Title VII, CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES

84.514. Homeland security and disaster communications, appointment of lieutenant colonel, responsibilities. — The chief of police, with the approval of the board, may appoint a police officer to serve as lieutenant colonel on matters relating to homeland security and disaster com…

84.520. Police department, civilian employees — salaries. — The chief of police, with the approval of the board, shall appoint such number of civilian employees as he deems necessary from time to time for the operation of the police department. Compensation for civilian employees…

84.530. Police department — salaries payable, when. — The police board and all officers and other employees of the police force shall be paid not less than semimonthly at the rate provided in sections 84.350, 84.510 and 84.520. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7658, A.L. 1943 p. 727, A.L.…

84.540. Reserve force organized, when, uniforms — emergency appointments. — 1. Upon recommendation of the chief of police, the board may authorize and provide for the organization of a police reserve force composed of residents of the city who qualify under the provisions of subs…

84.550. Police department — reemployment of veterans. — Any person who shall have entered the armed service of the United States during time of war shall be preferred for reemployment, provided such person was employed in the police department at the time of such induction or enl…

84.560. Police force — ranks. — For the purposes of sections 84.350 to 84.860 all police officers, not including civilian employees and other than the chief, shall be assigned one of the following ranks: lieutenant colonel, major, captain, sergeant, master patrol officer, master …

84.570. Police force — qualifications — separation from service, when — competitive examinations — eligible list — rules by board. — 1. No person shall be appointed policeman or officer of police who shall have been convicted of any offense, the punishment of which may be confine…

84.575. Residency requirements — prohibited and authorized. — 1. The board of police commissioners established by section 84.350 shall not require, as a condition of employment, that any currently employed or prospective law enforcement officer or other employee reside within any…

84.580. Police force — list of personnel — candidate's right to examine test papers and marks. — 1. There shall be maintained in the departments a list of all persons in the service of the departments in such cities, showing in connection with each name the position held, the sal…

84.590. Police department — vacancies filled by promotion. — Promotions within the police department shall, as far as practicable, be made from lower ranks and, other factors being equal, preference shall be given to seniority. Unless the chief shall recommend and the board shall…

84.600. Police force — probationary term — removal and alternatives. — The first employment of policemen and every police officer shall be for a probationary term of six months, after which the chief may at his discretion extend the probationary period for an additional term of s…

84.610. Police personnel — right to public hearing. — Any police officer, policeman or employee adversely affected by any action taken by the chief which he is required to report to the board under the provisions of subdivision (1) of section 84.500 shall have the right to have s…

84.620. Board of police — enforcement of regulations. — All lawful rules and regulations made by the board shall be obeyed by the members of the police force on pain of dismissal, suspension, fine or reduction in rank or pay, or forfeiture of pay, as the board may provide. ­­----…

84.630. Police force — acceptance of gratuities prohibited — disposition of fines. — No officer of police or policeman shall be allowed to receive any money or gratuity or compensation for any service he may render without the consent of the said board, and all such moneys as any…

84.640. Police force — power to make arrests. — The members of the police force of any such city are hereby empowered to make arrests for the violation of any ordinance of such city for the protection, regulation and orderly government of parks, public grounds and other public pr…

84.650. Arrests — procedure. — The commissioners of police shall cause all persons arrested by the police to be brought before some judge within said cities, to be dealt with according to law. Proper police officers in charge of police station houses may, if the offense charged a…

84.710. Police force — officers of state — powers to arrest. — 1. The members of the police force appointed in pursuance hereof are hereby declared to be officers of the state of Missouri and of the city for which such commissioners are appointed. 2. They shall have power within …

84.720. Police commissioners, power to regulate security personnel — fingerprint, criminal history record check — penalty — excursion gambling boat exception. — 1. The police commissioners of any city with a population of three hundred fifty thousand or more inhabitants which is …

84.730. Board of police — annual budget estimate — appropriations. — It shall be the duty of the board, on the fifteenth day of January of each year, to prepare, in writing, a budget estimating the sum of money which will be necessary for the next fiscal year, to enable the board…

84.740. Board of police — annual budget — expenditures. — Out of the amount of money appropriated by the governing body of such cities to meet the expense of the police department for the ensuing fiscal year, the police board shall, on or before May first of each year, adopt a bu…

84.750. Board of police — expenditure vouchers. — No order or voucher which involves a commitment to expend money shall be issued unless it bears the signature of the secretary of the board certifying that a sufficient unexpended and unencumbered appropriation balance remains in …

84.760. Board of police — limitation of expenditures — penalty for violation. — 1. No officer or employee of police departments of such cities shall, during any fiscal year, spend any money, incur any liability, or enter into any contract which by its terms incurs the expenditure…

84.770. Organization or payment of other police force prohibited. — The common council or municipal assembly of said cities shall have no power or authority to levy or collect any taxes or appropriate any money for the payment of any police force, other than that organized and em…

84.780. Board of police — requisitions — claims. — 1. The secretary of the police board, as agent of the board, is hereby authorized to requisition semimonthly upon the chief finance officer of the city such sum, within the limits of the annual appropriation, as may be necessary …

84.790. Board of police — journal — records — annual report. — The board shall cause a full journal of their proceedings to be kept, and shall also cause all their receipts and disbursements of money to be faithfully entered in books to be procured and kept for that purpose, and …

84.800. Police relief association. — The members of the police force may, by assessment or monthly dues, maintain any police relief association incorporated by them under the laws of Missouri, for the purpose of rendering assistance to sick or injured members, or, in case of the …

84.810. Police relief association — police board assistance. — The board may assist in the maintenance of such police relief association, by causing to be paid into the treasury thereof, all unclaimed money that may come into the hands of the police, the proceeds of sale of uncla…

84.820. Aged and disabled police force members — special provisions. — The board may, in its discretion, make special provisions for policemen and officers who have grown old in the service, or those crippled while in the discharge of their duties so as to unfit them for active w…

84.830. Police department — prohibited activities — penalties. — 1. No officer, agent, or employee of the police department of such cities shall permit any solicitation for political purpose in any building or room occupied for the discharge of the official duties of the said dep…

84.840. Police department — annual audit of accounts. — The board of such cities shall at least three months before the close of the fiscal year, provide that a certified audit of the police department's accounts for the current year be made by an independent firm of certified ac…

84.850. Police department — certain contracts with municipal government. — The police may contract with the municipal government of such cities for the performance of any of the following functions: Purchasing, building maintenance and auditing, which functions are common to the …

84.860. Interference with enforcement of sections 84.350 to 84.860 — penalty. — Any officer or servant of the mayor or common council or municipal assembly of the said cities, or other persons whatsoever, who shall forcibly resist or obstruct the execution or enforcement of any o…

84.870. Police officer — holidays. — That the board of police commissioners in cities of one hundred thousand inhabitants and over shall grant each and every metropolitan police officer, in active service, twenty-four days a year. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7585) Prior revisions: 19…

84.880. Holidays — no salary deduction. — No deduction shall be made from the salary of any police officer on account of the aforesaid holidays. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7586) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7443; 1919 § 8851; 1909 § 9700

84.890. Holidays — set apart by chief. — Upon the taking effect of section 84.870, the board of police commissioners of all cities of one hundred thousand inhabitants and over shall make an order instructing the chief of police to set apart the days in each month each police offi…

85.005. Mayor and police authorities can appoint none but residents. — The mayor, chief of police and members of the board of police commissioners of any city in this state shall be governed by the same restrictions and subject to the same penalties as a sheriff of any county, un…

85.011. Procedure upon dismissal, demotion, suspension, certain officers. — 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 of ordinances of counti…

85.012. Municipal fire department may contract with private companies for fire protection, vote required. — 1. After August 28, 1999, municipal fire departments may contract with a private company to provide fire protection service only if a majority of voters of the municipality…

85.541. Merit system police department, adoption — requirements of ordinance. — 1. Any city of the third class may by ordinance adopt a merit system police department. Such police department shall have a chief of police, and may have a deputy chief of police, and such number of r…

85.551. Marshal to be chief of police where department not adopted — assistants and policemen appointed under ordinance — removal. — 1. In cities of the third class which shall not have adopted the merit system police department provided for in sections 85.541 to 85.571, the mars…

85.561. Police officers, conservators of peace — supervision — powers and duties. — 1. In all third class cities the members of the police department shall be conservators of the peace, and shall be active and vigilant in the preservation of good order within the city. 2. The chi…

85.571. Terms of officers unaffected by adoption of merit system. — Persons elected or appointed to office prior to the effective date of sections 85.541 to 85.571 and persons elected or appointed prior to an adoption of a merit system police department therein provided for shall…

85.610. Marshal — powers. — The marshal in cities of the fourth class shall be chief of police, and shall have power at all times to make or order an arrest, with proper process, for any offense against the laws of the city or of the state, and to keep the offender in the city pr…

85.620. Size of police force — powers. — The police of the city may be appointed in such numbers, for such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. They shall have power to serve and execute all warrants, subpoenas, writs or other process, and to make arrests i…

86.010. Definitions. — The following words and phrases as used in sections 86.010 to 86.193, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) "Accumulated contributions" shall mean the sum of all amounts deducted from the compe…

86.013. Name and date of establishment of pension system — exception for systems established under other provisions. — In all cities of this state that now have or may hereafter attain a population of five hundred thousand or more, there are hereby created and established retirem…