Title V — MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE

44.010. Definitions. — As used in sections 44.010 to 44.130, the following terms mean: (1) "Agency", the state emergency management agency; (2) "Bioterrorism", the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a…

44.020. State emergency management agency created. — There is hereby created within the department of public safety, the "State Emergency Management Agency", for the general purpose of assisting in coordination of national, state and local activities related to emergency function…

44.022. Powers and duties of governor. — 1. The governor shall have general direction and control of the state emergency management agency, and shall be responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of sections 44.010 to 44.130. In the event of disaster beyond local capabili…

44.023. Disaster volunteer program established, agency's duties — expenses — immunity from liability, exception. — 1. The Missouri state emergency management agency shall establish and administer an emergency volunteer program to be activated in the event of a disaster whereby vo…

44.024. Public safety director to head emergency management agency. — The director of the department of public safety shall be the executive head of the office of the state emergency management agency and shall appoint a director of the state emergency management agency to manage…

44.028. State may accept federal goods and services on behalf of itself and its subdivisions. — Whenever the federal government or officer or agency thereof shall offer to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materia…

44.032. Emergency powers of governor, uses — Missouri disaster fund, funding, expenditures, procedures, purposes — aid to political subdivisions, when, procedure — expenditures in excess of $1,000, governor to approve. — 1. (1) As used in this section, the term "rural electric co…

44.035. Persons with health-related ailments, voluntary county registry for disasters or emergencies. — Any county may create a voluntary registry of persons with health-related ailments to assist individuals in case of a disaster or emergency. No name, address, or any other pers…

[Repealed or reserved.]

44.080. All political subdivisions shall establish a local emergency management organization. — 1. Each political subdivision of this state shall establish a local organization for disaster planning in accordance with the state emergency operations plan and program. The executive…

44.087. Assistance requests from agencies outside district — arrests outside jurisdiction — employment-related matters — applicability of certain laws. — 1. The chief law enforcement executive for any law enforcement agency, or such executive's designee, may request assistance fr…

44.090. Mutual-aid agreements — participation in statewide mutual aid system — reimbursement for services provided, benefits. — 1. The executive officer of any political subdivision or public safety agency may enter into mutual-aid arrangements or agreements with other public and…

44.091. Mutual aid agreements, powers of arrest — law enforcement deemed employee of sending agency — immunity. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Law enforcement officer", any public servant having both the power and duty to make arrests for violat…

44.095. Mutual aid agreement with Kansas — definitions — requests for assistance — immunity — certification by director, notice to revisor of statutes. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Critical incident", an incident that could result in serious physic…

44.098. Law enforcement mutual-aid region, critical incidents — request for aid, response, Kansas and Oklahoma — notice to revisor, when (Jasper and Newton counties). — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Critical incident", an incident that could result in…

44.100. Emergency powers of governor. — 1. The emergency powers of the governor shall be as follows: (1) The provisions of this section shall be operative only during the existence of a state of emergency (referred to in this section as "emergency" ). The existence of an emergenc…

44.101. Firearms and ammunition, state of emergency, no restrictions permitted. — The state, any political subdivision, or any person shall not prohibit or restrict the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display, or use of firearms or ammunition during an…

44.105. Governor-declared state of emergency, suspension of certain state law provisions, when — volunteers, responsibilities of — staffing authority. — 1. In a governor-declared state of emergency, the governor may suspend any provision of chapters 195 and 334 pertaining to disp…

44.110. Cooperation of existing state agencies and political subdivisions in emergency — suspension of activities and functions of state agencies and political subdivisions may be ordered. — 1. In carrying out the emergency powers pursuant to the provisions of sections 44.010 to …

44.112. Rules of governor to govern all organizations established under sections 44.010 to 44.130 — each organization to have copy of all rules and regulations. — It shall be the duty of every organization established pursuant to sections 44.010 to 44.130 and of the officers ther…

44.113. Political activity by emergency management organizations prohibited. — No organization for emergency management established pursuant to sections 44.010 to 44.130 shall participate in any form of political activity, nor shall it be used directly or indirectly for political…

44.114. Local licensing or registration ordinances, prohibition on imposition of restrictions or enforcement on insurer's claims handling operations, when. — Except as otherwise provided in this section, at the time of any emergency, catastrophe or other life- or property-threate…

44.115. Persons employed by or associated with civil defense agencies — qualifications — oath required. — No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any organization established under sections 44.010 to 44.130 who advocates or has advocated a change by force or …

44.120. Expenses, how paid. — All expenses, salaries and other payments authorized by this law, and chargeable to the state, including any payments required by any compacts or agreements made hereunder, shall be paid out of the general revenues from the state treasury. ­­--------…

44.125. Agency to work with volunteers. — 1. The agency may develop effective citizen involvement to recruit, train and accept the services of volunteers to supplement the programs administered by the agency. 2. Volunteers recruited, trained or accepted by the agency shall comply…

44.130. Regulations to be filed with secretary of state — violations — penalty. — 1. Every plan, rule and regulation adopted by the governor under the provisions of this law and every amendment thereof shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. 2. Any person violatin…

44.225. Citation of law — short title. — Sections 44.225 to 44.237 shall be known as the "Seismic Safety Commission Act". ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 142 § 1)

44.227. Commission on seismic safety created — members, qualifications — officers — quorum — terms — removal from office — vacancies — expenses — staff. — 1. There is hereby created a "Seismic Safety Commission", which shall be domiciled in the department of public safety. 2. The…

44.229. Commission's powers. — The commission shall have the authority to: (1) Accept grants, contributions and appropriations from public agencies, private foundations or individuals; (2) Appoint committees from its membership, appoint advisory committees from interested public …

44.231. Program to prepare state for responding to a major earthquake, commission's duty to establish. — The commission shall initiate, with the assistance and participation of other state, federal and local government agencies, a comprehensive program to prepare the state for re…

44.233. Duties of commission. — The commission is responsible for all of the following in connection with earthquake hazard mitigation: (1) Setting goals and priorities in the public and private sectors; (2) Requesting appropriate state agencies to devise criteria to promote eart…

44.235. Review and advisory powers of commission. — To implement its responsibilities, the commission may: (1) Review state budgets and review grant proposals, other than those grant proposals submitted by institutions of postsecondary education to the federal government, for ear…

44.251. Citation of law — definition — findings — shutdown orders, requirements — tax effects. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Protecting Missouri's Small Businesses Act". 2. As used in this section, "shutdown order" means any order by the state or any a…

44.415. Emergency mutual aid compact. — 1. This shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Mutual Aid Compact". 2. The emergency mutual aid compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other states which adopt the compact in a form substantially as follows:…