HB340 - Modifies provisions relating to county jails and courthouses

HB 340

Modifies provisions relating to county jails and courthouses

Sponsor:	Schaaf
LR Number:	1075L.01T	Fiscal Note:	1075-01T.ORG
Committee:	Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government
Last Action:	7/1/2011 - Signed by Governor	Journal Page:
Title:		Calendar Position:
Effective Date:	Emergency Clause
House Handler:	Klippenstein

List of 2011 Senate Bills

Current Bill Summary

HB 340 - This act allows any county to build a jail outside the county seat. The act contains an emergency clause for this provision.

Also, it makes it optional for the circuit court in Cape Girardeau county to hold court and maintain an office of the probate division in both the courthouses in Jackson and in Cape Girardeau. Likewise, the circuit clerk may maintain offices in both the courthouses in Jackson and in Cape Girardeau.

This act contains provisions identical to HB 327 (2011), SB 186 (2011) and a provision of HCS/HB 889 (2011).

MEGHAN LUECKE