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MO HB1044

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/30/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Corlew

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Jackson County Circuit Court may establish an "Armed Offender Docket Pilot Project" with dedicated judges and personnel to handle cases involving first degree robbery and firearms offenses, covering all proceedings from bail through sentencing and supervision

  • The court may impose a $30 surcharge per criminal case assigned to the docket, with funds used solely for prosecution costs, pretrial supervision, and statistical analysis

  • Law enforcement agencies and the prosecuting attorney must coordinate and share data with the court, including pretrial detention/release statistics, bond amounts, case dispositions, plea agreements, jury verdicts, sentences, and probation revocations

  • The circuit court must publish an annual public report within six months of each anniversary of the docket's creation, with commentary from research universities, prosecutors, public defenders, or law enforcement

  • The pilot project expires on December 31, 2021

Legislative Description

Establishes the Armed Offender Docket Pilot Project within the Jackson County Circuit Court to handle all matters regarding a person accused or convicted of first degree robbery or a firearms offense

Last Action

Second read and referred: Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)

5/5/2015

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on General Laws4/14/2015
Emerging Issues2/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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