{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-221.410","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 221.410","heading":"Powers, duties.","body":"Except as provided in sections 221.400 to 221.420 the regional jail commission shall have the following powers and duties:\n(1) It shall implement the agreement approved by the counties within the district under section 221.400;\n(2) It shall determine the means to establish a regional jail for the district;\n(3) It shall appoint a director for the regional jail;\n(4) It shall determine the initial budget for the regional jail and shall approve, after a review and a majority of the commissioners concurring therein, all subsequent budgets, for which proposals may be submitted by the director;\n(5) It may determine the policies for the housing of prisoners within the regional jail;\n(6) It may buy, lease or sell real or personal property for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a regional jail, and it may contract with public or private entities to acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, alter, improve, equip, and extend a regional jail;\n(7) It may contract with governmental entities, including, without limitation, agencies and instrumentalities thereof, or private entities for the housing of prisoners;\n(8) It shall approve all positions to be created for the purpose of administering the regional jail; and\n(9) It shall approve a location for the regional jail which is within the district.","path":["Title XIII - CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS","Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=221.410","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"c2eec0b30692a5c2929705a33563735392b836c59ac5e4948475c9f5c8a98a59","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-221.407","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-221.415"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}