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MO SB424
Bill
Status
2/27/2013
Primary Sponsor
Jamilah Nasheed
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AI Summary
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Requires county and city jail employees with reasonable cause to believe an offender has been abused to immediately report it in writing to the person having custody and charge of the jail
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Written reports must include the jail name and address, offender name, nature of abuse, complainant name, and any other relevant investigation information
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Jail employees who fail to report abuse within a reasonable time after the act is committed are guilty of a class A misdemeanor
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Requires jail leadership to initiate an investigation within twenty-four hours of receiving an abuse report
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Reports made under this section are confidential and not subject to public records disclosure or inspection under Missouri's open records laws
Legislative Description
Requires jail employees to report abuse against offenders to the sheriff and makes failure to report a class A misdemeanor
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
3/13/2013