CCS#2 SS SCS HCS HB 144 & 46 -- PRISONER RELEASES AND ESCAPES;
DRIVER'S INFORMATION; BLOOD ALCOHOL TESTING

This bill revises various laws relating to public safety.  In
its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Prohibits the Department of Revenue from releasing the home
address or any other personal information of any peace officer
or any family member of any parole officer, pretrial officer, or
peace officer.  Current law only prohibits the release of the
information of any parole officer or pretrial officer and does
not prohibit the release of family members' information (Section
32.056, RSMo);

(2)  Requires every chief law enforcement officer, sheriff,
public or private jailer, correctional officer, and regional
jail district official to conduct an inquiry of pending
outstanding warrants for misdemeanors and felonies on all
prisoners prior to their release from custody, through the
Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) and the National
Crime Information Center (NCIC).  No prisoner will be released
or transferred prior to a warrant check.  If any warrant check
indicates outstanding charges or warrants from another
jurisdiction, the appropriate authorities will be notified and
the prisoner will not be released except to the custody of that
jurisdiction, unless the warrant is dismissed.  Reports of
violations may be made to the Attorney General's office, who may
notify a sheriff of another county to investigate the
allegation.  Persons who purposely release prisoners in
violation of this law are guilty of a class A misdemeanor, as
long as the required computer systems were available to perform
the release check at that time (Section 221.510);

(3)  Increases the penalty for the crime of aiding the escape of
a prisoner being held on a felony charge or conviction from a
class D felony to a class B felony (Section 575.230); and

(4)  States that any driver in an accident involving serious
physical injury or death where a ticket was issued, or in any
accident involving death, will be deemed to consent to blood
alcohol testing (Section 577.020).

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:42 am