COURTS

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2007)
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COURTS

: Allows courts to consider the opinions and recommendations by a professional or member of the clergy in child custody proceedings

: Changes the laws regarding orders of protection

: Authorizes judges to order defendants who have pled guilty to or been found guilty of felony offenses to pay expenses related to the cost of the prosecution

: Requires the state veterinarian to accompany law enforcement when executing a court order against an animal facility

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

: Changes the laws regarding strategic litigation against public participation

: Creates the Guardian Ad Litem Fund for the purpose of compensating court-appointed guardians ad litem

: Allows Franklin County to establish a county municipal court

: Specifies that the court, and not the garnishee, will be responsible for determining whether a debtor is the head of a family and a resident of this state

: Allows counties and sheriffs to establish restorative justice programs

: Requires, subject to appropriation, that retired State Highway Patrol officers be paid a per diem, mileage, and travel expenses when they testify in a court proceeding at least 30 miles from their residence

: Establishes the Missouri Successor Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act

: Creates the Corrections Officer Training Fund, authorizes a $5 surcharge to fund it, and requires corrections officers and jailers to receive at least 36 hours of training every three years

: Changes the laws on the disposition of evidence by allowing law enforcement to collect hazardous samples without court approval, document and then destroy them, and makes them admissible

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

: Prohibits a court from granting unsupervised visitation to any parent who is required to register as a sexual offender

: Makes a technical correction to Section 477.650, RSMo, by changing the reference to the Federal Legal Services Corporation

: 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

: Imposes a $2 surcharge on dissolution of marriage cases for deposit in the Child Advocacy Center Fund which is created to provide financial support for child advocacy centers

: Requires that marshals appointed for the appellate courts be compensated at the same amount as the highest salary for marshals of circuit courts

: Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2011

: Establishes the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

: Changes the laws regarding the Interstate Family Support Act

: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

: 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

: Exempts from jury duty any woman who is breastfeeding and disqualifies licensed attorneys from serving on juries

: Authorizes additional compensation for overtime, court time, and standby court time for sergeants of the City of St. Louis police department

: Exempts corrections officers from jury duty

: Allows for electronic communication with a child for the noncustodial parent and custodial parent during times when the child is with the other parent

: Specifies that the state will have priority to any moneys owed to it before any union dues are paid to a labor organization

: Changes the laws regarding the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, the forwarding of law enforcement system records, and requirements for drawing blood to determine alcohol content

: Creates qualifying standards for expert witnesses in certain cases, allows temporary licensing of out-of-state experts, and makes some expert testimony inadmissible and certain conduct unprofessional

: Authorizes an additional judge in the 26th Judicial Circuit

: Changes the laws regarding actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings or meetings by including actions that cause money damages

: Allows municipalities to use automated traffic control systems to enforce traffic laws under certain conditions

: Authorizes the expungement of certain arrest records and convictions for municipal ordinance violations and certain misdemeanors

: Establishes the Premature or Unnecessary Subpoena Prevention Act which prohibits the issuance of a subpoena to compel news media to disclose unpublished or unbroadcast news media information

: Requires a writ of garnishment to be returned 12 months from the date of filing the request for the writ

: Changes the procedures for detachment of territory from a public water supply district

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

: Authorizes corporations or unincorporated associations to prosecute their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney

: Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to the Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocates Association

: Increases certain court reporter fees and copy fees

: Prohibits unsupervised visitation for a noncustodial parent who has been found guilty of certain sexual offenses of if a person residing with the noncustodial parent has been convicted of certain offenses

: Changes the position of circuit clerk for the 31st Judicial Circuit from an elected to an appointed position

: Allows for the appointment of a family court commissioner in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County

: Authorizes the addition of one circuit court judge in the 31st Judicial Circuit in Greene County

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

: Allows the annual report of the Judicial Finance Commission to be combined with any other annual report of the Missouri Supreme Court or the Office of State Courts Administrator under certain conditions

: Changes the laws regarding victims of sexual crimes, rape and abuse crisis centers, and victims' identifying information

: Allows the court to order a person's vehicle impounded for up to one year as part of a penalty for driving while intoxicated

: Defines "traffic violation case" as it is used in Chapter 488, RSMo

: Changes the laws regarding merchandising practices

: Changes the laws regarding merchandising practices

: Establishes the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act to allow for the recording of an electronic format document instead of a paper document

: Changes the laws regarding the termination of parental rights

: Allows for recovery and damages resulting from the injury to or the death of law enforcement officers and firefighters

: Establishes the Reliability in Expert Testimony Standards Act regarding expert witness testimony in judicial proceedings

: Allows a deposition prepared by a person who is not a certified court reporter to be used if all parties agree that it is a true and correct copy of the testimony given

: Lowers the inmate population requirement to allow for the appointment of an extra circuit court marshal

: Changes the laws regarding campaign finance, lobbying, and the Missouri Ethics Commission

: Specifies that it is not a prerequisite for the establishment of bail that a criminal charge of any kind has been filed

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

: Changes the laws regarding the requirements for mechanic's liens

: Increases the fee for service of process by a sheriff from $20 to $35

: Establishes a task force to develop guidelines for eyewitness evidence in criminal investigations

: Establishes the Juvenile Mental Health Review Committee and requires certain juveniles taken into state custody to receive a psychological evaluation

: Requires a suicide note and all records and documents relating to it to be a closed record

: Proposes a constitutional amendment restricting state court jurisdiction in the areas of taxing, spending, and budgeting

: Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing English as the language for all official proceedings in Missouri

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

: Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the nonpartisan selection of judges and replacing it with a gubernatorial appointment process for certain judges

: Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the nonpartisan selection of judges and providing for the selection of judicial nominees by the Judicial Confirmation Commission

: Proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the judicial retention election of state judges by voters and gives the authority to the General Assembly

: Acknowledges the service of Judge Laura Denvir Stith to the General Assembly for the 2007 legislative session

SB 23 --- Sponsor: Champion, Norma
: Adds a circuit judge to the Thirty-First Judicial Circuit

SB 28 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Modifies circuit and associate circuit judge positions within the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit

SB 44 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies provisions relating to county law enforcement restitution funds

SB 55 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Modifies the law on the establishment of paternity

SB 58 --- Sponsor: Graham, Chuck
: Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information

SB 83 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Establishes a county municipal court in Franklin County and alters the foundation formula to compensate Franklin County School Districts for any loss of revenue from the establisment of the new mu

SB 163 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies various provisions with regards to the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund

SB 167 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies various provisions relating to crime

SB 210 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies the state do-not-call list and requires political phone calls to include a "paid for by" statement

SB 213 --- Sponsor: McKenna, Ryan Glennon
: Modifies provisions relating to Jefferson County ordinances

SB 246 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Modifies provisions regarding the termination of alimony and maintenance payments

SB 266 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Prohibits discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation

SB 307 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Provides that certain persons may not be required to disclose news sources or information

SB 321 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Exempts corrections officers from jury service

SB 330 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Requires each county to have at least one full-time deputy circuit clerk

SB 338 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Provides that no attorney shall be prohibited from providing uncompensated legal services for needy persons

SB 359 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Modifies provisions relating to adult abuse orders of protection

SB 364 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Prohibits counties from enacting public health ordinances addressing farming activities and exempts farms and farming activities from suits of trespass in certain circumstances

SB 372 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Creates an "Address Confidentiality Program" in the Secretary of State's Office for victims of certain crimes

SB 403 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Modifies provisions relating to orders for division of benefits under MOSERS

SB 415 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Expands the crime of tampering with a judicial officer to prohibit certain acts against prosecutors

SB 416 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Prohibits lands held by certain electric cooperatives and corporations from being adversely possessed

SB 426 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Allows the Supreme Court to direct the Judicial Finance Commission to consolidate its annual report with certain other reports

SB 434 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Adds a circuit judge position within the Forty-Fifth Judicial Circuit

SB 456 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
: Grants additional payment to school districts in certain situations

SB 465 --- Sponsor: Callahan, Victor E.
: Authorizes individuals to sue for Medicaid fraud and modifies various provisions relating to the reporting and investigating of such fraud

SB 475 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Adds several provisions relating to expert witness testimony in judicial proceedings

SB 491 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Provides certain requirements before the state or any of its entities may enter into settlement or consent agreements

SB 516 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Eliminates the requirement that summons in cases before associate circuit judges specify a court date no more than 30 days from service

SB 611 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Modifies provisions relating to the public defender system

SB 629 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Exempts landlords from liability to personal property when executing an order for possession of premises

SB 640 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Requires the issuance of a "no contact" order under certain circumstances with sexual offense cases

SB 655 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Modifies laws regarding merchandising practices

SB 656 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Modifies laws regarding merchandising practices

SB 660 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies various provisions relating to crime

SB 697 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Modifes several provisions regarding the rights and duties of foster parents

SJR 17 --- 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

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Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:15 am