Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 590 - Peace Officers, Selection, Training and Discipline
Section 590.020 - Peace officer license required, when — classes of officers established — no license required, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001
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 and may provide that certain classes are not valid for commission within counties of certain classifications, by certain state agencies, or for commission as other than a reserve peace officer with police powers restricted to the commissioning political subdivision.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no license shall be required:
(1) Of any person who has no power of arrest;
(2) To seek or hold an elected county office, subject to such requirements as chapter 57 may impose;
(3) To be commissioned pursuant to section 64.335 as a park ranger not carrying a firearm;
(4) To be commissioned as a peace officer by a political subdivision having less than four full-time paid peace officers or a population less than two thousand, provided that such commission was in effect on August 28, 2001, and continually since that date, and provided that this exception shall not apply to any commission within a county of the first class having a charter form of government;
(5) Of any reserve officer continually holding the same commission since August 15, 1988; or
(6) For any person continually holding any commission as a full-time peace officer since December 31, 1978.
4. Any political subdivision or law enforcement agency may require its peace officers to meet standards more stringent than those required for licensure pursuant to this chapter.
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(L. 2001 H.B. 80)

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders

Chapter 590 - Peace Officers, Selection, Training and Discipline

Section 590.010 - Definitions.

Section 590.020 - Peace officer license required, when — classes of officers established — no license required, when.

Section 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.

Section 590.040 - Minimum hours of basic training required.

Section 590.050 - Continuing education requirements.

Section 590.060 - Minimum standards for training instructors and centers — licensure of instructors — background check required, when.

Section 590.070 - Commissioning and departure of peace officers, director to be notified — immunity from liability, chief executive officer, when.

Section 590.075 - Candidates for commissioning, chief executive officer to request copy of notifications under 590.070 — certified copy prior to commissioning.

Section 590.080 - Discipline of peace officers, grounds — complaint filed, hearing.

Section 590.090 - Suspension of a license, when, procedure.

Section 590.100 - Denial of an application, when — review process.

Section 590.110 - Investigation of denial of licensure, procedure.

Section 590.118 - Peace officer investigations made available to hiring law enforcement agencies.

Section 590.120 - Peace officer standards and training commission established — members, qualifications, appointment — terms — duties — removal from office — vacancies — chairperson, appointment — rules and regulations, authority.

Section 590.145 - Highway patrol academy fund created — use of funds therein.

Section 590.178 - Peace officer standards and training commission fund established.

Section 590.180 - Licensure status of peace officer inadmissible in determining validity of arrest — open records of peace officers.

Section 590.190 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 590.192 - Critical incident stress management program, purpose — services to be provided — requirements — confidentiality of information — fund created, use of moneys.

Section 590.195 - Violations, penalty.

Section 590.200 - School protection officers, POST commission duties — minimum training requirements.

Section 590.205 - School protection officer training, POST commission to establish minimum standards — list of approved instructors, centers, and programs — background checks — certification.

Section 590.207 - Firearm out of control of school protection officer, penalty.

Section 590.210 - Disaster or emergency, retired peace officers may be utilized.

Section 590.500 - Certain law enforcement officers' right of appeal from disciplinary actions, procedure.

Section 590.501 - Certification removal of officer, hearing requirements, time limitation — exception.

Section 590.502 - Administrative investigation or questioning of law enforcement officer — definitions — conduct of investigation or questioning, requirements — suspension, due process rights, procedure — violation remedy.

Section 590.650 - Racial profiling — minority group defined — reporting requirements — annual report — review of findings — failure to comply — funds for audio-visual equipment — sobriety check points exempt.

Section 590.653 - Civilian review board — powers, duties.

Section 590.700 - Definitions — recording required for certain crimes — may be recorded, when — written policy required — violation, penalty.

Section 590.750 - Department to have sole authority to regulate and license advisors — commissioning of advisors — minimum liability insurance — acting without a license, penalty — rulemaking authority — application procedure.

Section 590.805 - Respiratory choke-hold, limitation on use of.

Section 590.1040 - Peer support counseling session communications, confidentiality of — definitions — applicability.

Section 590.1265 - Citation of law — definitions — use-of-force incidents reporting, standards and procedures — publication of report data — analysis report.

Section 590.1265 - Citation of law — definitions — use-of force incidents reporting, standards and procedures — publication of report data — analysis report.