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

589.512. Commissioner appointed, membership of state council. — Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision which shall be responsible for the appointment of the commissioner who shall serve on the Interstate Commission from that state…

589.515. Commission powers and duties. — The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers: (1) To adopt a seal and suitable by-laws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission; (2) To promulgate rules which shall have the force and effect of statu…

589.518. Bylaws, organization and operation. — The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the Members, within twelve months of the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt By-laws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the C…

589.521. Chairperson and vice chairperson elected, duties — executive director appointed, duties. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the Members, elect from among its Members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each of whom shall have such authorities and du…

589.524. Maintenance of corporate books and records. — The Interstate Commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance with the By-laws. ­­-------- (L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548

589.527. Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification. — 1. The Members, officers, executive director and employees of the Interstate Commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of pro…

589.530. Actions of commission, procedure. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this Compact. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this Compact and unless a greater percentage is required by the By-Laws, in order t…

589.533. Rulemaking authority, procedure. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate Rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the Compact including transition rules governing administration of the compact during the period in which it is being co…

589.536. Oversight. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states which may significantly affect compacting states. 2. The courts and ex…

589.539. Dispute resolution. — 1. The compacting states shall report to the Interstate Commission on issues or activities of concern to them, and cooperate with and support the Interstate Commission in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities. 2. The Interstate Commission…

589.542. Enforcement. — The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions of this compact using any or all means set forth in Article XII, Section B, of this compact. ­­-------- (L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.5…

589.545. Payment of expenses — annual assessment collected — incurring of obligations, restrictions — accounts maintained. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities. 2. …

589.548. Eligibility of compacting states — effective date of compact — amendments. — 1. Any state, as defined in Article II of this compact, is eligible to become a compacting state. The Compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the Compact into la…

589.551. Withdrawal. — 1. Once effective, the Compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every compacting state; PROVIDED, that a compacting state may withdraw from the Compact ("withdrawing state" ) by enacting a statute specifically repealing the statute w…

589.554. Default. — 1. If the Interstate Commission determines that any time defaulted ("defaulting state" ) in the performance of any of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact, the By-laws or any duly promulgated Rules, the Interstate Commission may impose any or…

589.557. Judicial enforcement. — The Interstate Commission may, by majority vote of the Members, initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or, at the discretion of the Interstate Commission, in the Federal District where the Interstate…

589.560. Dissolution of compact. — The Compact dissolves effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the compacting state which reduces membership in the Compact to one compacting state. Upon the dissolution of this Compact, the Compact becomes null and void and shall…

589.563. Severability clause. — 1. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Compact shall be enforceable. 2. The provisions of this Compact shall be liberally const…

589.566. Effect of other laws. — 1. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this Compact. 2. All compacting states' laws conflicting with this Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. ­­-------- (L.…

589.569. Binding effect of the compact. — 1. All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all Rules and By-laws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the compacting states. 2. All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the compacting s…

589.660. Definitions. — As used in sections 589.660 to 589.681, the following terms mean: (1) "Address", a residential street address, school address, or work address of a person, as specified on the person's application to be a program participant; (2) "Application assistant", a…

589.663. Program created, purpose, procedures. — There is created in the office of the secretary of state a program to be known as the "Address Confidentiality Program" to protect victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, or other crimes who…

589.664. Disclosure of address, when — notice — limitation on dissemination. — 1. If an individual is deemed a participant in the address confidentiality program by the secretary of state, no person or entity shall be compelled to disclose the participant's actual address during …

589.666. Cancellation of certification, when. — Certification of a program participant may be cancelled by the secretary if one or more of the following conditions apply: (1) If the program participant obtains a name change, unless the program participant provides the secretary w…

589.669. Address accepted as participant's address, when. — Upon demonstration that an applicant has been accepted into the program by the secretary, government agencies and the courts shall accept the designated address as a program participant's address when creating a new publ…

589.672. Availability of participant addresses. — If the secretary deems it appropriate, the secretary may make a program participant's address or mailing address available for inspection or copying, under the following circumstances: (1) If a law enforcement agency requests it i…

589.675. Inspection and copying of addresses, when. — If the secretary deems it appropriate, the secretary may make a program participant's address and mailing address available for inspection or copying to a person identified in a court order, upon the secretary's receipt of suc…

589.678. Application, supporting materials, and communications not public records. — A program participant's application, all supporting materials, and all communications with the secretary of state's address confidentiality program are not public records and are exempt from chap…

589.681. Rulemaking authority. — The secretary shall promulgate rules to establish and administer the address confidentiality program. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in sections 589.660 to 5…

589.683. Inapplicability of Missouri sunset act. — Section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act shall not apply to any program established pursuant to sections 589.660 to 589.681. ­­-------- (L. 2007 H.B. 583, A.L. 2011 S.B. 320)

589.700. Fund established — judgment of restitution, certain crimes, amount — use of moneys, disbursement. — 1. In addition to any fine imposed for a violation of section 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, 566.211, 566.215, or 567.030, the court shall enter a judgment of restitu…

*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 …