SECOND REGULAR SESSION

[PERFECTED]

HOUSE BILL NO. 1384

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES COX (Sponsor), FISHER, SCHAAF, CUNNINGHAM (86), JONES (89), RUESTMAN, FUNDERBURK, SANDER, DUSENBERG, BIVINS AND WELLS (Co-sponsors).

                  Pre-filed December 11, 2007 and copies ordered printed.

                  Read 1st time January 9, 2008.

                  Read 2nd time January 10, 2008 and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety February 4, 2008.

                  Reported from the Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety February 19, 2008 with recommendation that the bill Do Pass by Consent. Referred to the Committee on Rules pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f).

                  Reported from the Committee on Rules February 21, 2008 with recommendation that the bill Do Pass by Consent with no time limit for debate.

                  Perfected by Consent February 29, 2008.

D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

3562L.01P

AN ACT

To amend chapter 570, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to identity theft incident reports.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 570, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 570.222, to read as follows:

            570.222. 1. Notwithstanding that jurisdiction may lie elsewhere for investigation and prosecution of a crime of identity theft, victims of identity theft have the right to contact the local law enforcement agency where the victim is domiciled and have an incident report about the identity theft prepared and filed. The local law enforcement agency that prepares and files the incident report shall, upon request, provide the victim with a copy of the incident report. The law enforcement agency may share the incident report with law enforcement agencies located in other jurisdictions.

            2. As used in this section "incident report" means a loss or other similar report prepared and filed by a local law enforcement agency.

            3. Nothing in this section shall interfere with the discretion of a local law enforcement agency to allocate resources for investigations of crimes. An incident report prepared and filed under this section shall not be an open case for purposes of compiling open case statistics.

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