Title V — MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE

43.507. Disclosure of criminal history information, who may receive. — All criminal history information, in the possession or control of the central repository, except criminal intelligence and investigative information, may be made available to qualified persons and organization…

43.509. Rulemaking authority, department of public safety — rulemaking procedure. — The director of the department of public safety shall, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 536, establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of sectio…

43.512. Charge code manual, publication, use. — The central repository, with the approval of the supreme court, shall publish and make available to criminal justice officials, a standard manual of codes for all offenses in Missouri. The manual of codes shall be known as the "Miss…

43.515. Rulemaking authority, highway patrol criminal record division. — The central repository, with the approval of the attorney general, shall publish regulations governing the security and privacy of criminal history record information as required by this state and by federal…

43.518. Criminal records and justice information advisory committee, established — purpose — members — meetings, quorum — minutes, distribution, filing of. — 1. There is hereby established within the department of public safety a "Criminal Records and Justice Information Advisory…

43.524. Requests for delayed compliance, how made, when. — 1. Records required to be filed with the central repository under the provisions of sections 43.500 to 43.530 shall be filed beginning January 1, 1988. The moneys in the fund as set forth in section 43.530 shall be subjec…

43.527. Payment for records, exceptions. — For purposes of sections 43.500 to 43.651, all federal and nonstate of Missouri agencies and persons shall pay for criminal records checks, fingerprint searches, and any of the information as defined in subdivision (5)* of section 43.500…

43.530. Fees, method of payment — criminal record system fund, established — fund not to lapse. — 1. For each request requiring the payment of a fee received by the central repository, the requesting entity shall pay a fee of not more than nine dollars per request for criminal hi…

43.531. Criminal history information to be available to qualified persons and organizations. — For the protection of children, all criminal history information, in the possession or the control of the Missouri criminal records repository, except criminal intelligence and investig…

43.532. Use of records, limitations — authority of central records repository to retain information — unlawful obtaining of information, penalty. — 1. Criminal history and identification records obtained from the central repository shall be used solely for the purpose for which t…

43.533. Toll-free number for information on registered sexual offenders, contents, procedure, publication — rulemaking authority. — 1. The highway patrol shall, subject to appropriation, operate a toll-free telephone number in order to disseminate registration information provide…

43.535. Municipal and county government, criminal record review permitted, fee — fingerprinting, when — confidentiality. — 1. Law enforcement agencies within the state of Missouri may perform a Missouri criminal record review for only open records through the central repository's…

43.539. Criminal record review, youth agencies and care of children, elderly, or disabled persons — definitions — Rap Back program, requirements, fingerprints — information to be provided by applicant — confidentiality — notification and forms provided by patrol. — 1. As used in …

43.540. Criminal record review, certain applicants and qualified entities — definitions — Rap Back program, requirements, fingerprints — information to be provided by applicant — confidentiality — notifications and forms provided by patrol. — 1. As used in this section, the follo…

43.541. Senate investigator to have access to criminal history without charge from criminal justice agencies reporting to central repository. — Each criminal justice agency which submits criminal arrest, charge and disposition information to the central repository shall make crim…

43.542. Approval of National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact — execution of compact. — In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes to adopt the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 U.…

43.543. Certain agencies to submit fingerprints, use of fingerprints for background search — procedure for submission. — Any state agency listed in section 621.045, the division of professional registration of the department of commerce and insurance, the department of social ser…

43.544. Intoxication — related traffic offenses, policies required for forwarding to MULES. — 1. Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a policy requiring arrest information for all intoxication-related traffic offenses be forwarded to the central repository as required by secti…

43.545. Highway patrol to include incidents of domestic violence in reporting system. — The state highway patrol shall include all reported incidents of domestic violence as defined in section 455.010, whether or not an arrest is made, in its system of reporting for compilation i…

43.546. Fingerprinting of applicants for background checks permitted by state agencies, boards, and commissions, when — procedure. — 1. Any state agency, board, or commission may require the fingerprinting of applicants in specified occupations or appointments within the state ag…

43.547. Gubernatorial appointees, fingerprint background checks required — procedure. — 1. The Missouri state highway patrol, at the direction of the governor, shall conduct name or fingerprint background investigations of gubernatorial appointees. The governor's directive shall …

43.548. Care of minors, elderly, or disabled persons, fingerprinting of applicants permitted. — 1. Missouri circuit courts and the department of social services may require the fingerprinting of applicants for adoptions or guardians, conservators, advocates, or personal represent…

43.550. Revisor to make certain statutory reference changes. — The revisor of statutes shall change all references in statute from "criminal records and identification division" or "criminal records division" to "central repository". ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 62 § 2)

43.600. Patrol to maintain toll-free hot line for reports of drunken or reckless driving, auto accidents or breakdowns, and criminal activities — duties of patrol after receipt — false reports, penalty. — 1. The department of public safety, through the highway patrol, shall estab…

43.650. Internet site to be maintained, registered sex offender search — confidentiality, release of information, when — juveniles exempt from public notification. — 1. The patrol shall, subject to appropriation, maintain a web page on the internet which shall be open to the publ…

43.651. Online identifiers, patrol to make information available, when. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Electronic mail", the transmission of information or communication by the use of the internet, a computer, a facsimile machine, a pager, a ce…

43.653. Highway patrol to create and supervise — location of lab. — The highway patrol is hereby authorized to create, direct, control and supervise the "Missouri Regional Computer Forensics Lab" (RCFL). The highway patrol has the ability to bring together federal, state, and loc…

43.656. Declaration of need for lab. — It is hereby found and declared that: (1) With the widespread use of computers, the internet and electronic devices to commit crimes and the critical lack of resources at state and local levels; (2) Modern day criminals have learned to explo…

43.659. Powers of highway patrol. — The highway patrol shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 43.653 to 43.656, to enter into agreements or other transactions with, negotiate memorandum of understanding…

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…