FIRST REGULAR SESSION

[PERFECTED]

HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 583

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

                  Reported from the Special Committee on Family Services March 27, 2007 with recommendation that House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 583 Do Pass. Referred to the Committee on Rules pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f).

                  Reported from the Committee on Rules March 28, 2007 with recommendation that the House Committee Substitute Do Pass, with no time limit for debate on Perfection.

                  Taken up for Perfection April 3, 2007. House Committee Substitute ordered Perfected and printed.

D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To amend chapter 455, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to orders of protection.

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

            Section A. Chapter 455, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 455.038, to read as follows:

            455.038. Every circuit clerk shall be responsible for providing information to individuals petitioning for ex parte orders of protection regarding notification of service of these orders of protection. Such notification to the petitioner is required if the petitioner has registered a telephone number with the victim notification system, established under subsection 3 of section 650.310, RSMo. The petitioner shall be informed of his or her option to receive notification of service of an ex parte order of protection on the respondent by the circuit clerk and shall be provided information on how to receive notification of service of ex parte orders of protection. The local law enforcement agency or any other government agency responsible for serving ex parte orders of protection shall track any

attempted service to the respondent and shall make a good faith effort to notify the petitioner when no more service attempts are planned by that agency.

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