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This bill modifies Missouri's probation laws by changing the maximum probation terms for different types of offenses. For felonies, probation will remain between one and five years; for misdemeanors and municipal ordinance violations, the maximum term will increase from two to eighteen months; and for infractions, probation will remain between six months and one year. The bill allows courts to designate a specific probation term at sentencing, which can be modified by the probation and parole division. Courts can extend probation once, with a potential additional one-year extension if the defendant violates probation conditions. For misdemeanor probation services, the bill allows circuit and associate circuit judges to contract with private entities or other approved organizations to provide supervision when the state's probation and parole division is not required to do so. The bill also introduces a new provision requiring that drug and alcohol testing for probation clients only occurs if the original offense involved alcohol or a controlled substance, or if a judge orders testing for good cause. Additionally, private probation service providers must ensure clients do not have to travel more than fifty miles for regular probation meetings.

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