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Missouri House Bill HB1748

Missouri 2024 Regular Session

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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1748
33 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHAFFNER.
55 3154H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections558.019,575.150,575.200,and610.140,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
88 thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtooffensesinvolvingarrests,stops,anddetentions,
99 withpenaltyprovisions.
1010 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1111 SectionA.Sections558.019,575.150,575.200,and610.140,RSMo,arerepealed
1212 2andfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections558.019,575.150,
1313 3575.151,and610.140,toreadasfollows:
1414 558.019.1.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoaffectthepowersofthegovernor
1515 2underArticleIV,Section7,oftheMissouriConstitution.Thisstatuteshallnotaffectthose
1616 3provisionsofsection565.020,section566.125,orsection571.015,whichsetminimumterms
1717 4ofsentences,ortheprovisionsofsection559.115,relatingtoprobation.
1818 5 2.Theprovisionsofsubsections2to5ofthissectionshallonlybeapplicabletothe
1919 6offensescontainedinsections565.021,565.023,565.024,565.027,565.050,565.052,
2020 7565.054,565.072,565.073,565.074,565.090,565.110,565.115,565.120,565.153,565.156,
2121 8565.225,565.300,566.030,566.031,566.032,566.034,566.060,566.061,566.062,566.064,
2222 9566.067,566.068,566.069,566.071,566.083,566.086,566.100,566.101,566.103,566.111,
2323 10566.115,566.145,566.151,566.153,566.203,566.206,566.209,566.210,566.211,566.215,
2424 11568.030,568.045,568.060,568.065,568.175,569.040,569.160,570.023,570.025,570.030
2525 12whenpunishedasaclassA,B,orCfelony,570.145whenpunishedasaclassAorBfelony,
2626 13570.223whenpunishedasaclassBorCfelony,571.020,571.030,571.070,573.023,
2727 14573.025,573.035,573.037,573.200,573.205,574.070,574.080,574.115,575.030,575.150,
2828 15575.151,575.153,575.155,575.157,[575.200whenpunishedasaclassAfelony,]575.210,
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16575.230whenpunishedasaclassBfelony,575.240whenpunishedasaclassBfelony,
3131 17576.070,576.080,577.010,577.013,577.078,577.703,577.706,579.065,and579.068when
3232 18punishedasaclassAorBfelony.Forthepurposesofthissection,"prisoncommitment"
3333 19meansandisthereceiptbythedepartmentofcorrectionsofanoffenderaftersentencing.For
3434 20purposesofthissection,priorprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentofcorrectionsshallnot
3535 21includeanoffender'sfirstincarcerationpriortoreleaseonprobationundersection217.362or
3636 22559.115.Otherprovisionsofthelawtothecontrarynotwithstanding,anyoffenderwhohas
3737 23beenfoundguiltyofafelonyotherthanadangerousfelonyasdefinedinsection556.061and
3838 24iscommittedtothedepartmentofcorrectionsshallberequiredtoservethefollowing
3939 25minimumprisonterms:
4040 26 (1)Iftheoffenderhasonepreviousprisoncommitmenttothedepartmentof
4141 27correctionsforafelonyoffense,theminimumprisontermwhichtheoffendermustserveshall
4242 28befortypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffenderattainsseventyyearsofage,and
4343 29hasservedatleastthirtypercentofthesentenceimposed,whicheveroccursfirst;
4444 30 (2)Iftheoffenderhastwopreviousprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentof
4545 31correctionsforfeloniesunrelatedtothepresentoffense,theminimumprisontermwhichthe
4646 32offendermustserveshallbefiftypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffenderattains
4747 33seventyyearsofage,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,whichever
4848 34occursfirst;
4949 35 (3)Iftheoffenderhasthreeormorepreviousprisoncommitmentstothedepartment
5050 36ofcorrectionsforfeloniesunrelatedtothepresentoffense,theminimumprisontermwhich
5151 37theoffendermustserveshallbeeightypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffender
5252 38attainsseventyyearsofage,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,
5353 39whicheveroccursfirst.
5454 40 3.Otherprovisionsofthelawtothecontrarynotwithstanding,anyoffenderwhohas
5555 41beenfoundguiltyofadangerousfelonyasdefinedinsection556.061andiscommittedtothe
5656 42departmentofcorrectionsshallberequiredtoserveaminimumprisontermofeighty-five
5757 43percentofthesentenceimposedbythecourtoruntiltheoffenderattainsseventyyearsofage,
5858 44andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,whicheveroccursfirst.
5959 45 4.Forthepurposeofdeterminingtheminimumprisontermtobeserved,the
6060 46followingcalculationsshallapply:
6161 47 (1)Asentenceoflifeshallbecalculatedtobethirtyyears;
6262 48 (2)Anysentenceeitheraloneorintheaggregatewithotherconsecutivesentencesfor
6363 49offensescommittedatornearthesametimewhichisoverseventy-fiveyearsshallbe
6464 50calculatedtobeseventy-fiveyears.
6565 HB1748 2 51 5.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"minimumprisonterm"shallmeantime
6666 52requiredtobeservedbytheoffenderbeforeheorsheiseligibleforparole,conditional
6767 53releaseorotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentofcorrections.
6868 54 6.Anoffenderwhowasconvictedof,orpledguiltyto,afelonyoffenseotherthan
6969 55thoseoffenseslistedinsubsection2ofthissectionpriortoAugust28,2019,shallnolonger
7070 56besubjecttotheminimumprisontermprovisionsundersubsection2ofthissection,andshall
7171 57beeligibleforparole,conditionalrelease,orotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentof
7272 58correctionsaccordingtotherulesandregulationsofthedepartment.
7373 59 7.(1)Asentencingadvisorycommissionisherebycreatedtoconsistofeleven
7474 60members.Onemembershallbeappointedbythespeakerofthehouse.Onemembershallbe
7575 61appointedbythepresidentprotemofthesenate.Onemembershallbethedirectorofthe
7676 62departmentofcorrections.Sixmembersshallbeappointedbyandserveatthepleasureofthe
7777 63governorfromamongthefollowing:thepublicdefendercommission;privatecitizens;a
7878 64privatememberoftheMissouriBar;theboardofprobationandparole;andaprosecutor.
7979 65Twomembersshallbeappointedbythesupremecourt,onefromametropolitanareaandone
8080 66fromaruralarea.Allmembersshallbeappointedtoafour-yearterm.Allmembersofthe
8181 67sentencingcommissionappointedpriortoAugust28,1994,shallcontinuetoserveonthe
8282 68sentencingadvisorycommissionatthepleasureofthegovernor.
8383 69 (2)Thecommissionshallstudysentencingpracticesinthecircuitcourtsthroughout
8484 70thestateforthepurposeofdeterminingwhetherandtowhatextentdisparitiesexistamong
8585 71thevariouscircuitcourtswithrespecttothelengthofsentencesimposedandtheuseof
8686 72probationforoffendersconvictedofthesameorsimilaroffensesandwithsimilarcriminal
8787 73histories.Thecommissionshallalsostudyandexaminewhetherandtowhatextent
8888 74sentencingdisparityamongeconomicandsocialclassesexistsinrelationtothesentenceof
8989 75deathandifso,thereasonstherefor,ifsentencesarecomparabletootherstates,ifthelength
9090 76ofthesentenceisappropriate,andtherateofrehabilitationbasedonsentence.Itshall
9191 77compilestatistics,examinecases,drawconclusions,andperformotherdutiesrelevanttothe
9292 78researchandinvestigationofdisparitiesindeathpenaltysentencingamongeconomicand
9393 79socialclasses.
9494 80 (3)Thecommissionshallstudyalternativesentences,prisonworkprograms,work
9595 81release,home-basedincarceration,probationandparoleoptions,andanyotherprogramsand
9696 82reportthefeasibilityoftheseoptionsinMissouri.
9797 83 (4)Thegovernorshallselectachairpersonwhoshallcallmeetingsofthecommission
9898 84asrequiredorpermittedpursuanttothepurposeofthesentencingcommission.
9999 85 (5)Themembersofthecommissionshallnotreceivecompensationfortheirduties
100100 86onthecommission,butshallbereimbursedforactualandnecessaryexpensesincurredinthe
101101 HB1748 3 87performanceofthesedutiesandforwhichtheyarenotreimbursedbyreasonoftheirother
102102 88paidpositions.
103103 89 (6)Thecircuitandassociatecircuitcourtsofthisstate,theofficeofthestatecourts
104104 90administrator,thedepartmentofpublicsafety,andthedepartmentofcorrectionsshall
105105 91cooperatewiththecommissionbyprovidinginformationoraccesstoinformationneededby
106106 92thecommission.Theofficeofthestatecourtsadministratorwillprovideneededstaffing
107107 93resources.
108108 94 8.Courtsshallretaindiscretiontolowerorexceedthesentencerecommendedbythe
109109 95commissionasotherwiseallowablebylaw,andtoorderrestorativejusticemethods,when
110110 96applicable.
111111 97 9.Iftheimpositionorexecutionofasentenceissuspended,thecourtmayorderany
112112 98orallofthefollowingrestorativejusticemethods,oranyothermethodthatthecourtfinds
113113 99justorappropriate:
114114 100 (1)Restitutiontoanyvictimorastatutorilycreatedfundforcostsincurredasaresult
115115 101oftheoffender'sactions;
116116 102 (2)Offendertreatmentprograms;
117117 103 (3)Mandatorycommunityservice;
118118 104 (4)Workreleaseprogramsinlocalfacilities;and
119119 105 (5)Community-basedresidentialandnonresidentialprograms.
120120 106 10.Pursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection9ofthissection,thecourtmayorderthe
121121 107assessmentandpaymentofadesignatedamountofrestitutiontoacountylawenforcement
122122 108restitutionfundestablishedbythecountycommissionpursuanttosection50.565.Such
123123 109contributionshallnotexceedthreehundreddollarsforanychargedoffense.Anyrestitution
124124 110moneysdepositedintothecountylawenforcementrestitutionfundpursuanttothissection
125125 111shallonlybeexpendedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection50.565.
126126 112 11.Ajudgemayorderpaymenttoarestitutionfundonlyifsuchfundhadbeen
127127 113createdbyordinanceorresolutionofacountyofthestateofMissouripriortosentencing.A
128128 114judgeshallnothaveanydirectsupervisoryauthorityoradministrativecontroloveranyfund
129129 115towhichthejudgeisorderingapersontomakepayment.
130130 116 12.Apersonwhofailstomakeapaymenttoacountylawenforcementrestitution
131131 117fundmaynothavehisorherprobationrevokedsolelyforfailingtomakesuchpayment
132132 118unlessthejudge,afterevidentiaryhearing,makesafindingsupportedbyapreponderanceof
133133 119theevidencethatthepersoneitherwillfullyrefusedtomakethepaymentorthattheperson
134134 120willfully,intentionally,andpurposefullyfailedtomakesufficientbonafideeffortstoacquire
135135 121theresourcestopay.
136136 HB1748 4 122 13.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowthesentencingadvisory
137137 123commissiontoissuerecommendedsentencesinspecificcasespendinginthecourtsofthis
138138 124state.
139139 575.150.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofresisting[or],interferingwith,
140140 2escaping,orattemptingtoescapefromarrest,detention,[or]stop,orcustodyifheorshe
141141 3knowsorreasonablyshouldknowthatalawenforcementofficerismakinganarrestor
142142 4attemptingtolawfullydetainorstopanindividualorvehicle,andforthepurposeof
143143 5preventingtheofficerfromeffectingthearrest,stop,ordetentionormaintainingcustody
144144 6aftersuchstop,detention,orarrest,heorshe:
145145 7 (1)Resiststhearrest,stopordetentionofsuchpersonbyusingorthreateningtheuse
146146 8ofviolenceorphysicalforceorbyfleeingfromsuchofficer;[or]
147147 9 (2)Interfereswiththearrest,stopordetentionofanotherpersonbyusingor
148148 10threateningtheuseofviolence,physicalforceorphysicalinterference; or
149149 11 (3)Whilebeingheldincustodyafterastop,detention,orarresthasbeenmade,
150150 12escapesorattemptstoescapefromsuchcustody.
151151 13 2.Thissectionappliesto:
152152 14 (1)Arrests,stops,ordetentions,withorwithoutwarrants;
153153 15 (2)Arrests,stops,[or]detentions,orcustodiesforanyoffense,infraction,or
154154 16ordinanceviolation;and
155155 17 (3)Arrestsforwarrantsissuedbyacourtoraprobationandparoleofficer.
156156 18 3.Apersonispresumedtobefleeingavehiclestopifheorshecontinuestooperatea
157157 19motorvehicleafterheorshehasseenorshouldhaveseenclearlyvisibleemergencylightsor
158158 20hasheardorshouldhaveheardanaudiblesignalemanatingfromthelawenforcementvehicle
159159 21pursuinghimorher.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequirethestateto
160160 22proveinaprosecutionagainstadefendantthatthedefendantknewwhyheorshewas
161161 23beingstopped,detained,orarrested.
162162 24 4.Itisnodefensetoaprosecutionpursuanttosubsection1ofthissectionthatthelaw
163163 25enforcementofficerwasactingunlawfullyinmakingthearrest.However,nothinginthis
164164 26sectionshallbeconstruedtobarcivilsuitsforunlawfularrest.
165165 27 5.Theoffenseofresisting[or],interferingwith[an],orescapingorattemptingto
166166 28escapefromastop,detention,orarrestorfromcustodyaftersuchstop,detention,or
167167 29arrestisaclass[Efelonyforanarrestfora:
168168 30 (1)Felony;
169169 31 (2)Warrantissuedforfailuretoappearonafelonycase;or
170170 32 (3)Warrantissuedforaprobationviolationonafelonycase.
171171 33
172172 HB1748 5 34Theoffenseofresistinganarrest,detentionorstopinviolationofsubdivision(1)or(2)of
173173 35subsection1ofthissectionisaclass] Amisdemeanor,unless[thepersonfleeingcreatesa
174174 36substantialriskofseriousphysicalinjuryordeathtoanyperson,inwhichcaseitisaclassE
175175 37felony]:
176176 38 (1)Thestop,detention,arrest,orcustodywasforafelony;
177177 39 (2)Thestop,detention,arrest,orcustodywasforawarrantissuedforfailureto
178178 40appearonafelonycase;
179179 41 (3)Thestop,detention,arrest,orcustodywasforawarrantissuedfora
180180 42probationviolationonafelonycase;
181181 43 (4)Whileresisting,interferingwith,orescapingorattemptingtoescapefroma
182182 44stop,detention,orarrestorfromcustody,thepersonfleesandduringsuchflightcreates
183183 45asubstantialriskofseriousphysicalinjuryordeathtoanyperson;or
184184 46 (5)Theescapeorattempttoescapewhileincustodyorunderarrestwasfora
185185 47felony,
186186 48
187187 49inwhichcaseitisaclassEfelony;exceptthat,ifsuchescapeorattemptedescapeis
188188 50committedbymeansofadeadlyweaponordangerousinstrumentorbyholdingany
189189 51personhostageitisaclassAfelony.
190190 575.151.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofresistingarrestbyfleeinginorona
191191 2motorvehicleifheorsheresistsanarrest,astop,oradetentionbyfleeinginorona
192192 3motorvehiclefromalawenforcementofficerand,duringthecourseoffleeing,drivesat
193193 4aspeedorinamannerthatdemonstratesadisregardforthesafetyofanypersonor
194194 5property,includingthatofthepursuingofficerorotheroccupantsofthefleeingvehicle.
195195 6 2.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofaggravatedresistingarrestbyfleeinginoron
196196 7amotorvehicleifheorsheresistsanarrest,astop,oradetentionbyfleeinginorona
197197 8motorvehiclefromalawenforcementofficerand,duringthecourseoffleeing,drivesat
198198 9aspeedorinamannerthatdemonstratesadisregardforthesafetyofanypersonor
199199 10property,includingthatofthepursuingofficerorotheroccupantsofthefleeingvehicle,
200200 11andthatresultsinseriousbodilyinjuryordeathtoanotherperson,includingany
201201 12officer.
202202 13 3.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequirethestatetoproveina
203203 14prosecutionagainstadefendantthatthedefendantknewwhyheorshewasbeing
204204 15stopped,detained,orarrested.
205205 16 4.TheoffenseofresistingarrestbyfleeinginoronamotorvehicleisaclassE
206206 17felony,unlessthepersonhasbeenpreviouslyconvictedundersubsection1ofthis
207207 18section,inwhichcaseisaclassDfelony.Theoffenseofaggravatedresistingarrestby
208208 HB1748 6 19fleeinginoronamotorvehicleisaclassDfelony,unlessthepersonhasbeenpreviously
209209 20convictedundersubsection2ofthissection,inwhichcaseitisaclassCfelony.
210210 610.140.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawandsubjecttotheprovisions
211211 2ofthissection,anypersonmayapplytoanycourtinwhichsuchpersonwaschargedorfound
212212 3guiltyofanyoffenses,violations,orinfractionsforanordertoexpungerecordsofsucharrest,
213213 4plea,trial,orconviction.Subjecttothelimitationsofsubsection12ofthissection,aperson
214214 5mayapplytohaveoneormoreoffenses,violations,orinfractionsexpungedifsuchoffense,
215215 6violation,orinfractionoccurredwithinthestateofMissouriandwasprosecutedunderthe
216216 7jurisdictionofaMissourimunicipal,associatecircuit,orcircuitcourt,solongassuchperson
217217 8listsalltheoffenses,violations,andinfractionsheorsheisseekingtohaveexpungedinthe
218218 9petitionandsolongasallsuchoffenses,violations,andinfractionsarenotexcludedunder
219219 10subsection2ofthissection.Iftheoffenses,violations,orinfractionswerechargedascounts
220220 11inthesameindictmentorinformationorwerecommittedaspartofthesamecourseof
221221 12criminalconduct,thepersonmayincludealltherelatedoffenses,violations,andinfractions
222222 13inthepetition,regardlessofthelimitsofsubsection12ofthissection,andthepetitionshall
223223 14onlycountasapetitionforexpungementofthehighestlevelviolationoroffensecontainedin
224224 15thepetitionforthepurposeofdeterminingfutureeligibilityforexpungement.
225225 16 2.Thefollowingoffenses,violations,andinfractionsshallnotbeeligiblefor
226226 17expungementunderthissection:
227227 18 (1)AnyclassAfelonyoffense;
228228 19 (2)Anydangerousfelonyasthattermisdefinedinsection556.061;
229229 20 (3)Anyoffensethatrequiresregistrationasasexoffender;
230230 21 (4)Anyfelonyoffensewheredeathisanelementoftheoffense;
231231 22 (5)Anyfelonyoffenseofassault;misdemeanororfelonyoffenseofdomesticassault;
232232 23orfelonyoffenseofkidnapping;
233233 24 (6)Anyoffenselisted,orpreviouslylisted,inchapter566orsection105.454,
234234 25105.478,115.631,130.028,188.030,188.080,191.677,194.425,217.360,217.385,334.245,
235235 26375.991,389.653,455.085,455.538,557.035,565.084,565.085,565.086,565.095,565.120,
236236 27565.130,565.156,565.200,565.214,566.093,566.111,566.115,568.020,568.030,568.032,
237237 28568.045,568.060,568.065,568.080,568.090,568.175,569.030,569.035,569.040,569.050,
238238 29569.055,569.060,569.065,569.067,569.072,569.160,570.025,570.090,570.180,570.223,
239239 30570.224,570.310,571.020,571.060,571.063,571.070,571.072,571.150,574.070,574.105,
240240 31574.115,574.120,574.130,575.040,575.095,575.150,575.151,575.153,575.155,575.157,
241241 32575.159,575.195,[575.200,] 575.210,575.220,575.230,575.240,575.350,575.353,
242242 33577.078,577.703,577.706,578.008,578.305,578.310,or632.520;
243243 34 (7)Anyoffenseeligibleforexpungementundersection577.054or610.130;
244244 HB1748 7 35 (8)Anyintoxication-relatedtrafficorboatingoffenseasdefinedinsection577.001,
245245 36oranyoffenseofoperatinganaircraftwithanexcessivebloodalcoholcontentorwhileinan
246246 37intoxicatedcondition;
247247 38 (9)Anyordinanceviolationthatisthesubstantialequivalentofanyoffensethatisnot
248248 39eligibleforexpungementunderthissection;
249249 40 (10)Anyviolationofanystatelaworcountyormunicipalordinanceregulatingthe
250250 41operationofmotorvehicleswhencommittedbyanindividualwhohasbeenissueda
251251 42commercialdriver'slicenseorisrequiredtopossessacommercialdriver'slicenseissuedby
252252 43thisstateoranyotherstate;and
253253 44 (11)Anyoffenseofsection571.030,exceptanyoffenseundersubdivision(1)of
254254 45subsection1ofsection571.030wherethepersonwasconvictedorfoundguiltypriorto
255255 46January1,2017,oranyoffenseundersubdivision(4)ofsubsection1ofsection571.030.
256256 47 3.Thepetitionshallnameasdefendantsalllawenforcementagencies,courts,
257257 48prosecutingorcircuitattorneys,municipalprosecutingattorneys,centralstaterepositoriesof
258258 49criminalrecords,orotherswhothepetitionerhasreasontobelievemaypossesstherecords
259259 50subjecttoexpungementforeachoftheoffenses,violations,andinfractionslistedinthe
260260 51petition.Thecourt'sorderofexpungementshallnotaffectanypersonorentitynotnamedas
261261 52adefendantintheaction.
262262 53 4.Thepetitionshallincludethefollowinginformation:
263263 54 (1)Thepetitioner's:
264264 55 (a)Fullname;
265265 56 (b)Sex;
266266 57 (c)Race;
267267 58 (d)Driver'slicensenumber,ifapplicable;and
268268 59 (e)Currentaddress;
269269 60 (2)Eachoffense,violation,orinfractionforwhichthepetitionerisrequesting
270270 61expungement;
271271 62 (3)Theapproximatedatethepetitionerwaschargedforeachoffense,violation,or
272272 63infraction;and
273273 64 (4)Thenameofthecountywherethepetitionerwaschargedforeachoffense,
274274 65violation,orinfractionandifanyoftheoffenses,violations,orinfractionsoccurredina
275275 66municipality,thenameofthemunicipalityforeachoffense,violation,orinfraction;and
276276 67 (5)Thecasenumberandnameofthecourtforeachoffense.
277277 68 5.Theclerkofthecourtshallgivenoticeofthefilingofthepetitiontotheofficeof
278278 69theprosecutingattorney,circuitattorney,ormunicipalprosecutingattorneythatprosecuted
279279 70theoffenses,violations,orinfractionslistedinthepetition.Iftheprosecutingattorney,circuit
280280 71attorney,ormunicipalprosecutingattorneyobjectstothepetitionforexpungement,heorshe
281281 HB1748 8 72shalldosoinwritingwithinthirtydaysafterreceiptofservice.Unlessotherwiseagreedupon
282282 73bytheparties,thecourtshallholdahearingwithinsixtydaysafteranywrittenobjectionis
283283 74filed,givingreasonablenoticeofthehearingtothepetitioner.Ifnoobjectionhasbeenfiled
284284 75withinthirtydaysafterreceiptofservice,thecourtmaysetahearingonthematterandshall
285285 76givereasonablenoticeofthehearingtoeachentitynamedinthepetition.Atanyhearing,the
286286 77courtmayacceptevidenceandheartestimonyon,andmayconsider,thefollowingcriteriafor
287287 78eachoftheoffenses,violations,orinfractionslistedinthepetitionforexpungement:
288288 79 (1)Atthetimethepetitionisfiled,ithasbeenatleastthreeyearsiftheoffenseisa
289289 80felony,oratleastoneyeariftheoffenseisamisdemeanor,municipaloffense,orinfraction,
290290 81fromthedatethepetitionercompletedanyauthorizeddispositionimposedundersection
291291 82557.011foreachoffense,violation,orinfractionlistedinthepetition;
292292 83 (2)Atthetimethepetitionisfiled,thepersonhasnotbeenfoundguiltyofanyother
293293 84misdemeanororfelony,notincludingviolationsofthetrafficregulationsprovidedunder
294294 85chapters301,302,303,304,and307,duringthetimeperiodspecifiedfortheunderlying
295295 86offense,violation,orinfractioninsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection;
296296 87 (3)Thepersonhassatisfiedallobligationsrelatingtoanysuchdisposition,including
297297 88thepaymentofanyfinesorrestitution;
298298 89 (4)Thepersondoesnothavechargespending;
299299 90 (5)Thepetitioner'shabitsandconductdemonstratethatthepetitionerisnotathreat
300300 91tothepublicsafetyofthestate;and
301301 92 (6)Theexpungementisconsistentwiththepublicwelfareandtheinterestsofjustice
302302 93warranttheexpungement.
303303 94
304304 95Apleadingbythepetitionerthatsuchpetitionermeetstherequirementsofsubdivisions(5)
305305 96and(6)ofthissubsectionshallcreatearebuttablepresumptionthattheexpungementis
306306 97warrantedsolongasthecriteriacontainedinsubdivisions(1)to(4)ofthissubsectionare
307307 98otherwisesatisfied.Theburdenshallshifttotheprosecutingattorney,circuitattorney,or
308308 99municipalprosecutingattorneytorebutthepresumption.Avictimofanoffense,violation,or
309309 100infractionlistedinthepetitionshallhaveanopportunitytobeheardatanyhearingheldunder
310310 101thissection,andthecourtmaymakeadeterminationbasedsolelyonsuchvictim'stestimony.
311311 102 6.Apetitiontoexpungerecordsrelatedtoanarrestforaneligibleoffense,violation,
312312 103orinfractionmaybemadeinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthissectiontoacourtof
313313 104competentjurisdictioninthecountywherethepetitionerwasarrestednoearlierthanthree
314314 105yearsfromthedateofarrest;providedthat,duringsuchtime,thepetitionerhasnotbeen
315315 106chargedandthepetitionerhasnotbeenfoundguiltyofanymisdemeanororfelonyoffense.
316316 107 7.Ifthecourtdeterminesthatsuchpersonmeetsallthecriteriasetforthinsubsection
317317 1085ofthissectionforeachoftheoffenses,violations,orinfractionslistedinthepetitionfor
318318 HB1748 9 109expungement,thecourtshallenteranorderofexpungement.Inallcasesunderthissection,
319319 110thecourtshallissueanorderofexpungementordismissalwithinsixmonthsofthefilingof
320320 111thepetition.Acopyoftheorderofexpungementshallbeprovidedtothepetitionerandeach
321321 112entitypossessingrecordssubjecttotheorder,and,uponreceiptoftheorder,eachentityshall
322322 113closeanyrecordinitspossessionrelatingtoanyoffense,violation,orinfractionlistedinthe
323323 114petition,inthemannerestablishedbysection610.120.Therecordsandfilesmaintainedin
324324 115anyadministrativeorcourtproceedinginamunicipal,associate,orcircuitcourtforany
325325 116offense,infraction,orviolationorderedexpungedunderthissectionshallbeconfidentialand
326326 117onlyavailabletothepartiesorbyorderofthecourtforgoodcauseshown.Thecentral
327327 118repositoryshallrequesttheFederalBureauofInvestigationtoexpungetherecordsfromits
328328 119files.
329329 120 8.Theordershallnotlimitanyofthepetitioner'srightsthatwererestrictedasa
330330 121collateralconsequenceofsuchperson'scriminalrecord,andsuchrightsshallberestored
331331 122uponissuanceoftheorderofexpungement.Forpurposesof18U.S.C.Section921(a)(33)(B)
332332 123(ii),anorderorexpungementgrantedpursuanttothissectionshallbeconsideredacomplete
333333 124removalofalleffectsoftheexpungedconviction.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedunderthis
334334 125section,theeffectofsuchordershallbetorestoresuchpersontothestatusheorsheoccupied
335335 126priortosucharrests,pleas,trials,orconvictionsasifsucheventshadnevertakenplace.No
336336 127personastowhomsuchorderhasbeenenteredshallbeheldthereafterunderanyprovisionof
337337 128lawtobeguiltyofperjuryorotherwisegivingafalsestatementbyreasonofhisorherfailure
338338 129toreciteoracknowledgesucharrests,pleas,trials,convictions,orexpungementinresponse
339339 130toaninquirymadeofhimorherandnosuchinquiryshallbemadeforinformationrelatingto
340340 131anexpungement,exceptthepetitionershalldisclosetheexpungedoffense,violation,or
341341 132infractiontoanycourtwhenaskedoruponbeingchargedwithanysubsequentoffense,
342342 133violation,orinfraction.Theexpungedoffense,violation,orinfractionmaybeconsidereda
343343 134prioroffenseindeterminingasentencetobeimposedforanysubsequentoffensethatthe
344344 135personisfoundguiltyofcommitting.
345345 136 9.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection8ofthissectiontothecontrary,a
346346 137persongrantedanexpungementshalldiscloseanyexpungedoffense,violation,orinfraction
347347 138whenthedisclosureofsuchinformationisnecessarytocompleteanyapplicationfor:
348348 139 (1)Alicense,certificate,orpermitissuedbythisstatetopracticesuchindividual's
349349 140profession;
350350 141 (2)Anylicenseissuedunderchapter313orpermitissuedunderchapter571;
351351 142 (3)Paidorunpaidemploymentwithanentitylicensedunderchapter313,anystate-
352352 143operatedlottery,oranyemergencyservicesprovider,includinganylawenforcementagency;
353353 HB1748 10 144 (4)Employmentwithanyfederallyinsuredbankorsavingsinstitutionorcreditunion
354354 145oranaffiliateofsuchinstitutionorcreditunionforthepurposesofcompliancewith12
355355 146U.S.C.Section1829and12U.S.C.Section1785;
356356 147 (5)Employmentwithanyentityengagedinthebusinessofinsuranceoranyinsurer
357357 148forthepurposeofcomplyingwith18U.S.C.Section1033,18U.S.C.Section1034,orother
358358 149similarlawwhichrequiresanemployerengagedinthebusinessofinsurancetoexclude
359359 150applicantswithcertaincriminalconvictionsfromemployment;or
360360 151 (6)Employmentwithanyemployerthatisrequiredtoexcludeapplicantswithcertain
361361 152criminalconvictionsfromemploymentduetofederalorstatelaw,includingcorresponding
362362 153rulesandregulations.
363363 154
364364 155Anemployershallnotifyanapplicantoftherequirementsundersubdivisions(4)to(6)ofthis
365365 156subsection.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anexpungedoffense,
366366 157violation,orinfractionshallnotbegroundsforautomaticdisqualificationofanapplicant,but
367367 158maybeafactorfordenyingemployment,oraprofessionallicense,certificate,orpermit;
368368 159exceptthat,anoffense,violation,orinfractionexpungedundertheprovisionsofthissection
369369 160maybegroundsforautomaticdisqualificationiftheapplicationisforemploymentunder
370370 161subdivisions(4)to(6)ofthissubsection.
371371 162 10.Apersonwhohasbeengrantedanexpungementofrecordspertainingtoa
372372 163misdemeanororfelonyoffense,anordinanceviolation,oraninfractionmayanswer"no"to
373373 164anemployer'sinquiryintowhetherthepersonhaseverbeenconvictedofacrimeif,afterthe
374374 165grantingoftheexpungement,thepersonhasnopublicrecordofamisdemeanororfelony
375375 166offense,anordinanceviolation,oraninfraction.Theperson,however,shallanswersuchan
376376 167inquiryaffirmativelyanddisclosehisorhercriminalconvictions,includinganyoffenseor
377377 168violationexpungedunderthissectionorsimilarlaw,iftheemployerisrequiredtoexclude
378378 169applicantswithcertaincriminalconvictionsfromemploymentduetofederalorstatelaw,
379379 170includingcorrespondingrulesandregulations.
380380 171 11.Ifthecourtdeterminesthatthepetitionerhasnotmetthecriteriaforanyofthe
381381 172offenses,violations,orinfractionslistedinthepetitionforexpungementorthepetitionerhas
382382 173knowinglyprovidedfalseinformationinthepetition,thecourtshallenteranorderdismissing
383383 174thepetition.Anypersonwhosepetitionforexpungementhasbeendismissedbythecourtfor
384384 175failuretomeetthecriteriasetforthinsubsection5ofthissectionmaynotrefileanother
385385 176petitionuntilayearhaspassedsincethedateoffilingforthepreviouspetition.
386386 177 12.Apersonmaybegrantedmorethanoneexpungementunderthissectionprovided
387387 178thatduringhisorherlifetime,thetotalnumberofoffenses,violations,orinfractionsfor
388388 179whichordersofexpungementaregrantedtothepersonshallnotexceedthefollowinglimits:
389389 HB1748 11 180 (1)Notmorethantwomisdemeanoroffensesorordinanceviolationsthathavean
390390 181authorizedtermofimprisonment;and
391391 182 (2)Notmorethanonefelonyoffense.
392392 183
393393 184Apersonmaybegrantedexpungementunderthissectionforanynumberofinfractions.
394394 185Nothinginthissectionshallpreventthecourtfrommaintainingrecordstoensurethatan
395395 186individualhasnotexceededthelimitationsofthissubsection.Nothinginthissectionshallbe
396396 187construedtolimitorimpairinanywaythesubsequentuseofanyrecordexpungedunderthis
397397 188sectionofanyarrestsorfindingsofguiltbyalawenforcementagency,criminaljustice
398398 189agency,prosecutingattorney,circuitattorney,ormunicipalprosecutingattorney,includingits
399399 190useasaprioroffense,violation,orinfraction.
400400 191 13.Thecourtshallmakeavailableaformforprosepetitionersseekingexpungement,
401401 192whichshallincludethefollowingstatement:"Ideclareunderpenaltyofperjurythatthe
402402 193statementsmadehereinaretrueandcorrecttothebestofmyknowledge,information,and
403403 194belief.".
404404 195 14.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtolimitorrestricttheavailabilityof
405405 196expungementtoanypersonunderanyotherlaw.
406406 [575.200.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofescapefromcustodyor
407407 2 attemptedescapefromcustodyif,whilebeingheldincustodyafterarrestfor
408408 3 anyoffenseorviolationofprobationorparole,heorsheescapesorattemptsto
409409 4 escapefromcustody.
410410 5 2.TheoffenseofescapeorattemptedescapefromcustodyisaclassA
411411 6 misdemeanorunless:
412412 7 (1)Thepersonescapingorattemptingtoescapeisunderarrestfora
413413 8 felony,inwhichcaseitisaclassEfelony;or
414414 9 (2)Theoffenseiscommittedbymeansofadeadlyweaponor
415415 10 dangerousinstrumentorbyholdinganypersonashostage,inwhichcaseitisa
416416 11 classAfelony.]
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