1. At the request of a judge of any circuit court, the division of probation and parole shall provide probation services for such court as provided in subsection 2 of this section.

2. The division of probation and parole shall provide probation services for any person convicted of any class of felony. The division of probation and parole shall not provide probation services for any class of misdemeanor except those class A misdemeanors the basis of which is contained in chapters 565 and 566 or in section 568.050, 455.085, 589.425, or section 455.538.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 217.750

  • Division: a statutorily created agency within the department or an agency created by the departmental organizational plan. See Missouri Laws 217.010
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Probation: a procedure under which a defendant found guilty of a crime upon verdict or plea is released by the court without imprisonment, subject to conditions imposed by the court and subject to the supervision of the division of probation and parole. See Missouri Laws 217.010
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
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