Effective - 01 Jan 2017
650.161. Eligibility for state grants — department of public safety to monitor units. — 1. A multijurisdictional enforcement group which meets the minimum criteria established in this section is eligible to receive state grants to help defray the costs of operation.
2. To be eligible for state grants, a MEG shall:
(1) Be established and operating pursuant to intergovernmental contracts written and executed in conformity by law, and involve two or more units of local government;
(2) Establish a MEG policy board composed of an elected official, or his designee, and the chief law enforcement officer from each participating unit of local government and a representative of a hazardous materials response team or, if such team is not formed, then a representative of the local fire response agency, to oversee the operations of the MEG and make such reports to the department of public safety as the department may require;
(3) Designate a single appropriate official of a participating unit of local government to act as the financial officer of the MEG for all participating units of the local government and to receive funds for the operation of the MEG;
(4) Limit its target operation to enforcement of drug laws;
(5) Cooperate with the department of public safety in order to assure compliance with sections 650.150 to 650.165 and to enable the department to fulfill its duties under sections 650.150 to 650.165 and supply the department with all information the department deems necessary therefor;
(6) Cooperate with the local hazardous material response team to establish a local emergency response strategy.
3. The department of public safety shall monitor the operations of all MEG units which receive state grants. From the moneys appropriated annually, if funds are made available by the general assembly for this purpose, the director shall determine and certify to the auditor the amount of the grant to be made to each designated MEG financial officer. No provision of this section shall prohibit funding of multijurisdictional enforcement groups by sources other than those provided by the general assembly, if such funding is in accordance with and in such a manner as provided by law.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 180 § 5, A.L. 1999 S.B. 207, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Transferred 2014; formerly 195.509; Effective 1-01-17
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XL - Additional Executive Departments
Chapter 650 - Department of Public Safety
Section 650.020 - Operation payback — reimbursement for crime tips — rules.
Section 650.035 - Missouri law enforcement assistance program, purpose — funding, eligibility.
Section 650.050 - DNA profiling system to be established in department of public safety, purpose.
Section 650.056 - Evidence capable of being tested for DNA must be preserved.
Section 650.100 - Definitions.
Section 650.110 - Jefferson County, crime laboratory, funding.
Section 650.150 - Citation of law.
Section 650.153 - Definitions.
Section 650.156 - Formation of group — power of arrest — cooperation.
Section 650.159 - Interstate MEG agreements, powers and immunities of officers — effective, when.
Section 650.161 - Eligibility for state grants — department of public safety to monitor units.
Section 650.165 - Report required, when.
Section 650.200 - Citation of act — applicability.
Section 650.205 - Definitions.
Section 650.215 - Rules, promulgation — procedure.
Section 650.220 - Boilers and pressure vessels to conform to rules, exceptions.
Section 650.225 - Maximum allowable pressure.
Section 650.235 - Chief inspector, appointment, qualifications, powers, duties.
Section 650.240 - Deputy inspectors, appointment, qualifications.
Section 650.245 - Special inspectors, appointed, when — qualifications, duties.
Section 650.250 - Examinations, contents, fee — commissions, renewal, fees.
Section 650.255 - Commissions, suspension, reinstatement, procedure — lost, replaced, how.
Section 650.270 - Operation without inspection certificate, penalty.
Section 650.275 - Inspection fees.
Section 650.280 - Chief and deputy inspectors to furnish bond.
Section 650.285 - Appeals, procedure.
Section 650.290 - Law not applicable in certain cities and counties.
Section 650.300 - Definitions.
Section 650.310 - Office of victims of crime established, purpose — duties.
Section 650.320 - Definitions.
Section 650.325 - Missouri 911 service board established.
Section 650.340 - 911 training and standards act.
Section 650.390 - Definitions.
Section 650.393 - Commission established, membership, terms.
Section 650.396 - Tax authorized, when, amount.
Section 650.402 - Emergency communications system fund established, use of funds, administration.
Section 650.405 - Powers and responsibilities of board.
Section 650.411 - Use of moneys derived from the sale of bonds.
Section 650.451 - Definitions.
Section 650.460 - Missouri Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Fund established — use of funds.