Section 43.500

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE

Chapter 43

Effective - 13 Aug 1986, 4 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  43.500.  Definitions. — As used in sections 43.500 to 43.530, the following terms mean:

  (1) "Central repository", the Missouri state highway patrol criminal records division for compiling and disseminating complete and accurate criminal history records;

  (2) "Committee", criminal records advisory committee;

  (3) "Criminal history record information", information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, sentencing, correctional supervision, and release;

  (4) "Final disposition", the formal conclusion of a criminal proceeding at whatever stage it occurs in the criminal justice system;

  (5) "State offense cycle number", a preprinted number on the state fingerprint card which is used to identify each arrest which may include multiple offenses for which a person is fingerprinted. This number will be associated with an offense incident from the date of arrest to the date the offender exits from the criminal justice system;

  (6) "Without undue delay", as soon as possible but not later than thirty days after the criminal history event;

  (7) "Administration of criminal justice", performance of any of the following activities: detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders. The administration of criminal justice shall include criminal identification activities and the collection, storage, and dissemination of criminal history record information, including fingerprint searches, photographs, and other indicia of identification.

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(L. 1986 H.B. 873 & 874 § 1)