Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 43 - Highway Patrol, State
Section 43.010 - Definitions.

Effective - 09 May 2007, 2 histories
43.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Members of the patrol", the superintendent, lieutenant colonel, majors, captains, director of radio, lieutenants, sergeants, corporals, and troopers of the Missouri state highway patrol;
(2) "MULES", Missouri uniform law enforcement system, a statewide-computerized communications system provided by the patrol designed to provide services, information, and capabilities to the law enforcement and criminal justice community in the state of Missouri;
(3) "Patrol", the Missouri state highway patrol;
(4) "Peace officers", sheriffs, police officers and other peace officers of this state;
(5) "Radio personnel", those employees of the patrol engaged in the construction, operation, and maintenance of the patrol radio system.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8347, A.L. 1943 p. 652, A.L. 1949 p. 293 and L. 1949 p. 292 § 8348A, A. 1949 H.B. 2164, A.L. 1971 S.B. 163, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2007 H.B. 405)
Effective 5-09-07

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Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title V - Military Affairs and Police

Chapter 43 - Highway Patrol, State

Section 43.010 - Definitions.

Section 43.020 - State highway patrol created.

Section 43.025 - Primary purpose of highway patrol.

Section 43.030 - Superintendent — qualifications, appointment, powers.

Section 43.032 - Federal immigration law enforcement, patrol members to be designated for training.

Section 43.040 - Lieutenant colonel and majors — appointment, qualifications.

Section 43.050 - Officers and other personnel, numbers authorized — exceptions — enforcement of gaming activities, when — discrimination prohibited.

Section 43.060 - Qualifications, patrol and radio personnel — limitations on activities, exceptions — school board membership permitted — secondary employment permitted.

Section 43.080 - Service salary increases — annual salary schedule submitted to governor and general assembly, contents — service defined.

Section 43.090 - Clerical force — offices and equipment — radio station.

Section 43.100 - Salaries and expenses for highway work, how paid.

Section 43.110 - Travel expenses of patrol, how paid — fees.

Section 43.120 - Superintendent to regulate patrol — rank, appointment — officers to act in superintendent's absence — to compile criminal data.

Section 43.130 - Uniforms — allowance to members — vehicles and equipment.

Section 43.140 - Members' oaths.

Section 43.150 - Removal or discipline of members of patrol, procedure.

Section 43.160 - Duties of the patrol on highways.

Section 43.170 - Must stop on signal of member of patrol — penalty.

Section 43.180 - Powers of patrol members — investigation of crime, how paid for.

Section 43.190 - Authority to arrest, pursue violators.

Section 43.195 - Authority to arrest upon reasonable grounds for motor vehicle violations.

Section 43.200 - Search and seizure powers of highway patrol — authority to serve warrants, participation of sheriff — instruction of officers.

Section 43.210 - Person arrested to be dealt with according to law.

Section 43.220 - No authority to exceed duties authorized in this chapter.

Section 43.250 - Law enforcement officers to file accident reports with patrol, when.

Section 43.251 - Report forms — how provided, contents — approval by superintendent.

Section 43.252 - Highway patrol traffic records fund created, moneys to be deposited into fund.

Section 43.260 - Sale of patrol's surplus motor vehicles and watercraft — preferences to political subdivisions.

Section 43.265 - Motor vehicle, aircraft, and watercraft revolving fund, purpose — exempt from transfer to general revenue.

Section 43.270 - Criminal justice network and technology revolving fund, purpose.

Section 43.300 - Division created.

Section 43.310 - Director, appointed by superintendent — responsibility.

Section 43.320 - Assignment of highway patrol members to division — allocation of costs.

Section 43.330 - Duties of director.

Section 43.350 - Division established.

Section 43.360 - Director — appointment, qualification, duties.

Section 43.370 - Personnel, compensation, expenses.

Section 43.380 - Investigations, powers, procedure.

Section 43.390 - Division created — director appointment — powers of officers — salaries, expenses and compensation.

Section 43.400 - Definitions.

Section 43.401 - Reports, information to be included, entry of data into computer systems — report to be maintained as record during investigation — removal of record, when.

Section 43.402 - Missing persons unit established, duties.

Section 43.403 - Responsibilities of other agencies.

Section 43.404 - Parent or guardian may report missing child, when, duty to notify patrol when child located.

Section 43.405 - False reports, penalty.

Section 43.406 - Missing children, patrol may notify registrar of vital statistics and last known school attended.

Section 43.407 - Birth certificate records of missing children to be flagged at request of patrol.

Section 43.408 - School records of missing children to be flagged at request of patrol.

Section 43.409 - Registrar and school to be notified when missing child is located.

Section 43.410 - Coroner to furnish fingerprints and dental records of certain deceased to highway patrol — duties of patrol — medical and dental records of missing child to be furnished to patrol.

Section 43.500 - Definitions.

Section 43.503 - Arrest, charge and disposition of misdemeanors and felonies to be sent to highway patrol — procedure for certain juveniles — duties of court clerks — certain departments to provide information to central repository.

Section 43.504 - Access to central repository by private entities responsible for probation and drug treatment court services — restrictions.

Section 43.505 - Uniform crime reporting system established — duties of department — violations, penalty.

Section 43.506 - Crimes to be reported, exceptions — method of reporting — repository of latent prints.

Section 43.507 - Disclosure of criminal history information, who may receive.

Section 43.509 - Rulemaking authority, department of public safety — rulemaking procedure.

Section 43.512 - Charge code manual, publication, use.

Section 43.515 - Rulemaking authority, highway patrol criminal record division.

Section 43.518 - Criminal records and justice information advisory committee, established — purpose — members — meetings, quorum — minutes, distribution, filing of.

Section 43.524 - Requests for delayed compliance, how made, when.

Section 43.527 - Payment for records, exceptions.

Section 43.530 - Fees, method of payment — criminal record system fund, established — fund not to lapse.

Section 43.531 - Criminal history information to be available to qualified persons and organizations.

Section 43.532 - Use of records, limitations — authority of central records repository to retain information — unlawful obtaining of information, penalty.

Section 43.533 - Toll-free number for information on registered sexual offenders, contents, procedure, publication — rulemaking authority.

Section 43.535 - Municipal and county government, criminal record review permitted, fee — fingerprinting, when — confidentiality.

Section 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 for...

Section 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.

Section 43.541 - Senate investigator to have access to criminal history without charge from criminal justice agencies reporting to central repository.

Section 43.542 - Approval of National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact — execution of compact.

Section 43.543 - Certain agencies to submit fingerprints, use of fingerprints for background search — procedure for submission.

Section 43.544 - Intoxication — related traffic offenses, policies required for forwarding to MULES.

Section 43.545 - Highway patrol to include incidents of domestic violence in reporting system.

Section 43.546 - Fingerprinting of applicants for background checks permitted by state agencies, boards, and commissions, when — procedure.

Section 43.547 - Gubernatorial appointees, fingerprint background checks required — procedure.

Section 43.548 - Care of minors, elderly, or disabled persons, fingerprinting of applicants permitted.

Section 43.550 - Revisor to make certain statutory reference changes.

Section 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.

Section 43.650 - Internet site to be maintained, registered sex offender search — confidentiality, release of information, when — juveniles exempt from public notification.

Section 43.651 - Online identifiers, patrol to make information available, when.

Section 43.653 - Highway patrol to create and supervise — location of lab.

Section 43.656 - Declaration of need for lab.

Section 43.659 - Powers of highway patrol.