SB 766 - Under current law, all persons arrested and confined in any jail, without warrant or other process, for any alleged breach of the peace or other criminal offense, shall be discharged from custody within 24 hours from the time of arrest, unless they are charged with a criminal offense.

This act changes the period of detention on arrest without a warrant to 48 hours if a person is arrested for a criminal offense involving a dangerous felony or deadly weapon.

This act is identical to provisions in SCS/HB 2088, et al (2022), SCS/HB 2697 (2022), SS/SCS/SB 850 (2022), SB 130 (2021) and SCS/SB 520 (2020).

MARY GRACE PRINGLE

Statutes affected:
Introduced (3418S.01): 544.170

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Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 766
Sponsor: Luetkemeyer
Hearing Date: 1/24/2022


COMMITTEE: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

CHAIRMAN: Luetkemeyer

DATE REFERRED: 1/13/2022 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/13/2022



STAFF:
Bradley Green
Katie O'Brien
Mary Grace Pringle


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:



WITNESSES FOR:
Thomas Dearing - Kansas City Police Department
Matthew Becker - Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
Steve Young - Kansas City Police Department Board of Police Commissioners


WITNESSES AGAINST:
Phillip Duvall - Missionary Baptist State Convention of Missouri
Cheryl Adelstein - Jewish Community Relations Council
Tory Bernsen - Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Darryl Gray - Missouri Progressive Baptist Convention and St. Louis Correction Task Force
Kendall Martinez Wright - Empower Missouri and ACLU