Terms Used In Missouri Laws 217.095

  • Correctional center: any premises or institution where incarceration, evaluation, care, treatment, or rehabilitation is provided to persons who are under the department's authority. See Missouri Laws 217.010
  • Department: the department of corrections of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 217.010
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

When it becomes necessary for the department to take or appropriate any lands of persons or corporations for the use of a correctional center, and the owners of the property cannot agree with the department upon the proper compensation to be paid, or in case the owner is incapable of contracting, unknown, or a nonresident of the state, then such property may be taken by and through and upon the application of the department in the same manner that is provided for in chapter 523.