217.695. Release from custody under supervision of probation and parole, registration with law enforcement officials required.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

217.695. Release from custody under supervision of probation and parole, registration with law enforcement officials required.

Release from custody under supervision of probation and parole,registration with law enforcement officials required.

217.695. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Chief law enforcement official", the county sheriff, chief ofpolice or other public official responsible for enforcement of criminallaws within a county or city not within a county;

(2) "County" includes a city not within a county;

(3) "Offender", a person in the custody of the department or underthe supervision of the board.

2. Each offender to be released from custody of the department whowill be under the supervision of the board, except an offender transferredto another state pursuant to the interstate corrections compact, shallshortly before release be required to: complete a registration formindicating his intended address upon release, employer, parent's address,and such other information as may be required; submit to photographs;submit to fingerprints; or undergo other identification proceduresincluding but not limited to hair samples or other identification indicia.All data and indicia of identification shall be compiled in duplicate, withone set to be retained by the department, and one set for the chief lawenforcement official of the county of intended residence.

3. Any offender subject to the provisions of this section who changeshis county of residence shall, in addition to notifying the board ofprobation and parole, notify and register with the chief law enforcementofficial of the county of residence within seven days after he changes hisresidence to that county.

4. Failure by an offender to register with the chief law enforcementofficial upon a change in the county of his residence shall be cause forrevocation of the parole of the person except for good cause shown.

5. The department, the board, and the chief law enforcement officialshall cause the information collected on the initial registration and anysubsequent changes in residence or registration to be recorded with thehighway patrol criminal information system.

6. The director of the department of public safety shall design anddistribute the registration forms required by this section and shallprovide any administrative assistance needed to facilitate the provisionsof this section.