Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 544.456: Sam Pratt's Law
What this law says, in plain English
Courts may prohibit defendants in child abuse, neglect, or death cases from providing paid child care pending trial outcome. Courts must notify health and social services departments of such prohibitions and final case dispositions.
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