Missouri § 217.139 - Sexual offenders of children, pilot treatment program — costs, how paid — department's duties — annual report.
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§ 217.139. Sexual offenders of children, pilot treatment program — costs, how paid — department's duties — annual report.
1. The department of corrections shall design and implement a pilot program for the treatment of individuals who, in the absence of such program, would be committed to the department of corrections or placed on unsupervised probation for a sexual offense involving a child. Under such program the costs of treatment and supervision shall be paid by the individuals referred to the program by the court. Such pilot community corrections program shall be patterned as closely as is practicable after the successful "Restitution, Treatment and Training" program which was developed in the state of Oregon.
2. The department of corrections shall implement the program required pursuant to this section by January 1, 1992, and shall report annually to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tem of the senate on the effectiveness of the program.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1370, et al. § 7)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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