HB 873 -- Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

Sponsor:  Salva

This bill contains provisions pertaining to the Substance Abuse
Traffic Offender Program (SATOP).

The bill:

(1)  Allows providers in offender management units who offer
assessment and screening services to participate in the offender
education program and to provide 10-hour basic offender education
courses.  Providers are prohibited from being affiliated with or
providing services in other SATOP programs; and

(2)  Prohibits providers from being affiliated with or providing
services to which offenders are referred to by an offender
management unit.

The bill also requires any entity prior to commencing certain
business under the SATOP program, including an offender
management unit, a youth clinical intervention program, or an
offender education program to file specific information with the
Department of Mental Health that includes:

(1)  The names of all principals in the business;

(2)  The names of all persons or corporations paid by the
business and the investments of each person receiving payments
from the business;

(3)  The amount of capital stock in the business and types of
investments; and

(4)  Assets of the business other than capital stock, the source
of the assets, the types of investments financed by the assets,
promissory notes, and other securities of the business.

Business or entities providing false or misleading information in
the filings which results in pecuniary gain will be guilty of a
class D felony.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:14 am