Jail Fees Deadbeats

There is a bill pending in the Missouri Legislature that should help to collect some of these debts. If a person owes this kind of debt, the bill provides that he or she would not be able to obtain a hunting or fishing license in the state until the jail bills were paid. The bill also provides that the deadbeats would have to turn any lottery winnings or income tax refunds over to the counties to pay off their debts. The former jail inmates owing money to the counties also could not get a concealed gun permit until they paid their jail fees.

Members of the General Assembly should pass this legislation and the governor should sign this proposed bill. Why should these people be allowed to obtain state benefits when they owe the counties money. It’s time for these deadbeats to pay up! Members of the General Assembly should recognize this!