559.600. Misdemeanor probation may be provided by contract with private entities, not to exclude board of probation and parole. - Missouri Statutes

Misdemeanor probation may be provided by contract with privateentities, not to exclude board of probation and parole.

559.600. In cases where the board of probation and parole is notrequired under section 217.750, RSMo, to provide probation supervision andrehabilitation services for misdemeanor offenders, the circuit andassociate circuit judges in a circuit may contract with one or more privateentities or other court-approved entity to provide such services. Thecourt-approved entity, including private or other entities, shall act as amisdemeanor probation office in that circuit and shall, pursuant to theterms of the contract, supervise persons placed on probation by the judgesfor class A, B, and C misdemeanor offenses, specifically including personsplaced on probation for violations of section 577.023, RSMo. Nothing insections 559.600 to 559.615 shall be construed to prohibit the board ofprobation and parole, or the court, from supervising misdemeanor offendersin a circuit where the judges have entered into a contract with a probationentity.

(L. 1992 S.B. 540 § 1 subsec. 1, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1550)