Section 27.25 Conditional Release

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Supp

H. (§27.25) Conditional Release

Section 558.011.1, RSMo Supp. 2004, states the authorized terms of imprisonment, including the prison and the conditional release terms. Conditional release is defined in § 558.011.4(2) to mean “the conditional discharge of an offender by the board of probation and parole, subject to conditions of release that the board deems reasonable to assist the offender to lead a law-abiding life, and subject to the supervision under the state board of probation and parole.” A mandatory condition of release is that the defendant not commit any other federal or state crimes. The Board of Probation and Parole has discretion in imposing other conditions that it deems “reasonably necessary” to assist the defendant in avoiding further violation of the law.

Under § 558.011.4(1), the conditional...