HB 3272

                                 SECOND REGULAR SESSION
                    HOUSE BILL NO. 3272
                           103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
                           INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS.
 6471H.01I  JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
                                            AN ACT
 To amend chapter 221, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to visitors to county
       or municipal detention facilities.
 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
         Section A. Chapter 221, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 221.358, to read as follows:
         221.358. 1. Except as provided under subsections 2 and 3 of this section, no
2 person shall be permitted to enter any county or municipal jail, detention center, or
3 holding facility except by special permission of the sheriff, chief of police, jail
4 administrator, or other chief administrative officer of the facility, or under such
5 regulations as such persons shall prescribe.
62. The following persons shall be authorized to visit any county or municipal jail,
7 detention center, or holding facility at any reasonable time, subject to such rules as may
8 be deemed necessary for maintaining security and safety:
9(1) The governor; lieutenant governor; members of the general assembly; judges
10 of the supreme court, courts of appeal, and circuit courts; attorney general; state
11 auditor; state treasurer; and secretary of state;
12(2) Members of any county commission or township board within the county,
13 county judges, county prosecutors, and sheriffs;
14(3) Mayors, city council members, aldermen, municipal judges, and city
15 attorneys of any city that operates or contracts for the operation of a jail or detention
16 facility within the jurisdiction; and
 EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
 intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
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17(4) Duly authorized employees, assistants, or agents of the officers listed under
18 subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection, when acting under specific authorization
19 of their superiors and in accordance with established regulations.
203. All clergy or religious leaders of any recognized faith or denomination shall
21 have access to such county and municipal facilities and may visit any person confined
22 therein, subject to such rules as may be necessary to maintain order and security. Such
23 clergy may administer the rites, sacraments, or ceremonies of their faith to any person
24 confined in such facility who requests it, in accordance with the facility's rules.
254. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of any facility
26 to regulate visitation for the purpose of maintaining the safety, security, and good order
27 of the institution or to deny access to any individual for cause.
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