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MO HB1730

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2014

Primary Sponsor

Karla May

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

HB 1730 Summary

  • Increases the felony threshold for criminal nonsupport from 12 to 18 months of unpaid support payments, with nonsupport remaining a class A misdemeanor below that threshold and becoming a class D felony above it.

  • Establishes an expungement process for first-time felony criminal nonsupport offenders after 8 years, requiring they have no subsequent convictions, are current on all child support obligations, have paid off all arrearages, and have no pending criminal charges.

  • Changes probation/parole payment language from "may" to "shall" require periodic payments toward arrears not to exceed 50% of adjusted gross income after specified deductions.

  • Allows expungement of DNA records for individuals whose criminal nonsupport convictions are reversed, guilty pleas are set aside, or whose records are expunged under the new expungement provision.

  • Modifies prosecuting attorney reporting requirements to clarify that prosecutors must report criminal nonsupport charges and convictions on cases involving family support division child support enforcement.

Legislative Description

Changes the laws regarding arrearages and the expungement of certain records related to criminal nonsupport

Last Action

Referred: Judiciary(H)

2/12/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/12/2014

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