FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 484

93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

 

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SANDER.

         Read 1st time February 9, 2005 and copies ordered printed.

STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk

0577L.04I

 

AN ACT

To repeal sections 50.850 and 50.853, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to reimbursement of county expenses for prosecution of certain crimes.




Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:


            Section A. Sections 50.850 and 50.853, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 50.850 and 50.853, to read as follows:

            50.850. The office of administration [may] shall reimburse counties, [out of] when such funds are appropriated by the general assembly, for expenses related to the prosecution of crimes occurring within institutions under the supervision and management of the department of corrections. Such [expenses] reimbursement shall not exceed fifty percent of eligible expenses. The amount of reimbursement may be based on the number of cases referred for prosecution, the number of cases filed or the number of cases tried.

            50.853. In addition, when the general assembly has appropriated any funds for expenses related to trial of capital cases, the office of administration [may] shall reimburse counties of the third and fourth class[, out of funds appropriated by the general assembly,] a pro rata share of this appropriation for such expenses [related to trial of capital cases]. Such [expenses] reimbursement shall not exceed fifty percent of eligible expenses. The amount of reimbursement shall be for actual expenses incurred by the county for capital cases tried. The reimbursement set forth under this section shall be limited to counties which were at the time of the trial in a negative financial situation and to counties which would be placed in a negative financial situation as a result of the trial. The county requesting reimbursement under this section shall furnish the office of administration required proof of the negative financial situation in order to avail itself of this act. The request for funds under this section shall be included in the appropriations request of the office of administration.