Establishes the "Missouri Expungement Fund"

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2967
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
6729H.02C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 610, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the Missouri
expungement fund.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 610, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 610.144, to read as follows:
610.144 . 1. (1) Ther e is her eby creat ed in the state treasury the "Missouri
2 Expungement Fund", which shall consist of moneys deposited into the fund fr om any
3 sour ce including, but not limited to, gifts, donations, grants, and bequests. The state
4 tr easur er shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180,
5 the state tr easurer may appr ove disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and,
6 upon appr opriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely as pr ovided in subsection 2
7 of this section.
8 (2) Notwithstanding the pro visions of section 33.080 to the contrary , any moneys
9 r emaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not r evert to the credit of the
10 general reven ue fund.
11 (3) The state tre asurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as
12 other funds ar e invested. Any interes t and moneys earned on such investments shall be
13 cr edited to the fund.
14 2. The office of state courts administrator , the department of public safety , and
15 the information technology services division within the office of administration shall
16 expend moneys fr om the fund, upon appr opriation, on the statewide court automation
17 system and the Missouri criminal history rec ord information system established under
18 sections 43.500 to 43.530 for one or mor e of the following purposes:
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) Expenses that may be incurr ed to develop, establish, maintain, or operate
20 any information technology equipment, software , systems, or services associated with
21 the expungement or closing of record s under Missouri law , including the development
22 and implementation of any technology-assisted, state-initiated bulk expungement or
23 sealing of record s under Missouri law; or
24 (2) The cost of necessary personnel or contractors.
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