FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1256
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEANDERSON.
2185H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter590,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoinvestigationsof
officer-involvedshootings.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter590,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection590.1035,toreadasfollows:
590.1035.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Criticalinjury",aninjurythatisreasonablylikelytoresultinthedeathof
3theinjuredperson;
4 (2)"Lawenforcementofficer",aPOST-certifiedlawenforcementofficerwho
5hasthepowerofarrestandisemployedbyanylawenforcementagencyinthisstate;
6 (3)"Officer-involvedshooting",theshootingofaperson:
7 (a)Byalawenforcementofficerwhilethelawenforcementofficerisondutyor
8whilethelawenforcementofficerisoffdutybutperformingactivitiesthatarewithin
9thescopeoftheofficer'slawenforcementduties;and
10 (b)Thatresultsinthedeathorcriticalinjuryoftheperson.
11 2.BeginningJanuary1,2024,wheneveranofficer-involvedshootingoccursina
12citynotwithinacountyorinacountywithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,thelaw
13enforcementagencywithjurisdictionovertheshootingshallimmediatelynotifythe
14attorneygeneral.Uponsuchnotification,theattorneygeneralshallappointalaw
15enforcementagencylocatedwithinonehundredmilesofthejurisdictioninwhichthe
16shootingoccurredtoconductaspecialinvestigationoftheofficer-involvedshooting.
17Thelawenforcementagencywithjurisdictionoverthesceneoftheshootingshallsecure
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18thesceneoftheshootinguntilthearrivalofinvestigatorsfromthelawenforcement
19agencyappointedtoconductthespecialinvestigation.
20 3.Attheconclusionofitsinvestigationundersubsection2ofthissection,thelaw
21enforcementagencyconductingthespecialinvestigationshallprovideacompletereport
22ofitsfindingstotheattorneygeneralandtothelawenforcementagencywith
23jurisdictionoverthesceneoftheshooting.Thereportshallincludearecommendation
24tothecircuitattorneyortotheprosecutorofthecountywheretheofficer-involved
25shootingoccurredastowhetherthelawenforcementofficershouldbechargedwitha
26crimeduetohisorherinvolvementintheshooting.Iftheattorneygeneraldetermines
27thereisnobasistoprosecutethelawenforcementofficerinvolvedintheshooting,the
28attorneygeneralshallprepareandpubliclydiscloseareportexplainingthereasonsfor
29suchdetermination.Thereportshallcontain,ataminimum,thefollowing:
30 (1)Abriefstatementoffacts;
31 (2)Adescriptionofthewitnessesinterviewed;
32 (3)Thereasonfortheofficer'sinitialinteractionwiththepersonwhowasshot;
33 (4)Theextenttowhichanysuspects,witnesses,orpersonsofinterestwere
34detainedduringtheinvestigationandonwhatgroundseachpersonwasdetained;
35 (5)Adescriptionofanyactsofaggressioncommittedbyanypartytothe
36shooting;
37 (6)Whetherthepersonshotwasarmed;
38 (7)Thelegaljustificationfortheshooting,includingwhethertheofficeractedin
39self-defense;and
40 (8)Anyotherappropriateinformationfromtheinvestigativefile,asdetermined
41bytheattorneygeneral.
42 4.Thelawenforcementagencythatemploystheofficerinvolvedintheshooting
43mayconductaseparateinternalinvestigationintotheshooting;provided,however,that
44theinternalinvestigationshallnotbeinlieuoforinterferewiththeinvestigation
45conductedundersubsection2ofthissection.
46 5.Thelocallawenforcementagencywithjurisdictionovertheshootingshall
47reimbursethelawenforcementagencythatconductedthespecialinvestigationforany
48expensesincurredbysuchlawenforcementagencyininvestigatingincidentsunder
49subsection2ofthissection.
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