Reduction of term of sentence, conditions

§ 558.046 RSMo, under Imprisonment.

§ 558.046 RSMo

*558.046. Reduction of term of sentence, conditions. — The sentencing court may, upon petition, reduce any term of sentence or probation pronounced by the court or a term of conditional release or parole pronounced by the parole board if the court determines that:

(1) The convicted person was:

(a) Convicted of an offense that did not involve violence or the threat of violence; and

(b) Convicted of an offense that involved alcohol or illegal drugs; and

(2) Since the commission of such offense, the convicted person has successfully completed a detoxification and rehabilitation program; and

(3) The convicted person is not:

(a) A prior offender, a persistent offender, a dangerous offender or a persistent misdemeanor offender as defined by section 558.016; or

(b) A persistent sexual offender as defined in section 566.125; or

(c) A prior offender, a persistent offender or a class X offender** as defined in section 558.019.

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(L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)

*Revisor's note: This section was amended by both S.B. 888 and H.B. 2637 & 3155, 2026. H.B. 2637 & 3155 repealed the version amended by S.B. 888 effective 8-28-26 and amended this section effective 1-01-28. The version enacted by S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60, 2021, is in effect until 1-01-28. Due to a delayed effective date, both versions are printed.

**Class X offender was repealed by H.B. 562, 1993.