MO HB1750

Creates a "Cyber Crime Investigation Fund" in the state treasury with an annual appropriation of $3 million beginning in fiscal year 2010, administered by the Department of Public Safety.

Establishes a grant program to fund multijurisdictional Internet cyber crime law enforcement task forces for investigating internet sex crimes against children, including salaries for detectives and computer forensic personnel, training for law enforcement and prosecutors, and equipment purchases.

Forms a panel to award grants comprised of the DPS director, two police chiefs, two sheriffs, two state troopers, one House member, and one Senate member, with appointed members serving four-year terms.

Requires local matching funds (cash or in-kind resources) for agencies receiving grants, with priority given to newly hired detectives and computer forensic personnel.

Grants task force officers statewide arrest authority within their investigation scope with prior notification to local chiefs of police or sheriffs, and includes an emergency clause for immediate implementation.