Effective 28 Aug 2015

43.518. Criminal records and justice information advisory committee, established — purpose — members — meetings, quorum — minutes, distribution, filing of. — 1. There is hereby established within the department of public safety a "Criminal Records and Justice Information Advisory Committee" whose purpose is to:

(1) Recommend general policies with respect to the philosophy, concept and operational principles of the Missouri criminal history record information system established by sections 43.500 to 43.530, in regard to the collection, processing, storage, dissemination and use of criminal history record information maintained by the central repository;

(2) Assess the current state of electronic justice information sharing; and

(3) Recommend policies and strategies, including standards and technology, for promoting electronic justice information sharing, and coordinating among the necessary agencies and institutions; and

(4) Provide guidance regarding the use of any state or federal funds appropriated for promoting electronic justice information sharing.

2. The committee shall be composed of the following officials or their designees: the director of the department of public safety; the director of the department of corrections; the attorney general; the director of the Missouri office of prosecution services; the president of the Missouri prosecutors association; the president of the Missouri court clerks association; the chief clerk of the Missouri state supreme court; the state courts administrator; the chair of the state judicial record committee; the chair of the court automation committee; the presidents of the Missouri peace officers association; the Missouri Sheriffs Association; the Missouri Police Chiefs Association or their successor agency; the superintendent of the Missouri highway patrol; the chiefs of police of agencies in jurisdictions with over two hundred thousand population; except that, in any county of the first class having a charter form of government, the chief executive of the county may designate another person in place of the police chief of any countywide police force, to serve on the committee; and, at the discretion of the director of public safety, as many as three other representatives of other criminal justice records systems or law enforcement agencies may be appointed by the director of public safety. The director of the department of public safety will serve as the permanent chairman of this committee.

3. The committee shall meet as determined by the director but not less than semiannually to perform its duties. A majority of the appointed members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

4. No member of the committee shall receive any state compensation for the performance of duties associated with membership on this committee.

5. Official minutes of all committee meetings will be prepared by the director, promptly distributed to all committee members, and filed by the director for a period of at least five years.

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(L. 1986 H.B. 873 & 874 §7, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1895, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215 merged with H.B. 374 & 434 merged with S.B. 100, A.L. 2015 S.B. 58)