210.255. Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure--noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general. - Missouri Statutes

Religious organizations operating facility in violation,procedure--noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act orattorney general.

210.255. 1. A parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a child carefacility established, maintained or operated by a religious organization whohas cause to believe that this section and section 210.254 are being violatedmay notify appropriate local law enforcement authorities.

2. If a child care facility maintained or operated under the exclusivecontrol of a religious organization is suspected of violating any provision ofsections 210.252 to 210.255, or if there is good cause to believe that thesignatory made a materially false statement in the notice of parentalresponsibility required by sections 210.252 to 210.255, the department ofhealth and senior services shall give twenty days' written notice to thefacility concerning the nature of its suspected noncompliance. If complianceis not forthcoming within the twenty days, the department shall thereafternotify the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein the facility is locatedconcerning the suspected noncompliance. If the prosecuting attorney refusesto act or fails to act within thirty days of receipt of notice from thedepartment, the department of health and senior services may notify theattorney general concerning the suspected noncompliance and the attorneygeneral may proceed under section 210.248*.

(L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 2 subsecs. 4, 5)

*Apparent typographical error since section 210.248 did not exist in the Missouri Revised Statutes at the time of the passage of this section.