| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1439 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEANDERSON. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3002H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection217.690,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtofees |
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| 8 | 8 | | paidbyoffenders. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section217.690,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection217.690,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 217.690.1.Allreleasesorparolesshallissueuponorderoftheparoleboard,duly |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2adopted. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.Beforeorderingtheparoleofanyoffender,theparoleboardshallconducta |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4validatedriskandneedsassessmentandevaluatethecaseundertherulesgoverningparole |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5thatarepromulgatedbytheparoleboard.Theparoleboardshallthenhavetheoffender |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6appearbeforeahearingpanelandshallconductapersonalinterviewwithhimorher,unless |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7waivedbytheoffender,oriftheguidelinesindicatetheoffendermaybeparoledwithoutneed |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8foraninterview.Theguidelinesandrulesshallnotallowforthewaiverofahearingifa |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9victimrequestsahearing.Theappearanceorpresencemayoccurbymeansofa |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10videoconferenceatthediscretionoftheparoleboard.Aparolemaybeorderedforthebest |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11interestofsocietywhenthereisareasonableprobability,basedontheriskassessmentand |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12indicatorsofreleasereadiness,thatthepersoncanbesupervisedunderparolesupervisionand |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13successfullyreintegratedintothecommunity,notasanawardofclemency;itshallnotbe |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14consideredareductionofsentenceorapardon.Everyoffenderwhileonparoleshallremain |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15inthelegalcustodyofthedepartmentbutshallbesubjecttotheordersoftheparoleboard. |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 3.Thedivisionofprobationandparolehasdiscretionaryauthoritytorequirethe |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17paymentofafee,nottoexceedsixtydollarspermonth,fromeveryoffenderplacedunder |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18divisionsupervisiononprobation,parole,orconditionalrelease,towaiveallorpartofany |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19fee,tosanctionoffendersforwillfulnonpaymentoffees,andtocontractwithaprivateentity |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20forfeecollectionsservices.Nosuchfeeshallbeleviedoraccrueforthefirstsixtydays |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21theoffenderisonprobation,parole,orconditionalrelease.Allfeescollectedshallbe |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22depositedintheinmatefundestablishedinsection217.430.Feescollectedmaybeusedto |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23paythecostsofcontractedcollectionsservices.Thefeescollectedmayotherwisebeusedto |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24providecommunitycorrectionsandinterventionservicesforoffenders.Suchservicesinclude |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25substanceabuseassessmentandtreatment,mentalhealthassessmentandtreatment,electronic |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26monitoringservices,residentialfacilitiesservices,employmentplacementservices,andother |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27offendercommunitycorrectionsorinterventionservicesdesignatedbythedivisionof |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28probationandparoletoassistoffenderstosuccessfullycompleteprobation,parole,or |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29conditionalrelease.Thedivisionofprobationandparoleshalladoptrulesnotinconsistent |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30withlaw,inaccordancewithsection217.040,withrespecttosanctioningoffendersandwith |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31respecttoestablishing,waiving,collecting,andusingfees. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32 4.Theparoleboardshalladoptrulesnotinconsistentwithlaw,inaccordancewith |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33section217.040,withrespecttotheeligibilityofoffendersforparole,theconductofparole |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34hearingsorconditionstobeimposeduponparoledoffenders.Wheneveranorderforparole |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35isissueditshallrecitetheconditionsofsuchparole. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 5.Whenconsideringparoleforanoffenderwithconsecutivesentences,theminimum |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37termforeligibilityforparoleshallbecalculatedbyaddingtheminimumtermsforparole |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38eligibilityforeachoftheconsecutivesentences,excepttheminimumtermforparole |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39eligibilityshallnotexceedtheminimumtermforparoleeligibilityforanordinarylife |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40sentence. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41 6.Anyoffendersentencedtoatermofimprisonmentamountingtofifteenyearsor |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42moreormultipletermsofimprisonmentthat,takentogether,amounttofifteenormoreyears |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43whowasundereighteenyearsofageatthetimeofthecommissionoftheoffenseoroffenses |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44maybeeligibleforparoleafterservingfifteenyearsofincarceration,regardlessofwhether |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45thecaseisfinalforthepurposesofappeal,andmaybeeligibleforreconsiderationhearingsin |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46accordancewithregulationspromulgatedbytheparoleboard. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47 7.Theprovisionsofsubsection6ofthissectionshallnotapplytoanoffenderfound |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48guiltyofcapitalmurder,murderinthefirstdegreeormurderintheseconddegree,when |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49murderintheseconddegreeiscommittedpursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection1of |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50section565.021,whowasundereighteenyearsofagewhentheoffendercommittedthe |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51offenseoroffenseswhomaybefoundineligibleforparoleorwhoseparoleeligibilitymaybe |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52controlledbysection558.047or565.033. |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53 8.Anyoffenderunderasentenceforfirstdegreemurderwhohasbeendeniedrelease |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54onparoleafteraparolehearingshallnotbeeligibleforanotherparolehearinguntilatleast |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB1439 2 55threeyearsfromthemonthoftheparoledenial;however,thissubsectionshallnotpreventa |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56releasepursuanttosubsection4ofsection558.011. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57 9.Avictimwhohasrequestedanopportunitytobeheardshallreceivenoticethatthe |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58paroleboardisconductinganassessmentoftheoffender'sriskandreadinessforreleaseand |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59thatthevictim'sinputwillbeparticularlyhelpfulwhenitpertainstosafetyconcernsand |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60specificprotectivemeasuresthatmaybebeneficialtothevictimshouldtheoffenderbe |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61grantedrelease. |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62 10.Parolehearingsshall,ataminimum,containthefollowingprocedures: |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63 (1)Thevictimorpersonrepresentingthevictimwhoattendsahearingmaybe |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64accompaniedbyoneotherperson; |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65 (2)Thevictimorpersonrepresentingthevictimwhoattendsahearingshallhavethe |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66optionofgivingtestimonyinthepresenceoftheinmateortothehearingpanelwithoutthe |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67inmatebeingpresent; |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68 (3)Thevictimorpersonrepresentingthevictimmaycallorwritetheparoleboard |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69ratherthanattendthehearing; |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70 (4)Thevictimorpersonrepresentingthevictimmayhaveapersonalmeetingwitha |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71paroleboardmemberattheparoleboard'scentraloffice; |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72 (5)Thejudge,prosecutingattorneyorcircuitattorneyandarepresentativeofthe |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73locallawenforcementagencyinvestigatingthecrimeshallbeallowedtoattendthehearingor |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74provideinformationtothehearingpanelinregardtotheparoleconsideration;and |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75 (6)Theparoleboardshallevaluateinformationlistedinthejuvenilesexoffender |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76registrypursuanttosection211.425,providedtheoffenderisbetweentheagesofseventeen |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77andtwenty-one,asitimpactsthesafetyofthecommunity. |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78 11.Theparoleboardshallnotifyanypersonoftheresultsofaparoleeligibility |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79hearingifthepersonindicatestotheparoleboardadesiretobenotified. |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80 12.Theparoleboardmay,atitsdiscretion,requireanyoffenderseekingparoleto |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81meetcertainconditionsduringthetermofthatparolesolongassaidconditionsarenotillegal |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82orimpossiblefortheoffendertoperform.Theseconditionsmayincludeanamountof |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83restitutiontothestateforthecostofthatoffender'sincarceration. |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84 13.Specialparoleconditionsshallberesponsivetotheassessedriskandneedsofthe |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85offenderortheneedforextraordinarysupervision,suchaselectronicmonitoring.Theparole |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86boardshalladoptrulestominimizetheconditionsplacedonlow-riskcases,tofrontload |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87conditionsuponrelease,andtorequirethemodificationandreductionofconditionsbasedon |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88theperson'scontinuingstabilityinthecommunity.Paroleboardrulesshallpermitparole |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89conditionstobemodifiedbyparoleofficerswithreviewandapprovalbysupervisors. |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90 14.Nothingcontainedinthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequirethereleaseofan |
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| 103 | 103 | | 91offenderonparolenortoreducethesentenceofanoffenderheretoforecommitted. |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB1439 3 92 15.BeginningJanuary1,2001,theparoleboardshallnotorderaparoleunlessthe |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93offenderhasobtainedahighschooldiplomaoritsequivalent,orunlesstheparoleboardis |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94satisfiedthattheoffender,whilecommittedtothecustodyofthedepartment,hasmadean |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95honestgood-faithefforttoobtainahighschooldiplomaoritsequivalent;providedthatthe |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96directormaywaivethisrequirementbycertifyinginwritingtotheparoleboardthatthe |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97offenderhasactivelyparticipatedinmandatoryeducationprogramsorisacademicallyunable |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98toobtainahighschooldiplomaoritsequivalent. |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99 16.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028. |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto |
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| 116 | 116 | | 104disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 117 | 117 | | 105rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2005,shallbeinvalid |
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| 118 | 118 | | 106andvoid. |
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| 119 | 119 | | âś” |
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| 120 | 120 | | HB1439 4 |
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