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HCS#2/HB 1323 - This act modifies provisions relating to child care providers, bail bonds and establishes "Sam Pratt's Law". CHILD CARE PROVIDERS No child-care facility exempt from licensure shall assert to any parent or guardian of children for which the facility provides care that the facility is licensed when such facility is in fact not licensed. SECTION 210.211 This provision is similar conceptually to a provision in SS/SB 448 (2012). This act increases the penalty for violations of child care licensure provisions to include a fine of two hundred dollars per day, not to exceed a total of ten thousand dollars for subsequent offenses. SECTION 210.245 This provision is identical to a provision in SS/SB 448 (2012). PATERNITY PROCEEDINGS A court shall issue an automatic stay of any paternity proceeding involving a child and putative father where criminal charges alleging an act of rape are brought against the putative father of a child conceived as a result of the rape. The stay shall not be lifted until there is a final disposition of criminal charges. In any future custody proceedings, any denial of visitation cannot be used against the mother of the child in certain custody considerations. SECTION 452.374 This provision is similar conceptually to a provision in HB 1256 (2012). BAIL BOND This act requires a court to accept, in lieu of a cash only bond, a guarantee from any surety who is in compliance with the general laws regulating bail bondsmen. SECTION 544.455 This provision is identical to HB 1867 (2012). SAM PRATT'S LAW This act provides that in any case involving abuse, neglect, or death of a child, any court of competent jurisdiction may impose as a condition of release of a defendant that such defendant be prohibited from providing child care services for compensation pending final disposition of the case. SECTION 544.456 The Sam Pratt's Law provision is identical to SS/SB 448 (2012). ADRIANE CROUSE
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