Section 13.66 Disposition of Detainers

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G. (§13.66) Disposition of Detainers

Sections 217.450 and 217.460, RSMo Supp. 2011, of UMDDL (Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Law), §§ 217.450–217.485, RSMo 2000 and Supp. 2011, were amended in 2009. Section 217.450 no longer states that failure of the Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections to notify an offender that a detainer has been placed against the offender within a year of the time that the Director received the detainer is grounds for dismissal with prejudice of the charges that are the basis for the detainer. Instead, it states that this failure is not grounds for dismissal unless the court also finds that the offender has been denied the constitutional right to a speedy trial. Section 217.450.3. Similarly, § 217.460 states that, if a detainer is not brought to trial within
180 days, the case will not be dismissed unless the court also finds that the...