Missouri § 217.695 - Release from custody under supervision of division of probation and parole, registration with law enforcement officials required.

§ 217.695. Release from custody under supervision of division of probation and parole, registration with law enforcement officials required.

1.  As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1)  "Chief law enforcement official", the county sheriff, chief of police or other public official responsible for enforcement of criminal laws within a county or city not within a county;

(2)  "County" includes a city not within a county;

(3)  "Offender", a person in the custody of the department or under the supervision of the division of probation and parole.

2.  Each offender to be released from custody of the department who will be under the supervision of the division of probation and parole, except an offender transferred to another state pursuant to the interstate corrections compact, shall shortly before release be required to: complete a registration form indicating his or her intended address upon release, employer, parent's address, and such other information as may be required; submit to photographs; submit to fingerprints; or undergo other identification procedures including but not limited to hair samples or other identification indicia.  All data and indicia of identification shall be compiled in duplicate, with one set to be retained by the department, and one set for the chief law enforcement official of the county of intended residence.

3.  Any offender subject to the provisions of this section who changes his or her county of residence shall, in addition to notifying the division of probation and parole, notify and register with the chief law enforcement official of the county of residence within seven days after he or she changes his or her residence to that county.

4.  Failure by an offender to register with the chief law enforcement official upon a change in the county of his or her residence shall be cause for revocation of the parole of the person except for good cause shown.

5.  The department, the division of probation and parole, and the chief law enforcement official shall cause the information collected on the initial registration and any subsequent changes in residence or registration to be recorded with the highway patrol criminal information system.

6.  The director of the department of public safety shall design and distribute the registration forms required by this section and shall provide any administrative assistance needed to facilitate the provisions of this section.

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(L. 1986 S.B. 450 § 21, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)

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