FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.314
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOOK.
0949H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections558.019,566.030,566.151,and571.015,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtominimumprisonterms,withpenaltyprovisions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections558.019,566.030,566.151,and571.015,RSMo,arerepealed
2andfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections558.019,566.030,
3566.151,and571.015,toreadasfollows:
558.019.1.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoaffectthepowersofthegovernor
2underArticleIV,Section7,oftheMissouriConstitution.Thisstatuteshallnotaffectthose
3provisionsofsection565.020[or],section566.030,section566.125,orsection566.151,
4whichsetminimumtermsofsentences,ortheprovisionsofsection559.115,relatingto
5probation.
6 2.Theprovisionsofsubsections2to5ofthissectionshallonlybeapplicabletothe
7offensescontainedinsections565.021,565.023,565.024,565.027,565.050,565.052,
8565.054,565.072,565.073,565.074,565.090,565.110,565.115,565.120,565.153,565.156,
9565.225,565.300,[566.030,] 566.031,566.032,566.034,566.060,566.061,566.062,
10566.064,566.067,566.068,566.069,566.071,566.083,566.086,566.100,566.101,
11566.103,566.111,566.115,566.145,[566.151,] 566.153,566.203,566.206,566.209,
12566.210,566.211,566.215,568.030,568.045,568.060,568.065,568.175,569.040,
13569.160,570.023,570.025,570.030whenpunishedasaclassA,B,orCfelony,570.145
14whenpunishedasaclassAorBfelony,570.223whenpunishedasaclassBorCfelony,
15571.020,571.030,571.070,573.023,573.025,573.035,573.037,573.200,573.205,574.070,
16574.080,574.115,575.030,575.150,575.153,575.155,575.157,575.200whenpunishedasa
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17classAfelony,575.210,575.230whenpunishedasaclassBfelony,575.240whenpunished
18asaclassBfelony,576.070,576.080,577.010,577.013,577.078,577.703,577.706,579.065,
19and579.068whenpunishedasaclassAorBfelony.Forthepurposesofthissection,"prison
20commitment"meansandisthereceiptbythedepartmentofcorrectionsofanoffenderafter
21sentencing.Forpurposesofthissection,priorprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentof
22correctionsshallnotincludeanoffender'sfirstincarcerationpriortoreleaseonprobation
23undersection217.362or559.115.Otherprovisionsofthelawtothecontrary
24notwithstanding,anyoffenderwhohasbeenfoundguiltyofafelonyotherthana
25dangerousfelonyasdefinedinsection556.061andiscommittedtothedepartmentof
26correctionsshallberequiredtoservethefollowingminimumprisonterms:
27 (1)[Iftheoffenderhasonepreviousprisoncommitmenttothedepartmentof
28correctionsforafelonyoffense,theminimumprisontermwhichtheoffendermustserveshall
29befortypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffenderattainsseventyyearsofage,and
30hasservedatleastthirtypercentofthesentenceimposed,whicheveroccursfirst;
31 (2)Iftheoffenderhastwopreviousprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentof
32correctionsforfeloniesunrelatedtothepresentoffense,theminimumprisontermwhichthe
33offendermustserveshallbefiftypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffenderattains
34seventyyearsofage,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,whichever
35occursfirst;
36 (3)Iftheoffenderhasthreeormorepreviousprisoncommitmentstothedepartment
37ofcorrectionsforfeloniesunrelatedtothepresentoffense,theminimumprisontermwhich
38theoffendermustserveshallbeeightypercentofhisorhersentenceoruntiltheoffender
39attainsseventyyearsofage,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,
40whicheveroccursfirst]Iftheoffenderhasnopreviousprisoncommitmenttothe
41departmentofcorrectionsforafelonyoffense,theminimumprisontermtheoffender
42shallserveisseventy-fivepercentoftheoffender'ssentence;and
43 (2)Iftheoffenderhasoneormoreprisoncommitmentstothedepartmentof
44correctionsforafelonyoffenseunrelatedtothepreviousoffense,theminimumprison
45termtheoffendershallserveiseightypercentoftheoffender'ssentence.
46 3.Otherprovisionsofthelawtothecontrarynotwithstanding,anyoffenderwhohas
47beenfoundguiltyofadangerousfelonyasdefinedinsection556.061andiscommittedtothe
48departmentofcorrectionsshallberequiredtoserveaminimumprisontermofeighty-five
49percentofthesentenceimposedbythecourt[oruntiltheoffenderattainsseventyyearsof
50age,andhasservedatleastfortypercentofthesentenceimposed,whicheveroccursfirst].
51 4.Forthepurposeofdeterminingtheminimumprisontermtobeserved,the
52followingcalculationsshallapply:
53 (1)Asentenceoflifeshallbecalculatedtobethirtyyears;
HB314 2 54 (2)Anysentenceeitheraloneorintheaggregatewithotherconsecutivesentencesfor
55offensescommittedatornearthesametimewhichisoverseventy-fiveyearsshallbe
56calculatedtobeseventy-fiveyears.
57 5.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"minimumprisonterm"shallmeantime
58requiredtobeservedbytheoffenderbeforeheorsheiseligibleforparole,conditional
59releaseorotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentofcorrections.
60 6.Anoffenderwhowasconvictedof,orpledguiltyto,afelonyoffenseotherthan
61thoseoffenseslistedinsubsection2ofthissectionpriortoAugust28,[2019] 2025, shallno
62longerbesubjecttotheminimumprisontermprovisionsundersubsection2ofthissection,
63andshallbeeligibleforparole,conditionalrelease,orotherearlyreleasebythedepartmentof
64correctionsaccordingtotherulesandregulationsofthedepartment.
65 7.(1)Asentencingadvisorycommissionisherebycreatedtoconsistofeleven
66members.Onemembershallbeappointedbythespeakerofthehouse.Onemembershallbe
67appointedbythepresidentprotemofthesenate.Onemembershallbethedirectorofthe
68departmentofcorrections.Sixmembersshallbeappointedbyandserveatthepleasureofthe
69governorfromamongthefollowing:thepublicdefendercommission;privatecitizens;a
70privatememberoftheMissouriBar;theboardofprobationandparole;andaprosecutor.
71Twomembersshallbeappointedbythesupremecourt,onefromametropolitanareaandone
72fromaruralarea.Allmembersshallbeappointedtoafour-yearterm.Allmembersofthe
73sentencingcommissionappointedpriortoAugust28,1994,shallcontinuetoserveonthe
74sentencingadvisorycommissionatthepleasureofthegovernor.
75 (2)Thecommissionshallstudysentencingpracticesinthecircuitcourtsthroughout
76thestateforthepurposeofdeterminingwhetherandtowhatextentdisparitiesexistamong
77thevariouscircuitcourtswithrespecttothelengthofsentencesimposedandtheuseof
78probationforoffendersconvictedofthesameorsimilaroffensesandwithsimilarcriminal
79histories.Thecommissionshallalsostudyandexaminewhetherandtowhatextent
80sentencingdisparityamongeconomicandsocialclassesexistsinrelationtothesentenceof
81deathandifso,thereasonstherefor,ifsentencesarecomparabletootherstates,ifthelength
82ofthesentenceisappropriate,andtherateofrehabilitationbasedonsentence.Itshall
83compilestatistics,examinecases,drawconclusions,andperformotherdutiesrelevanttothe
84researchandinvestigationofdisparitiesindeathpenaltysentencingamongeconomicand
85socialclasses.
86 (3)Thecommissionshallstudyalternativesentences,prisonworkprograms,work
87release,home-basedincarceration,probationandparoleoptions,andanyotherprogramsand
88reportthefeasibilityoftheseoptionsinMissouri.
89 (4)Thegovernorshallselectachairpersonwhoshallcallmeetingsofthecommission
90asrequiredorpermittedpursuanttothepurposeofthesentencingcommission.
HB314 3 91 (5)Themembersofthecommissionshallnotreceivecompensationfortheirduties
92onthecommission,butshallbereimbursedforactualandnecessaryexpensesincurredinthe
93performanceofthesedutiesandforwhichtheyarenotreimbursedbyreasonoftheirother
94paidpositions.
95 (6)Thecircuitandassociatecircuitcourtsofthisstate,theofficeofthestatecourts
96administrator,thedepartmentofpublicsafety,andthedepartmentofcorrectionsshall
97cooperatewiththecommissionbyprovidinginformationoraccesstoinformationneededby
98thecommission.Theofficeofthestatecourtsadministratorwillprovideneededstaffing
99resources.
100 8.Courtsshallretaindiscretiontolowerorexceedthesentencerecommendedbythe
101commissionasotherwiseallowablebylaw,andtoorderrestorativejusticemethods,when
102applicable.
103 9.Iftheimpositionorexecutionofasentenceissuspended,thecourtmayorderany
104orallofthefollowingrestorativejusticemethods,oranyothermethodthatthecourtfinds
105justorappropriate:
106 (1)Restitutiontoanyvictimorastatutorilycreatedfundforcostsincurredasaresult
107oftheoffender'sactions;
108 (2)Offendertreatmentprograms;
109 (3)Mandatorycommunityservice;
110 (4)Workreleaseprogramsinlocalfacilities;and
111 (5)Community-basedresidentialandnonresidentialprograms.
112 10.Pursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection9ofthissection,thecourtmayorderthe
113assessmentandpaymentofadesignatedamountofrestitutiontoacountylawenforcement
114restitutionfundestablishedbythecountycommissionpursuanttosection50.565.Such
115contributionshallnotexceedthreehundreddollarsforanychargedoffense.Anyrestitution
116moneysdepositedintothecountylawenforcementrestitutionfundpursuanttothissection
117shallonlybeexpendedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection50.565.
118 11.Ajudgemayorderpaymenttoarestitutionfundonlyifsuchfundhadbeen
119createdbyordinanceorresolutionofacountyofthestateofMissouripriortosentencing.A
120judgeshallnothaveanydirectsupervisoryauthorityoradministrativecontroloveranyfund
121towhichthejudgeisorderingapersontomakepayment.
122 12.Apersonwhofailstomakeapaymenttoacountylawenforcementrestitution
123fundmaynothavehisorherprobationrevokedsolelyforfailingtomakesuchpayment
124unlessthejudge,afterevidentiaryhearing,makesafindingsupportedbyapreponderanceof
125theevidencethatthepersoneitherwillfullyrefusedtomakethepaymentorthattheperson
126willfully,intentionally,andpurposefullyfailedtomakesufficientbonafideeffortstoacquire
127theresourcestopay.
HB314 4 128 13.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowthesentencingadvisory
129commissiontoissuerecommendedsentencesinspecificcasespendinginthecourtsofthis
130state.
566.030.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofrapeinthefirstdegreeifheorshehas
2sexualintercoursewithanotherpersonwhoisincapacitated,incapableofconsent,orlacksthe
3capacitytoconsent,orbytheuseofforciblecompulsion.Forciblecompulsionincludesthe
4useofasubstanceadministeredwithoutavictim'sknowledgeorconsentwhichrendersthe
5victimphysicallyormentallyimpairedsoastobeincapableofmakinganinformedconsent
6tosexualintercourse.
7 2.Theoffenseofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommitrapeinthefirst
8degreeisafelonyforwhichtheauthorizedtermofimprisonmentislifeimprisonmentora
9termofyearsnotlessthanfiveyears,unless:
10 (1)Theoffenseisanaggravatedsexualoffense,inwhichcasetheauthorizedtermof
11imprisonmentislifeimprisonmentoratermofyearsnotlessthanfifteenyears;
12 (2)Thepersonisapersistentorpredatorysexualoffenderasdefinedinsection
13566.125andsubjectedtoanextendedtermofimprisonmentundersaidsection;
14 (3)Thevictimisachildlessthantwelveyearsofage,inwhichcasetherequiredterm
15ofimprisonmentislifeimprisonmentwithouteligibilityforprobationorparoleuntilthe
16offenderhasservednotlessthanthirtyyearsofsuchsentenceorunlesstheoffenderhas
17reachedtheageofseventy-fiveyearsandhasservedatleastfifteenyearsofsuchsentence,
18unlesssuchrapeinthefirstdegreeisdescribedundersubdivision(4)ofthissubsection;or
19 (4)Thevictimisachildlessthantwelveyearsofageandsuchrapeinthefirstdegree
20orattempttocommitrapeinthefirstdegreewasoutrageouslyorwantonlyvile,horribleor
21inhumane,inthatitinvolvedtortureordepravityofmind,inwhichcasetherequiredtermof
22imprisonmentislifeimprisonmentwithouteligibilityforprobation,paroleorconditional
23release.
24 3.Subsection4ofsection558.019shallnotapplytothesentenceofapersonwhohas
25beenfoundguiltyofrapeinthefirstdegreeorattempttocommitrapeinthefirstdegreewhen
26thevictimislessthantwelveyearsofage,and"lifeimprisonment"shallmeanimprisonment
27forthedurationofaperson'snaturallifeforthepurposesofthissection.
28 4.Nopersonfoundguiltyofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommitrapein
29thefirstdegreeshallbegrantedasuspendedimpositionofsentenceorsuspendedexecutionof
30sentence.
31 5.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anypersonfoundguilty
32ofrapeinthefirstdegreeoranattempttocommitrapeinthefirstdegreeunderthis
33sectionshallberequiredtoserveonehundredpercentofthesentenceimposedbythe
34court.
HB314 5 566.151.1.Apersontwenty-oneyearsofageoroldercommitstheoffenseof
2enticementofachildifheorshepersuades,solicits,coaxes,entices,orlureswhetherby
3words,actionsorthroughcommunicationviatheinternetoranyelectroniccommunication,
4anypersonwhoislessthanfifteenyearsofageforthepurposeofengaginginsexualconduct.
5 2.Itisnotadefensetoaprosecutionforaviolationofthissectionthattheother
6personwasapeaceofficermasqueradingasaminor.
7 3.Enticementofachildoranattempttocommitenticementofachildisafelonyfor
8whichtheauthorizedtermofimprisonmentshallbenotlessthanfiveyearsandnotmorethan
9thirtyyears.Nopersonconvictedunderthissectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,
10conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoffive
11calendaryears].
12 4.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anypersonconvictedof
13enticementofachildoranattempttocommitenticementofachildunderthissection
14shallberequiredtoserveonehundredpercentofthesentenceimposedbythecourt.
571.015.1.Anypersonwhocommitsanyfelonyunderthelawsofthisstateby,with,
2orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweaponisalso
3guiltyoftheoffenseofarmedcriminalaction;theoffenseofarmedcriminalactionshallbean
4unclassifiedfelonyand,uponconviction,shallbepunishedbyimprisonmentbythe
5departmentofcorrectionsforatermofnotlessthanthreeyearsandnottoexceedfifteen
6years,unlessthepersonisunlawfullypossessingafirearm,inwhichcasethetermof
7imprisonmentshallbeforatermofnotlessthanfiveyears.Thepunishmentimposed
8pursuanttothissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoandconsecutivetoanypunishmentprovided
9bylawforthecrimecommittedby,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerous
10instrumentordeadlyweapon.Nopersonconvictedunderthissubsectionshallbeeligiblefor
11parole,probation,conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[fora
12periodofthreecalendaryears]. Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,any
13personconvictedunderthissubsectionshallberequiredtoserveonehundredpercentof
14thesentenceimposedbythecourt.
15 2.Anypersonconvictedofasecondoffenseofarmedcriminalactionunder
16subsection1ofthissectionshallbepunishedbyimprisonmentbythedepartmentof
17correctionsforatermofnotlessthanfiveyearsandnottoexceedthirtyyears,unlessthe
18personisunlawfullypossessingafirearm,inwhichcasethetermofimprisonmentshallbefor
19atermnotlessthanfifteenyears.Thepunishmentimposedpursuanttothissubsectionshall
20beinadditiontoandconsecutivetoanypunishmentprovidedbylawforthecrimecommitted
21by,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweapon.
22Nopersonconvictedunderthissubsectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,conditional
23release,orsuspendedimpositionorexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoffivecalendar
HB314 6 24years]. Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,anypersonconvicted
25underthissubsectionshallberequiredtoserveonehundredpercentofthesentence
26imposedbythecourt.
27 3.Anypersonconvictedofathirdorsubsequentoffenseofarmedcriminalaction
28undersubsection1ofthissectionshallbepunishedbyimprisonmentbythedepartmentof
29correctionsforatermofnotlessthantenyears,unlessthepersonisunlawfullypossessinga
30firearm,inwhichcasethetermofimprisonmentshallbenolessthanfifteenyears.The
31punishmentimposedpursuanttothissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoandconsecutivetoany
32punishmentprovidedbylawforthecrimecommittedby,with,orthroughtheuse,assistance,
33oraidofadangerousinstrumentordeadlyweapon.Nopersonconvictedunderthis
34subsectionshallbeeligibleforparole,probation,conditionalrelease,orsuspendedimposition
35orexecutionofsentence[foraperiodoftencalendaryears]. Notwithstandingany
36provisionoflawtothecontrary,anypersonconvictedunderthissubsectionshallbe
37requiredtoserveonehundredpercentofthesentenceimposedbythecourt.
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