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MO HB69

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/9/2013

Primary Sponsor

Mike Kelley

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Chapter 537 of Missouri Revised Statutes by adding Section 537.082
  • Establishes gross negligence as the standard of proof in court actions against jails, correctional centers, detention centers, and juvenile detention centers
  • Applies to both public and private correctional facilities and their employees
  • Applies specifically to lawsuits arising from deaths by suicide of persons confined in these facilities

Legislative Description

Specifies that gross negligence will be the standard of proof in a court action brought against a public or private jail or a correctional or detention facility as a result of a death by suicide of any inmate

Last Action

Public Hearing Completed (H)

2/13/2013

Committee Referrals

Special Standing Committee on Corrections1/31/2013

Full Bill Text

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