217.543. House arrest authorized for certain prisoners--jailer to establish program--remote electronic surveillance allowed--percentage of prisoner's wage to pay cost--violation penalty--(St. Loui

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

217.543. House arrest authorized for certain prisoners--jailer to establish program--remote electronic surveillance allowed--percentage of prisoner's wage to pay cost--violation penalty--(St. Loui

House arrest authorized for certain prisoners--jailer to establishprogram--remote electronic surveillance allowed--percentage ofprisoner's wage to pay cost--violation penalty--(St. Louis City).

217.543. 1. The jailer of any city not within a countyhaving custody of pretrial detainees or persons serving sentencesfor violation of state or local laws may establish a program ofhouse arrest consistent with the provisions of this section.

2. Such jailer shall by rule establish a program of housearrest. Such jailer may extend the limits of confinement forpretrial detainees or persons serving sentences for violation of*state or local laws.

3. The inmate or detainee shall remain an inmate of suchjailer and shall be subject to the rules and regulations of thehouse arrest program.

4. Such jailer shall require the inmate or detainee toparticipate in work or educational or vocational programs andother activities that may be necessary to the supervision andtreatment of the inmate or detainee.

5. An inmate or detainee released to house arrest shall beauthorized to leave his place of residence only for the purposeand time necessary to participate in the programs and activitiesauthorized.

6. Such jailer shall supervise every inmate or detaineereleased to the house arrest program and shall verify compliancewith the requirements set forth for each person so released andsuch other rules and regulations that such jailer shallpromulgate, and may do so by remote electronic surveillance. Suchjailer may direct to any peace officer the return of any inmateor detainee from house arrest for violation of the conditions ofrelease.

7. Each inmate or detainee who is released on house arrestshall pay a percentage of his wages to cover the costs of housearrest, such amount to be established by the jailer.

8. An inmate released to the house arrest program pursuantto this section commits the crime of escape from custody if suchinmate purposely fails to return to his place of residence oractivity as established by the jailer when he is required to doso. Escape from custody is a class D felony.