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: Makes juvenile court jurisdiction terminate at age 18 instead of age 17.

: Lowers the eligibility age for jurors from twenty-one to eighteen.

: Requires a substantial and continuing change in circumstances to modify child custody.

: Authorizes county commissioners to create county crime reduction funds and establishes the Missouri Sheriffs' Methamphetamine Relief Task Force.

: Allows the state of Missouri to be sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

: Directs appeals from zoning boards of adjustment decisions to the governing body with jurisdiction over the property.

: Requires the courts to award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the nonprevailing party in all civil actions.

: Modifies provisions in the Local Government Employees' Retirement System.

: Changes filing requirements for contests of elections of circuit and associate circuit judges.

: Provides for issuance and enforcement of subpoenaes in contested cases before agencies created by constitution or statute and allows any party to enforce them or intervene in the enforcement action.

: Changes the age for disqualification from jury service from less than 21 to less than 18.

: Changes the age of disqualification from jury service from under 21 to under 18.

: Revises criminal laws.

: Eliminates judges discretion to impose death penalty when the jury is unable to decide.

: Lowers the minimum age for jury service from 21 to 18.

: Revises the crime of tampering with a judicial officer by adding juvenile officers, drug court and family court commissioners to the definition of a judicial officer.

: Prohibits the disclosure of the Social Security number of the petititoner for an order of protection.

: Changes the age of disqualification from jury service from under 21 to under 18.

: Modifies various provisions regarding tort actions for personal injury.

: Revises section 574.075 to make it a misdemeanor to be in school, curch or courthouse in a drunken, intoxicated or disorderly condition or to drink or offer anything intoxicating to drink to anyone.

: Removes ability of Marion County Circuit Court to appoint Division 1 Circuit Clerk if office is separated from Recorder.

: Authorizes the county commission in Cass County to create a county municipal court.

: Creates the Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board to serve as liaison between agencies and small businesses.

: Requires that the circuit clerk of St. Louis be appointed by the circuit court judges.

: Modifies the admissibility of statements made by children under fourteen years of age.

: Changes the intensive long-term treatment program by adding alcohol treatment and changing the duration of the program and revises the rules concerning 120 day release from prison.

: Revises the sentencing provisions of the crime of driving while revoked by removing the requirement that on previous offenses the offender must have received and served a sentence of 10 days or more.

: Establishes the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund to make funding available for basic civil legal services to low-income persons.

: Establishes an expiration date for the requirement for counties to provide office space for public defenders.

: Allows certain disputes with the Department of Transportation to be resolved through arbitration.

: Amends various provisions regarding the right to civil action for unlawful discriminatory practices.

: Opens certain juvenile court records and proceedings to the public.

: Gives victims the right to be present at all criminal justice proceedings even if such victim is called or may be called to testify as a witness in the case.

: Creates "TJ's Law" which requires the Department of Public Safety to license and regulate surety recovery agents.

: Allows law library funds collected in certain counties to be used for courtroom renovation and technology enhancement.

: Allows the court to appoint a standby guardian for a minor.

: Creates new rights for men in the establishment of paternity.

: Revises various statutes pertaining to criminal history or other types of background screening.

: Prohibits the taking of depositions by any party in any criminal case except for depositions to preserve the testimony of essential witnesses.

: Limits attorney fees in medical malpractice cases.

: Adds $5.00 in court costs in municipal cases in Kansas City to be used for procurement, installation, maintenance, consulting services, and upkeep of court information and records management system.

: Removes the requirement that the judge in a driving while intoxicated case be an attorney in order to use the conviction to enhance punishment or to affect licensing status.

: Modifies various provisions of court procedure.

: Requires exhaustion of administrative remedies before a civil court action can be maintained for insurance-related lawsuits.

: Provides for election of certain recorders of deeds.

: Allows circuit judges to waive appointment or use of court reporters and use electronic recording devices instead.

: Permits up to ten percent of any year-end balance in the criminal record system fund to be appropriated for the Criminal Lab Assistance Program and other justice system uses.

: Changes procedures for reviewing fiscal notes for ballot measures.

: Creates the Lifetime Home Grant Program.

: Modifies the requirements for granting grandparent visitation.

: Revises the laws concerning appointment of circuit clerks.

: Revises criminal procedures and creates a State Crime Laboratory Oversight Committee.

: Revises section describing who can file a small claims petition.

: Authorizes the convening of a joint session of the House and Senate to receive the State of the Judiciary Address by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri.

: Grants the E.D. and W.D. Fed. Crts of MO use of the House Chamber to swear in new members of the Missouri Bar on Friday, 4/25/03 from 10 am to noon, and Friday, 9/26/03 from 10 a.m to noon.

: Revises sentencing laws.

: Allows nonprobate transfers.

: Modifies various aspects of the criminal justice system.

: Allows Cass County to establish a municipal court system to prosecute ordinance violations.

: Changes minimum age of defendant for the crime of murder from sixteen to eighteen.

: Modifies jurisdiction for election contests involving the offices of circuit and associate judge.

: Authorizes the Clay County commission to pay the salaries of deputy circuit clerks and division clerks.

: Removes ability of Marion County Circuit Court to appoint Division I Circuit Clerk if office is separated from Recorder.

: Modifies enforcement of administrative subpoenas.

: Commissioners of the family court must be elected except where the nonpartisan court plan is used.

: Modifies Supreme Court Rule 23 to allow interlocutory appeals in class actions.

: Modifies witness fees.

: Counties may create a "County Crime Reduction Fund" for narcotics investigation and law enforcement equipment.

: Authorizes custodial interrogations of persons suspected of committing felonies must be recorded.

: Limits the amount of a supersedeas bond an appellant is required to post while an appeal is pending to $50 million.

: Limits Judicial Discretion where jury is unable to unanimously agree on the death penalty.

: Changes minimum age of defendant for the crime of murder from sixteen to eighteen.

: Authorizes special motion to dismiss in Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP).

: Excuses ophthalmologists from jury duty.

: Enacts various tort reform measures.

: Requires courts to appoint a guardian ad litem where there are substantiated allegations of child abuse and neglect.

: Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation.

: Increases number of circuit judges in 13th Judicial Circuit.

: Modifies venue for administrative actions involving real property.

: Modifies provisions of court procedure.

: Creates the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund.

: Extends expiration date of Statewide Court Automation Fund.

: Requires appointment of St. Louis city circuit clerk.

: Revises the process for filling a vacancy on the executive council of the Judicial Conference.

: Modifies Judicial Finance Commission annual report.

: Increases criminal case filing surcharge.

: Modifies types of case dispositions that must be reported to the uniform law enforcement system records and requires Highway Patrol to submit salary report annually.

: Modifies service of summons in landlord-tenant actions.

: Modifies judgements creating liens on real estate.

: Modifies filing requirements for child support garnishment orders.

: Modifies procedure for changing surcharge amounts in civil case filings and allows fees collected to maintain law libraries in certain counties to be used for certain other purposes.

: Modifies certain court fees associated with court reporters.

: Eliminates an appeal of a determination of whether a person is a sexually violent predator.

: Increases the surcharge from two to three dollars in each criminal case.

: Modifies provisions relating to jury service.

: Prohibits contingent attorney's fees in property tax appeals.

: Expands the list of property exempt from attachment to clarify that all qualified retirement plans will be exempt.

: Creates a Gang Resistance Education and Training program to be used in schools.

: Certain circuit clerks shall be appointed.

: Allows law library funds collected in Butler and Ripley counties to be used for courtroom renovation and technology enhancement.

: Modifies provisions relating to disqualification from jury service.

: Creates procedures for fiscal notes in initiatives and referenda.

: Replaces family court commissioners with associate circuit judges.

: Modifies allowable interest on certain judgments.

: Modifies provisions relating to actions for unlawful discriminatory practices.

: Expresses support of Senate to faith-based and community organizations.

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