COURTS

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2008)
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COURTS

: Lowers the average total inmate population required to allow a circuit court to appoint an extra circuit court marshal

: Allows a conservator to invest in property unless the court makes a finding on the record that the investment is not reasonable and prudent

: Establishes the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

: Changes the laws regarding the Interstate Family Support Act

: Increases the limit in small claims court from $3,000 to $5,000

: Creates the Law Enforcement Safety Fund and authorizes a surcharge in certain criminal cases to fund a contribution system for certain law enforcement employees

: Allows a person to petition the circuit court for a trial de novo as an alternative to seeking judicial review of an agency decision

: Expands the crime of tampering with a judicial officer to include judicial officers or deputy juvenile officers

: Reduces the amount of excess revenues generated by fines for moving traffic violations that municipalties must send to the Department of Revenue

: Increases from $20 to $35 the fee a sherif may charge for serving any summons, writ, or other court order in any civil case

: Authorizes corporations or unincorporated associations to be represented in court by the president or vice-president of the entity for certain actions to remove a tenant

: Protects individuals and media entities from being required to disclose news sources or certain information

: Changes the time restrictions for service of a summons for a proceeding before an associate circuit judge

: Expands the jurisdiction of juvenile courts, requires the Office of State Courts Administrator to conduct a study regarding juveniles, and revises the reimbursement of a certain drug court commissioner

: Allows counties to assess a fee up to $5 for the county law enforcement restitution fund for certain misdemeanors and infractions

: Adds the services of guardians ad litem to the priority list when a family court is determining how to spend moneys in the county family services and justice fund

: Establishes a children's bill of courtroom rights that applies to all children testifying in court

: Eliminates the Legal Services for Low-Income People Fund and authorizes the transfer of certain moneys in the Tort Victims' Compensation Fund into the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund

: Creates the crime of obstruction of justice

: Allows counties not participating in the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan to collect a surcharge in civil cases to be used for courthouse security purposes

: Authorizes the appointment of an additional circuit court judge in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County

: Removes health care providers from the mandatory exclusion from jury duty and allows the court to excuse a health care provider from jury service at the court's discretion

: Changes the laws regarding strategic litigation against public participation

: Allows persons 65 years of age or older and individuals with disabilities to choose to be excused from jury service for a two-year period or permanently

: Transfers the powers to adopt the county schedule of fines and participation in the Missouri Fine Collection Center from the county associate circuit judges to the county appointing authority

: Closes certain records of permits to obtain concealable firearms

: Requires suspected illegals who cannot prove their legal status who appear in court for any state law or municipal ordinance violation to be held in jail until they are reported to federal authorities

: Allows an employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions to petition the circuit court for a trial de novo as an alternative to seeking judicial review of an agency decision on employment

: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

: Changes the laws regarding natural resources

: Changes the laws regarding redacting certain identifying information from court records prior to disclosure to the public

: Removes the requirement that a court appoint a guardian ad litem or advocate to represent a child victim after entry of an ex parte order of protection and allows it to be at the court's discretion

: Allows either party in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation to petition for a temporary division of marital debts prior to a final dissolution decree

: Authorizes circuit courts to collect a $4 fee on all cases filed for deposit into the circuit clerk's record preservation fund

: Requires courts to provide for centralized filing of rent and possession cases and to hear the cases within 30 days after the date of filing

: Changes the laws regarding actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings or meetings by including any action brought which results in money damages or litigation expenses

: Removes the requirement that the state be reimbursed by Jackson County for the moneys received for the salary and benefits payable to the drug court commissioner in the 16th Judicial Circuit

: Authorizes courts in Clay County to assess a $10 surcharge in all criminal cases including violations of any county ordinance or criminal or traffic laws to fund the county judicial facility

: Requires notice to be given to any parents, siblings, and children of a protectee for any order of sale of real estate in a probate proceeding

: Authorizes the court to appoint a parenting coordinator upon the dissolution of a marriage to assist the parties in resolving parenting disputes

: Authorizes the addition of one circuit court division, to be known as Division Three, in the 26th Judicial Circuit

: Changes the laws regarding the electronic storage of child support obligation records in the automated child support system

: Protects certain individuals and media entities from being required to disclose news sources or certain information

: Changes the laws regarding merchandising practices, the requirements for maintaining an action for unlawful merchandising practices, and the qualifications of expert witnesses in civil actions

: Requires certified law enforcement officers to review video footage of red light cameras prior to issuing summons and requires positive identification of the license plate of the vehicle

: Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Uniform Trust Code

: Allows first classification counties to establish a department of probation services to provide certain probation services within the county that are currently being provided by private providers

: Allows a person against whom a judgment of paternity and support has been entered to petition the circuit court to set aside the judgment in the interest of justice based on certain facts

: Requires any person appearing in court due to an arrest or traffic citation to provide proof of citizenship or legal presence upon request and the reporting of those who can't to federal authorities

: Changes the requirements for admissibility of evidence regarding the value of medical treatment provided

: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

: Changes the laws regarding landlords and tenants

: Changes the laws regarding child support orders and requires documentation to verify the income of parties for the initial order of child support and for any modification of the order

: Authorizes small claims court judgments to become liens on real estate

: Abolishes ex parte orders of protection

: Authorizes the expungement of certain criminal records including convictions for any nonviolent crime, misdemeanor, or nonviolent drug violation

: Requires any criminal justice entity that conducts eyewitness identification procedures to adopt written policies for using an eyewitness to identify a suspect

: Clarifies that the prevailing party in a civil action can recover his or her costs against the other party

: Prohibits an agency of the state or any of its officers or employees from disclosing personal information of individuals interacting with the agency with certain exceptions

: Specifies that a person's prior plea of or a finding of guilty in a county or municipal court for an intoxication-related traffic offense must be considered when determining punishment for a new offense

: Specifies that a person's prior conviction, plea of, or finding of guilty in a municipal court for an intoxication-related offense must be considered when determining punishment for a new offense

: Specifies that a person's prior plea of guilty or a finding of guilty in an intoxication-related traffic offense must be considered when determining his or her punishment for a similar new offense

: House Concurrent Resolution No. 2 - State of the Judiciary on February 5, 2008

: Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state courts from levying or imposing new or increased taxes, licenses, or fees without legislative or voter approval

: Proposes a constitutional amendment abolishing the nonpartisan Judicial Commission and establishing a bi-partisan judicial merit selection commission for each judicial entity

: Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all impeachments to be tried by the Senate

: Proposes a constitutional amendment changing the qualifications and process for selecting judges

SB 711 --- Sponsor: Gibbons, Michael R.
: Modifies provisions regarding property taxation

SB 730 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Establishes a county municipal court in Franklin County and alters the hold harmless provisions of the foundation formula to compensate for the creation of the court

SB 734 --- Sponsor: Champion, Norma
: Adds a circuit judge to the thirty-first judicial circuit

SB 757 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Provides for nonpartisan elections of judicial candidates and forbids such candidates from being affiliated with any political party

SB 767 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Modifies provisions relating to the public defender system

SB 769 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Adds a circuit judge position within the 45th judicial circuit

SB 781 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Exempts landlords from liability for loss or damage to personal property when executing an order for possession of premises

SB 824 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation

SB 834 --- Sponsor: Purgason, Chuck
: Modifies laws relating to dogs

SB 869 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Allows the Department of Insurance to take disciplinary action against a bail bond agent for certain felonies regardless of when such crime occurred

SB 878 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
: Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information

SB 914 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Creates the Healthy Pet Act

SB 956 --- Sponsor: Kennedy, Harry
: Modifies provisions relating to public water supply districts

SB 959 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Requires court personnel to redact Social Security numbers from certain court records prior to disclosure to the public

SB 960 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Adds a circuit judge to the thirty-ninth judicial circuit

SB 968 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Provides that nonpartisan commissions that select judges for gubernatorial appointment shall be subject to the Missouri Sunshine Act and shall not close meetings, records or votes relating to person

SB 998 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Prohibits convicted felons whose civil rights have been restored from participating in jury service

SB 1016 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Provides that a portion of the tort victims' compensation fund shall be transferred to the basic civil legal services fund

SB 1019 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation

SB 1050 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

SB 1076 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Provides for immunity from civil and criminal liability on the basis of noise for owners and users of hunting preserves and firearm ranges

SB 1119 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Creates a ten-dollar court cost to reimburse counties for the cost of incarcerating state prisoners

SB 1142 --- Sponsor: Purgason, Chuck
: Adds a circuit judge to the twenty-sixth judicial circuit

SB 1143 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies the law regarding false or misleading television advertisements for legal services

SB 1147 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Modifies the law on the establishment of paternity

SB 1165 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information

SB 1218 --- Sponsor: Barnitz, Frank A.
: Lowers the average total inmate population required to allow a circuit court to appoint an extra circuit court marshal

SB 1227 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies various provisions relating to confidential law enforcement information

SB 1237 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Provides that the filing of criminal charges are not a prerequisite for release on bail

SB 1242 --- Sponsor: Barnitz, Frank A.
: Modifies various provisions relating to foster care and adoption

SB 1249 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Yvonne S.
: Authorizes the court to appoint a parenting coordinator to assist with parental disputes regarding child custody or support

SB 1285 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Requires taxpayer notification of projected property tax liability

SB 1287 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Requires the juvenile court to have concurrent jurisdiction with the probate court over guardianship actions for children who under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court

SJR 30 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Creates an exception to the prohibition against laws retrospective in operation by allowing the sexual offender registry laws to be applied retrospectively

SJR 34 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Creates an exception to the prohibition against laws retrospective in operation by allowing the sexual offender registry laws to be applied retrospectively

SJR 41 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Prohibits state courts from levying or imposing new or increased taxes, licenses, or fees without legislative or voter approval

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