Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 43 - Highway Patrol, State
Section 43.160 - Duties of the patrol on highways.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945
43.160. Duties of the patrol on highways. — It shall be the duty of the patrol to police the highways constructed and maintained by the commission; to regulate the movement of traffic thereon; to enforce thereon the laws of this state relating to the operation and use of vehicles on the highways; to enforce and prevent thereon the violation of the laws relating to the size, weight and speed of commercial motor vehicles and all laws designed to protect and safeguard the highways constructed and maintained by the commission. It shall be the duty of the patrol whenever possible to determine persons causing or responsible for the breaking, damaging or destruction of any improved hard surfaced roadway, structure, sign markers, guard rail, or any other appurtenance constructed or maintained by the commission and to arrest persons criminally responsible therefor and to bring them before the proper officials for prosecution. It shall be the duty of the patrol to cooperate with such state official as may be designated by law in the collection of all state revenue derived from highway users as an incident to their use or right to use the highways of the state, including all license fees and taxes upon motor vehicles, trailers, and motor vehicle fuels, and upon, with respect to, or on the privilege of the manufacture, receipt, storage, distribution, sale or use thereof (except the sales tax on motor vehicles and trailers, and all property taxes).
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(RSMo 1939 § 8358, A.L. 1945 p. 977)
(1966) Missouri state troopers were well within their rights in making check on automobile which corresponded with stolen vehicle report and the halting and check of driver did not constitute an arrest so as to bring into play all requirements of probable cause. Rodgers v. United States, 362 F.2d 358.

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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.