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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 219 - Youth Services › Section 219.071 - Children to be segregated from criminals.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 219
• Effective - 28 Aug 1975
219.071. Children to be segregated from criminals. —
No child committed to the division and awaiting transfer to the custody of the division or who has been detained in accordance with subsection 5 of section 219.026 shall be transported or detained in association with criminals or vicious and dissolute persons.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 170 § 14)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 219 - Youth Services › Section 219.076 - Children, how transported, transportation expenses, how paid.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 219
• Effective - 28 Aug 1975
219.076. Children, how transported, transportation expenses, how paid. —
In all cases in which children are committed to the division, the juvenile officer, or such person designated by him, shall deliver the children to the facility designated by the division and shall be allowed the necessary expenses incurred in such delivery for himself and the child and in returning therefrom, to be paid by the county.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 170 § 15)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 219 - Youth Services › Section 219.081 - Division may be relieved of custody, when, procedure.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 219
• Effective - 28 Aug 1975
219.081. Division may be relieved of custody, when, procedure. —
The division may, at any time, if it finds the child committed to it is in need of care or treatment other than that which it is equipped to provide, apply to the court which committed such child for an order relieving it of custody of such child. The court must make a determination within ten days and the court shall be vested with full power to make such disposition of the child as is authorized by law, including continued commitment. A copy of the order shall be immediately sent to the director.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 170 § 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 219 - Youth Services › Section 219.086 - Transfer of child to another state, when — expense of transfer, how paid.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 219
• Effective - 28 Aug 1975
219.086. Transfer of child to another state, when — expense of transfer, how paid. —
Whenever it shall appear to the division that plans for the rehabilitation of any child committed to it have been made by an appropriate agency of another state, the division may with the written approval of the director of the department and the child's parents deliver the child to the appropriate agency of such other state and authorize the payment of expenses incurred in connection with sending the child to such state.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 170 § 17)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 219 - Youth Services › Section 219.096 - Grant by department of social services of division of youth services facilities — notification to commissioner of administration — fee — terms of the lease.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 219
Effective - 28 Aug 1996
219.096. Grant by department of social services of division of youth services facilities — notification to commissioner of administration — fee — terms of the lease. —
1. The director of the department of social services may grant the use of any building or grounds of any of the facilities of the division of youth services for governmental, private or not-for-profit activities as long as the activities are compatible with the services of the division.
2. The director of the department shall notify the commissioner of administration which governmental, private or not-for-profit entities may lease such building or grounds pursuant to public bid.
3. The department shall charge such entity at least an amount to cover the cost of utilities and services that the department furnishes to the lessee of any building.
4. The term of the lease may be for one year or less, and the lease may contain an option for one-year renewals of the lease if both parties agree. The lease shall include conditions that the lessee shall use and maintain the land or building for uses compatible with the services of the division. The lease shall by its terms protect the state from liability for damages occurring on the property.
5. The director of the department shall sign the lease on behalf of the state.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1117 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.020 - Sheriffs to be jailers, exception, Clay County.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 06 Jul 1994, see footnote
221.020. Sheriffs to be jailers, exception, Clay County. —
Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 221.400 to 221.420, the sheriff of each county in this state shall have the custody, rule, keeping and charge of the jail within his county, and of all the prisoners in such jail, and may appoint a jailer under him, for whose conduct he shall be responsible. In any first class county without a charter form of government which contains all or part of a city with a population of at least three hundred thousand inhabitants, the sheriff and the county commission, by mutual agreement, may have the control of the county jail transferred to the county commission.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9195, A. 1949 S.B. 1071, A.L. 1989 S.B. 196, A.L. 1994 S.B. 520)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8526; 1919 § 12551; 1909 § 1573
Effective 7-6-94
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.025 - Electronic monitoring permitted, when — credit of time against period of confinement.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
221.025. Electronic monitoring permitted, when — credit of time against period of confinement. —
1. As an alternative to confinement, an individual may be placed on electronic monitoring pursuant to subsection 1 of section 544.455 or subsection 6 of section 557.011, with such terms and conditions as a court shall deem just and appropriate under the circumstances.
2. A judge may, in his or her discretion, credit any such period of electronic monitoring against any period of confinement or incarceration ordered, however, electronic monitoring shall not be considered to be in custody or incarceration for purposes of eligibility for the MO HealthNet program, nor shall it be considered confinement in a correctional center or private or county jail for purposes of determining responsibility for the individual's health care.
3. This section shall not authorize a court to place an individual on electronic monitoring in lieu of the required imprisonment, community service, or court-ordered treatment program involving community service, if that individual is a prior, persistent, aggravated, chronic, or habitual offender sentenced pursuant to section 577.001 or section 577.023 as it existed prior to January 1, 2017.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 111, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.030 - Coroner to be jailer, when.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.030. Coroner to be jailer, when. —
The sheriff may be imprisoned in the jail of his own county; and for the time that he shall be confined, the coroner shall have the custody, rule, keeping and charge of the said jail, and shall, by himself and his sureties, be answerable for the faithful discharge of his duties in that office.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9221)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8552; 1919 § 12577; 1909 § 1599
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.040 - Sheriff and jailer to receive prisoners — penalty for refusal — medical exams required.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 2007
221.040. Sheriff and jailer to receive prisoners — penalty for refusal — medical exams required. —
1. It shall be the duty of the sheriff and jailer to receive, from constables and other officers, all persons who shall be apprehended by such constable or other officers, for offenses against this state, or who shall be committed to such jail by any competent authority; and if any sheriff or jailer shall refuse to receive any such person or persons, he or she shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined in the discretion of the court.
2. The sheriff and jailer shall not be required to receive or detain a prisoner in custody under subsection 1 of this section until the arresting constable or other officer has had the prisoner examined by a physician or competent medical personnel if the prisoner appears to be:
(1) Unconscious;
(2) Suffering from a serious illness;
(3) Suffering from a serious injury; or
(4) Seriously impaired by alcohol, a controlled substance as defined in section 195.017, a drug other than a controlled substance, or a combination of alcohol, a controlled substance, or drugs.
3. The cost of the examination and resulting treatment under subsection 2 of this section is the financial responsibility of the prisoner receiving the examination or treatment.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9196, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8527; 1919 § 12552; 1909 § 1574
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.044 - Persons under eighteen may not be confined in adult jails, exceptions — commitment to juvenile detention facilities, when.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 01 Jan 2021, 2 histories, see footnote
221.044. Persons under eighteen may not be confined in adult jails, exceptions — commitment to juvenile detention facilities, when. —
No person under the age of eighteen years, except those transferred to the court of general jurisdiction under the provisions of section 211.071, shall be detained in a jail or other adult detention facility as that term is defined in section 211.151. A traffic court judge may request the juvenile court to order the commitment of a person under the age of eighteen to a juvenile detention facility.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 502, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 793 merged with S.B. 800)
Effective 1-01-21
CROSS REFERENCE:
Status as child for confinement in jail determined by then-existing law at time of alleged offense, 211.012
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.050 - Separation of prisoners.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
221.050. Separation of prisoners. —
Persons confined in jails shall be separated and confined according to sex. Persons confined under civil process or for civil causes shall be kept separate from criminals. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the housing of persons on probation or parole with offenders or persons being held on criminal charges.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 9197, 9198, A. 1949 S.B. 1071, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1355)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 8528, 8529; 1919 §§ 12553, 12554; 1909 §§ 1575, 1576
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.060 - Prisoners to have certain privileges.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 28 Aug 1972
221.060. Prisoners to have certain privileges. —
Every sheriff and jailer, and other person or persons whatsoever, to whose custody or keeping any person or persons shall be committed by virtue of any writ or process, or for any criminal offense, except on conviction for felony, shall make and post reasonable rules for the operation of the jail, and shall permit any such person committed to his care to obtain and use food and bedding at such person's expense within those rules as may be convenient and necessary for the proper operation of the jail or confinement facility.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9204, A.L. 1972 S.B. 415)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8535; 1919 § 12560; 1909 § 1582
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.065 - Feminine hygiene products, available at no cost to female persons in custody.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 14 Jul 2021, see footnote
221.065. Feminine hygiene products, available at no cost to female persons in custody. —
1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Appropriate quantity"
, an amount of feminine hygiene products per day capable of satisfying the individual need of the offender if used for the feminine hygiene product's intended purpose;
(2)
"Feminine hygiene products"
, tampons and sanitary napkins.
2. Every sheriff and jailer who holds a person in custody pursuant to a writ or process or for a criminal offense shall ensure that an appropriate quantity of feminine hygiene products are available at no cost to female persons while in custody. The sheriff or jailer shall ensure that the feminine hygiene products conform with applicable industry standards.
3. The general assembly shall appropriate funds to assist sheriffs and jailers in satisfying the requirements of this section.
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(L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
Effective 7-14-21
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.070 - Prisoners liable for cost of imprisonment — certification of outstanding debt.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
221.070. Prisoners liable for cost of imprisonment — certification of outstanding debt. —
1. Every person who shall be committed to the common jail within any county in this state, by lawful authority, for any offense or misdemeanor, upon a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt for such offense, shall bear the expense of carrying him or her to said jail, and also his or her support while in jail, before he or she shall be discharged; and the property of such person shall be subjected to the payment of such expenses, and shall be bound therefor, from the time of his commitment, and may be levied on and sold, from time to time, under the order of the court having criminal jurisdiction in the county, to satisfy such expenses.
2. If a person has not paid all money owed to the county jail upon release from custody and has failed to enter into or honor an agreement with the sheriff to make payments toward such debt according to a repayment plan, the sheriff may certify the amount of the outstanding debt to the clerk of the court in which the case was determined. The circuit clerk shall report to the office of state courts administrator the debtor's full name, date of birth, and address, and the amount the debtor owes to the county jail. If the person subsequently satisfies the debt to the county jail or begins making regular payments in accordance with an agreement entered into with the sheriff, the sheriff shall notify the circuit clerk who then shall notify the state courts administrator that the person shall no longer be considered delinquent.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9199, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1188, A.L. 2013 S.B. 42 merged with S.B. 75)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8530; 1919 § 12555; 1909 § 1577
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.080 - County commission to bear certain expenses.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1949
221.080. County commission to bear certain expenses. —
Whenever because of the inclemency of the season, the sickness of the prisoner or other cause, the sheriff shall be of the opinion that fuel, additional clothes or bedding, are necessary for any prisoner committed to jail he shall furnish the same and the costs thereof shall be paid by the county commission in the same manner as other expenses of caring for prisoners in such jail.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9202, A. 1949 S.B. 1071)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8533; 1919 § 12558; 1909 § 1580
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.095 - Private jails, defined — reports of possible criminal violations required — missing prisoners, requirements.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
221.095. Private jails, defined — reports of possible criminal violations required — missing prisoners, requirements. —
1. For the purposes of this section,
"private jail"
shall mean a facility not owned or operated by the state, a county, or a municipality that confines or detains prisoners who are awaiting trial, awaiting sentencing, or serving a sentence in a jail. Such private jails shall be subject to all applicable state laws and local ordinances.
2. Any written report regarding any violation of a state criminal law that would result in a punishment of at least one year in prison shall contain the name and address of the private jail, the name of the prisoner or person who may have committed the law violation, information regarding the nature of the law violation, the name of the complainant, and other information which might be relevant.
3. The administrator of the private jail shall, in a timely manner, refer all reports of such law violations to local, state, or county law enforcement having jurisdiction over the area in which the private jail is located. The administrator and employees of the private jail shall cooperate with law enforcement in the investigation of the facts alleged in the report insofar as is consistent with the constitutional rights of all parties involved.
4. In the event that a prisoner is missing, the private jail shall take prompt and reasonable action to discover whether the prisoner has escaped. Upon learning that an escape has occurred, the private jail shall promptly notify the police department of the municipality, if any, in which the escape occurred and shall promptly notify the sheriff's department of the county in which the escape occurred and the Missouri state highway patrol. The private jail shall also notify any court or government agency from which an escaped prisoner or offender was referred. The private jail shall provide to the law enforcement agencies all available information known about the escape and the escapee.
5. Any person who makes a report under this section or who testifies in any administrative or judicial proceeding arising from the report shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability for making such a report or for testifying, except for liability for perjury, unless such person acted with malice.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 44)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.097 - Private jails — prisoners to be confined separately, when — health care services, adequate care required — limitation on contracts with private jails.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 2009
221.097. Private jails — prisoners to be confined separately, when — health care services, adequate care required — limitation on contracts with private jails. —
1. Persons confined in private jails shall be separated and confined according to gender. Persons confined under civil process or for civil causes, except those persons confined awaiting a determination on whether probation or parole will be revoked or continued, shall be kept separate from persons confined awaiting trial for criminal charges, awaiting sentencing for criminal charges, awaiting determination on whether probation or parole will be revoked or continued, or serving a sentence on a criminal investigation.
2. The administrator shall arrange for necessary health care services for persons confined in the private jail.
3. The administrator shall ensure that persons confined in the private jail have adequate clothing, food, and bedding. Deprivation of adequate clothing, food, or bedding shall not be used as a disciplinary action against any confined person.
4. No person confined in a private jail shall be used in any manner for the profit, betterment, or personal gain of any employee of the county or of any employee of the private jail.
5. Nothing in section 221.095 and this section shall create any new civil cause of action under Missouri law nor shall it be interpreted so as to conflict with the civil rights and constitutional rights of due process accorded to any person in any investigation of a crime or potential crime.
6. Any investigation of a report made under subsection 2 or 3 of section 221.095 shall be concluded in a timely manner by law enforcement and a written report of the conclusions shall be provided to the private jail.
7. The state or its political subdivisions shall not contract with any private jail to provide services, unless such private jail provides written documentation of its ability to indemnify the state or political subdivision for any liability which attaches to the state or political subdivision as a result of the contract or services provided under the contract. Such documentation shall demonstrate an ability to indemnify the state or political subdivision in an amount acceptable to the state or political subdivision.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 44)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.102 - Canteen or commissary in county jail authorized — revenues to be kept in separate account — fund created.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
221.102. Canteen or commissary in county jail authorized — revenues to be kept in separate account — fund created. —
1. The sheriff of any county may establish and operate a canteen or commissary in the county jail for the use and benefit of the inmates, prisoners, and detainees.
2. Each county jail shall keep revenues received from its canteen or commissary in a separate account. The acquisition cost of goods sold and other expenses shall be paid from this account. A minimum amount of money necessary to meet cash flow needs and current operating expenses may be kept in this account. The remaining funds from sales of each canteen or commissary shall be deposited into the "Inmate Prisoner Detainee Security Fund" and shall be expended for the purposes provided in subsection 3 of section 488.5026. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, the money in the inmate prisoner detainee security fund shall be retained for the purposes specified in section 488.5026 and shall not revert or be transferred to general revenue.
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(L. 2013 S.B. 42 merged with S.B. 75)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.122 - Repayment for medical care to be term of probation, parole or conditional release.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
221.122. Repayment for medical care to be term of probation, parole or conditional release. —
All persons placed upon probation, parole or conditional release from any county jail or county correctional facility shall upon request of the authority concerned, as a term of such county probation, parole, or conditional release, repay the county for medicine, dental care, or medical attention as provided in section 221.120.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 424 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.125 - Suspension of MO HealthNet medical assistance in lieu of termination, when.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 2019
221.125. Suspension of MO HealthNet medical assistance in lieu of termination, when. —
1. (1) Medical assistance under MO HealthNet shall be suspended, rather than cancelled or terminated, for a person who is an offender in a county jail, a city jail, or a private jail if:
(a) The department of social services is notified of the person's entry into the jail;
(b) On the date of entry, the person was enrolled in the MO HealthNet program; and
(c) The person is eligible for MO HealthNet except for institutional status.
(2) A suspension under this subsection shall end on the date the person is no longer an offender in a jail.
(3) Upon release from incarceration, such person shall continue to be eligible for receipt of MO HealthNet benefits until such time as the person is otherwise determined to no longer be eligible for the program.
2. City, county, and private jails shall notify the department of social services within ten days after receiving information that a person receiving medical assistance under MO HealthNet is or will be an offender in the jail.
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(L. 2019 S.B. 514)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.130 - Contagious disease — certification of physician — order for removal.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.130. Contagious disease — certification of physician — order for removal. —
Whenever the physician so employed shall certify to the county commission, or to the commissioner thereof in vacation, that any prisoner so confined is sick of any contagious or infectious disorder, liable to be communicated to other prisoners, such commission, or any two commissioners thereof in vacation, may make an order directing the sheriff or marshal to remove such prisoner from such jail and provide for his safekeeping elsewhere, until he can be recommitted to jail without endangering the health of other prisoners.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9224)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8555; 1919 § 12580; 1909 § 1602
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.150 - Shackling of prisoner, how paid.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1949
221.150. Shackling of prisoner, how paid. —
The county commission of any county in which a prisoner may be confined, whenever satisfied of the necessity of so doing, may make an allowance for placing such prisoner under irons, which shall be paid out of the treasury of the county in which the cause originated.
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(RSMo 1939 § 4235, A. 1949 S.B. 1071)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3840; 1919 § 4183; 1909 § 5391
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.160 - Criminal costs, how paid.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.160. Criminal costs, how paid. —
The expenses of imprisonment of any criminal prisoner, such as accrue before conviction, shall be paid in the same manner as other costs of prosecution are directed to be paid; and those which accrue after conviction shall be paid as is directed by the law regulating criminal proceedings.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9203)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8534; 1919 § 12559; 1909 § 1581
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.230 - Jail of another county to be used, when.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.230. Jail of another county to be used, when. —
It shall be lawful for the sheriff of any county of this state, when there shall appear to be no jail, or where the jail of such county shall be insufficient, to commit any person or persons in his custody, either on civil or criminal process, to the nearest jail of some other county; and it is hereby made the duty of the sheriff or keeper of the jail of said county to receive such person or persons, so committed as aforesaid, and him, her or them safely keep, subject to the order or orders of the judge of the court for the county from whence said prisoner was brought.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9214)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8545; 1919 § 12570; 1909 § 1592
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.240 - Sheriff to take prisoners before circuit court.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 02 Jan 1979, see footnote
221.240. Sheriff to take prisoners before circuit court. —
When any person shall be committed to jail, in conformity to section 221.230, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county in which said jail is situated to take, or cause to be taken, the person thus committed, together with the day and cause of his capture and detention, before the circuit court of the county appointed for the trial of such prisoner, at such time as the cause is set for trial and at such other times as the court shall direct.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9215, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8546; 1919 § 12571; 1909 § 1593
Effective 1-2-79
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.250 - Failure of sheriff to comply with section 221.240 — penalty.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1949
221.250. Failure of sheriff to comply with section 221.240 — penalty. —
Any sheriff who fails or neglects to take a prisoner before the court as provided in section 221.240, shall be deemed guilty of contempt of court and shall be committed to the county jail and confined, without bail, until he shall comply with the statute. The court, in its discretion, may remove such sheriff from office and render him incapable of holding or executing such office thereafter. The sheriff shall forfeit to the prisoner or party aggrieved a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be recovered by the prisoner or party aggrieved, his executors or administrators, in a civil action founded upon this statute.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 9217, 9218, A. 1949 S.B. 1071)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 8548, 8549; 1919 §§ 12573, 12574; 1090 §§ 1595, 1596
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.260 - Commitment from another county, expenses, how paid.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.260. Commitment from another county, expenses, how paid. —
In all cases where a person is committed from another county for a criminal offense under this chapter, such county, or the prisoner, or the state, shall pay the expenses, in the same manner as if the commitment had been in the county where the offense was committed; and in civil suits, the plaintiff or defendant, or the prisoner, shall pay the expenses, in the same manner as if the imprisonment had taken place in the county where the suit commenced.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9220)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8551; 1919 § 12576; 1909 § 1598
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.270 - Jailer to receive and keep United States prisoners.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.270. Jailer to receive and keep United States prisoners. —
It shall be the duty of the keeper of the jail in every county within this state to receive into his custody any prisoner or prisoners who may be from time to time committed to his charge, under authority of the United States, and to safely keep every such prisoner or prisoners, according to the warrant or receipt of such commitment, until he or they shall be discharged by due course of law of the United States.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9207)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8538; 1919 § 12563; 1909 § 1585
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.280 - Penalty for failure to receive and keep United States prisoners.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.280. Penalty for failure to receive and keep United States prisoners. —
The keeper of every jail aforesaid shall be subject to the same pains and penalties, for any neglect or failure of duty therein, as he would be subject to by the laws of the state for the like neglect or failure in the case of a prisoner committed under the authority of the said laws.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9208)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8539; 1919 § 12564; 1909 § 1586
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.290 - United States to pay for use of jails.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.290. United States to pay for use of jails. —
The United States shall pay for the use and keeping of such jails, at the rate of one dollar per month for each person that shall, under their authority, be committed thereto, and also to the jailer such fees as he would be entitled to for like services rendered in virtue of the existing laws of this state, during the time such prisoner shall be therein confined, and shall support such of said prisoners as shall be committed for offenses.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9209)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8540; 1919 § 12565; 1909 § 1587
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.300 - Grand jury to visit jail, when.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.300. Grand jury to visit jail, when. —
It shall be the duty of the grand jury, at each term, or a committee, to consist of at least three members thereof, to visit the jail of their county, and examine the condition thereof, and inquire into the treatment of the prisoners, and make report thereof to the court.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9205)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8536; 1919 § 12561; 1909 § 1583
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.310 - Humane treatment of prisoners.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.310. Humane treatment of prisoners. —
It is hereby made the special duty of the court having criminal jurisdiction, at each term, to inquire and see that all prisoners are humanely treated.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9206)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8537; 1919 § 12562; 1909 § 1584
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.320 - Board of visitors — appointment — terms.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 2003
221.320. Board of visitors — appointment — terms. —
In each county of the state the presiding judge of the circuit court, or such other judge or judges as may be determined by local circuit court rule, may, upon the petition of fifteen reputable citizens or upon the motion of a majority of the court en banc, appoint six persons, three of whom shall be women, and not more than three shall have the same political affiliations, who shall constitute a board of county visitors, all of whom, upon the fixed appointment, shall serve for one year and shall constitute the board of visitors for the inspection of all corrective institutions supported by such county. The members of the board shall serve without compensation and shall enjoy the same immunity from lawsuits as judicial officers.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9586, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2003 S.B. 184)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12946; 1919 § 12195; 1909 § 1329
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.330 - Organization of board.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
221.330. Organization of board. —
The persons appointed as members of the board of county visitors, within one week after receiving notice of appointment, shall meet at some convenient place, and organize by electing a chairman and secretary from their own number. The secretary shall file a report of such organization, signed by him or herself, and by the said chairman, with the clerk of the circuit court of the county.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12947; 1919 § 12196; 1909 § 1330
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.340 - Duties of board.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 2003
221.340. Duties of board. —
It shall be the duty of such board of visitors, by personal visitation or otherwise, to keep themselves fully advised of the conditions and management of all corrective institutions, supported wholly or in part by county or municipal taxation, or which are under county or municipal control, and especially the county jails. They shall examine every department of each institution, and shall ascertain its condition as to effective and economical administration, the cleanliness, discipline and comfort of its inmates and other respects, and at least once in every three months all of said institutions shall be visited by said board or a committee of its members. In case the said board or one of its committees shall find any state of things in any institution, which in their opinion shall be injurious to the county or to the inmates of the institution, or which is contrary to good order and public policy, it shall be their duty to address a memorial to the presiding judge, sheriff, and county commission, or other officials having jurisdiction, in which memorial they shall set forth the facts observed and shall suggest such remedies as in their judgment may be necessary.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9588, A.L. 2003 S.B. 184)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12948; 1919 § 12197; 1909 § 1331
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.350 - Board to make yearly report.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
Effective - 28 Aug 2003
221.350. Board to make yearly report. —
The board of county visitors each year shall prepare a full report of their proceedings during the year, with such recommendations as they may deem advisable, and shall file the same with the presiding judge of the circuit court, sheriff, and county commission. Whenever the board of county visitors shall present a memorial or report to the county commission or to the judge of the circuit court, they shall, at the same time, transmit a copy of the same to the sheriff of the county.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9589, A.L. 2003 S.B. 184)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12949; 1919 § 12198; 1909 § 1332
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.353 - Damage to jail property, class E felony.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
221.353. Damage to jail property, class E felony. —
1. A person commits the offense of damage to jail property if such person knowingly damages any city, county, or private jail building or other jail property.
2. A person commits the crime of damage to jail property if such person knowingly starts a fire in any city, county, or private jail building or other jail property.
3. Damage to jail property is a class E felony.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 89 merged with S.B. 218, A.L. 2009 S.B. 44, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.400 - Regional jail districts may be established, procedure, contents, holding of prisoners.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
221.400. Regional jail districts may be established, procedure, contents, holding of prisoners. —
1. Any two or more contiguous counties within the state may form an agreement to establish a regional jail district. The district shall have a boundary which includes the areas within each member county, and it shall be named the "______ Regional Jail District". Such regional jail districts may contract to carry out the mission of the commission and the regional jail district.
2. The county commission of each county desiring to join the district shall approve an ordinance or resolution to join the district and shall approve the agreement which specifies the duties of each county within the district.
3. If any county wishes to join a district which has already been established under this section, the agreement shall be rewritten and reapproved by each member county.
4. The agreement which specifies the duties of each county shall contain the following:
(1) The name of the district;
(2) The names of the counties within the district;
(3) The formula for calculating each county's contribution to the costs of the district;
(4) The types of prisoners which the regional jail may house, limited to prisoners which may be transferred to counties under state law;
(5) The methods and powers which may be used for constructing, leasing or financing a regional jail;
(6) The duties of the director of the regional jail;
(7) The timing and procedures for approval of the regional jail district's annual budget by the regional jail commission; and
(8) The delegation, if any, by the member counties to the regional jail district of the power of eminent domain.
5. Any county, city, town or village may contract with a regional jail commission for the holding of its prisoners.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 520, A.L. 1997 S.B. 89 merged with S.B. 218)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.402 - Regional jail districts, powers.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
221.402. Regional jail districts, powers. —
In addition to the powers granted to the district by its member counties under the agreement, the district has all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) To adopt bylaws and rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;
(2) To adopt an official seal;
(3) To maintain an office at such place or places in one or more of the member counties as the commission may designate;
(4) To sue and be sued;
(5) To make and execute leases, contracts, releases, compromises and other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers or to carry out its purposes;
(6) To acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, alter, improve, and extend jail facilities;
(7) To sell, assign, mortgage, grant a security interest in, exchange, donate and convey any or all of its properties whenever the commission finds such action to be in furtherance of the district's purposes;
(8) To collect rentals, fees and other charges in connection with its services or for the use of any facilities;
(9) To issue its bonds, notes or other obligations for any of its corporate purposes and to refund the same.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 89 merged with S.B. 218)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.405 - Commission — members, vacancies, budget.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
221.405. Commission — members, vacancies, budget. —
1. Any regional jail district created pursuant to section 221.400 shall be governed by a commission. The commission shall be composed of the sheriff and presiding commissioner from each county within the district.
2. Each commissioner shall serve during his tenure as sheriff or as presiding commissioner.
3. Commissioners shall serve until their successors have been duly appointed. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the succeeding sheriff or presiding commissioner for the remainder of the term.
4. Commissioners shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed by the district for their reasonable and necessary expenses in the performance of their duties.
5. A jail commissioner from each county in the district shall present a proposed budget to the county commission.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 520, A.L. 1997 S.B. 89 merged with S.B. 218)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.410 - Powers, duties.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
221.410. Powers, duties. —
Except as provided in sections 221.400 to 221.420 the regional jail commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) It shall implement the agreement approved by the counties within the district under section 221.400;
(2) It shall determine the means to establish a regional jail for the district;
(3) It shall appoint a director for the regional jail;
(4) It shall determine the initial budget for the regional jail and shall approve, after a review and a majority of the commissioners concurring therein, all subsequent budgets, for which proposals may be submitted by the director;
(5) It may determine the policies for the housing of prisoners within the regional jail;
(6) It may buy, lease or sell real property for the purpose of establishing a regional jail, and it may contract with public or private entities for the planning and acquisition of a jail;
(7) It may contract with the department of corrections and with cities and other counties in this state for the housing of prisoners;
(8) It shall approve all positions to be created for the purpose of administering the regional jail; and
(9) It shall approve a location for the regional jail which is generally central to the district.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 520, A.L. 1997 S.B. 89 merged with S.B. 218)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.415 - Director, duties — salary.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 06 Jul 1994, see footnote
221.415. Director, duties — salary. —
1. The director appointed by the regional jail commission shall administer the regional jail.
2. The director shall be paid a salary determined by the regional jail commission, and the director shall hire other officers and employees for positions that are authorized by the commission.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 520)
Effective 7-6-94
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions › Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers › Section 221.420 - Use of regional jail, purpose — county may keep its own jail.

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 221
• Effective - 06 Jul 1994, see footnote
221.420. Use of regional jail, purpose — county may keep its own jail. —
1. The regional jail established under sections 221.400 to 221.420 may be used to hold prisoners who have pled guilty or been found guilty or prisoners who are being held prior to or during trial.
2. Each county within the regional jail district may keep its own jail for holding any prisoners who have pled guilty or been found guilty or who are being held prior to or during trial.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 520)
Effective 7-6-94