| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1399 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEJUSTUS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2972H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection557.026,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | presentenceinvestigations. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section557.026,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection557.026,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 557.026.1.Whenaprobationofficerisavailabletoanycourt,suchprobationofficer |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2shall,unlesswaivedbythedefendant,conductapresentenceinvestigationinallfelonycases |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3andmakeasentencingassessmentreporttothecourtbeforeanyauthorizeddispositionis |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4madeundersection557.011.InallclassAmisdemeanorcasesaprobationofficershall,if |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5directedbythecourt,conductapresentenceinvestigationandmakeasentencingassessment |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6reporttothecourtbeforeanyauthorizeddispositionismadeundersection557.011.The |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7reportshallnotbesubmittedtothecourtoritscontentsdisclosedtoanyoneuntilthe |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8defendanthasbeenfoundguilty. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 2.Thesentencingassessmentreportshallbeprepared,presentedandutilizedas |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10providedbyruleofcourt,exceptthatnocourtshallpreventthedefendantortheattorneyfor |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11thedefendantfromhavingaccesstothecompletesentencingassessmentreportand |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12recommendationsbeforeanyauthorizeddispositionismadeundersection557.011. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 3.Thedefendantshallnotbeobligatedtomakeanystatementtoaprobationofficer |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14inconnectionwithanysentencingassessmentreport. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 4.Whenthejudgeorjuryentersafindingofguiltandassessespunishment,the |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16probationofficershall,aspartofthepresentenceinvestigation,inquireofthevictimofthe |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17offenseforwhichsuchpunishmentwasassessedofthefactsoftheoffenseandanypersonal |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18injuryorfinanciallossincurredbythevictim.Ifthevictimisdeadorotherwiseunableto |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19makeastatement,theprobationofficershallattempttoobtainsuchinformationfroma |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20memberoftheimmediatefamilyofthevictim. |
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| 33 | 33 | | âś” |
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| 34 | 34 | | HB1399 2 |
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