HB 826 -- SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS (Brown, 149) COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions This bill authorizes the Department of Mental Health to enter into a contract agreement with one or more county jails in this state for the confinement of a person ordered to the department after a determination by a court that he or she may meet the definition of a sexually violent predator or for the confinement of a person ordered to the department after a finding of probable cause under Section 632.489, RSMo. These individuals must be housed and managed separately from offenders in the custody of the county jail. FISCAL NOTE: No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and FY 2012.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives