EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 473
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SCHROER.
1302S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 43.505, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to reporting
requirements of law enforcement agencies.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 43.505, RSMo, is repealed and two new 1
sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 43.505 2
and 650.040, to read as fo llows:3
43.505. 1. The department of public safety is hereby 1
designated as the central repository for the collection, 2
maintenance, analysis and reporting of crime incident 3
activity generated by law enforcement agencies in this 4
state. The department shall develop and operate a uniform 5
crime reporting system that is compatible with the national 6
uniform crime reporting system operated by the Federal 7
Bureau of Investigation. 8
2. The department of public safety shall: 9
(1) Develop, operate and maintain an information 10
system for the collection, storage, maintenance, analysis 11
and retrieval of crime incident and arrest reports from 12
Missouri law enforcement agencies; 13
(2) Compile the statistical data and forward such data 14
as required to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the 15
appropriate Department of Justice agency in accordance with 16
the standards and procedures of the national system; 17 SB 473 2
(3) Provide the forms, formats, procedures, standards 18
and related training or training assistance to all law 19
enforcement agencies in the state as necessary for such 20
agencies to report incident and arrest activity for timely 21
inclusion into the statewide system; 22
(4) Annually publish a report on the nature and extent 23
of crime and submit such report to the governor and the 24
general assembly. Such report and other statistical reports 25
shall be made available to state and local law enforcement 26
agencies and the general public through an electronic or 27
manual medium; 28
(5) Beginning January 1, 2026, publish quarterly 29
clearance rates, as defined in section 650.040, on the 30
department's website by the fifteenth calendar day on the 31
month following the close of the preceding quarter; 32
(6) Beginning January 1, 2027, report the data 33
collected pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of 34
this section to the governor, Missouri Peace Officers 35
Standards and Training Commission, the chair of the 36
committee on the judiciary and civil and criminal 37
jurisprudence of the senate, the chair of the committee on 38
crime prevention and public safety of the house of 39
representatives, and the chair of the committee on the 40
judiciary of the house of representatives by July 1, 2027, 41
and by July first of each year thereafter. The department 42
shall also make the report available to the public on the 43
department's website; 44
(7) Maintain the privacy and security of information 45
in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, 46
regulations and orders; and 47
[(6)] (8) Establish such rules a nd regulations as are 48
necessary for implementing the provisions of this section. 49 SB 473 3
Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in 50
section 536.010, that is created under the authority 51
delegated in this section shall become effective only if it 52
complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of 53
chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 54
section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the 55
powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 56
536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove 57
and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, 58
then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed 59
or adopted after August 28, 2000, shall be invalid and void. 60
3. Every law enforcement ag ency in the state shall: 61
(1) Submit crime incident reports to the department of 62
public safety on forms or in the format prescribed by the 63
department; and 64
(2) Submit any other crime incident information which 65
may be required by the department of public safety. 66
(a) Beginning January 1, 2026, every law enforcement 67
agency in the state shall collect data documenting case 68
clearances, including information on clearance rates, as 69
defined in section 650.040, for nonfatal shootings, as 70
determined by the department of public safety, and report 71
such data to the department on a monthly basis. 72
(b) All clearance rate data collected and reported 73
pursuant to this section shall be disaggregated by whether 74
the offense was cleared by arrest or the offense was cleared 75
by exceptional means, as defined in section 650.040, 76
document the year of the offense, the demographic 77
information of the victim, and detail the average duration 78
per office from the date of the offense to the date of 79
clearance. 80 SB 473 4
4. Any law enforcement agency that violates this 81
section after December 31, 2021, may be ineligible to 82
receive state or federal funds which would otherwise be paid 83
to such agency for law enforcement, safety or criminal 84
justice purposes. 85
650.040. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
terms shall mean: 2
(1) "Clearance rates", the rate at which law 3
enforcement agencies clear an offense by arrest or by 4
exceptional means; 5
(2) "Offense cleared by an arres t", when at least one 6
person has been arrested, charged with the commission of the 7
offense, and turned over to the court for prosecution; 8
(3) "Offense cleared by exceptional means", when the 9
law enforcement agency has: 10
(a) Identified the offender; 11
(b) Gathered enough evidence to support an arrest, 12
make a charge, and turn over the offender to the court for 13
prosecution; 14
(c) Identified the offender's exact location so that 15
the suspect could be taken into custody immediately; and 16
(d) Encountered a circumstance outside the control of 17
such agency that prohibited the agency from arresting, 18
charging, and prosecuting the offender. 19
2. There is hereby created the "Missouri Violent Crime 20
Clearance Grant Program" within the de partment of public 21
safety. This program shall be developed in consultation 22
with the Missouri peace officers standards and training 23
commission created pursuant to section 590.120, the office 24
for victims of crime created pursuant to section 650.310, 25
and the crime laboratory review commission created pursuant 26
to section 650.059. 27 SB 473 5
3. The purpose of this program is to improve law 28
enforcement strategies and initiatives aimed at increasing 29
violent crime clearance rates. 30
4. To the extent that su ch uses can be demonstrated to 31
advance the purposes described in subsection 2 of this 32
section, eligible uses for the funding include: 33
(1) Improved investigatory resources, including the 34
hiring of personnel assigned to investigate violent crimes 35
or collect, process, and test forensic evidence; 36
(2) Development of evidence -based policies, 37
procedures, and training; 38
(3) Technical assistance; 39
(4) Law enforcement equipment or technology, including 40
investigative, evidence -processing, or forensic-testing 41
equipment or technology; 42
(5) Contractual support; 43
(6) Information systems, with prioritization for 44
projects that would improve data integration and the ability 45
to share information across and between law enforcement 46
agencies, prosecuting attorneys' offices, and crime labs; 47
(7) Officer health and wellness services; 48
(8) Hiring and retention of victim -witness 49
coordinators; 50
(9) Partnership with hospital -based violence 51
intervention programs; 52
(10) Partnership with accredited behavioral health 53
programs; and 54
(11) Partnership with local community service 55
providers to improve support for victims of violent crime. 56
5. In awarding a grant under subsection 2 of this 57
section for an allowable use und er subsection 3 of this 58 SB 473 6
section, the department of public safety shall give priority 59
to law enforcement agencies: 60
(1) With consistent public reporting of low clearance 61
rates; 62
(2) That demonstrate a commitment to working with 63
community-based organizations and government agencies to 64
reduce violent crime rates; or 65
(3) That detail a process for evaluating the 66
effectiveness of both investigators and investigative units, 67
including the development of specific goals and performance 68
metrics. 69
6. All law enforcement agencies that receive funding 70
under this section shall report to the department of public 71
safety annually on activities carried out to reduce violent 72
crime and improve clearance rates during the preceding 73
fiscal year, including, but not limited to: 74
(1) The number of personnel hired or assigned to 75
investigate violent crimes, disaggregated between sworn law 76
enforcement officers and civilian or unsworn professional 77
staff; 78
(2) The number of personnel hired or as signed to 79
collect, process, and test forensic evidence; 80
(3) The number of personnel hired or assigned to 81
provide victim services; 82
(4) The description of any training developed or 83
implemented; 84
(5) The description of any new technology p urchased or 85
acquired; 86
(6) How grant-funded activities have impacted 87
clearance rates; 88
(7) The record management system, or equivalent, used 89
to collect case information and its ability to integrate 90 SB 473 7
with other agencies', prosecuting attorney o ffices', and 91
crime labs' record management systems; and 92
(8) How the grantee worked with community -based 93
organizations to improve violent crime rates and clearance 94
rates for violent crimes. 95
7. Distribution of state funds or technical assistan ce 96
shall be by contractual arrangement between the department 97
and each recipient law enforcement agency. Terms of the 98
contract shall be negotiable each year. The state auditor 99
shall periodically audit all law enforcement agencies 100
receiving state funds. 101
8. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any law 102
enforcement agency from receiving federal or local funds 103
should such funds become available. 104
9. No state funds shall be expended unless 105
appropriated by the general assembly for this purpo se. 106