FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.601
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVELUCAS.
1101H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter558,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoanenhanced
sentenceforwearingfaceorbodycoveringsduringthecommissionofanoffense,
withpenaltyprovisions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter558,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection558.022,toreadasfollows:
558.022.1.Ifapersonisconvictedofamisdemeanororfelonyanditisfoundas
2providedinthissectionthatthepersonworeamask,hood,disguise,orotherclothingor
3adevicethatconcealedorattemptedtoconcealtheperson'sidentityatthetimeofthe
4offense,thepersonshallbeguiltyofamisdemeanororfelonythatisoneclasshigher
5thantheunderlyingmisdemeanororfelonyforwhichthepersonwasconvicted.
6Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflaw,thecourtshallimposeasentenceof
7imprisonmentforapersonconvictedofanoffenseenhancedunderthissectionif,
8afterenhancement,theclassofoffenseandpriorrecordlevelpermitactivepunishment
9asasentencedisposition.
10 2.Anindictmentorinformationfortheoffenseshallallegeinthatindictmentor
11informationorinaseparateindictmentorinformationthefactsthatqualifytheoffense
12foranenhancementundersubsection1ofthissection.Onepleadingshallbesufficient
13foralloffensesthataretriedatasingletrial.
14 3.Thestateshallprovetheissuessetoutinsubsection1ofthissectionbeyonda
15reasonabledoubtduringthesametrialinwhichthedefendantistriedfortheoffense
16unlessthedefendantpleadsguiltyornocontesttotheissues.Ifthedefendantpleads
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17guiltyornocontesttotheoffensebutpleadsnotguiltytotheissueslaidoutinsubsection
181ofthissection,ajuryshallbeimpaneledtodeterminetheissues.
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