Title XXII, OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

324.089. Violations of sections 324.050 to 324.089. — 1. Any person or corporation who knowingly violates any provision of sections 324.050 to 324.089 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 2. Any officer or agent of a corporation or member or agent of a partnership or association, …

324.1100. Definitions. — As used in sections 324.1100 to 324.1148, the following terms mean: (1) "Board", the board of private investigators, private fire investigators, and professional surety bail bond agents established in section 324.1102; (2) "Client", any person who engages…

324.1102. Board created, duties, members, qualifications, terms — fund created, use of moneys. — 1. The "Board of Private Investigators, Private Fire Investigators, and Professional Surety Bail Bond Agents" is hereby created within the division of professional registration. The b…

324.1103. Duties of division. — For the purposes of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 and sections 324.2100 to 324.2187, the division shall: (1) Employ board personnel, within the limits of the appropriations for that purpose as established in sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 and sectio…

324.1104. Prohibited acts. — Unless expressly exempted from the provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148: (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the private investigator business or carry out a private fire investigation in this state unless such person is licens…

324.1105. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The board of private investigators, private fire investigators, and professional surety bail bond agents may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking licensure as a private inv…

324.1106. Persons deemed not to be engaging in private investigation business. — The following persons shall not be deemed to be engaging in the private investigator business: (1) A person employed exclusively and regularly by one employer in connection only with the affairs of s…

324.1107. Private fire investigation, deemed not engaging in, when. — The following persons or organizations shall not be deemed to be engaging in private fire investigation: (1) Any officer or employee of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state, o…

324.1108. Application for licensure, contents — qualifications. — 1. Every person desiring to be licensed in this state as a private investigator, private investigator agency, private fire investigator, or private fire investigator agency shall make application therefor to the bo…

324.1109. Private fire investigators, owner seeking agency license must have investigator license, requirements. — 1. The owner of a company seeking any fire investigator agency license shall be licensed as a private fire investigator. The fire investigator agency may hire indivi…

324.1110. Licensure requirements. — 1. (1) The board shall require as a condition of licensure as a private investigator that the applicant pass a written examination as evidence of knowledge of investigator rules and regulations. (2) In the event requirements have been met so th…

324.1112. Denial of a request for licensure, when. — 1. The board may deny a request for a license if the applicant: (1) Has committed any act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license under the provisions of sections 324.11…

324.1114. Fee required — license for individuals only, agency license must be applied for separately. — 1. Every application submitted under the provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 shall be accompanied by a fee as determined by the board. 2. The board shall set fees as au…

324.1116. Agency hiring criteria. — A private investigator agency or private fire investigator agency shall not hire any individual as an employee unless the individual: (1) Is at least twenty-one years of age; (2) Provides two recent photographs of themselves, of a type prescrib…

324.1118. Licensure required — prohibited acts. — A private investigator agency or private fire investigator agency shall not hire an individual, who is not licensed as a private investigator or private fire investigator, as an employee if the individual: (1) Has committed any ac…

324.1120. Supervision of agency employees required, when. — An individual, who is not licensed as a private investigator or private fire investigator, hired as an employee by a private investigator agency or private fire investigator agency shall work only under the direct superv…

324.1122. Continuing education requirements. — A licensee shall successfully complete sixteen hours of continuing education units biennially. An individual not licensed as a private investigator or private fire investigator who is hired as an employee by a private investigator ag…

324.1124. Form of license, contents — posting requirements. — 1. The division shall determine the form of the license. 2. The license shall be posted at all times in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the licensee. Upon the issuance of a license, a pocket c…

324.1126. Expiration of license, when — renewal — licensee responsible for good conduct of employees. — 1. Any license issued under sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 shall be valid for two years. An application for renewal of such license shall be mailed to every person to whom a lic…

324.1128. Information regarding criminal offenses, licensee to divulge as required by law — prohibited acts. — 1. Any licensee may divulge to the board, any law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, or such person's representative any information such person may acquire abou…

324.1130. Records to be maintained — required filings. — Each licensee shall maintain a record containing such information relative to the licensee's employees as may be prescribed by the board. Such licensee shall file with the board the complete address of the location of the l…

324.1132. Advertising requirements. — Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business shall contain the licensee's name, city, and state as it appears in the records of the board. No individual or business can advertise as a private investigator, private dete…

324.1134. Licensure sanctions permitted, procedure — complaint may be filed with administrative hearing commission — disciplinary action authorized, when. — 1. The board may suspend or refuse to issue or renew any certificate of registration or authority, permit or license requir…

324.1136. Record-keeping requirements — investigatory powers of the board. — 1. Each licensee operating under the provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 shall be required to keep a complete record of the business transactions of such investigator or investigator agency for a…

324.1138. Rulemaking authority. — 1. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148. 2. The board may establish by rule requirements for a dual license to be issued to individuals who qualify separ…

324.1142. Falsification of required information, penalties. — Any person who knowingly falsifies the fingerprints or photographs or other information required to be submitted under sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 is guilty of a class E felony; and any person who violates any of the…

324.1144. Reciprocity. — The board may negotiate and enter into reciprocal agreements with appropriate officials in other states to permit licensed private investigators, fire investigators, private investigator agencies, and private fire investigator agencies who meet or exceed …

324.1146. Licensure of law enforcement officers, qualifications. — Law enforcement officers who perform private investigations shall be licensed under this chapter subject to the following qualifications and limitations: (1) The board may waive testing for law enforcement officer…

324.1147. Civil and criminal liability, no immunity, when. — The provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 shall not be construed to release any person from civil liability or criminal prosecution under any other law of this state. ­­-------- (L. 2010 H.B. 2226, et al.)

324.1148. Violations, penalty. — Any person who violates sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any second or subsequent violation of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 is a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2014 S.B. 49…

324.125. Clinical perfusionist licensure act. — Sections 324.125 to 324.183 shall be known and may be cited as the "Clinical Perfusionist Licensure Act". ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 141 § 15)

324.128. Definitions. — As used in sections 324.125 to 324.183, the following terms mean: (1) "Board", the state board of registration for the healing arts; (2) "Division", the division of professional registration; (3) "Extracorporeal circulation", the diversion of a patient's b…

324.129. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The state board of registration for the healing arts may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking licensure as a licensed clinical perfusionist and provisional clinical licensed…

324.130. Application eligibility, when. — Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 324.125 to 324.183, prior to but not beyond January 1, 2001, a person is eligible to make application to the board and receive a license, if the person is actively engaged in the practice of perf…

324.133. License by examination. — The board shall license by examination, or otherwise as provided in sections 324.125 to 324.183, all licensed clinical perfusionists in this state, who meet the requirements of sections 324.125 to 324.183. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 141 § 18)

324.136. Application procedure, fees, qualifications. — 1. A candidate for a license to practice as a licensed clinical perfusionist shall submit a sworn application accompanied by the required fees. The board shall prescribe the form of the application and by rule may establish …

324.139. Competency examination, notification of results. — 1. To qualify for a license, an applicant shall pass a competency examination given by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or its successor organization. 2. Not later than forty-five days after the date on whi…

324.141. License displayed prominently at location of practice. — A person licensed pursuant to the provisions of sections 324.125 to 324.183 shall display the license certificate issued pursuant to sections 324.125 to 324.183 in a prominent place at the site, location or office …

324.144. Expiration of a license — board may establish by rule — renewal of a license, when. — 1. The board may establish by administrative rule a system which provides that licenses expire on various dates. A person may renew an unexpired license by submitting proof satisfactory…

324.147. Issuance of a license by the board, when — provisional license, when. — 1. A license as a provisional licensed clinical perfusionist may be issued by the board to a person who has successfully completed an approved perfusion education program and upon the filing of an ap…

324.150. Waiver of examination and education requirements by the board, when. — On receipt of an application and application fee, the board may waive the examination and educational requirements for an applicant who at the time of application: (1) Is appropriately licensed or cer…

324.153. Compensation for and use of the title of licensed clinical perfusionist, when — penalty. — 1. A person may not engage or offer to engage in perfusion, as defined in sections 324.125 to 324.183, for compensation or use the title or represent or imply that the person has t…

324.156. Exceptions to requirements of sections 324.125 to 324.183. — The provisions of sections 324.125 to 324.183 shall not apply to: (1) A person licensed as a health care professional pursuant to the revised statutes of Missouri, if: (a) The person does not represent to the p…

324.159. Board duties. — The board shall: (1) Adopt and publish a code of ethics; (2) Establish the qualifications and fitness of applicants of licenses, renewal of licenses and reciprocal licenses; (3) Revoke, suspend or deny a license, suspend a license or reprimand a license h…

324.162. Complaints filed with the board, information file kept, contents. — 1. The board shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the board. The board's information file shall be kept current and contain a record for each complaint of: (1) All persons conta…

324.165. Board, rules adopted, when — disposition of complaints, procedure. — 1. The board shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the board. The rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall: (1) Distinguish between categories of complaints; (2…

324.168. Compliance with licensing requirements, rules by the board. — The board shall develop by rule a system for monitoring a license holder's compliance with the requirements of sections 324.125 to 324.183. Rules adopted pursuant to this section shall include procedures for m…

324.171. Refusal to issue a certificate of registration or authority, permit, or license, when. — 1. The board may refuse to issue any certificate of registration or authority, permit, or license required by sections 324.125 to 324.183 for one or any combination of causes listed …

324.174. Board duties — request for assistance, registry of licensed perfusionists — violations, penalty. — For the purposes of sections 324.125 to 324.183, the board: (1) Shall request and receive necessary assistance from state educational institutions or other state agencies; …

324.177. Advisory commission for clinical perfusionists established, duties, members, expenses, compensation, removal. — 1. There is hereby established an "Advisory Commission for Clinical Perfusionists" which shall guide, advise and make recommendations to the board. The commiss…