Title XIII — CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS

217.480. Uniformity of construction. — Sections 217.450 to 217.485 shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 84, A.L. 1983 H.B. 713 Revision)

217.485. Title of the law. — Sections 217.450 to 217.485 may be cited as the "Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Law". ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 85, A.L. 1983 H.B. 713 Revision)

217.490. Agreement on detainers adopted — compact text. — The "Agreement on Detainers" is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS ARTICLE I The party states find that cha…

217.495. Appropriate court defined. — The phrase "appropriate court" as used in the agreement on detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this state, mean the state supreme court, the state court of appeals, and the state circuit courts except the probate or municipal div…

217.500. Enforcement and cooperation required of whom. — All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this state and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the agreement on detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states …

217.505. Compact not to require application of habitual offender law. — Nothing in sections 217.490 to 217.520 or in the agreement on detainers shall be construed to require the application of the habitual offender law, sections 556.280 and 556.290, to any person on account of an…

217.510. Escape by offender, effect on. — Escape from custody by any offender subsequent to the execution of a request for final disposition under the provisions of sections 217.490 to 217.520 shall void the request and subject the offender to conviction under sections 217.225 an…

217.515. Chief administrative officer to deliver offender, when. — The chief administrative officer of a state correctional center shall give over the person of any offender within such correctional center whenever so required by the operation of the agreement on detainers. ­­---…

217.520. Governor to designate administrator. — The governor shall designate a central administrator of and information agent for the agreement on detainers. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 92)

217.525. Director authorized to contract with United States for stated purposes. — The director is hereby authorized to enter into a contract on behalf of the state of Missouri with the United States, pursuant to the provisions of an act of the Congress of the United States grant…

217.530. Convicted offender not to be transferred to state where wanted for crime. — No part of this law may be used to transfer a Missouri convicted offender against his will from Missouri to a state where he is wanted for the commission of any criminal offense. ­­-------- (L. 1…

217.535. Compact adopted — text — contract must comply. — The contract authorized by section 217.525 shall conform to the Interstate Corrections Compact which is hereby enacted as follows: INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT ARTICLE I Purpose and Policy The party states, desiring by c…

217.540. Powers and duties of director, delegation authorized. — The director is hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of a compact prescribed by section 217.525 in every particular and he may in his discretion delegate this a…

217.541. House arrest program, department to establish and regulate — limited release, when — arrest warrant may be issued by probation or parole officer, when — offenders to fund program. — 1. The department shall by rule establish a program of house arrest. The director or his …

217.542. Failure to return to house arrest, felony. — 1. An offender of the department released to the house arrest program commits the crime of failure to return to house arrest if he or she purposely fails to return to his or her place of residence or activity authorized by sub…

217.543. House arrest authorized for certain prisoners — jailer to establish program — remote electronic surveillance allowed — percentage of prisoner's wage to pay cost — violation penalty — (St. Louis City). — 1. The jailer of any city not within a county having custody of pret…

217.550. Prison industries and services program created — director to administer — approval required — report submitted to director, contents. — 1. The department shall establish and operate at its correctional centers a vocational enterprise program which includes industries, se…

217.555. Advisory board, created, members, appointment, qualifications — duties — compensation. — 1. There is hereby created and established an "Advisory Board of Vocational Enterprises Program" consisting of the director of the division of offender rehabilitative services or his…

217.560. Enterprise program diversification and purpose. — The vocational enterprises program shall be diversified both as to location and kind and shall have for its purposes: (1) The training and employment of offenders in such job skills and tasks as will afford them the most …

217.565. Director to provide plants, machinery and materials — distribution of products. — 1. The director in compliance with the provisions of chapters 8 and 34 shall purchase, lease, or otherwise provide suitable plants, machinery and equipment and purchase materials to put the…

217.567. Director may contract with private entities for employment of inmates — leasing of correctional facility property — wages, director to set policies. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the director is hereby authorized to contract with a…

217.570. Sales of prison industry goods and services, procedure — open market sales, when. — The vocational enterprises program shall serve the state and its political subdivisions use market. The vocational enterprises program shall be authorized to provide goods or services for…

217.575. Sales of goods or services to state or political subdivisions — promotion — price — certification of nonavailability required for state purchases, when. — 1. All goods manufactured, services provided or produce of the vocational enterprises program of the state shall, up…

217.580. Catalog of products furnished public officers — institutions to report estimates of needs. — 1. The department shall develop a program to promote the products and services available from the vocational enterprises program. 2. Once every year, the vocational enterprises p…

217.590. Violations of sections 217.575 and 217.580, penalty. — Any person who knowingly refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of sections 217.575 and 217.580 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 104)

217.592. Plasmapheresis program may be established as private enterprise on institution grounds — inmate employment, wages. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the director may acquire from or lease one or more buildings or portions of buildings …

217.595. Working capital revolving fund created — source, uses — accounting, audit — transfer to general revenue prohibited. — 1. Receipts from the vocational enterprises program shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the "Working Capital Revolving Fund", which is …

217.650. Definitions. — As used in sections 217.650 to 217.810, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Chairperson", chairperson of the parole board who shall be appointed by the governor; (2) "Diversionary program", a program designed to u…

217.655. Parole board, general duties — division duties. — 1. The parole board shall be responsible for determining whether a person confined in the department shall be paroled or released conditionally as provided by section 558.011. The parole board shall receive administrative…

217.665. Board members, appointment, qualifications — terms, vacancies — designation of chair and vice chair — compensation, expenses. — 1. Beginning August 28, 1996, the parole board shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of t…

217.670. Decisions to be by majority vote — hearing panel, membership, duties — jurisdiction removal or appeal to board, when — decision to be final — closed meetings authorized — video conferencing. — 1. The board shall adopt an official seal of which the courts shall take offic…

217.675. Handbook of rules governing conduct of parolees furnished to whom, duties of board. — The members of the board shall prepare and cause to be published a handbook containing all rules, regulations, and suggestions governing the conduct of parolees. Handbooks shall be furn…

217.680. Offices, where located — space in correctional centers to be provided for hearings and interviews. — 1. The office and headquarters of the board shall not be located on the site of any correctional center. 2. Correctional centers shall provide to the board and its employ…

217.682. Secretary to be appointed, duties. — The board shall appoint a secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a full and true record of all books, documents and papers ordered filed and of all orders made, approved a…

217.690. Board may order release or parole — assessment, personal hearing — fee — rules — eligibility for parole, how calculated — murder, eligibility for hearing — hearing procedure — notice — special conditions — education requirements, exceptions — rulemaking authority. — 1. A…

217.692. Eligibility for parole, offenders with life sentence, when — criteria — perjury, penalty. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any offender incarcerated in a correctional institution serving any sentence of life with no parole for fifty years …

217.695. Release from custody under supervision of division of probation and parole, registration with law enforcement officials required. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Chief law enforcement official", the county sheriff, chief of police or other pu…

217.703. Earned compliance credits awarded, when. — 1. The division of probation and parole shall award earned compliance credits to any offender who is: (1) Not subject to lifetime supervision under sections 217.735 and 559.106 or otherwise found to be ineligible to earn credits…

217.705. Probation, parole, institutional parole, officers — appointment — duties. — 1. The director of the division of probation and parole shall appoint probation and parole officers and institutional parole officers as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the board. 2…

217.710. Firearms, authority to carry, department's duties, training — rulemaking procedure. — 1. Probation and parole officers, supervisors and members of the parole board, who are certified pursuant to the requirements of subsection 2 of this section shall have the authority to…

[Repealed or reserved.]

217.720. Arrest of person paroled or on conditional release — report — procedure — revocation of parole or release — effect of sentence — arrest of parolee from another state. — 1. At any time during release on parole or conditional release the division of probation and parole ma…

217.722. Probation officers, power to arrest, when — preliminary hearing allowed, when — notice to sentencing court. — 1. If any probation officer has probable cause to believe that the person on probation has violated a condition of probation, the probation officer may issue a w…

217.725. Board may parole prisoner held on warrant. — When a court or other authority has issued a warrant against a person, the board may release him on parole to answer the warrant of such court or authority. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 130)

217.730. Parole time as time of imprisonment, exception — final discharge — procedure to register to vote. — 1. The period served on parole, except for judicial parole granted or revoked pursuant to section 559.100, shall be deemed service of the term of imprisonment and, subject…

217.735. Lifetime supervision required for certain offenders — electronic monitoring — termination at age sixty-five permitted, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the division of probation and parole shall supervise an of…

217.750. Probation services provided to circuit courts, when. — 1. At the request of a judge of any circuit court, the division of probation and parole shall provide probation services for such court as provided in subsection 2 of this section. 2. The division of probation and pa…

217.755. Probation services for courts, rules authorized. — The division of probation and parole shall adopt general rules and regulations, in accordance with section 217.040, concerning the conditions of probation applicable to cases in the courts for which it provides probation…

217.760. Probation and parole officers furnished to circuit courts, when — presentence and preparole investigations — requirements. — 1. In all felony cases and class A misdemeanor cases, the basis of which misdemeanor cases are contained in chapters 565 and 566 and section 577.0…

217.762. Presentence investigation, required, when — victim impact statement, prepared when, contents. — 1. Prior to sentencing any defendant convicted of a felony which resulted in serious physical injury or death to the victim, a presentence investigation shall be conducted by …