HB 1348 -- ST. LOUIS BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

SPONSOR:  Portwood

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Crime Prevention and Public Safety by a vote of 9 to 0.

This bill repeals the requirements that the St. Louis Board of
Police Commissioners establish the Bertillon system of
identification of criminals and employ additional assistance to
conduct and manage the department.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and
FY 2011.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill repeals a method used
to identify bodies in the late 1800s.  The method uses
measurements of a person's body parts and is based on the theory
that no two people have the exact same dimensions.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Portwood.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
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