State Legislature Bills

Missouri would create a statewide task force in the Department of Public Safety to coordinate investigations and prosecutions of organized retail theft and repeat property crime across local jurisdictions. It also increases penalties for coordinated theft rings and repeat offenders while keeping judicial discretion and requiring annual reports to lawmakers.

This bill creates a new organized retail theft offense for coordinated or resale-focused theft schemes, raises penalties for repeat burglary, and funds state-local task forces, prosecutors, and evidence-sharing systems to target theft rings and habitual property offenders. It also requires annual reports on arrests, prosecutions, stolen goods recovery, and program effectiveness.