MO SB774

Creates new crime of "endangering a department of mental health employee, visitor, or other person at a secure facility" by attempting to cause or knowingly causing contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, or saliva.

Endangering offense is a class D felony unless the substance is unidentified, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor.

If an offender knowingly infected with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C exposes another individual to these diseases through the endangering crime, the offense becomes a class C felony.

Defines "department of mental health employee" to include direct employees, contracted employees of subcontractors, and employees of entities authorized to confine offenders.

Modifies section 630.220 to allow the director or designee to certify facility accounts as prima facie evidence of amounts due, replacing the previous requirement for certification by the head of facility with institutional seal.