthepurposesofthissection.
28 4.Nopersonfoundguiltyofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommitrapein
29thefirstdegreeshallbegrantedasuspendedimpositionofsentenceorsuspendedexecutionof
30sentence.
HB1227 12 31 5.Nopersonfoundguiltyofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommit
32rapeinthefirstdegreeshallbeeligibleforprobationorconditionalreleaseuntilsuch
33timeasthepersonfoundguiltyhasservedonehundredpercentofthesentenceimposed.
566.151.1.Apersontwenty-oneyearsofageoroldercommitstheoffenseof
2enticementofachildifheorshepersuades,solicits,coaxes,entices,orlureswhetherby
3words,actionsorthroughcommunicationviatheinternetoranyelectroniccommunication,
4anypersonwhoislessthanfifteenyearsofageforthepurposeofengaginginsexualconduct.
5 2.Itisnotadefensetoaprosecutionforaviolationofthissectionthattheother
6personwasapeaceofficermasqueradingasaminor.
7 3.Enticementofachildoranattempttocommitenticementofachildisafelonyfor
8whichtheauthorizedtermofimprisonmentshallbenotlessthanfiveyearsandnotmorethan
9thirtyyears.Nopersonconvictedunderthissectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,
10conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoffive
11calendaryears] untilthepersonconvictedservesonehundredpercentofthesentenced
12termofimprisonment.
571.015.1.Anypersonwhocommitsanyfelonyunderthelawsofthisstateby,with,
2orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweaponisalso
3guiltyoftheoffenseofarmedcriminalactionand,uponconviction,shallbepunishedby
4imprisonmentbythedepartmentofcorrectionsforatermofnotlessthanthreeyearsandnot
5toexceedfifteenyears,unlessthepersonisunlawfullypossessingafirearm,inwhichcasethe
6termofimprisonmentshallbeforatermofnotlessthanfiveyears.Thepunishmentimposed
7pursuanttothissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoandconsecutivetoanypunishmentprovided
8bylawforthecrimecommittedby,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerous
9instrumentordeadlyweapon.Nopersonconvictedunderthissubsectionshallbeeligiblefor
10parole,probation,conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[fora
11periodofthreecalendaryears] untiltheoffenderhasservedaminimumprisontermof
12seventy-fivepercentoftheoffender'ssentence.
13 2.Anypersonconvictedofasecondoffenseofarmedcriminalactionunder
14subsection1ofthissectionshallbepunishedbyimprisonmentbythedepartmentof
15correctionsforatermofnotlessthanfiveyearsandnottoexceedthirtyyears,unlessthe
16personisunlawfullypossessingafirearm,inwhichcasethetermofimprisonmentshallbefor
17atermnotlessthanfifteenyears.Thepunishmentimposedpursuanttothissubsectionshall
18beinadditiontoandconsecutivetoanypunishmentprovidedbylawforthecrimecommitted
19by,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweapon.
20Nopersonconvictedunderthissubsectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,conditional
21release,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoffivecalendaryears]
HB1227 13 22untiltheoffenderhasservedaminimumprisontermofeighty-fivepercentofthe
23offender'ssentence.
24 3.Anypersonconvictedofathirdorsubsequentoffenseofarmedcriminalaction
25undersubsection1ofthissectionshallbepunishedbyimprisonmentbythedepartmentof
26correctionsforatermofnotlessthantenyears,unlessthepersonisunlawfullypossessinga
27firearm,inwhichcasethetermofimprisonmentshallbenolessthanfifteenyears.The
28punishmentimposedpursuanttothissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoandconsecutivetoany
29punishmentprovidedbylawforthecrimecommittedby,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,
30oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweapon.Nopersonconvictedunderthis
31subsectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimposition
32orexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoftencalendaryears] untiltheoffenderhasserveda
33minimumprisontermofonehundredpercentoftheoffender'ssentence.
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