Missouri Laws 650.105 – Assistance program established — distribution of state funds — access to ..
1. There is hereby created the “Missouri Crime Laboratory Assistance Program” within the department of public safety. The purpose of this program is to provide state financial assistance to defray part of the operational costs incurred by crime laboratories.
2. Funds that are appropriated and collected pursuant to section 488.029 for this program shall be appropriated to the department.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 650.105
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Crime laboratory: a laboratory operated or supported financially by the state or any unit of city, county, or other local Missouri government that employs at least one scientist who examines physical evidence in criminal matters and provides expert or opinion testimony with respect to such physical evidence in a state court of law. See Missouri Laws 650.100
- Department: the Missouri department of public safety. See Missouri Laws 650.100
- Local funds: any funds not provided by the federal government. See Missouri Laws 650.100
- 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
3. Distribution of these state funds shall be by contractual arrangement between the department and each respective laboratory providing the service. Terms of the contract shall be negotiable each year. The state auditor shall audit from time to time all crime laboratories receiving state funds.
4. Nothing in sections 650.100 and 650.105 shall prohibit any crime laboratory from receiving federal or local funds should such funds become available.
5. All law enforcement agencies, municipal, county and state, shall have access to crime laboratories funded hereunder.
6. No state funds shall be expended unless appropriated by the general assembly for this purpose.
7. No new crime laboratories shall be started with state funds until authorized by the general assembly.