JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s streets will become safer, now that comprehensive anti-crime legislation sponsored by State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, has been signed into law. On Monday, July 6, the governor signed Senate Bill 600, increasing penalties for violent offenses and providing additional tools to help keep dangerous criminals behind bars.
“I applaud the governor’s decision to get tough on violent crime in the State of Missouri,” Sen. Luetkemeyer said. “The signing of Senate Bill 600 is an important step to begin addressing the systemic effects of violent crime that landed Missouri’s three largest cities high on the list of America’s most dangerous.”
Aimed at combating the rise in violent crime in Missouri’s metropolitan areas, SB 600 increases penalties for armed criminal action, prohibits probation for persons convicted of second degree murder or other violent offences and establishes the “Missouri Criminal Street Gangs Prevention Act,” which provides prosecutors with additional flexibility to charge persons involved in organized crime.
For more information about Sen. Luetkemeyer, visit www.senate.mo.gov/luetkemeyer.