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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1923
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE MURRA Y .
5156H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 221, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to visitors to jails.
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 221.356, to read as follows:
221.356. 1. The pr ovisions of this section shall be known and may be ref erred to
2 as the "No Mor e Jail Deaths Act".
3 2. Except as pr ovided in subsections 3, 4, and 5 of this section, no person shall be
4 permitted to enter a jail or detention facility of any political subdivision except by
5 special permission of the chief administrative officer of the jail or detention facility
6 under rules or r egulations as such officer shall pr escribe.
7 3. The following persons shall be authorized to visit the jails or detention
8 facilities of any city , county , or other political subdivision at any time:
9 (1) Authorized employees of the political subdivision;
10 (2) The chief executive officer of the political subdivision;
11 (3) The governor;
12 (4) The lieutenant governor;
13 (5) The attorney general;
14 (6) The state auditor;
15 (7) The state trea sur er;
16 (8) The secr etary of state;
17 (9) Members of the general assembly;
18 (10) The dir ector of the department of public safety;
EXPLANA TION — 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.
19 (1 1) The commissioners of the department of elementary and secondary
20 education;
21 (12) The commissioners of the department of higher education and workfor ce
22 development;
23 (13) The adjutant general of the state;
24 (14) Judges of the supr eme court, courts of appeal, and circu it courts; and
25 (15) Circu it and pr osecuting attorneys.
26 4. The assistants of any person named in subsection 3 of this section shall be
27 authorized to visit a jail or detention facility at any reas onable time as specifically
28 authorized by their superiors and in accordance with rules and reg ulations established
29 by the chief administrative officer of the jail or detention facility .
30 5. All clergy of every recog nized denomination shall have access to the jails or
31 detention facilities of any city , county , or other political subdivision and may visit any
32 offender confined in a jail or detention facility , subject to such rules or reg ulations as
33 may be deemed necessary for maintaining security and safety in the jail or detention
34 facility . Such clergy may administer the rites and cerem onies of the chur ch to which
35 they belong, if such offender desir es it and it is in compliance with rules or r egulations of
36 the jail or detention facility .
37 6. The governing authority of each city , county , or other political subdivision
38 that operates a jail or detention facility shall adopt or update rules or reg ulations
39 consistent with this section no later than Mar ch 1, 2027, and submit a copy ther eof to the
40 department of public safety for ar chival purposes. The department of public safety
41 shall have authority to prov ide guidance and may r eview the rules or regul ations for
42 consistency with state standards.
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