| SB 0986 | Creates the crime of endangering a corrections employee |
| Sponsor: | Cauthorn | |||
| LR Number: | 3457S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 3457-01 | |
| Committee: | Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 02/24/04 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal | Journal page: | ||
| Jurisprudence Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2004 | |||
SB 986 - This act creates the crime of "endangering a corrections employee" if an offender or prisoner causes such an employee to come into contact with bodily fluids. This offense is a Class D felony.
This act makes it a Class B felony if a person endangers a corrections employee by knowingly putting the employee in danger of contracting HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C.
If a person causes an employee to come in contact with an unidentified substance, it is a Class A misdemeanor.
This act also removes inmates and correctional facilities from the provisions of Section 565.092, RSMo.
This act is similar to SB 418 (2003).
SUSAN HENDERSON