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MO HB1235
Bill
Status
3/11/2015
Primary Sponsor
Rochelle Walton Gray
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AI Summary
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Requires Missouri law enforcement to immediately transport fugitives or persons with outstanding warrants directly to the jurisdiction where they are wanted, rather than holding them locally, when that jurisdiction is within 30 miles and the person has no pending charges in the arresting jurisdiction
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Mandates that when a detained person is wanted by multiple jurisdictions within 30 miles, the holding jurisdiction must notify other jurisdictions of impending release in order of proximity
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Allows jurisdictions 4 hours to retrieve a wanted person after notification; if they fail to do so, the holding jurisdiction may transport the person to the next nearest jurisdiction where they are wanted
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Authorizes convicted persons to be charged $1 per mile and $25 per hour (or fraction thereof) for transportation costs, which are taxed as court costs and remitted to the transporting jurisdiction
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Permits the Missouri Supreme Court to establish alternative reasonable transportation fees from time to time
Legislative Description
Changes the laws regarding certain offenders who are fugitives from justice or have outstanding arrest warrants from more than one political subdivision or jurisdiction
Last Action
Referred: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness(H)
5/15/2015