HB 42 -- ST. LOUIS BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

SPONSOR:  Portwood

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Crime
Prevention and Public Safety by a vote of 11 to 0.

This bill repeals the requirements that the St. Louis Board of
Police Commissioners establish the Bertillon system of
identification of criminals and employ additional assistance to
conduct and manage the department.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill repeals an obsolete
statute that requires the Bertillon system to be used to identify
people.  Fingerprints and DNA evidence are currently used to
identify individuals.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Portwood; and St.
Louis Police Leadership Organization.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
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