SS HCS HB 820 -- DEATH PENALTY EXECUTION TEAM

This bill requires the Director of the Department of Corrections
to select an execution team consisting of medical support
personnel and individuals who administer lethal gas or chemicals.
Team member identities must be kept confidential, and the
departmental record of team members is privileged and not subject
to discovery, subpoena, or other means of forced legal
disclosure.

Any current or former member of an execution team whose identity
is disclosed without the director's direct consent will have a
civil cause of action to seek actual or punitive damages.

Any licensing board or department is prohibited from sanctioning
or taking other disciplinary action against the professional
license belonging to an execution team member due to his or her
lawful participation in an execution.  All members of the
execution team are entitled to coverage under the State Legal
Defense Fund for performing their official duties.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am