Title XXXVIII — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

*590.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following terms mean: (1) "Commission", when not obviously referring to the POST commission, means a grant of authority to act as a peace officer; (2) "Director", the director of the Missouri department of public safety or his…

590.020. Peace officer license required, when — classes of officers established — no license required, when. — 1. No person shall hold a commission as a peace officer without a valid peace officer license. 2. The director shall establish various classes of peace officer license a…

590.030. Basic training, minimum standards established — age, citizenship and education requirements established by director — issuance of a license — federal Rap Back program, agencies to enroll. — 1. The POST commission shall establish minimum standards for the basic training o…

590.033. Chief of police training course, POST commission to establish minimum standards — exemption, when — failure to complete, loss of funds — compensation. — 1. The POST commission shall establish minimum standards for a chief of police training course which shall include at …

590.040. Minimum hours of basic training required. — 1. The POST commission shall set the minimum number of hours of basic training for licensure as a peace officer no lower than six hundred, with the following exceptions: (1) Up to one thousand hours may be mandated for any clas…

590.050. Continuing education requirements. — 1. The POST commission shall establish requirements for the continuing education of all peace officers. Peace officers who make traffic stops shall be required to receive three hours of training within the law enforcement continuing e…

590.060. Minimum standards for training instructors and centers — licensure of instructors — background check required, when. — 1. The POST commission shall establish minimum standards for training instructors and training centers, and the director shall establish minimum qualifi…

590.070. Commissioning and departure of peace officers, director to be notified — immunity from liability, chief executive officer, when. — 1. The chief executive officer of each law enforcement agency shall, within thirty days after commissioning any peace officer, notify the di…

[Repealed or reserved.]

590.080. Discipline of peace officers, grounds — complaint filed, hearing. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Gross misconduct", includes any willful and wanton or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by purposeful i…

590.090. Suspension of a license, when, procedure. — 1. The director shall have cause to suspend immediately the peace officer license of any licensee who: (1) Is under indictment for, is charged with, or has been convicted of the commission of any felony; (2) Is subject to an or…

590.100. Denial of an application, when — review process. — 1. The director shall have cause to deny any application for a peace officer license or entrance into a basic training course when the director has knowledge that would constitute cause to discipline the applicant if the…

590.1040. Peer support counseling session communications, confidentiality of — definitions — applicability. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Emergency services personnel", any employee or volunteer of an emergency services provider who is engaged …

590.1070. Tuition reimbursement program established — POST commission duties — eligibility for reimbursement — rulemaking authority. — 1. There is hereby established within the department of public safety the "Peace Officer Basic Training Tuition Reimbursement Program". Any money…

590.1075. Tuition reimbursement fund created, use of moneys. — There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Peace Officer Basic Training Tuition Reimbursement Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated annually by the general assembly from general revenue and any gif…

590.110. Investigation of denial of licensure, procedure. — 1. The director may investigate any cause for the discipline of any license or denial of any application pursuant to this chapter. During the course of such investigation, the director shall have the power to inspect any…

590.118. Peace officer investigations made available to hiring law enforcement agencies. — 1. All completed investigations of alleged acts of a peace officer shall be made available to any hiring law enforcement agency. The transfer of any law enforcement agency record to another…

590.120. Peace officer standards and training commission established — members, qualifications, appointment — terms — duties — removal from office — vacancies — chairperson, appointment — rules and regulations, authority. — 1. There is hereby established within the department of …

*590.1265. Citation of law — definitions — use-of-force incidents reporting, standards and procedures — publication of report data — analysis report. — 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and may be cited as the "Police Use of Force Transparency Act of 2021". 2. For …

590.145. Highway patrol academy fund created — use of funds therein. — All moneys received by the Missouri state highway patrol for the training of peace officers who are not members of the state highway patrol shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the "Highwa…

590.178. Peace officer standards and training commission fund established. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission Fund". The peace officer standards and training commission fund shall be administered by the peace of…

590.180. Licensure status of peace officer inadmissible in determining validity of arrest — open records of peace officers. — 1. No arrest shall be deemed unlawful solely because of the licensure status of a peace officer, and evidence on the question cannot be received in any ci…

590.190. Rulemaking authority. — The director is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section sh…

590.192. Critical incident stress management program, purpose — services to be provided — requirements — confidentiality of information — fund created, use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby established the "Critical Incident Stress Management Program" within the department of publi…

590.195. Violations, penalty. — 1. A person commits a class B misdemeanor if, in violation of this chapter, such person knowingly: (1) Holds a commission as a peace officer without a peace officer license valid for such commission; or (2) Grants or continues the commission of a p…

*590.200. School protection officers, POST commission duties — minimum training requirements. — 1. The POST commission shall: (1) Establish minimum standards for the training of school protection officers; (2) Set the minimum number of hours of training required for a school prot…

*590.205. School protection officer training, POST commission to establish minimum standards — list of approved instructors, centers, and programs — background checks — certification. — 1. The POST commission shall establish minimum standards for school protection officer trainin…

*590.207. Firearm out of control of school protection officer, penalty. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person designated as a school protection officer under the provisions of section 160.665 who allows any such firearm out of his or her persona…

400.10-102. Laws not repealed. — 1. There is hereby established the "Committee on School Safety" within the department of public safety. 2. The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) Up to three representatives of the department of public safety; (2) A representati…

590.210. Disaster or emergency, retired peace officers may be utilized. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any law enforcement agency in this state may supplement such agency's workforce as necessary with qualified retired peace officers as defined in subsection 12 of …

590.500. Certain law enforcement officers' right of appeal from disciplinary actions, procedure. — Any law enforcement officer, other than an elected sheriff or deputy, who possesses the duty and power of arrest for violations of the criminal laws of this state or for violations …

590.501. Certification removal of officer, hearing requirements, time limitation — exception. — No law enforcement officer certified as a peace officer under this chapter shall have such officer's certification removed by the peace officer standards and training commission unless…

590.502. Administrative investigation or questioning of law enforcement officer — definitions — conduct of investigation or questioning, requirements — suspension, due process rights, procedure — violation remedy. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following shall mean: (1) "…

590.650. Racial profiling — minority group defined — reporting requirements — annual report — review of findings — failure to comply — funds for audio-visual equipment — sobriety check points exempt. — 1. As used in this section "minority group" means individuals of African, Hisp…

590.653. Civilian review and oversight — board, division, and entities — powers, duties. — 1. Each city, county and city not within a county may establish a civilian review board, division of civilian oversight, or any other entity which provides civilian review or oversight of p…

590.700. Definitions — recording required for certain crimes — may be recorded, when — written policy required — violation, penalty. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Custodial interrogation", the questioning of a person under arrest, who is no lo…

*590.750. Department to have sole authority to regulate and license advisors — commissioning of advisors — minimum liability insurance — acting without a license, penalty — rulemaking authority — application procedure. — 1. The department of public safety shall have the sole auth…

590.805. Respiratory choke-hold, limitation on use of. — 1. A law enforcement officer shall not knowingly use a respiratory choke-hold unless the use is in defense of the officer or another from serious physical injury or death. 2. A respiratory choke-hold includes the use of any…