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Missouri

Chapter 217
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217.010. Definitions.
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217.015. Divisions created — sections authorized — purpose of department — women offender program es…
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217.020. Department's powers and duties.
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217.021. Community behavioral health program, purpose — department duties.
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217.022. Prison impact statements, required, when.
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217.025. Director of department, appointment, qualifications, bond, duties.
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217.030. Directors of divisions, appointment — appointment of general personnel.
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217.035. Director's powers and duties — deputy director, appointment, compensation, powers in absence or incapacity of director.
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217.040. Rulemaking authority.
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217.043. United States government, contract powers of department.
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217.045. Federal funds, authority to receive — applications for funds, procedure.
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217.050. Department to sue in name of director — interest authorized.
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217.055. Volunteer program requirements — coverage as unpaid employees by legal expense fund and workers' compensation — use of state vehicles — expenses.
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217.070. State auditor to have access to all records, confidentiality.
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217.075. Offender records, public records, exceptions — inspection of, when — medical records, avail…
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217.080. Department and division to maintain central office in Jefferson City.
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217.090. Lease of buildings on grounds of correctional centers, when — compatibility with services o…
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217.092. Leased prison space, deposit of payments.
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217.095. Condemnation powers, when, procedure.
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217.100. Director may enter into agreement for services to department by other state departments or agencies.
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217.110. Workers' compensation to cover all employees of the department.
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217.115. Officers and employees, restrictions on business connections — conversion of department pro…
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217.120. Bribery or receipt of gifts from prisoners by officers or employees of department, penalty …
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217.125. Offenders, labor restrictions.
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217.128. Employee held hostage eligible for paid leave of absence.
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217.130. Living quarters furnished to employees, fees.
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217.135. Food furnished in correctional center, employees to purchase, exception.
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217.137. Prisoner transfers by United States treaty with foreign governments — governor's powers — director's duties.
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217.138. Construction of correctional centers by private entities for state and political subdivisio…
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217.139. Sexual offenders of children, pilot treatment program — costs, how paid — department's duties — annual report.
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217.141. Electrified security fence systems authorized.
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217.147. Sentencing and corrections oversight commission, members, terms, duties, report, expiration date.
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217.151. Restraints, use of on pregnant offenders — definitions — extraordinary circumstances — requirements.
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217.160. Division director, power of appointment of certain personnel — qualifications — to be full-time employee.
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217.165. Chief administrative officers of each correctional center, appointment.
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217.170. Chief administrative officers, duties.
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217.175. Rules and regulations, division director's authority to promulgate.
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217.180. Annual report of division, contents.
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217.185. Reports by chief administrative officers, monthly, to division director, contents.
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217.195. Canteen to be established — inmate canteen fund established, purpose, moneys, how spent.
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217.197. Offender personal property, allowed when — unauthorized property, disposition of.
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217.199. Feminine hygiene products, available at no cost to female offenders.
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217.210. Capacity of correctional centers, how determined — emergency assignment.
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217.220. Death sentence commutation, admittance to correctional center.
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217.225. Federal prisoners, admittance — escapees, how punished — neglect of federal prisoners, liability.
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217.230. Health care services for correctional centers.
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217.235. Chaplain, appointment or arrangement for religious services.
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217.240. Food and clothing of offenders — food deprivation not to be used as punishment.
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217.245. Medical excuse from participation in required activities, procedure.
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217.250. Offender with terminal disease or advanced age where confinement will endanger or shorten l…
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217.255. Compensation of offenders for labor, academic or vocational classes — hours of work, except…
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217.260. Earnings of offender, paid when — how used, payment to families, when — department powers.
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217.262. Frivolous lawsuits, false testimony, abuse of judicial system by offender — sanctions.
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217.265. Visitors, regulation of — clergymen's privileges.
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217.270. Parole board to have access to offenders and records, when.
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217.275. Carrying letters or writings without authorization prohibited, penalty.
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217.280. Firearms may be carried by designated employees — powers of arrest and apprehension.
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217.285. Clothing, money, transportation, return of personal property to discharged or paroled prisoners — exception.
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217.300. Reception and diagnostic centers for classification of prisoners to be established.
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217.305. Delivery of prisoners to correctional centers with certain required information.
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217.310. Examination of new prisoners — identification data recorded.
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217.315. System of identification, department to establish.
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217.320. Identification systems, officers not liable for acts done in enforcing law.
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217.325. Identification system mandatory.
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217.330. Department to conduct tests — assignment of offender.
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217.335. Classification teams, established — appointment, qualifications, duties.
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217.337. Schedule of activities, work, and program, adherence to, exemption.
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217.343. Emancipation of certain juvenile offenders for certain purposes.
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217.345. First offenders and offenders eighteen or younger — mandatory program — physical separation…
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217.350. Transfer of offender, when.
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217.355. Education programs established, what included, enrollment required, when.
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217.361. Risk and need assessment tools — department procedures, duties.
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217.362. Program for offenders with substance abuse addiction — eligibility, disposition, placement — completion, effect.
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217.364. Offenders under treatment program, placement, rules — eligibility — use, purpose, availability — failure to complete.
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217.365. Offenders not to carry money, exceptions, violations, treated as contraband.
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217.370. Discipline and grievance procedures established — chief administrative officer to abide by.
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217.375. Administrative segregation, grounds for — review hearing required — records to be kept — access to medical personnel.
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217.380. Records of violations and convictions of offenders, information required — disciplinary segregation, hearing, time period.
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217.385. Violence or injury to others or property by offender, penalty.
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217.390. Escape, defined — penalty.
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217.395. Escapee's apprehension — reward may be offered, limitations.
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217.400. Furnishing unfit food to offenders, penalty.
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217.405. Offender abuse, penalty — employees not to use physical force, exception.
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217.410. Abuse of offender, duty to report, penalty — confidentiality of report, immunity from liability — harassment prohibited.
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217.412. Autopsy required, when — reports to be maintained by department.
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217.415. Disqualification from holding position in correctional facility, when.
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217.420. Surgery, general anesthetic not authorized for offender without consent or court order, exc…
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217.425. Furlough of prisoners, when — time limitations, exceptions — waiver required, when — notice requirements.
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217.430. Residential treatment centers and community based sanctions — assignment of offenders — con…
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217.435. Work or educational release program.
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217.437. Work by offenders, not employment, when — benefitting entity immune from suit, exceptions.
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217.439. Photograph of offender to be taken prior to release, when — provided to victim upon request.
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217.440. Program of restorative justice, requirements.
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217.441. Domestic phone calls, limit on total amount of costs charged to an offender.
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217.450. Offender may request final disposition of pending indictment, information or complaint, how…
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217.455. Director of division of adult institutions to transmit information and request.
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217.460. Trial to be held, when — failure, effect.
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217.465. Escape by offender, effect of.
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217.470. Transportation expenses, how paid.
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217.475. Director of division of adult institutions to inform prisoner of the law in writing.
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217.480. Uniformity of construction.
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217.485. Title of the law.
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217.490. Agreement on detainers adopted — compact text.
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217.495. Appropriate court defined.
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217.500. Enforcement and cooperation required of whom.
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217.505. Compact not to require application of habitual offender law.
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217.510. Escape by offender, effect on.
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217.515. Chief administrative officer to deliver offender, when.
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217.520. Governor to designate administrator.
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217.525. Director authorized to contract with United States for stated purposes.
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217.530. Convicted offender not to be transferred to state where wanted for crime.
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217.535. Compact adopted — text — contract must comply.
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217.540. Powers and duties of director, delegation authorized.
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217.541. House arrest program, department to establish and regulate — limited release, when — arrest…
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217.542. Failure to return to house arrest, felony.
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217.543. House arrest authorized for certain prisoners — jailer to establish program — remote electr…
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217.550. Prison industries and services program created — director to administer — approval required — report submitted to director, contents.
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217.555. Advisory board, created, members, appointment, qualifications — duties — compensation.
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217.560. Enterprise program diversification and purpose.
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217.565. Director to provide plants, machinery and materials — distribution of products.
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217.567. Director may contract with private entities for employment of inmates — leasing of correctional facility property — wages, director to set policies.
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217.570. Sales of prison industry goods and services, procedure — open market sales, when.
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217.575. Sales of goods or services to state or political subdivisions — promotion — price — certifi…
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217.580. Catalog of products furnished public officers — institutions to report estimates of needs.
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217.590. Violations of sections 217.575 and 217.580, penalty.
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217.592. Plasmapheresis program may be established as private enterprise on institution grounds — inmate employment, wages.
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217.595. Working capital revolving fund created — source, uses — accounting, audit — transfer to general revenue prohibited.
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217.650. Definitions.
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217.655. Parole board, general duties — division duties.
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217.665. Board members, appointment, qualifications — terms, vacancies — designation of chair and vice chair — compensation, expenses.
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217.670. Decisions to be by majority vote — hearing panel, membership, duties — jurisdiction removal…
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217.675. Handbook of rules governing conduct of parolees furnished to whom, duties of board.
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217.680. Offices, where located — space in correctional centers to be provided for hearings and interviews.
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217.682. Secretary to be appointed, duties.
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217.690. Board may order release or parole — assessment, personal hearing — fee — rules — eligibilit…
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217.692. Eligibility for parole, offenders with life sentence, when — criteria — perjury, penalty.
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217.695. Release from custody under supervision of division of probation and parole, registration with law enforcement officials required.
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217.703. Earned compliance credits awarded, when.
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217.705. Probation, parole, institutional parole, officers — appointment — duties.
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217.710. Firearms, authority to carry, department's duties, training — rulemaking procedure.
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217.718. Alternative to revocation proceedings, period of detention, requirements.
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217.720. Arrest of person paroled or on conditional release — report — procedure — revocation of par…
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217.722. Probation officers, power to arrest, when — preliminary hearing allowed, when — notice to sentencing court.
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217.725. Board may parole prisoner held on warrant.
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217.730. Parole time as time of imprisonment, exception — final discharge — procedure to register to vote.
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217.735. Lifetime supervision required for certain offenders — electronic monitoring — termination at age sixty-five permitted, when — rulemaking authority.
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217.750. Probation services provided to circuit courts, when.
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217.755. Probation services for courts, rules authorized.
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217.760. Probation and parole officers furnished to circuit courts, when — presentence and preparole investigations — requirements.
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217.762. Presentence investigation, required, when — victim impact statement, prepared when, contents.
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217.777. Community corrections program alternative for eligible offenders, purpose — operation — rules — guidelines.
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217.800. Pardons by governor — conditions and restrictions — notice to central repository.
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217.805. Governor may remit fine or forfeiture.
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217.810. Interstate compact for supervision of parolees and probationers.
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217.820. Exoneree defined — identification documents, department policy and procedures to assist exonerees in obtaining.
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217.845. CARES Act moneys received by offender for COVID-19 to be used for restitution.
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217.850. Correctional center, unlawful use of unmanned aircraft over, offense of — permissible acts — violation, penalty — signage to be posted.
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217.930. Suspension of MO HealthNet medical assistance in lieu of termination, when.
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217.940. Nursery program to be established, purpose — definitions.
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217.941. Eligibility, placement, and program capacity.
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217.942. Written agreement, contents — program policy required.
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217.943. Termination of participation, when.
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217.944. Child support payments, collected and deposited — monetary donations to program permitted.
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217.945. Correctional center nursery program fund created, use of moneys.
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217.946. Regulation and oversight by other agencies subject to department consent.
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217.947. Sovereign immunity in effect — program not a waiver, not considered a dangerous condition.
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