Missouri Laws 632.483 – Notice to attorney general, when — contents of notice — immunity from ..
1. When it appears that a person may meet the criteria of a sexually violent predator, the agency with jurisdiction shall give written notice of such to the attorney general and the multidisciplinary team established in subsection 4 of this section. Written notice shall be given:
(1) Within three hundred sixty days prior to the anticipated release from a correctional center of the department of corrections of a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense, except that in the case of persons who are returned to prison for no more than one hundred eighty days as a result of revocation of postrelease supervision, written notice shall be given as soon as practicable following the person’s readmission to prison;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 632.483
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) At any time prior to the release of a person who has been found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a sexually violent offense; or
(3) At any time prior to the release of a person who was committed as a criminal sexual psychopath pursuant to section 632.475 and statutes in effect before August 13, 1980.
2. The agency with jurisdiction shall provide the attorney general and the multidisciplinary team established in subsection 4 of this section with the following:
(1) The person’s name, identifying factors, anticipated future residence and offense history;
(2) Documentation of institutional adjustment and any treatment received or refused, including the Missouri sexual offender program; and
(3) A determination by either a psychiatrist or a psychologist as defined in section 632.005 as to whether the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator.
3. The agency with jurisdiction, its employees, officials, members of the multidisciplinary team established in subsection 4 of this section, members of the prosecutor’s review committee appointed as provided in subsection 5 of this section and individuals contracting or appointed to perform services hereunder shall be immune from liability for any conduct performed in good faith and without gross negligence pursuant to the provisions of sections 632.480 to 632.513.
4. The director of the department of mental health and the director of the department of corrections shall establish a multidisciplinary team consisting of no more than seven members, at least one from the department of corrections and the department of mental health, and which may include individuals from other state agencies to review available records of each person referred to such team pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. The team, within thirty days of receiving notice, shall assess whether or not the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator. The team shall notify the attorney general of its assessment.
5. The prosecutors coordinators training council established pursuant to section 56.760 shall appoint a five-member prosecutors’ review committee composed of a cross section of county prosecutors from urban and rural counties. No more than three shall be from urban counties, and one member shall be the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the person was convicted or committed pursuant to chapter 552, if the conviction was in this state. The committee shall review the records of each person referred to the attorney general pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. The prosecutors’ review committee shall make a determination of whether or not the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator. The determination of the prosecutors’ review committee or any member pursuant to this section or section 632.484 shall not be admissible evidence in any proceeding to prove whether or not the person is a sexually violent predator. The assessment of the multidisciplinary team shall be made available to the attorney general and the prosecutors’ review committee.