FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.158
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESPARKS.
0364H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection211.321,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
juvenilecourtrecords.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section211.321,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection211.321,toreadasfollows:
211.321.1.Recordsofjuvenilecourtproceedingsaswellasallinformationobtained
2andsocialrecordspreparedinthedischargeofofficialdutyforthecourtshallnotbeopento
3inspectionortheircontentsdisclosed,exceptbyorderofthecourttopersonshavinga
4legitimateinteresttherein,unlessapetitionormotiontomodifyissustainedwhichcharges
5thechildwithanoffensewhich,ifcommittedbyanadult,wouldbeaclassAfelonyunderthe
6criminalcodeofMissouri,orcapitalmurder,firstdegreemurder,orseconddegreemurderor
7exceptasprovidedinsubsection2or3ofthissection.Inaddition,wheneverareportis
8requiredundersection557.026,thereshallalsobeincludedacompletelistofcertain
9violationsofthejuvenilecodeforwhichthedefendanthadbeenadjudicatedadelinquent
10whileajuvenile.Thislistshallbemadeavailabletotheprobationofficerandshallbe
11includedinthepresentencereport.Theviolationstobeincludedinthereportarelimitedto
12thefollowing:rape,sodomy,murder,kidnapping,robbery,arson,burglaryoranyacts
13involvingtherenderingorthreatofseriousbodilyharm.Thesupremecourtmaypromulgate
14rulestobefollowedbythejuvenilecourtsinseparatingtherecords.
15 2.Inallproceedingsundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1ofsection211.031,the
16recordsofthejuvenilecourtaswellasallinformationobtainedandsocialrecordspreparedin
17thedischargeofofficialdutyforthecourtshallbekeptconfidentialandshallbeopento
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18inspectiononlybyorderofthejudgeofthejuvenilecourtorasotherwiseprovidedbystatute.
19Inallproceedingsundersubdivision(3)ofsubsection1ofsection211.031therecordsofthe
20juvenilecourtaswellasallinformationobtainedandsocialrecordspreparedinthedischarge
21ofofficialdutyforthecourtshallbekeptconfidentialandmaybeopentoinspectionwithout
22courtorderonlyasfollows:
23 (1)Thejuvenileofficerisauthorizedatanytime:
24 (a)Toprovideinformationtoordiscussmattersconcerningthechild,theviolationof
25laworthecasewiththevictim,witnesses,officialsatthechild'sschool,lawenforcement
26officials,prosecutingattorneys,anypersonoragencyhavingorproposedtohavelegalor
27actualcare,custodyorcontrolofthechild,oranypersonoragencyprovidingorproposedto
28providetreatmentofthechild.Informationreceivedpursuanttothisparagraphshallnotbe
29releasedtothegeneralpublic,butshallbereleasedonlytothepersonsoragencieslistedin
30thisparagraph;
31 (b)Tomakepublicinformationconcerningtheoffense,thesubstanceofthepetition,
32thestatusofproceedingsinthejuvenilecourtandanyotherinformationwhichdoesnot
33specificallyidentifythechildorthechild'sfamily;
34 (2)Afterachildhasbeenadjudicateddelinquentpursuanttosubdivision(3)of
35subsection1ofsection211.031,foranoffensewhichwouldbeafelonyifcommittedbyan
36adult,therecordsofthedispositionalhearingandproceedingsrelatedtheretoshallbeopento
37thepublictothesameextentthatrecordsofcriminalproceedingsareopentothepublic.
38However,thesocialsummaries,investigationsorupdatesinthenatureofpresentence
39investigations,andstatusreportssubmittedtothecourtbyanytreatingagencyorindividual
40afterthedispositionalorderisenteredshallbekeptconfidentialandshallbeopenedto
41inspectiononlybyorderofthejudgeofthejuvenilecourt;
42 (3)Asotherwiseprovidedbystatute;
43 (4)Inallotherinstances,onlybyorderofthejudgeofthejuvenilecourt.
44 3.Thenameandphotographofachildmaybereleasedtothepublicifthechild
45escapesfromthecustodyofajuveniledetentionfacilitywhilethechildisinthecustody
46ofthejuveniledetentionfacilityforanoffensethatwouldbeconsideredadangerous
47felony,asdefinedinsection556.061,ifcommittedbyanadult.
48 4.Peaceofficers'records,ifanyarekept,ofchildrenshallbekeptseparatefromthe
49recordsofpersonseighteenyearsofageoroverandshallnotbeopentoinspectionortheir
50contentsdisclosed,exceptbyorderofthecourt.Thissubsectiondoesnotapplytochildren
51whoaretransferredtocourtsofgeneraljurisdictionasprovidedbysection211.071orto
52juvenilesconvictedundertheprovisionsofsections578.421to578.437.Thissubsection
53doesnotapplytotheinspectionordisclosureofthecontentsoftherecordsofpeaceofficers
HB158 2 54forthepurposeofpursuingacivilforfeitureactionpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection
55195.140.
56 [4.]5.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtopreventthereleaseofinformation
57anddatatopersonsororganizationsauthorizedbylawtocompilestatisticsrelatingto
58juveniles.Thecourtshalladoptprocedurestoprotecttheconfidentialityofchildren'snames
59andidentities.
60 [5.]6.Thecourtmay,eitheronitsownmotionoruponapplicationbythechildorhis
61orherrepresentative,oruponapplicationbythejuvenileofficer,enteranordertodestroyall
62socialhistories,records,andinformation,otherthantheofficialcourtfile,andmayenteran
63ordertosealtheofficialcourtfile,aswellasallpeaceofficers'records,atanytimeafterthe
64childhasreachedhisorhereighteenthbirthdayifthecourtfindsthatitisinthebestinterest
65ofthechildthatsuchactionoranypartthereofbetaken,unlessthejurisdictionofthecourtis
66continuedbeyondthechild'seighteenthbirthday,inwhicheventsuchactionoranypart
67thereofmaybetakenbythecourtatanytimeaftertheclosingofthechild'scase.
68 [6.]7.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtopreventthereleaseofgeneral
69informationregardingtheinformaladjustmentorformaladjudicationofthedispositionofa
70child'scasetoavictimoramemberoftheimmediatefamilyofavictimofanyoffense
71committedbythechild.Suchgeneralinformationshallnotbespecificastolocationand
72durationoftreatmentordetentionorastoanytermsofsupervision.
73 [7.]8.Recordsofjuvenilecourtproceedingsaswellasallinformationobtainedand
74socialrecordspreparedinthedischargeofofficialdutyforthecourtshallbedisclosedtothe
75childfatalityreviewpanelreviewingthechild'sdeathpursuanttosection210.192unlessthe
76juvenilecourtonitsownmotion,oruponapplicationbythejuvenileofficer,entersanorder
77tosealtherecordsofthevictimchild.
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