Section 217.720

Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS

Chapter 217

Effective - 28 Aug 1994, 3 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  217.720.  Arrest of person paroled or on conditional release — report — procedure — revocation of parole or release — effect of sentence — arrest of parolee from another state. — 1.  At any time during release on parole or conditional release the board may issue a warrant for the arrest of a released offender for violation of any of the conditions of parole or conditional release.  The warrant shall authorize any law enforcement officer to return the offender to the actual custody of the correctional center from which the offender was released, or to any other suitable facility designated by the board.  If any parole or probation officer has probable cause to believe that such offender has violated a condition of parole or conditional release, the probation or parole officer may issue a warrant for the arrest of the offender.  The probation or parole officer may effect the arrest or may deputize any officer with the power of arrest to do so by giving the officer a copy of the warrant which shall outline the circumstances of the alleged violation and contain the statement that the offender has, in the judgment of the probation or parole officer, violated conditions of parole or conditional release.  The warrant delivered with the offender by the arresting officer to the official in charge of any facility designated by the board to which the offender is brought shall be sufficient legal authority for detaining the offender.  After the arrest the parole or probation officer shall present to the detaining authorities a similar statement of the circumstances of violation.  Pending hearing as hereinafter provided, upon any charge of violation, the offender shall remain in custody or incarcerated without consideration of bail.

  2.  If the offender is arrested under the authority granted in subsection 1 of this section, the offender shall have the right to a preliminary hearing on the violation charged unless the offender waives such hearing.  Upon such arrest and detention, the parole or probation officer shall immediately notify the board and shall submit in writing a report showing in what manner the offender has violated the conditions of his parole or conditional release.  The board shall order the offender discharged from such facility, require as a condition of parole or conditional release the placement of the offender in a treatment center operated by the department of corrections, or shall cause the offender to be brought before it for a hearing on the violation charged, under such rules and regulations as the board may adopt.  If the violation is established and found, the board may continue or revoke the parole or conditional release, or enter such other order as it may see fit.  If no violation is established and found, then the parole or conditional release shall continue.  If at any time during release on parole or conditional release the offender is arrested for a crime which later leads to conviction, and sentence is then served outside the Missouri department of corrections, the board shall determine what part, if any, of the time from the date of arrest until completion of the sentence imposed is counted as time served under the sentence from which the offender was paroled or conditionally released.

  3.  An offender for whose return a warrant has been issued by the board shall, if it is found that the warrant cannot be served, be deemed to be a fugitive from justice or to have fled from justice.  If it shall appear that the offender has violated the provisions and conditions of his parole or conditional release, the board shall determine whether the time from the issuing date of the warrant to the date of his arrest on the warrant, or continuance on parole or conditional release shall be counted as time served under the sentence.  In all other cases, time served on parole or conditional release shall be counted as time served under the sentence.

  4.  At any time during parole or probation, the board may issue a warrant for the arrest of any person from another jurisdiction, the visitation and supervision of whom the board has undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers authorized in section 217.810, for violation of any of the conditions of release, or a notice to appear to answer a charge of violation.  The notice shall be served personally upon the person.  The warrant shall authorize any law enforcement officer to return the offender to any suitable detention facility designated by the board.  Any parole or probation officer may arrest such person without a warrant, or may deputize any other officer with power of arrest to do so by issuing a written statement setting forth that the defendant has, in the judgment of the parole or probation officer, violated the conditions of his release.  The written statement delivered with the person by the arresting officer to the official in charge of the detention facility to which the person is brought shall be sufficient legal authority for detaining him.  After making an arrest the parole or probation officer shall present to the detaining authorities a similar statement of the circumstances of violation.

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(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 129, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974, A.L. 1994 S.B. 763)