Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Aundrea Riffle regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 195, Revised Statutes of Missouri (2016-030).

CIIRfS I< OST ER ATl'Oi tN UY O RNHR AL ATTORNEY GEN ERAL OF MISSOURI J E F FER SON C ITY 65102 March 30, 2015 P.O.Box899 (157 3 ) 7 151-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 35-2015 The Honorable Jason Kander Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Kander: This opinion letter responds to your request dated March 18, 2015, for our review under§ 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Aundrea Riffle regarding a proposed amendment to amend Chapter 195, Revised Statutes of Missouri (2016-030). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Shall Missouri law be amended to: • change prison terms for nonviolent felony drug offenders serving a sentence without probation or parole by allowing such offenders to serve a minimum percentage of their prison term, depending on the number of previous convictions; • allow courts to lower a sentence if an individual with these offenses is serving a sentence without probation or parole; and • permit courts to order alternative sentences for these offenses, including restitution, treatment www.ago.mo.gov OP-2015-0043 The Honorable Jason Kander Page 2 programs, community service, and work release programs? Pursuant to § 116.334, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the proposed statement. Because our review of the statement is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. & :zt:---- CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General OP·20115·0043