12.027. United States to have concurrent jurisdiction over crimes and offenses in certain national parks and historic sites. - Missouri Statutes

United States to have concurrent jurisdiction over crimes and offensesin certain national parks and historic sites.

12.027. 1. Concurrent legislative jurisdiction over crimes andoffenses under the laws of the state is ceded to the United States over andwithin all the lands and lands acquired after August 28, 1996, dedicated tonational park purposes in the following tracts:

(1) The George Washington Carver National Monument;

(2) The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site;

(3) The Wilson's Creek National Battlefield;

(4) The Harry S Truman National Historic Site; and

(5) The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.

2. The concurrent jurisdiction ceded by subsection 1 of this section*is vested upon acceptance by the United States by and through itsappropriate officials and shall continue so long as the lands within thedesignated areas are dedicated to park purposes.

3. The governor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute allproper conveyances in the cession herein granted, upon request of theUnited States by and through its appropriate officials.

4. The state of Missouri retains concurrent jurisdiction, both civiland criminal, with the United States over all lands affected by theprovisions of this section.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1768 § 1, A.L. 1983 H.B. 745, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1248)

*Words "of this section" do not appear in original rolls.