HB 747 -- SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A PRISONER

SPONSOR:  Witte

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Corrections and Public Institutions by a vote of 12 to 0.

This bill specifies that in order for a person to be guilty of
the crime of sexual contact with a prisoner or offender, the
prisoner or offender must be confined in a jail, prison, or
correctional facility.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the original law was designed to
prevent corrections officers from having sexual contact with
inmates, not to prohibit corrections employees from having sexual
contact with persons on probation.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Witte; and Department
of Corrections.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am