Read 1st time February 2, 2000, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 43, RSMo, relating to the state highway patrol by adding thereto six new sections relating to uniform crime reporting.
Section A. Chapter 43, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto six new sections, to be known as sections 43.550, 43.552, 43.554, 43.556, 43.558 and 43.560, to read as follows:
43.550. The Missouri state highway patrol is hereby designated as the central repository for the collection, maintenance, analysis and reporting of crime incident activity to include but not limited to the manufacture, possession, sale and distribution of methamphetamine and all other illegal drug activity that is generated by law enforcement agencies in Missouri. The Missouri state highway patrol shall develop and operate a uniform crime reporting system that is compatible with the national uniform crime reporting system operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
43.552. The Missouri state highway patrol, as the central repository for uniform crime reporting in Missouri, shall:
(1) Develop, operate and maintain an information system for the collection, storage, maintenance, analysis and retrieval of crime incident and arrest reports from Missouri law enforcement agencies;
(2) Compile the statistical data and forward such data as required to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the appropriate Department of Justice agency, in accordance with the standards and procedures of the national systems;
(3) Provide the forms, formats, procedures, standards and related training and training assistance to all law enforcement agencies in the state as necessary for these agencies to report incident and arrest activity for timely inclusion into the statewide system;
(4) Annually publish a report on the nature and extent of crime and furnish the report to the governor and the director of the Missouri department of public safety. This report and other statistical reports shall be made available to state and local law enforcement agencies and the general public through an electronic or manual media; and
(5) Maintain the privacy and security of information in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations or orders.
43.554. The Missouri state highway patrol, as the central repository for uniform crime reporting in Missouri, may:
(1) Enter into agreements with agencies or groups for statistical comparison of crime reports and related data, however, such reports shall not reveal the identity of the persons nor shall the receiving agency or group attempt to reestablish the identity of such persons; and
(2) Prepare special compilations of data from the uniform crime reporting system for nongovernmental agencies for a fee commensurate with resources expended; the fee of which would be allocated to the state's criminal justice technology funds.
43.556. Law enforcement agencies in Missouri shall cooperate in the collection of data and statistics as required by sections 43.550 to 43.560 and shall:
(1) Submit crime incident reports to the Missouri state highway patrol on forms or in the format prescribed by the Missouri state highway patrol; and
(2) Submit, at a minimum, the crime incident information prescribed by the Missouri state highway patrol.
43.558. 1. The superintendent of the Missouri state highway patrol shall, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 43.550 to 43.560.
2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo.
43.560. Any law enforcement agency which violates the provisions of sections 43.550 to 43.560 may not be eligible
to receive state or federal funds which would otherwise be paid to it for law enforcement, safety or criminal
justice purposes.
Missouri
House of Representatives