HB 2363 -- Criminal History Records Information

Sponsor:  Dusenberg

This bill changes the laws regarding criminal history records
information.  In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Prohibits law enforcement agencies from fingerprinting a
juvenile older than 15 years and six months of age who is alleged
to have violated a traffic ordinance unless the juvenile is
certified as an adult;

(2)  Requires law enforcement agencies to forward certification
papers to the central repository in cases where the juvenile has
been certified as an adult;

(3)  Requires the municipal prosecuting attorney to notify the
central repository of his or her decision not to file criminal
charges on any charge referred to him or her;

(4)  Requires municipal court clerks to furnish the central
repository with a record of all charges filed in cases where the
central repository has an arrest record or fingerprint;

(5)  Allows a court to order law enforcement agencies or court
marshals to fingerprint an individual at the time of any court
appearance if the person has not been fingerprinted for an
offense in which a fingerprint is required.  The order must
contain the offense, charge code, date of offense, and any other
information necessary to complete the fingerprint card;

(6)  Expands the list of crimes that are reportable to the
central repository; and

(7)  Revises the process by which a qualifying entity may obtain
a criminal record of a provider from the State Highway Patrol.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm