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RSMo 557.011effective 28 Aug 2013

Authorized dispositions

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When someone is found guilty of a crime in Missouri, the court picks from a list of allowed punishments. For a felony or misdemeanor, the court can send the person to prison, order them to pay a fine, put them on probation, or a mix of those. For a minor violation called an infraction, the court can fine them or put them on probation. If a business or organization is found guilty, it can be fined or put on probation. A judge can also order someone to serve their sentence at home with an electronic monitor instead of jail, but the person usually has to pay for the monitor themselves — unless they cannot afford it and the county agrees to cover the cost.

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557.011. dispositions. — 1. Every person of an shall be dealt with by the court in accordance with the of this chapter, except that for offenses ded outside this code and not repealed, the term of imprisonment or the fine that may be imposed is that provided in the defining the offense; however, the of any sentence of a term of years shall be determined as provided in 4 of section 558.011.

2. Whenever any person has been found guilty of a or a the court shall make one or more of the following dispositions of the in any combination. The court may:

(1) Sentence the person to a term of imprisonment as authorized by chapter 558;

(2) Sentence the person to pay a fine as authorized by chapter 560;

(3) , with or without placing the person on ;

(4) Pronounce sentence and , placing the person on probation;

(5) Impose a period of as a condition of probation, as authorized by section 559.026.

3. Whenever any person has been found guilty of an , the court shall make one or more of the following dispositions of the offender in any appropriate combination. The court may:

(1) Sentence the person to pay a fine as authorized by chapter 560;

(2) Suspend the imposition of sentence, with or without placing the person on probation;

(3) Pronounce sentence and suspend its execution, placing the person on probation.

4. Whenever any organization has been found guilty of an offense, the court shall make one or more of the following dispositions of the organization in any appropriate combination. The court may:

(1) Sentence the organization to pay a fine as authorized by chapter 560;

(2) Suspend the imposition of sentence, with or without placing the organization on probation;

(3) Pronounce sentence and suspend its execution, placing the organization on probation;

(4) Impose any special sentence or authorized by law.

5. This chapter shall not be to the court of any conferred by law to a , or cancel a , remove a person from office, or impose any other . An appropriate exercising such authority may be included as part of any sentence.

6. In the event a sentence of is ordered , a court may order that an individual serve all or any portion of such sentence on ; except that all associated with the electronic monitoring shall be charged to the person on . If the judge finds the person unable to afford the costs associated with electronic monitoring, the judge may order that the person be placed on house arrest with electronic monitoring if the agrees to pay the costs of such monitoring. If the person on house arrest is unable to afford the costs associated with electronic monitoring and the county commission does not agree to pay from the of the county the costs of such electronic monitoring, the judge shall not order that the person be placed on house arrest with electronic monitoring.

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Source & history notes

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2011 H.B. 111, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215 merged with H.B. 374 & 434 merged with S.B. 327)

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