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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.1763
43 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-3637H.03C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHICKS.
5+3637H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
7-Torepealsections43.503and56.750,RSMo,andsection56.265asenactedbysenatebillno.
8-672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,andsection56.265as
9-enactedbysenatebillno.275,ninetiethgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,andto
10-enactinlieuthereoffournewsectionsrelatingtoprosecutingandcircuitattorneys.
7+Toamendchapters27,56,and106,RSMo,byaddingtheretofournewsectionsrelatingto
8+prosecutingandcircuitattorneys.
119 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
12-SectionA.Sections43.503and56.750,RSMo,andsection56.265asenactedby
13-2senatebillno.672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,andsection
14-356.265asenactedbysenatebillno.275,ninetiethgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,are
15-4repealedandfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections43.503,
16-556.265,56.602,and56.750,toreadasfollows:
17-43.503.1.Forthepurposeofmaintainingcompleteandaccuratecriminalhistory
18-2recordinformation,allpoliceofficersofthisstate,theclerkofeachcourt,thedepartmentof
19-3corrections,thesheriffofeachcounty,thechieflawenforcementofficialofacitynotwithina
20-4countyandtheprosecutingattorneyofeachcountyorthecircuitattorneyofacitynotwithin
21-5acountyshallsubmitcertaincriminalarrest,charge,anddispositioninformationtothe
22-6centralrepositoryforfilingwithoutunduedelayintheformandmannerrequiredbysections
23-743.500to43.651.
24-8 2.Alllawenforcementagenciesmakingmisdemeanorandfelonyarrestsas
25-9determinedbysection43.506shallfurnishwithoutunduedelay,tothecentralrepository,
26-10fingerprints,photograph,andifavailable,anyotheruniquebiometricidentificationcollected,
27-11charges,appropriatechargecodes,anddescriptionsofallpersonswhoarearrestedforsuch
28-12offensesonstandardfingerprintformssuppliedorapprovedbythehighwaypatrolor
29-13electronicallyinaformatandmannerapprovedbythehighwaypatrolandincompliancewith
10+SectionA.Chapters27,56,and106,RSMo,areamendedbyaddingtheretofournew
11+2sections,tobeknownassections27.110,56.930,56.933,and106.320,toreadasfollows:
12+27.110.Theattorneygeneralshallcompileastatewidereportsummarizingthe
13+2informationprovidedbyeachprosecutingandcircuitattorneyundersection56.933ina
14+3uniformfashionandsortablebyoffenseandjurisdiction.Thereportshallbemade
15+4availabletothepublicandsubmittedtothegovernorandthespeakerofthehouseof
16+5representativesandthepresidentprotemporeofthesenate,whoshalldistributethe
17+6reporttothecommitteeshavingjurisdictionoverjudiciarymatters.
18+56.930.Inanycountyormunicipalityinwhichthegovernorfindsthatthe
19+2prosecutingorcircuitattorneyhasfailedtoexecutethedutiesassignedorisunableto
20+3competentlyorfaithfullyexecutesuchdutiesinextraordinarycircumstances,including
21+4publiccorruption,publiclawlessnessordisorder,orpersistentandwidespreadunsolved
22+5orunprosecutedcriminalactivity,thegovernormayappointqualifiedspecial
23+6prosecutorswithconcurrentauthoritytoprosecuteoffensesorcasesdesignatedby
24+7thegovernorinthatcountyormunicipality.Suchspecialprosecutorsshallbeemployed
25+8andcompensatedbytheattorneygeneral.Thegovernorshallhavediscretiontoappoint
26+9specialprosecutorseitherunderthedirectionoforindependentfromtheattorney
27+10general.Apersonappointedtoserveasaspecialprosecutorshallhavethesamepowers
28+11astheprosecutingorcircuitattorneyofthecountyormunicipality,includingequal
3029 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 14thestandardssetbytheFederalBureauofInvestigationinitsAutomatedFingerprint
32-15IdentificationSystemoritssuccessorprogram.Allsuchagenciesshallalsonotifythecentral
33-16repositoryofalldecisionsnottorefersucharrestsforprosecution.Anagencymakingsuch
34-17arrestsmayenterintoarrangementswithotherlawenforcementagenciesforthepurposeof
35-18furnishingwithoutunduedelaysuchfingerprints,photograph,andifavailable,anyother
36-19uniquebiometricidentificationcollected,charges,appropriatechargecodes,anddescriptions
37-20tothecentralrepositoryuponitsbehalf.
38-21 3.InorderfortheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservicestomaintaincomplete
39-22andaccuratestatewidereports,beginningJanuary1,2027,andthereafter,allpolice
40-23officersofthisstate,thesheriffandeachdeputysheriffofeachcounty,andthechieflaw
41-24enforcementofficialofacitynotwithinacountyandhisorherofficersshallsubmit
42-25referralsforanytrafficviolation,ordinanceviolation,ormisdemeanororfelonyoffense
43-26referredtoaprosecutingorcircuitattorneyintheformandmannerapprovedbythe
44-27Missouriofficeofprosecutionservicesasrequiredbysubdivision(7)ofsubsection1of
45-28section56.750.Ataminimum,anyreferralforafelonyoffenseshallincludeaprobable
46-29causestatementandaninvestigativereport.
47-30 4.Ininstanceswhereanindividuallessthanseventeenyearsofageandnotcurrently
48-31certifiedasanadultistakenintocustodyforanoffensewhichwouldbeafelonyifcommitted
49-32byanadult,thearrestingofficershalltakefingerprintsforthecentralrepository.These
50-33fingerprintsshallbetakenonfingerprintcardssuppliedbyorapprovedbythehighwaypatrol
51-34ortransmittedelectronicallyinaformatandmannerapprovedbythehighwaypatrolandin
52-35compliancewiththestandardssetbytheFederalBureauofInvestigationinitsAutomated
53-36FingerprintIdentificationSystemoritssuccessorprogram.Thefingerprintcardsshallbeso
54-37constructedthatthenameofthejuvenileshouldnotbemadeavailabletothecentral
55-38repository.Theindividual'snameandtheuniquenumberassociatedwiththefingerprintsand
56-39otherpertinentinformationshallbeprovidedtothecourtofjurisdictionbytheagencytaking
57-40thejuvenileintocustody.Thejuvenile'sfingerprintsandotherinformationshallbe
58-41forwardedtothecentralrepositoryandthecourtswithoutunduedelay.Thefingerprint
59-42informationfromthecardshallbecapturedandstoredintheautomatedfingerprint
60-43identificationsystemoperatedbythecentralrepository.Intheeventthefingerprintsare
61-44foundtomatchothertenprintsorunsolvedlatentprints,thecentralrepositoryshallnotifythe
62-45submittingagencywhoshallnotifythecourtofjurisdictionasperlocalagreement.Under
63-46section211.031,ininstanceswhereajuvenileoverfifteenandone-halfyearsofageisalleged
64-47tohaveviolatedastateormunicipaltrafficordinanceorregulation,whichdoesnotconstitute
65-48afelony,andthejuvenilecourtdoesnothavejurisdiction,thejuvenileshallnotbe
66-49fingerprintedunlesscertifiedasanadult.
67-HCSHB1763 2 50 [4.]5.Uponcertificationoftheindividualasanadult,thecertifyingcourtshallorder
68-51alawenforcementagencytoimmediatelyfingerprintandphotographtheindividualand
69-52certificationpaperswillbeforwardedtotheappropriatelawenforcementagencywiththe
70-53orderforfingerprinting.Thelawenforcementagencyshallsubmitsuchfingerprints,
71-54photograph,andcertificationpaperstothecentralrepositorywithinfifteendaysandshall
72-55furnishtheoffensecyclenumberassociatedwiththefingerprintstotheprosecutingattorney
73-56orthecircuitattorneyofacitynotwithinacountyandtotheclerkofthecourtorderingthe
74-57subjectfingerprinted.Ifthejuvenileisacquittedofthecrimeandisnolongercertifiedasan
75-58adult,theprosecutingattorneyshallnotifywithinfifteendaysthecentralrepositoryofthe
76-59changeofstatusofthejuvenile.Recordsofachildwhohasbeenfingerprintedand
77-60photographedafterbeingtakenintocustodyshallbeclosedrecordsasprovidedundersection
78-61610.100ifapetitionhasnotbeenfiledwithinthirtydaysofthedatethatthechildwastaken
79-62intocustody;andifapetitionforthechildhasnotbeenfiledwithinoneyearofthedatethe
80-63childwastakenintocustody,anyrecordsrelatingtothechildconcerningtheallegedoffense
81-64maybeexpungedundertheproceduresinsections610.122to610.126.
82-65 [5.]6.Theprosecutingattorneyofeachcountyorthecircuitattorneyofacitynot
83-66withinacountyorthemunicipalprosecutingattorneyshallnotifythecentralrepositoryon
84-67standardformssuppliedbythehighwaypatrolorinamannerapprovedbythehighwaypatrol
85-68ofhisorherdecisiontonotfileacriminalchargeonanychargereferredtosuchprosecuting
86-69attorneyorcircuitattorneyforcriminalcharges.Allrecordsforwardedtothecentral
87-70repositoryandthecourtsbyprosecutorsorcircuitattorneysasrequiredbysections43.500to
88-7143.530shallincludethestateoffensecyclenumberoftheoffense,thechargecodeforthe
89-72offense,andtheoriginatingagencyidentifiernumberofthereportingprosecutor,usingsuch
90-73numbersasassignedbythehighwaypatrol.
91-74 [6.]7.Theclerkofthecourtsofeachcountyorcitynotwithinacountyormunicipal
92-75courtclerkshallfurnishthecentralrepository,onstandardformssuppliedbythehighway
93-76patrolorinamannerapprovedbythehighwaypatrol,witharecordofallchargesfiled,
94-77includingallthoseaddedsubsequenttothefilingofacriminalcourtcase,amendedcharges,
95-78andallfinaldispositionsofcasesforwhichthecentralrepositoryhasarecordofanarrestora
96-79recordoffingerprintsreportedpursuanttosections43.500to43.506.Suchinformationshall
97-80include,foreachcharge:
98-81 (1)Alljudgmentsofnotguilty,acquittalsonthegroundofmentaldiseaseordefect
99-82excludingresponsibility,judgmentsorpleasofguiltyincludingthesentence,ifany,or
100-83probation,ifany,pronouncedbythecourt,nollepros,discharges,releasesanddismissalsin
101-84thetrialcourt;
102-85 (2)Courtordersfiledwiththeclerkofthecourtswhichreverseareportedconviction
103-86orvacateormodifyasentence;
104-HCSHB1763 3 87 (3)Judgmentsterminatingorrevokingasentencetoprobation,supervisionor
105-88conditionalreleaseandanyresentencingaftersuchrevocation;and
106-89 (4)Theoffensecyclenumberoftheoffense,andtheoriginatingagencyidentifier
107-90numberofthesentencingcourt,usingsuchnumbersasassignedbythehighwaypatrol.
108-91 [7.]8.Theclerkofthecourtsofeachcountyorcitynotwithinacountyshallfurnish,
109-92tothedepartmentofcorrectionsordepartmentofmentalhealth,courtjudgmentandsentence
110-93documentsandthestateoffensecyclenumberandthechargecodeoftheoffensewhich
111-94resultedinthecommitmentorassignmentofanoffendertothejurisdictionofthedepartment
112-95ofcorrectionsorthedepartmentofmentalhealthifthepersoniscommittedpursuantto
113-96chapter552.Thisinformationshallbereportedtothedepartmentofcorrectionsorthe
114-97departmentofmentalhealthatthetimeofcommitmentorassignment.Iftheoffenderwas
115-98alreadyinthecustodyofthedepartmentofcorrectionsorthedepartmentofmentalhealthat
116-99thetimeofsuchsubsequentconviction,theclerkshallfurnishnoticeofsuchsubsequent
117-100convictiontotheappropriatedepartmentbycertifiedmail,returnreceiptrequested,orina
118-101mannerandformatmutuallyagreedto,withinfifteendaysofsuchdisposition.
119-102 [8.]9.Informationandfingerprints,photographandifavailable,anyotherunique
120-103biometricidentificationcollected,forwardedtothecentralrepository,normallyobtainedfrom
121-104apersonatthetimeofthearrest,maybeobtainedatanytimethesubjectisinthecriminal
122-105justicesystemorcommittedtothedepartmentofmentalhealth.Alawenforcementagency
123-106orthedepartmentofcorrectionsmayfingerprint,photograph,andcaptureanyotherunique
124-107biometricidentificationofthepersonunlesscollectingotheruniquebiometricidentification
125-108ofthepersonisnotfinanciallyfeasibleforthelawenforcementagency,andobtainthe
126-109necessaryinformationatanytimethesubjectisincustody.Ifatthetimeofanycourt
127-110appearance,thedefendanthasnotbeenfingerprintedandphotographedforanoffensein
128-111whichafingerprintandphotographisrequiredbystatutetobecollected,maintained,or
129-112disseminatedbythecentralrepository,thecourtshallorderalawenforcementagencyor
130-113courtmarshaltofingerprintandphotographimmediatelythedefendant.Theorderfor
131-114fingerprintsshallcontaintheoffense,chargecode,dateofoffense,andanyotherinformation
132-115necessarytocompletethefingerprintcard.Thelawenforcementagencyorcourtmarshal
133-116shallsubmitsuchfingerprints,photograph,andifavailable,anyotheruniquebiometric
134-117identificationcollected,tothecentralrepositorywithoutunduedelayandwithinthirtydays
135-118andshallfurnishtheoffensecyclenumberassociatedwiththefingerprintstotheprosecuting
136-119attorneyorthecircuitattorneyofacitynotwithinacountyandtothecourtclerkofthecourt
137-120orderingthesubjectfingerprinted.
138-121 [9.]10.Thedepartmentofcorrectionsandthedepartmentofmentalhealthshall
139-122furnishthecentralrepositorywithallinformationconcerningthereceipt,escape,execution,
140-123death,release,pardon,parole,commutationofsentence,grantingofexecutiveclemency,
141-HCSHB1763 4 124legalnamechange,ordischargeofanindividualwhohasbeensentencedtothatdepartment's
142-125custodyforanyoffenseswhicharemandatedbylawtobecollected,maintainedor
143-126disseminatedbythecentralrepository.Allrecordsforwardedtothecentralrepositorybythe
144-127departmentasrequiredbysections43.500to43.651shallincludetheoffensecyclenumberof
145-128theoffense,andtheoriginatingagencyidentifiernumberofthedepartmentusingsuch
146-129numbersasassignedbythehighwaypatrol.
147-[56.265.1.Thecountyprosecutingattorneyinanycounty,otherthan
148-2 inacharteredcounty,shallreceiveanannualsalarycomputedusingthe
149-3 followingschedule,whenapplicable.Theassessedvaluationfactorshallbe
150-4 theamountthereofasshownfortheyearimmediatelyprecedingtheyearfor
151-5 whichthecomputationisdone.
152-6 (1)Forafull-timeprosecutortheprosecutorshallreceive
153-7 compensationequaltothecompensationofanassociatecircuitjudge;
154-8 (2)Forapart-timeprosecutor:
155-9 AssessedValuation Amount
156-10 $18,000,000to40,999,999 $37,000
157-11 41,000,000to53,999,999 38,000
158-12 54,000,000to65,999,999 39,000
159-13 66,000,000to85,999,999 41,000
160-14 86,000,000to99,999,999 43,000
161-15 100,000,000to130,999,999 45,000
162-16 131,000,000to159,999,999 47,000
163-17 160,000,000to189,999,999 49,000
164-18 190,000,000to249,999,999 51,000
165-19 250,000,000to299,999,999 53,000
166-20 300,000,000ormore 55,000
167-21 2.Twothousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbe
168-22 payabletotheprosecutingattorneyonlyiftheprosecutingattorneyhas
169-23 completedatleasttwentyhoursofclassroominstructioneachcalendaryear
170-24 relatingtotheoperationsoftheprosecutingattorney'sofficewhenapproved
171-25 byaprofessionalassociationofthecountyprosecutingattorneysofMissouri
172-26 unlessexemptedfromthetrainingbytheprofessionalassociation.The
173-27 professionalassociationapprovingtheprogramshallprovideacertificateof
174-28 completiontoeachprosecutingattorneywhocompletesthetrainingprogram
175-29 andshallsendalistofcertifiedprosecutingattorneystothetreasurerofeach
176-30 county.Expensesincurredforattendingthetrainingsessionmaybe
177-31 reimbursedtothecountyprosecutingattorneyinthesamemannerasother
178-32 expensesasmaybeappropriatedforthatpurpose.
179-33 3.Asusedinthissection,theterm"prosecutingattorney"includesthe
180-34 circuitattorneyofanycitynotwithinacounty.
181-HCSHB1763 5 35 4.Theprosecutingattorneyofanycountywhichbecomesacountyof
182-36 thefirstclassificationduringafour-yeartermofofficeoracountywhich
183-37 passedthepropositionauthorizedbysubsection1ofsection56.363shallnot
184-38 berequiredtodevotefulltimetosuchofficepursuanttosection56.067until
185-39 thebeginningoftheprosecutingattorney'snexttermofofficeoruntilthe
186-40 propositionotherwisebecomeseffective.
187-41 5.Theprovisionsofsection56.066shallnotapplytofull-time
188-42 prosecutorswhoarecompensatedpursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection1
189-43 ofthissection.]
190-56.265.1.Thecountyprosecutingattorneyinanycounty,otherthaninachartered
191-2county,shallreceiveanannualsalarycomputedusingthefollowingschedule,when
192-3applicable.Theassessedvaluationfactorshallbetheamountthereofasshownfortheyear
193-4immediatelyprecedingtheyearforwhichthecomputationisdone.
194-5 (1)Forafull-timeprosecutortheprosecutorshallreceivecompensationequaltothe
195-6compensationofanassociatecircuitjudge;
196-7 (2)Forapart-timeprosecutor:
197-8 AssessedValuation Amount
198-9 $18,000,000to40,999,999 $37,000
199-10 41,000,000to53,999,999 38,000
200-11 54,000,000to65,999,999 39,000
201-12 66,000,000to85,999,999 41,000
202-13 86,000,000to99,999,999 43,000
203-14 100,000,000to130,999,999 45,000
204-15 131,000,000to159,999,999 47,000
205-16 160,000,000to189,999,999 49,000
206-17 190,000,000to249,999,999 51,000
207-18 250,000,000to299,999,999 53,000
208-19 300,000,000ormore 55,000
209-20 2.Twothousanddollarsofthesalary[authorizedinthissection] shallbepayableto
210-21[the]anyprosecutingattorneyonlyiftheprosecutingattorneyhascompletedatleasttwenty
211-22hoursofclassroominstructioneachcalendaryearrelatingtotheoperationsoftheprosecuting
212-23attorney'sofficewhenapprovedbyaprofessionalassociationofthecountyprosecuting
213-24attorneysofMissouriunlessexemptedfromthetrainingbytheprofessionalassociation.The
214-25professionalassociationapprovingtheprogramshallprovideacertificateofcompletionto
215-26eachprosecutingattorneywhocompletesthetrainingprogramandshallsendalistof
216-27certifiedprosecutingattorneystothetreasurerofeachcountyorcitynotwithinacounty.
217-28Expensesincurredforattendingthetrainingsessionmaybereimbursedtothe[county]
218-HCSHB1763 6 29prosecutingattorneyinthesamemannerasotherexpensesasmaybeappropriatedforthat
219-30purpose.
220-31 3.Tenpercentofthesalaryshallbepayabletoanyprosecutingattorneyonlyif
221-32theprosecutingattorneyhascollectedthedatadescribedinsubsection2ofsection
222-3356.750inamannerapprovedbytheprosecutorscoordinatorstrainingcounciland
223-34makesthedatadescribedinsubsection2ofsection56.750readilyaccessibletothe
224-35Missouriofficeofprosecutionservices.TheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservicesshall
225-36provideacertificateofcompliancetoeachprosecutingattorneywhocomplieswiththis
226-37subsectionandshallsendalistofanycertifiedprosecutingattorneytotherespective
227-38treasurerofeachcountyorcitynotwithinacounty.
228-39 4.Fivepercentofthesalaryshallbepayabletoanyprosecutingattorneyonlyif
229-40theprosecutingattorneyhasprovideddiscoveryinamannerapprovedbythe
230-41prosecutorscoordinatorstrainingcouncil.TheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservices
231-42shallprovideacertificateofcompliancetoeachprosecutingattorneywhocomplieswith
232-43thissubsectionandshallsendalistofanycertifiedprosecutingattorneytothe
233-44respectivetreasurerofeachcountyorcitynotwithinacounty.
234-45 5.Asusedinthissection,theterm"prosecutingattorney"includesthecircuitattorney
235-46ofanycitynotwithinacounty.
236-47 [4.]6.Theprosecutingattorneyofanycountywhichbecomesacountyofthefirst
237-48classificationduringafour-yeartermofofficeoracountywhichpassedtheproposition
238-49authorizedbysubsection1ofsection56.363shallnotberequiredtodevotefulltimetosuch
239-50officepursuanttosection56.067untilthebeginningoftheprosecutingattorney'snexttermof
240-51officeoruntilthepropositionotherwisebecomeseffective.
241-52 [5.]7.Theprovisionsofsection56.066shallnotapplytofull-timeprosecutorswho
242-53arecompensatedpursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection1ofthissection.
243-56.602.1.The"ProsecutingandCircuitAttorneyReviewCommittee"ishereby
244-2establishedtoreviewcomplaintsformallylodgedwiththecommitteeasprovidedinthis
245-3section.
246-4 2.Theprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteeshallhavefive
247-5members.Themembersshallinclude:
248-6 (1)TheexecutivedirectorfortheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservices
249-7(MOPS);and
250-8 (2)Fourcurrentorformerelectedprosecutingorcircuitattorneys.These
251-9membersshallbeappointedbytheprosecutorscoordinatorstrainingcouncil.Twoof
252-10themembersshallhavebeenelectedasRepublicans,andtwoofthemembersshallhave
253-11beenelectedasDemocrats.Allfourofsuchmembersshallhaveservedaminimumof
254-12twofulltermsasanelectedorappointedprosecutingorcircuitattorneypriortobeing
255-HCSHB1763 7 13appointedtoserveontheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommittee.Initially,
256-14twomembers,oneRepublicanandoneDemocrat,shallbeappointedforafour-year
257-15term.Theothertwomembers,oneRepublicanandoneDemocrat,shallbeappointed
258-16foratwo-yearterm.TheseinitialappointmentsshallcommenceonJanuary1,2028.
259-17Whentheseinitialtermsexpire,allnewappointmentsshallbeforfour-yearterms.The
260-18appointmentsshallbemadenolaterthanDecemberfirstoftheyearprecedingthe
261-19beginningofthefirstdayofthetermonJanuaryfirst.Ifavacancyoccursduringa
262-20term,aqualifiedcurrentorformerprosecutingorcircuitattorneyshallbeselectedto
263-21finishtheexistingterm.Nopersonshallservemorethanthreetermsortwelveyears,
264-22whicheverisgreater,ontheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommittee.
265-23 3.AformalcomplaintshallbelodgedtotheMissouriofficeofprosecution
266-24serviceswhenthereisathreattopublicsafetyandhealthinajurisdiction.Athreatto
267-25publicsafetyandhealthinajurisdictionisconsideredtoexistif:
268-26 (1)Thenumberofoccurrencesofhomicidecasesinthetwenty-fourmonths
269-27immediatelyprecedingexceedsarateofthirty-fivecasespereveryonehundred
270-28thousandpeoplewithintheprosecutingorcircuitattorney'sjurisdiction;
271-29 (2)Theprosecutingorcircuitattorneyhasanyofthecasetypeslistedinthis
272-30paragraphforwhichtheofficehasreceivedareferralandhasnotwithintenbusiness
273-31daysfiledcharges,requestedfurtherinvestigation,orrefusedtofilechargesforanyof
274-32thefollowingoffenses:
275-33 (a)Firstdegreemurderundersection565.020;
276-34 (b)Seconddegreemurderundersection565.021;
277-35 (c)Assaultinthefirstdegreeundersection565.050;
278-36 (d)Assaultintheseconddegreeundersection565.052;
279-37 (e)Rapeinthefirstdegreeundersection566.030;
280-38 (f)Sodomyinthefirstdegreeundersection566.060;
281-39 (g)Robberyinthefirstdegreeundersection570.023;
282-40 (h)Robberyintheseconddegreeundersection570.025;
283-41 (i)Vehiclehijackingundersection570.027;and
284-42 (j)Armedcriminalactionundersection571.015;or
285-43 (3)Ifadditionalinvestigationhasbeenrequested,adecisiontofileornottofile
286-44hasnotbeenmadeinanyofthecriminaloffenseslistedinparagraphs(a)to(j)of
287-45subdivision(2)ofthissubsectionwithinsixmonths.Ifadecisiontonotfilechargeshas
288-46beenmade,alawenforcementagencymaysubsequentlysubmitanewreferralwithany
289-47additionalinformation.
290-HCSHB1763 8 48 4.(1)Uponreceivingaformalcomplaint,withintenbusinessdaysofreceipt,the
291-49executivedirectoroftheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservicesshallconveneameeting
292-50oftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommittee.
293-51 (2)Themeetingsoftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteeshall
294-52beclosedmeetings.Anycomplaints,correspondencestoorfromtheprosecutingand
295-53circuitattorneyreviewcommittee,votes,orremediationrecommendationsshallbe
296-54closedrecords.Anyrequestmadebytheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreview
297-55committeetothegovernortoappointaspecialprosecutingattorneyshallbeanopen
298-56record.
299-57 (3)Ifthecomplaintmeetstherequirementstobeconsideredaformalcomplaint,
300-58theprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteeshallwithinfivebusinessdays
301-59deliverinpersonorsendbycertifiedmailacopyofthecomplainttotheprosecutingor
302-60circuitattorney.
303-61 (4)Theprosecutingorcircuitattorneyshallhavetenbusinessdaystorespondin
304-62writingtotheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteecareoftheMissouri
305-63officeofprosecutionservices.Theprosecutingorcircuitattorneymayprovideany
306-64relevantinformationthatismaintainedintheprosecutingorcircuitattorney'soffice.
307-65 (5)Nolaterthantenbusinessdaysafterthedeadlineprovidedinsubdivision(4)
308-66ofthissubsection,theprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteeshallreviewall
309-67informationandanydatamaintainedbytheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservices
310-68undersubsection2ofsection56.750.
311-69 (6)Theprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteemayholdclosed
312-70hearingsorrequestadditionalinformationasitdeemsnecessary.
313-71 (7)(a)Theprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteebyavoteoffour
314-72ormoremaydeterminethatthereisathreattopublicsafetyorhealth,asdescribedin
315-73subdivision(2)ofsubsection3ofthissection,withinthejurisdictionandtheprosecuting
316-74orcircuitattorney'sprofessionalactsoromissionshavecreatedorsubstantially
317-75contributedtothethreattopublicsafetyorhealth.Ifsuchadeterminationismade,the
318-76prosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteebyavoteofthreeormoremembers
319-77shall:
320-78 a.Immediatelyrequestthegovernortoappointaspecialprosecutingorcircuit
321-79attorneytoprosecutecriminaloffenseslistedinsubsection6ofthissection;or
322-80 b.Immediatelymakerecommendationstotheprosecutingorcircuitattorneyfor
323-81remediationwithatimelineforimplementationandreviewdatewithinsixmonthsof
324-82therecommendation.
325-83 (b)a.Iftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteemakes
326-84recommendationsforremediation,theprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreview
327-HCSHB1763 9 85committeeshallassesstheeffectivenessoftheremediationattheconclusionofthesix-
328-86monthperiod.
329-87 b.Iftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteedeterminesbyavote
330-88ofthreeofmoremembersthatthereisnolongerathreattopublicsafetyorhealthor
331-89thattheprosecutingorcircuitattorney'sprofessionalactsoromissionsarenotcreating
332-90orsubstantiallycontributingtoathreattopublicsafetyorhealth,theprosecutingand
333-91circuitattorneyreviewcommitteeshallissueafindingassuch,whichfindingshallbean
334-92openrecord.
335-93 c.Iftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteefindsbyavoteof
336-94threeormoremembersthatthereisathreattopublicsafetyorhealthandthatthe
337-95prosecutingorcircuitattorney'sprofessionalactsoromissionsarecreatingor
338-96substantiallycontributingtothethreattopublicsafetyorhealth,theprosecutingand
339-97circuitattorneyreviewcommitteeshallimmediatelyrequestthegovernortoappointa
340-98specialprosecutingattorneytoprosecutecriminaloffenseslistedinsubsection6ofthis
341-99section,whichfindingshallbeanopenrecord.
342-100 5.Upontherequestoftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommittee,
343-101thegovernormayappointaspecialprosecutingattorneywhoshallserveforaspecified
344-102termnottoexceedtheterminofficeoftheelectedprosecutingorcircuitattorneyinthe
345-103jurisdictioninwhichthespecialprosecutingattorneyisappointed.Thespecial
346-104prosecutingattorneyshallnotberequiredtoresideinthejurisdictiontowhichheorshe
347-105wasappointedtoserveandshallbealicensedattorney.
348-106 6.(1)Thespecialprosecutingattorneyshallhaveexclusivejurisdictionto
349-107initiateandprosecutethefollowingfelonyoffenses:
350-108 (a)Firstdegreemurderundersection565.020;
351-109 (b)Seconddegreemurderundersection565.021;
352-110 (c)Assaultinthefirstdegreeundersection565.050;
353-111 (d)Assaultintheseconddegreeundersection565.052;
354-112 (e)Rapeinthefirstdegreeundersection566.030;
355-113 (f)Sodomyinthefirstdegreeundersection566.060;
356-114 (g)Robberyinthefirstdegreeundersection570.023;
357-115 (h)Robberyintheseconddegreeundersection570.025;
358-116 (i)Vehiclehijackingundersection570.027;and
359-117 (j)Armedcriminalactionundersection571.015.
360-118 (2)Forfelonyoffenseslistedundersubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,thespecial
361-119prosecutingattorneyshallhaveallpowers,duties,andresponsibilitiesgrantedtothe
362-120prosecutingorcircuitattorneyinthejurisdictionundersections56.087,56.130,and
363-12156.360.Ifanoffenseleadstocriminalchargesforwhichthespecialprosecuting
364-HCSHB1763 10 122attorneyhasexclusivejurisdiction,thespecialprosecutingattorneyshallalsohave
365-123exclusivejurisdictionoverallotherchargesstemmingfromthesamecriminalevent.
366-124Afterthespecialprosecutingattorneyhasfiledcriminalchargesinacaseoverwhichhe
367-125orshehasexclusivejurisdiction,thespecialprosecutingattorneyshallcontinuetohave
368-126exclusivejurisdictionovertheentirecriminalcaseregardlessofwhetherthechargesare
369-127laterreduced.Iftheprosecutingorcircuitattorneyhascommencedprosecutionprior
370-128totheappointmentofthespecialprosecutingattorneyforanyoffensethatthespecial
371-129prosecutingattorneyhasexclusivejurisdictionunderthissection,theprosecutingor
372-130circuitattorneyshallimmediatelywithdrawfromtheprosecutionandthespecial
373-131prosecutingattorneymayadoptoramendanycomplaint,information,orindictment
374-132filedbytheprosecutingorcircuitattorney.
375-133 7.(1)Moneysforthespecialprosecutingattorneyshallbeprovidedbythestate
376-134fromthegeneralrevenuefund.Thespecialprosecutingattorneyshallbepaidthesame
377-135salaryasanassociatecircuitcourtjudgeand,uponhisorherappointment,shall
378-136becomeamemberoftheprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirementsystem
379-137assetforthundersections56.800to56.840.
380-138 (2)Thespecialprosecutingattorneyshallhaveabudget,whichshallbeprovided
381-139bythestatefromthegeneralrevenuefund,tohireuptofifteenassistantspecial
382-140prosecutingattorneysanduptofifteenstaffmembersincluding,butnotlimitedto,
383-141assistants,clerks,reporters,grandjuryreporters,legalinvestigators,and
384-142stenographers,asthespecialprosecutingattorneydeemsnecessary.Theassistant
385-143specialprosecutingattorneysandstaffofthespecialprosecutingattorneyshallbe
386-144subjecttothesamedutiesandresponsibilitiesasthoseintheprosecutingorcircuit
387-145attorney'soffice.Thesalariesofallemployeeshiredbythespecialprosecutingattorney
388-146shallbesetanddeterminedbythespecialprosecutingattorneybutshallbewithinthe
389-147budgetprovidedbythestate.
390-148 (3)Sixmonthspriortotheendoftheinitialtermofthespecialprosecuting
391-149attorney,theprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteeshallmeetand
392-150determinebyavoteofthreeormorevotes:
393-151 (a)Whetherathreattopublicsafetyorhealthexists;and
394-152 (b)Whetherthecurrentprosecutingorcircuitattorney'sprofessionalactsor
395-153omissionsarecreatingorsubstantiallycontributingtothethreattopublicsafetyor
396-154health.
397-155 (4)Iftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteebythreeormore
398-156votesdeterminesthatnothreattopublicsafetyorhealthexists,orthecurrent
399-157prosecutingorcircuitattorney'sprofessionalactsoromissionsarenotcreatingor
400-HCSHB1763 11 158substantiallycontributingtothethreattopublicsafetyorhealth,thespecialprosecuting
401-159attorney'sappointmentshallendattheconclusionoftheinitialtermofappointment.
402-160 (5)Iftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteebythreeormore
403-161votesfindsthatathreattopublicsafetyorhealthexistsandthecurrentprosecutingor
404-162circuitattorney'sprofessionalactsoromissionsarecreatingorsubstantially
405-163contributingtothethreattopublicsafetyorhealth,theprosecutingandcircuit
406-164attorneyreviewcommitteeshallrequestthegovernortoreappointthespecial
407-165prosecutingattorneyortoappointanotherspecialprosecutingattorney.
408-166 (6)Upontherecommendationoftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreview
409-167committeeundersubdivision(5)ofthissubsection,thegovernormayappointaspecial
410-168prosecutingattorneyforaperiodofuptofiveyears.Thespecialprosecutingattorney
411-169shallhaveallduties,provisions,andresponsibilitiesasdescribedinthissubsection.
412-170 8.Themembersoftheprosecutingandcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteeshall
413-171notbecompensatedforservingonsuchcommittee.Themembersoftheprosecuting
414-172andcircuitattorneyreviewcommitteemayrequestreimbursementfromthestate
415-173budgetformileageandfoodinaccordancewiththeguidelinesandproceduresforstate
416-174employees.
417-56.750.1.The"MissouriOfficeofProsecutionServices"isherebyestablishedasan
418-2autonomousentityintheMissouriattorneygeneral'soffice.Itshallbethepurposeofthe
419-3Missouriofficeofprosecutionservicestoassisttheprosecutingattorneysthroughoutthestate
420-4intheireffortsagainstcriminalactivityinthestate.Suchassistancemayinclude:
421-5 (1)Theobtaining,preparing,supplementing,anddisseminatingofindexestoand
422-6digestsofthedecisionsofthesupremecourtandthecourtofappealsofMissouriandother
423-7courts,andthestatutes,andotherlegalauthoritiesrelatingtocriminalmatters,andcivil
424-8mattersconcerningthedutiesofprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorney;
425-9 (2)Thepreparationanddistributionofmodelcomplaints,informations,indictments,
426-10instructions,searchwarrants,interrogationadvices,andothercommonandappropriate
427-11documentsemployedintheadministrationofcriminaljustice;
428-12 (3)Thepreparationanddistributionofabasicprosecutor'smanualandother
429-13educationalmaterials;
430-14 (4)Thepromotionofandassistanceinthetrainingofprosecutingattorneysand
431-15circuitattorneyonastatewidebasis;
432-16 (5)Theprovisionoflegalresearchassistancetoprosecutingattorneysandcircuit
433-17attorney;
434-18 (6)Thedevelopment,supportandmaintenanceofautomatedcasemanagementand
435-19criminalhistoryreportingsystemsapprovedbytheprosecutorscoordinatorstrainingcouncil
436-20asthestandardutilizedbyprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorney;[and]
437-HCSHB1763 12 21 (7)Thedevelopmentandapprovaloftheformanduniformmannerutilizingthe
438-22automatedcasemanagementsysteminwhichallreferralswillbesubmittedbyanylaw
439-23enforcementagencytoofficesofaprosecutingattorneyorcircuitattorney;and
440-24 (8)Theprovisionofotherassistancetoprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneythat
441-25isnecessaryforthesuccessfulimplementationofsections56.750to56.775, including
442-26membersoftheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservicesservingasspecialprosecuting
443-27attorneysandspecialassistantprosecutingattorneys,orthathereinaftermaybe
444-28authorizedbylaw.
445-29 2.BeginningMarch31,2028,andbyMarchthirty-firsteachyearthereafter,the
446-30Missouriofficeofprosecutionservicesshallcompileastatewidereportsummarizing
447-31fromtheautomatedcasemanagementsystem,approvedbytheprosecutors
448-32coordinatorstrainingcouncilasprovidedinsubdivision(6)ofsubsection1ofthis
449-33sectionforallofficesofprosecutingorcircuitattorneys,forthepreviouscalendaryear
450-34thefollowinginformation:
451-35 (1)Thetotalnumberoffelonies,misdemeanors,andinfractionsreceivedbyall
452-36officesofprosecutingandcircuitattorneys,including:
453-37 (a)Thenumberofallreferralsreceivedfromlawenforcement;
454-38 (b)Thenumberofallcasesfiled;
455-39 (c)Thenumberofallcasesrefused;
456-40 (d)Thenumberofallcasesdisposed;and
457-41 (e)ThenumberofallcasesunderreviewonDecemberthirty-firstofthe
458-42calendaryearbeingreported;
459-43 (2)Anyinformationspecifictofelonies,misdemeanors,andinfractionsreceived
460-44byallofficesofprosecutingandcircuitattorneys,including:
461-45 (a)Thenumberofreferralsreceivedwhereinthemostseriouschargewasa
462-46felony;
463-47 (b)Thenumberofreferralsreceivedwhereinthemostseriouschargewasa
464-48misdemeanor;
465-49 (c)Thenumberofreferralsreceivedwhereinthemostseriouschargewasan
466-50infraction;
467-51 (d)Thenumberofreferralswithallchargesrefusedwhereinthemostserious
468-52chargereferredwasafelony;
469-53 (e)Thenumberofreferralswithallchargesrefusedwhereinthemostserious
470-54chargereferredwasamisdemeanor;
471-55 (f)Thenumberofreferralswithallchargesrefusedwhereinthemostserious
472-56chargereferredwasaninfraction;
473-57 (g)Thenumberofcasesfiledwhereinthemostseriouschargewasafelony;
474-HCSHB1763 13 58 (h)Thenumberofcasesfiledwhereinthemostseriouschargewasa
475-59misdemeanor;
476-60 (i)Thenumberofcasesfiledwhereinthemostseriouschargewasaninfraction;
477-61 (j)Thenumberofcasesdisposedwhereinthemostseriouschargewasafelony;
478-62 (k)Thenumberofcasesdisposedwhereinthemostseriouschargewasa
479-63misdemeanor;and
480-64 (l)Thenumberofcasesdisposedwhereinthemostseriouschargewasan
481-65infraction;and
482-66 (3)Allfelonies,misdemeanors,andinfractionsreceivedbyallofficesof
483-67prosecutingandcircuitattorneysbyspecificstatutenumberandchargecode,including:
484-68 (a)Allchargesreceivedinreferralsbystatutenumberandchargecode;
485-69 (b)Allchargesfiledbystatutenumberandchargecode;
486-70 (c)Allchargesrefusedbystatutenumberandchargecode;
487-71 (d)Allchargesdisposedbystatutenumberandchargecode;and
488-72 (e)AllchargesunderreviewonDecemberthirty-firstofthecalendaryearbeing
489-73reportedbystatutenumberandchargecode.
490-74 3.Anyinformationprovidedundersubdivisions(1)to(3)ofsubsection2ofthis
491-75sectionshallbecompiledforeachindividualofficeofaprosecutingorcircuitattorney.
492-76Thesummaryreportsshallbeconsideredapublicrecord.Theindividualdataand
493-77informationcompiledbyandreceivedfromeachofficeofaprosecutingorcircuit
494-78attorneyisconfidentialandshallbeaclosedrecordandnotsubjecttoreleaseunder
495-79section610.100.
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 12accesstoallrelevantinvestigativeandprosecutorialmaterials,resources,and
31+13authoritiesoftheprosecutingorcircuitattorney.
32+56.933.Ifaprosecutingorcircuitattorneydeclinestofileanindictmentor
33+2informationordoesnotfileanindictmentorinformationwithinthirtydaysofanarrest
34+3oriftheattorneygeneraldeterminesthataprosecutingorcircuitattorneyisnot
35+4activelyorproperlyinvestigatinganoffense,theattorneygeneralmayassumethe
36+5authoritytoinvestigateorprosecuteanoffense.Insuchcircumstances,theattorney
37+6generalshallhavethesamepowersastheprosecutingorcircuitattorneyofthecounty
38+7ormunicipality,includingequalaccesstoallrelevantinvestigativeandprosecutorial
39+8materials,resources,andauthoritiesoftheprosecutingorcircuitattorney.
40+106.320.Thegovernormaysuspendfromofficeanyprosecutingorcircuit
41+2attorney,orassistantthereof,forthatattorney'sneglectorfailuretoperformtheduties
42+3oftheoffice.Suchneglectorfailuretoperformthedutiesoftheofficeincludes
43+4instancesinwhichtheattorneyfailstoperformsomedutyrequiredofhimorherfor
44+5reasonsincluding,butnotlimitedto,willfulness,malice,ignorance,oversight,or
45+6incompetence.Ifthegovernorsuspendsaprosecutingorcircuitattorneyunderthis
46+7section,thegovernorshallappointaninterimprosecutingorcircuitattorneytoservein
47+8thatpositionuntilthenextregularlyscheduledelection.
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