MO SB518

Director of the department of corrections authorized to establish a three-year pilot program for mental health assessment of offenders in participating counties

Prosecutor must file a motion and judge must request placement in the department of corrections for 120 days for assessment and treatment if offender appears to have mental disorder/illness qualifying for community psychiatric rehabilitation (CPR) probation

Victim must receive notice of the motion and opportunity to be heard before the judge rules; probation and parole officers shall supervise offenders and coordinate with department of mental health for CPR program enrollment

Probation under this section prohibited for offenders convicted of murder in the second degree, forcible rape, statutory rape in the first degree, forcible sodomy, statutory sodomy in the first degree, first degree child molestation (class A felony), predatory sexual offender status, or any offense with statutory prohibition against probation or parole

Directors of department of corrections and department of mental health must jointly submit recommendations to governor and general assembly by December 31, 2015, on whether to expand the process statewide