FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 234
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MCCREERY.
0268S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 217, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to parole eligibility.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 217, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 217.697, to read as 2
follows:3
217.697. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of 1
law to the contrary, any offender who: 2
(1) Is incarcerated in a correctional facility after 3
being sentenced by a court of this s tate; 4
(2) Is serving a sentence of life without parole for a 5
minimum of fifty years or more and who was sentenced under 6
section 565.008 for an offense committed prior to October 1, 7
1984; 8
(3) Is sixty years of age or older; 9
(4) Has no felony conviction for a dangerous felony, 10
as defined under section 556.061, prior to the conviction 11
for which he or she is currently incarcerated; and 12
(5) Is not a convicted sex offender; 13
shall receive a parole hearing upon serving thirty years or 14
more of his or her sentence. 15
2. During the parole hearing required under subsection 16
1 of this section, the parole board shall determine whether 17
there is a reasonable probability the offender shall live 18 SB 234 2
and remain at liberty without violating the l aw upon 19
release. If the board determines a reasonable probability 20
exists, the offender shall be eligible for release upon a 21
finding that the offender has: 22
(1) A record of good conduct while incarcerated; 23
(2) Demonstrated self-rehabilitation while 24
incarcerated; 25
(3) A workable parole plan, including community and 26
family support; and 27
(4) An institutional risk factor score and a mental 28
health score determined to be appropriate by the parole 29
board. 30
3. Any offender granted pa role under this section 31
shall be subject to a minimum of five years of supervision 32
by the division of probation and parole upon release. 33
4. Nothing in this section shall diminish the 34
consideration of parole under any other provision of law 35
applicable to the offender or the responsibility and 36
authority of the governor to grant clemency, including 37
pardons and commutation of sentences if necessary or 38
desirable. 39