FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.460
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMERIDETH.
0832H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections1.450,1.460,and1.470,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenew
sectionrelatingtothesecondamendmentpreservationact.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections1.450,1.460,and1.470,RSMo,arerepealedandonenewsection
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassection1.450,toreadasfollows:
1.450.[Noentityorperson,includinganypublicofficeroremployeeofthisstateor
2anypoliticalsubdivisionofthisstate,shallhavetheauthoritytoenforceorattempttoenforce
3anyfederalacts,laws,executiveorders,administrativeorders,rules,regulations,statutes,or
4ordinancesinfringingontherighttokeepandbeararmsasdescribedundersection1.420.]
5Nothinginsections1.410to1.480shallbeconstruedtoprohibitMissouriofficialsfrom
6acceptingaidfromfederalofficialsinanefforttoenforceMissourilaws.
[1.460.1.Anypoliticalsubdivisionorlawenforcementagencythat
2 employsalawenforcementofficerwhoactsknowingly,asdefinedunder
3 section562.016,toviolatetheprovisionsofsection1.450orotherwise
4 knowinglydeprivesacitizenofMissourioftherightsorprivilegesensuredby
5 AmendmentIIoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesorArticleI,Section23
6 oftheConstitutionofMissouriwhileactingunderthecolorofanystateor
7 federallawshallbeliabletotheinjuredpartyinanactionatlaw,suitinequity,
8 orotherproperproceedingforredress,andsubjecttoacivilpenaltyoffifty
9 thousanddollarsperoccurrence.Anypersoninjuredunderthissectionshall
10 havestandingtopursueanactionforinjunctivereliefinthecircuitcourtofthe
11 countyinwhichtheactionallegedlyoccurredorinthecircuitcourtofCole
12 Countywithrespecttotheactionsofsuchindividual.Thecourtshallholda
13 hearingonthemotionfortemporaryrestrainingorderandpreliminary
14 injunctionwithinthirtydaysofserviceofthepetition.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 2.Insuchactions,thecourtmayawardtheprevailingparty,otherthan
16 thestateofMissourioranypoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,reasonable
17 attorney'sfeesandcosts.
18 3.Sovereignimmunityshallnotbeanaffirmativedefenseinany
19 actionpursuanttothissection.]
[1.470.1.Anypoliticalsubdivisionorlawenforcementagencythat
2 knowinglyemploysanindividualactingorwhopreviouslyactedasanofficial,
3 agent,employee,ordeputyofthegovernmentoftheUnitedStates,or
4 otherwiseactedunderthecoloroffederallawwithinthebordersofthisstate,
5 whohasknowingly,asdefinedundersection562.016,aftertheadoptionof
6 thissection:
7 (1)Enforcedorattemptedtoenforceanyoftheinfringements
8 identifiedinsection1.420;or
9 (2)Givenmaterialaidandsupporttotheeffortsofanotherwho
10 enforcesorattemptstoenforceanyoftheinfringementsidentifiedinsection
11 1.420;
12
13 shallbesubjecttoacivilpenaltyoffiftythousanddollarsperemployeehired
14 bythepoliticalsubdivisionorlawenforcementagency.Anypersonresiding
15 inajurisdictionwhobelievesthatanindividualhastakenactionthatwould
16 violatetheprovisionsofthissectionshallhavestandingtopursueanaction.
17 2.Anypersonresidingorconductingbusinessinajurisdictionwho
18 believesthatanindividualhastakenactionthatwouldviolatetheprovisionsof
19 thissectionshallhavestandingtopursueanactionforinjunctivereliefinthe
20 circuitcourtofthecountyinwhichtheactionallegedlyoccurredorinthe
21 circuitcourtofColeCountywithrespecttotheactionsofsuchindividual.
22 Thecourtshallholdahearingonthemotionforatemporaryrestrainingorder
23 andpreliminaryinjunctionwithinthirtydaysofserviceofthepetition.
24 3.Insuchactions,thecourtmayawardtheprevailingparty,otherthan
25 thestateofMissourioranypoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,reasonable
26 attorney'sfeesandcosts.
27 4.Sovereignimmunityshallnotbeanaffirmativedefenseinany
28 actionpursuanttothissection.]
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