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MO HB1637
Bill
Status
Engrossed
4/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Adam Schwadron
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AI Summary
- Creates new criminal offenses including "Blair's Law" (unlawful discharge of a firearm within a municipality), mail theft (class A misdemeanor for first offense, class E felony for subsequent), unlawful entry into successive motor vehicles (class E felony), and tampering with teller machines (class D or C felony depending on circumstances)
- Strengthens penalties for multiple existing offenses: raises patronizing prostitution of a minor 15 or younger from a class D to class B felony, increases the child enticement age threshold from 15 to 17, elevates patient/resident abuse from a class E to class D felony, and enhances penalties for tampering with judicial officers or public officials by disseminating their personal information (class D felony, class B if resulting in death or injury)
- Tightens regulations on scrap metal and catalytic converter sales by requiring vehicle identification numbers, seller affidavits, monthly reporting to law enforcement, a four-year record retention period (up from 36 months), and a five-business-day holding period before converters can be altered
- Requires judges setting bail to consider whether a defendant poses a danger to victims or the community, is a flight risk, has recent violent or sexual offense convictions, or has failed to appear in court within the last three years
- Recognizes telecommunicators as "telecommunicator first responders" across multiple statutes, extends whistleblower protections to law enforcement agency employees, shields businesses from liability for allowing lawful firearm possession on premises, expands the sex offender registry to include a violent offender registry, and allows expungement of first-offense class D felony intoxication-related traffic offenses after ten years
Legislative Description
Relating to crime prevention.
Last Action
SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
4/27/2022
Committee Referrals
Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight5/2/2022
Judiciary And Civil And Criminal Jurisprudence4/14/2022
Fiscal Review3/24/2022
Rules - Administrative Oversight1/24/2022
Crime Prevention1/6/2022
Full Bill Text
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