Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories
56.455. Circuit attorney to report on felons (St. Louis City). — In addition to his or her other duties, the circuit attorney of the City of St. Louis shall make a detailed report of all information in his or her possession pertaining to each person committed to the state penitentiary by the circuit court of the City of St. Louis to the director of the state department of corrections and to the state parole board. The report shall include such information as may be requested by such director or board and shall include a summary of such evidence as to the prior convictions of the convict, his or her mental condition, education and other personal background information which is available to the circuit attorney as well as the date of the crime for which the convict was sentenced, whether he or she was tried or pleaded guilty, and such facts as are available as to the aggravating or mitigating circumstances of the crime. The circuit attorney may include in the report his or her recommendation as to whether the convict should be kept in a maximum security institution. The report shall be transmitted within twenty days after the date of the conviction or at such other time as is prescribed by the director of the department of corrections or parole board.
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(L. 1955 p. 361 § 1, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)