| 19 | | - | Section A. Sections 84.015, 84.020, 84.030, 8 4.040, 1 |
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| 20 | | - | 84.060, 84.070, 84.080, 84.090, 84.095, 84.100, 84.110, 84.120, 2 |
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| 21 | | - | 84.130, 84.150, 84.160, 84.170, 84.175, 84.180, 84.190, 84.200, 3 |
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| 22 | | - | 84.210, 84.240, 84.250, 84.265, 84.330, 84.340, 84.341, 84.342, 4 |
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| 23 | | - | 84.343, 84.344, 84.345, 84.346, 84.347, and 105.726, RSMo , are 5 |
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| 24 | | - | repealed and twenty-five new sections enacted in lieu thereof, 6 |
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| 25 | | - | to be known as sections 84.012, 84.015, 84.020, 84.030, 84.040, 7 |
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| 26 | | - | 84.060, 84.090, 84.100, 84.120, 84.130, 84.150, 84.160, 84.170, 8 |
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| 27 | | - | 84.180, 84.190, 84.200, 84.210, 84.225, 84.250, 84.325, 84. 330, 9 |
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| 28 | | - | 84.340, 84.341, 84.342, and 105.726, to read as follows:10 |
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| 29 | | - | 84.012. In all cities of this state not within a 1 |
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| 30 | | - | county, the common council or municipal assembly of such 2 |
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| 31 | | - | cities may pass ordinances for preserving order; securing 3 |
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| 32 | | - | property and persons from violence, danger, or destruction; 4 |
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| 33 | | - | protecting public and private property; and promoting the 5 SCS HCS HB 1481 2 |
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| 34 | | - | interests and ensuring the good governance of the cities, 6 |
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| 35 | | - | but no charter amendment or ordinances heretofore passed, or 7 |
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| 36 | | - | that may hereafter be passed, by th e common council or 8 |
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| 37 | | - | municipal assembly of the cities, or enacted by initiative 9 |
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| 38 | | - | petition, shall, in any manner, conflict or interfere with 10 |
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| 39 | | - | the powers or the exercise of the powers of the boards of 11 |
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| 40 | | - | police commissioners of the cities as created by section 12 |
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| 41 | | - | 84.020, nor shall the cities or any officer or agent of the 13 |
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| 42 | | - | corporation of the cities, or the mayor thereof, in any 14 |
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| 43 | | - | manner impede, obstruct, hinder, or interfere with the 15 |
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| 44 | | - | boards of police commissioners, or any officer, agent, or 16 |
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| 45 | | - | servant thereof or th ereunder. 17 |
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| 46 | | - | 84.015. Venue for any civil action involving the board 1 |
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| 47 | | - | of police commissioners in their official capacity , 2 |
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| 48 | | - | established pursuant to section 84.020, shall be appropriate 3 |
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| 49 | | - | in the twenty-second judicial circuit. 4 |
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| 50 | | - | 84.020. 1. In all cities [of this state that now 1 |
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| 51 | | - | have, or may hereafter attain, a population of five hundred 2 |
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| 52 | | - | thousand inhabitants or over ] not within a county, there 3 |
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| 53 | | - | shall be, and is hereby established, within and for said 4 |
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| 54 | | - | cities, a board of polic e commissioners, to consist of four 5 |
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| 55 | | - | citizen commissioners, as provided in sections 84.040 to 6 |
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| 56 | | - | 84.080, to be the governing body of the permanent police 7 |
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| 57 | | - | force pursuant to section 84.100, together with the mayor of 8 |
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| 58 | | - | said cities for the time being, or whosoe ver may be 9 |
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| 59 | | - | officially acting in that capacity, and said board shall 10 |
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| 60 | | - | annually appoint one of its members as president, [and] one 11 |
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| 61 | | - | member who shall act as vice president [during the absence 12 |
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| 62 | | - | of the president], and one member who shall act as board 13 |
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| 63 | | - | secretary; and such president or vice president shall be the 14 |
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| 64 | | - | executive officer of the board and shall act for it when the 15 |
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| 65 | | - | board is not in session. 16 SCS HCS HB 1481 3 |
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| 66 | | - | 2. The board shall consist of five commissioners, one 17 |
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| 67 | | - | of whom is the mayor of any city not within a county and 18 |
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| 68 | | - | four citizen commissioners, who shall be residents of the 19 |
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| 69 | | - | city for not less than three years preceding their 20 |
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| 70 | | - | appointment. No member shall be a former or current 21 |
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| 71 | | - | employee of the permanent police force. Except for the 22 |
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| 72 | | - | mayor, no member shall be nom inated or hold any other 23 |
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| 73 | | - | elective or appointed public or political office. If any 24 |
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| 74 | | - | citizen member is nominated or elected to any elective or 25 |
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| 75 | | - | appointed public or political office, then such member shall 26 |
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| 76 | | - | forfeit his or her appointment and shall immediate ly vacate 27 |
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| 77 | | - | his or her office. The mayor of any city not within a 28 |
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| 78 | | - | county shall automatically be a member of the board, while 29 |
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| 79 | | - | the remaining commissioners shall be appointed as follows: 30 |
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| 80 | | - | (1) One commissioner to be appointed by the board of 31 |
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| 81 | | - | alderman; 32 |
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| 82 | | - | (2) Two commissioners to be appointed by the president 33 |
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| 83 | | - | of the Saint Louis Police Officer's Association; and 34 |
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| 84 | | - | (3) One commissioner to be appointed by the president 35 |
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| 85 | | - | of the Saint Louis Ethical Society of Police. 36 |
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| 86 | | - | 3. Any member of the board m ay be removed for cause 37 |
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| 87 | | - | with the approval of a majority of the other board members; 38 |
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| 88 | | - | but such member shall first be presented with a written 39 |
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| 89 | | - | statement of the reasons for removal and shall have the 40 |
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| 90 | | - | opportunity for a hearing by the board to establish caus e 41 |
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| 91 | | - | for removal. The decision for removal of a board member is 42 |
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| 92 | | - | final. However, the removed member may appeal their removal 43 |
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| 93 | | - | to the twenty-second judicial circuit court. 44 |
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| 94 | | - | 4. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum 45 |
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| 95 | | - | for the transaction of bu siness, but no action shall be 46 |
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| 96 | | - | taken by the board or deemed valid unless three concurring 47 |
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| 97 | | - | votes are cast. 48 SCS HCS HB 1481 4 |
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| 98 | | - | 5. The board shall have the power to summon and compel 49 |
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| 99 | | - | attendance of witnesses before the board and to compel the 50 |
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| 100 | | - | production of documents an d other evidence, whenever 51 |
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| 101 | | - | necessary in the discharge of its duties, and shall have the 52 |
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| 102 | | - | power to administer oaths or affirmations to any person 53 |
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| 103 | | - | appearing or called before it. 54 |
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| 104 | | - | 6. The board shall have the following powers and 55 |
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| 105 | | - | duties: 56 |
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| 106 | | - | (1) To receive input from the chief of police, in 57 |
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| 107 | | - | order to formulate and approve policies governing the 58 |
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| 108 | | - | operation and conduct of the permanent police force pursuant 59 |
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| 109 | | - | to section 84.100; 60 |
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| 110 | | - | (2) To appoint as a chief of police any person who 61 |
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| 111 | | - | shall be responsible to the board for proper execution of 62 |
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| 112 | | - | the policies, duties, and responsibilities established by 63 |
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| 113 | | - | the board for the administration of the police department, 64 |
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| 114 | | - | and to remove the chief pursuant to section 106.273; 65 |
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| 115 | | - | (3) To hear and determine appeals from the decisions 66 |
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| 116 | | - | of the chief of police on disciplinary matters arising with 67 |
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| 117 | | - | the department, pursuant to section 590.502; however, at the 68 |
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| 118 | | - | time of the effective date of this act and until such time 69 |
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| 119 | | - | as the board adopts other investigative and disciplinary 70 |
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| 120 | | - | policies and procedures not inconsistent with section 71 |
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| 121 | | - | 590.502, discipline and investigative procedures for 72 |
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| 122 | | - | commissioned and civilian employees of the police force 73 |
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| 123 | | - | shall be regulated by rule 7 of the police manual of the 74 |
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| 124 | | - | police department in effect as of November 4, 2013; except 75 |
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| 125 | | - | that, where rule 7 is in conflict with section 590.502, the 76 |
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| 126 | | - | board shall comply with the requirements of section 77 |
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| 127 | | - | 590.502. Under no circumstances shall the board initially 78 |
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| 128 | | - | or hereafter adopt investigative and disciplinary pro cedures 79 |
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| 129 | | - | that do not include the summary hearing board procedures 80 SCS HCS HB 1481 5 |
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| 130 | | - | provided for in rule 7 of the police manual of the police 81 |
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| 131 | | - | department in effect as of November 4, 2013; 82 |
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| 132 | | - | (4) To promulgate a manual of rules and regulations 83 |
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| 133 | | - | for the qualifications and conduct of personnel of the 84 |
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| 134 | | - | police department and its operation; 85 |
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| 135 | | - | (5) To have such other powers and duties with respect 86 |
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| 136 | | - | to police administration and law enforcement as provided by 87 |
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| 137 | | - | statute; 88 |
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| 138 | | - | (6) To regulate and license all private watchmen, 89 |
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| 139 | | - | private detectives, and private police serving or acting in 90 |
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| 140 | | - | the city and no person shall act as such without first 91 |
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| 141 | | - | having obtained such license. Penalties for the violation 92 |
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| 142 | | - | of regulations promulgated by the board under this 93 |
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| 143 | | - | subsection shall be prescrib ed by ordinance. 94 |
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| 144 | | - | 84.030. Beginning on [January 9, 1989, the governor of 1 |
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| 145 | | - | the state of Missouri, by and with the advice and consent of 2 |
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| 146 | | - | the senate, shall appoint ] August 28, 2024, and no later 3 |
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| 147 | | - | than September 28, 2024, the four citizen commissioners 4 |
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| 148 | | - | [provided for in] shall be appointed pursuant to section 5 |
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| 149 | | - | 84.020[,] and shall serve the following terms of office: 6 |
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| 150 | | - | (1) One citizen commissioner appointed by the 7 |
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| 151 | | - | president of the Saint Louis Police Officer's Association 8 |
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| 152 | | - | shall [be appointed] serve for a term of one year; 9 |
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| 153 | | - | (2) One citizen commissioner appointed by the board of 10 |
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| 154 | | - | alderman shall [be appointed] serve for a term of two years; 11 |
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| 155 | | - | (3) One citizen commissioner appointed by the 12 |
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| 156 | | - | president of the St. Louis Ethical Society o f Police shall 13 |
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| 157 | | - | [be appointed] serve for a term of three years; 14 |
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| 158 | | - | (4) One citizen commissioner appointed by the 15 |
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| 159 | | - | president of the Saint Louis Police Officer's Association 16 |
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| 160 | | - | shall [be appointed] serve for a term of four years. Their 17 |
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| 161 | | - | successors shall each be appointed for a term of four years, 18 SCS HCS HB 1481 6 |
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| 162 | | - | and said commissioners shall hold office for their term of 19 |
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| 163 | | - | appointment and until their successors shall have been 20 |
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| 164 | | - | appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy in said board 21 |
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| 165 | | - | for any cause whatsoever, it shall be filled by appointment 22 |
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| 166 | | - | for the unexpired term, in the same manner and by the same 23 |
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| 167 | | - | appointer as in the case of original appointments. [The 24 |
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| 168 | | - | governor shall issue commissions to the persons so 25 |
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| 169 | | - | appointed, designating the time for which they are appointed 26 |
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| 170 | | - | in case the appointment is to fill an unexpired term 27 |
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| 171 | | - | occasioned by death, resignation or any other cause, and 28 |
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| 172 | | - | whenever the term of office of any commissioner expires, the 29 |
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| 173 | | - | appointment of his successor shall be for four years. The 30 |
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| 174 | | - | commissioners now ho lding offices under existing laws in any 31 |
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| 175 | | - | city of this state to which sections 84.010 to 84.340 apply 32 |
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| 176 | | - | are to hold their offices until the expiration of their 33 |
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| 177 | | - | terms, and their successors are duly appointed and 34 |
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| 178 | | - | qualified.] 35 |
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| 179 | | - | 84.040. The [said] citizen commissioners shall be 1 |
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| 180 | | - | [citizens] residents of the state of Missouri, and shall 2 |
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| 181 | | - | have been residents of the cities for a period of [four] 3 |
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| 182 | | - | three years next preceding their appointment; they shall, 4 |
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| 183 | | - | except as specified in sections 84.020 and 84.030 [and 5 |
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| 184 | | - | 84.080], hold their offices for four years, and until their 6 |
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| 185 | | - | respective successors shall have been appointed and 7 |
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| 186 | | - | qualified, and receive each a salary of one thousand dollars 8 |
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| 187 | | - | per annum, payable monthly; before entering upon the duties 9 |
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| 188 | | - | of their said offices, the said commissioners and the said 10 |
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| 189 | | - | mayor shall take and subscribe before a circuit or associate 11 |
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| 190 | | - | circuit judge of the circuit court of judicial circuit in 12 |
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| 191 | | - | which said cities shall be located, or the clerk thereof, 13 |
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| 192 | | - | the oath or affirmati on prescribed by the Constitution of 14 |
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| 193 | | - | the state of Missouri, and shall also take and subscribe 15 SCS HCS HB 1481 7 |
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| 194 | | - | before the same judge or clerk the further oath or affidavit 16 |
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| 195 | | - | that in any and every appointment or removal to be made by 17 |
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| 196 | | - | them to or from the police force creat ed and to be organized 18 |
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| 197 | | - | by them under sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, 19 |
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| 198 | | - | they will in no case and under no pretext appoint or remove 20 |
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| 199 | | - | any policeman or officer of police, or other person under 21 |
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| 200 | | - | them, on account of the political opinions of such police 22 |
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| 201 | | - | officer or other person, or for any other cause or reason 23 |
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| 202 | | - | than the fitness or unfitness of such a person, in the best 24 |
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| 203 | | - | judgment of such commissioners, for the place for which he 25 |
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| 204 | | - | shall be appointed, or from the place from which he shall be 26 |
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| 205 | | - | removed. The said oaths or affirmations shall be recorded 27 |
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| 206 | | - | and preserved among the records of the said circuit court. 28 |
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| 207 | | - | 84.060. 1. The board shall appoint a secretary to 1 |
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| 208 | | - | [act as such for] staff the board of police commissioners, 2 |
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| 209 | | - | to be appointed in the same manner as other officers, and 3 |
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| 210 | | - | such appointment shall be additional to the number of board 4 |
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| 211 | | - | appointments herein provided. The secretary shall serve at 5 |
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| 212 | | - | the pleasure of the board. 6 |
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| 213 | | - | 2. The salary of the secretary of the board shall be 7 |
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| 214 | | - | determined and fixed by the board of police commissioners, 8 |
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| 215 | | - | and no other provisions of this chapter shall apply in the 9 |
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| 216 | | - | determination of the amount of the salary of the secretary. 10 |
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| 217 | | - | 3. Every person appointed to serve as secretary shall 11 |
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| 218 | | - | be a resident of the city. 12 |
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| 219 | | - | 84.090. The duties of the boards of police hereby 1 |
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| 220 | | - | created shall be as follows: They shall, at all times of 2 |
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| 221 | | - | the day and night, within the boundaries of said cities, as 3 |
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| 222 | | - | well on water as on land, 4 |
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| 223 | | - | (1) Preserve the public peace, prevent crime and 5 |
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| 224 | | - | arrest offenders; 6 |
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| 225 | | - | (2) Protect the rights of persons and property; 7 SCS HCS HB 1481 8 |
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| 226 | | - | (3) Guard the public health; 8 |
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| 227 | | - | (4) Preserve order at every public election, and at 9 |
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| 228 | | - | all public meetings and places, and on all public occasions; 10 |
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| 229 | | - | (5) Prevent and remove nuisances on all streets, 11 |
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| 230 | | - | highways, waters and other places; 12 |
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| 231 | | - | (6) Provide a proper police force at every fire for 13 |
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| 232 | | - | the protection of firemen and property; 14 |
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| 233 | | - | (7) Protect emigrants and travelers at steamboat 15 |
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| 234 | | - | landings and railway stations; 16 |
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| 235 | | - | (8) See that all laws relating to elections and to the 17 |
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| 236 | | - | observance of Sunday, and regulating pawnbrokers, gamblers, 18 |
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| 237 | | - | intemperance, lotteries and lottery policies, vagrants, 19 |
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| 238 | | - | disorderly persons, and the public health are enforced ; 20 |
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| 239 | | - | (9) They shall also enforce all laws and all 21 |
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| 240 | | - | ordinances passed or which may hereafter be passed by the 22 |
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| 241 | | - | common council or municipal assembly of said cities, not 23 |
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| 242 | | - | inconsistent with the provisions of sections [84.010 to 24 |
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| 243 | | - | 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, or any other law of the state, 25 |
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| 244 | | - | which may be properly enforceable by a police force; 26 |
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| 245 | | - | (10) In case they shall have any reason to believe 27 |
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| 246 | | - | that any person within said cities intends to commit any 28 |
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| 247 | | - | breaches of the peace, or violation of the law or order 29 |
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| 248 | | - | beyond the city limits, any person charged with the 30 |
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| 249 | | - | commission of crime in said cities and against whom criminal 31 |
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| 250 | | - | process shall have issued, may be arrested upon the same in 32 |
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| 251 | | - | any part of this state by the police force created or 33 |
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| 252 | | - | authorized by sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342; 34 |
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| 253 | | - | provided, however, that before the person so arrested shall 35 |
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| 254 | | - | be removed from the county in which such arrest is made he 36 |
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| 255 | | - | shall be taken before some judge, to whom the papers 37 |
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| 256 | | - | authorizing such arrest shall be submitted; a nd the person 38 |
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| 257 | | - | so arrested shall not be removed from said county, but shall 39 SCS HCS HB 1481 9 |
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| 258 | | - | forthwith be discharged, unless such judge shall endorse and 40 |
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| 259 | | - | approve said papers; 41 |
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| 260 | | - | (11) The said police commissioners, or either of them, 42 |
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| 261 | | - | shall have the power to administer oaths or affirmations in 43 |
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| 262 | | - | the premises, to any person appearing or called before them; 44 |
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| 263 | | - | (12) They shall also have the power to summon and 45 |
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| 264 | | - | compel the attendance of witnesses before them, whenever it 46 |
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| 265 | | - | may be necessary for the more effectual discharge of their 47 |
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| 266 | | - | duties. 48 |
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| 267 | | - | 84.100. To enable the boards to perform the duties 1 |
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| 268 | | - | imposed upon them, they are hereby authorized and required 2 |
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| 269 | | - | to appoint, enroll and employ [a] only one permanent police 3 |
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| 270 | | - | force for the cities which they shall equip a nd arm as they 4 |
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| 271 | | - | may judge necessary. [Except as provided below, the number 5 |
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| 272 | | - | of patrolmen to be appointed shall not be more than one 6 |
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| 273 | | - | thousand six hundred eighty -three of which number not more 7 |
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| 274 | | - | than two hundred fifty are to be probationary patrolmen. 8 |
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| 275 | | - | Any increase in the number of patrolmen authorized, in 9 |
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| 276 | | - | addition to that provided for above, shall be permitted upon 10 |
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| 277 | | - | recommendation by the board of police commissioners, with 11 |
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| 278 | | - | the approval of the municipal board of estimate and 12 |
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| 279 | | - | apportionment. The number of turnkeys to be appointed shall 13 |
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| 280 | | - | be sixty-five, except that for each patrolman hereafter 14 |
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| 281 | | - | promoted, demoted, removed, resigned or otherwise separated 15 |
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| 282 | | - | from the force, an additional turnkey may be appointed, but 16 |
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| 283 | | - | under no circumstances shall more than one h undred fifty 17 |
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| 284 | | - | turnkeys be appointed. As each additional turnkey is 18 |
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| 285 | | - | appointed, the maximum number of patrolmen to be appointed 19 |
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| 286 | | - | shall be reduced accordingly so that when one hundred fifty 20 |
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| 287 | | - | turnkeys have been appointed, the number of patrolmen to be 21 |
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| 288 | | - | appointed shall not be more than one thousand five hundred 22 |
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| 289 | | - | ninety-eight.] All police officers shall be hired, employed, 23 SCS HCS HB 1481 10 |
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| 290 | | - | or under contract by the permanent police force. The board 24 |
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| 291 | | - | may continue to employ as many commissioned police officers, 25 |
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| 292 | | - | probationary police officers, and noncommissioned civilians, 26 |
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| 293 | | - | which shall include city marshals and park rangers, as it 27 |
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| 294 | | - | deems necessary in order to perform the duties imposed upon 28 |
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| 295 | | - | it. The board shall determine the number of police officers 29 |
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| 296 | | - | in each rank. The board shall determine the terms of 30 |
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| 297 | | - | regular service for all members of the permanent police 31 |
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| 298 | | - | force as provided by law. 32 |
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| 299 | | - | 84.120. 1. No person shall be appointed or employed 1 |
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| 300 | | - | as [policeman, turnkey, or ] police officer [of police] who 2 |
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| 301 | | - | shall have been convicted of, or against whom any indictment 3 |
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| 302 | | - | may be pending, for any offense, the punishment of which may 4 |
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| 303 | | - | be confinement in the penitentiary; nor shall any person be 5 |
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| 304 | | - | so appointed who is not of good character, or who is not a 6 |
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| 305 | | - | citizen of the United S tates, or who is not able to read and 7 |
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| 306 | | - | write the English language, or who does not possess ordinary 8 |
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| 307 | | - | physical strength and courage. The [patrolmen and turnkeys ] 9 |
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| 308 | | - | police officers hereafter appointed shall serve while they 10 |
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| 309 | | - | shall faithfully perform their du ties and possess mental and 11 |
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| 310 | | - | physical ability and be subject to removal only for cause 12 |
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| 311 | | - | [after a hearing by the boards, who are hereby invested with 13 |
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| 312 | | - | the jurisdiction in the premises ] pursuant to section 14 |
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| 313 | | - | 590.502. 15 |
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| 314 | | - | 2. The board shall have the sole dis cretion whether to 16 |
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| 315 | | - | delegate portions of its jurisdiction to hearing officers. 17 |
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| 316 | | - | The board shall retain final and ultimate authority over 18 |
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| 317 | | - | such matters and over the person to whom the delegation may 19 |
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| 318 | | - | be made. In any hearing before the board under this 20 |
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| 319 | | - | section, the member involved may make application to the 21 |
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| 320 | | - | board to waive a hearing before the board and request that a 22 |
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| 321 | | - | hearing be held before a hearing officer. 23 SCS HCS HB 1481 11 |
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| 322 | | - | 3. Nothing in this section or chapter shall be 24 |
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| 323 | | - | construed to prohibit the board of police commissioners from 25 |
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| 324 | | - | delegating any task related to disciplinary matters, 26 |
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| 325 | | - | disciplinary hearings, or any other hearing or proceeding 27 |
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| 326 | | - | which could otherwise be heard by the board or concerning 28 |
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| 327 | | - | any determination related to whether an officer is able to 29 |
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| 328 | | - | perform the necessary functions of the position. Tasks 30 |
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| 329 | | - | related to the preceding matter may be delegated by the 31 |
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| 330 | | - | board to a hearing officer under the provisions of 32 |
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| 331 | | - | subsection 4 of this section. 33 |
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| 332 | | - | 4. (1) The hearing officer to whom a delegation has 34 |
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| 333 | | - | been made by the board may, at the sole discretion of the 35 |
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| 334 | | - | board, perform certain functions, including but not limited 36 |
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| 335 | | - | to the following: 37 |
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| 336 | | - | (a) Presiding over a disciplinary matter from its 38 |
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| 337 | | - | inception through to the final hearing; 39 |
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| 338 | | - | (b) Preparing a report to the board of police 40 |
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| 339 | | - | commissioners; and 41 |
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| 340 | | - | (c) Making recommendations to the board of police 42 |
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| 341 | | - | commissioners as to the allegations and the appropriateness 43 |
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| 342 | | - | of the recommended discipline. 44 |
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| 343 | | - | (2) The board shall promulgate rules, which may be 45 |
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| 344 | | - | changed from time to time as determined by the board, and 46 |
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| 345 | | - | shall make such rules known to the hearing officer or others. 47 |
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| 346 | | - | (3) The board shall at all times retain the authority 48 |
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| 347 | | - | to render the final decision after a review of the relevant 49 |
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| 348 | | - | documents, evidence, transcripts, videotaped testimony, or 50 |
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| 349 | | - | report prepared by the hearing officer. 51 |
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| 350 | | - | 5. Hearing officers shall be selected in the following 52 |
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| 351 | | - | manner: 53 |
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| 352 | | - | (1) The board shall establish a panel of not less than 54 |
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| 353 | | - | five persons, all who are to be license d attorneys in good 55 SCS HCS HB 1481 12 |
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| 354 | | - | standing with the Missouri Bar. The composition of the 56 |
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| 355 | | - | panel may change from time to time at the board's discretion; 57 |
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| 356 | | - | (2) From the panel, the relevant member or officer and 58 |
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| 357 | | - | a police department representative shall alternatively and 59 |
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| 358 | | - | independently strike names from the list with the last 60 |
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| 359 | | - | remaining name being the designated hearing officer. The 61 |
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| 360 | | - | board shall establish a process to be utilized for each 62 |
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| 361 | | - | hearing which will determine which party makes the first 63 |
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| 362 | | - | strike and the proce ss may change from time to time; 64 |
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| 363 | | - | (3) After the hearing officer is chosen and presides 65 |
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| 364 | | - | over a matter, such hearing officer shall become ineligible 66 |
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| 365 | | - | until all hearing officers listed have been utilized, at 67 |
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| 366 | | - | which time the list shall renew, subject to officers' 68 |
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| 367 | | - | availability. 69 |
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| 368 | | - | 6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 70 |
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| 369 | | - | authorize the board of police commissioners to remove or 71 |
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| 370 | | - | discharge any chief, [as that term is defined ] except as 72 |
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| 371 | | - | provided in section 106.273. 73 |
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| 372 | | - | 84.130. The boards may reappoint all members of the 1 |
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| 373 | | - | police force who have heretofore, or shall hereafter, resign 2 |
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| 374 | | - | to enter the military service of the United States during 3 |
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| 375 | | - | any war in which the United States is engaged, without loss 4 |
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| 376 | | - | of rank, and with the same effe ct as if an indefinite leave 5 |
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| 377 | | - | of absence had been granted such members, upon condition 6 |
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| 378 | | - | that an application for such reappointment shall be made 7 |
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| 379 | | - | within ninety days after the applicant's discharge from 8 |
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| 380 | | - | military service and that the applicant is mentally a nd 9 |
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| 381 | | - | physically qualified for police duty. [The boards may make 10 |
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| 382 | | - | such reappointments notwithstanding that it may cause the 11 |
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| 383 | | - | number of policemen employed to temporarily exceed the 12 |
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| 384 | | - | number herein authorized. All necessary reductions in rank 13 |
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| 385 | | - | shall be made to enable the boards to reappoint officers 14 SCS HCS HB 1481 13 |
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| 386 | | - | above the rank of patrolmen as aforesaid to the end that the 15 |
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| 387 | | - | number of such officers shall not exceed that provided for 16 |
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| 388 | | - | in section 84.150.] 17 |
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| 389 | | - | 84.150. [The officers of the police force in each s uch 1 |
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| 390 | | - | city shall be as follows: one chief of police with the rank 2 |
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| 391 | | - | of colonel; lieutenant colonels, not to exceed five in 3 |
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| 392 | | - | number and other such ranks and number of members within 4 |
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| 393 | | - | such ranks as the board from time to time deems necessary. ] 5 |
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| 394 | | - | The officers of the police force shall have commissions 6 |
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| 395 | | - | issued to them by the boards of police commissioners, and 7 |
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| 396 | | - | those heretofore and those hereafter commissioned shall 8 |
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| 397 | | - | serve so long as they shall faithfully perform their duties 9 |
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| 398 | | - | and possess the necessary mental an d physical ability, and 10 |
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| 399 | | - | be subject to removal only for cause [after a hearing by the 11 |
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| 400 | | - | board, who are hereby invested with exclusive jurisdiction 12 |
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| 401 | | - | in the premises] pursuant to section 590.520 . 13 |
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| 402 | | - | 84.160. 1. As of August 28, [2006] 2024, the board of 1 |
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| 403 | | - | police commissioners shall have the authority to compute and 2 |
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| 404 | | - | establish the annual salary of each member of the police 3 |
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| 405 | | - | force without receiving prior authorization from the general 4 |
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| 406 | | - | assembly, which shall not be less than the annual salary 5 |
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| 407 | | - | paid to any member at the time of the enactment of this act . 6 |
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| 408 | | - | 2. Each officer of police and patrolman whose regular 7 |
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| 409 | | - | assignment requires nonuniformed attire may receive, in 8 |
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| 410 | | - | addition to his or her salary, an allowance not to exceed 9 |
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| 411 | | - | three hundred sixty d ollars per annum payable biweekly. 10 |
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| 412 | | - | Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this 11 |
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| 413 | | - | section to the contrary, no additional compensation or 12 |
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| 414 | | - | compensatory time off for overtime, court time, or standby 13 |
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| 415 | | - | court time shall be paid or allowed to any offi cer of the 14 |
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| 416 | | - | rank of [sergeant] lieutenant or above. Notwithstanding any 15 |
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| 417 | | - | other provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this 16 SCS HCS HB 1481 14 |
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| 418 | | - | section shall prohibit the payment of additional 17 |
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| 419 | | - | compensation pursuant to this subsection to officers of the 18 |
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| 420 | | - | ranks of sergeants and above, provided that funding for such 19 |
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| 421 | | - | compensation shall not: 20 |
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| 422 | | - | (1) Be paid from the general funds of either the city 21 |
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| 423 | | - | or the board of police commissioners of the city; or 22 |
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| 424 | | - | (2) Be violative of any federal law or other state law. 23 |
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| 425 | | - | 3. It is the duty of the municipal assembly or common 24 |
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| 426 | | - | council of the cities to make the necessary appropriation 25 |
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| 427 | | - | for the expenses of the maintenance of the police force in 26 |
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| 428 | | - | the manner herein and hereafter provided; provided, that in 27 |
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| 429 | | - | no event shall such mun icipal assembly or common council be 28 |
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| 430 | | - | required to appropriate for such purposes (including, but 29 |
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| 431 | | - | not limited to, costs of funding pensions or retirement 30 |
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| 432 | | - | plans) for any fiscal year a sum in excess of any limitation 31 |
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| 433 | | - | imposed by article X, section 21, Missou ri Constitution; and 32 |
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| 434 | | - | provided further, that such municipal assembly or common 33 |
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| 435 | | - | council may appropriate a sum in excess of such limitation 34 |
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| 436 | | - | for any fiscal year by an appropriations ordinance enacted 35 |
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| 437 | | - | in conformity with the provisions of the charter of such 36 |
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| 438 | | - | cities. 37 |
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| 439 | | - | 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of 38 |
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| 440 | | - | this section to the contrary, the board of police 39 |
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| 441 | | - | commissioners shall pay additional compensation for all 40 |
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| 442 | | - | hours of service rendered by probationary patrolmen [and], 41 |
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| 443 | | - | patrolmen, and sergeants in excess of the established 42 |
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| 444 | | - | regular working period, and the rate of compensation shall 43 |
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| 445 | | - | be one and one-half times the regular hourly rate of pay to 44 |
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| 446 | | - | which each member shall normally be entitled; except that, 45 |
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| 447 | | - | the court time and court standby time shall be paid at the 46 |
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| 448 | | - | regular hourly rate of pay to which each member shall 47 |
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| 449 | | - | normally be entitled. No credit shall be given or 48 SCS HCS HB 1481 15 |
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| 450 | | - | deductions made from payments for overtime for the purpose 49 |
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| 451 | | - | of retirement benefits. 50 |
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| 452 | | - | 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of 51 |
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| 453 | | - | this section to the contrary, probationary patrolmen [and], 52 |
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| 454 | | - | patrolmen, and sergeants shall receive additional 53 |
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| 455 | | - | compensation for authorized overtime, court time and court 54 |
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| 456 | | - | standby time whenever the total accumulated time exceeds 55 |
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| 457 | | - | forty hours. The accumulated forty hours shall be taken as 56 |
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| 458 | | - | compensatory time off at the officer's discretion with the 57 |
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| 459 | | - | approval of his supervisor. 58 |
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| 460 | | - | 6. The allowance of compensation or compensatory time 59 |
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| 461 | | - | off for court standby time shall be computed at the rat e of 60 |
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| 462 | | - | one-third of one hour for each hour spent on court standby 61 |
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| 463 | | - | time. 62 |
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| 464 | | - | 7. The board of police commissioners [may] shall 63 |
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| 465 | | - | effect programs to provide additional compensation to its 64 |
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| 466 | | - | employees for successful completion of academic work at an 65 |
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| 467 | | - | accredited college or university, in amounts not to exceed 66 |
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| 468 | | - | ten percent of their yearly salaries or for field training 67 |
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| 469 | | - | officer and lead officer responsibilities in amounts not to 68 |
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| 470 | | - | exceed three percent of their yearly salaries for field 69 |
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| 471 | | - | training officer responsibi lities and an additional three 70 |
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| 472 | | - | percent of their yearly salaries for lead officer 71 |
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| 473 | | - | responsibilities. The board may designate up to one hundred 72 |
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| 474 | | - | fifty employees as field training officers and up to fifty 73 |
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| 475 | | - | employees as lead officers. 74 |
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| 476 | | - | 8. The board of police commissioners: 75 |
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| 477 | | - | (1) Shall provide or contract for life insurance 76 |
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| 478 | | - | coverage and for insurance benefits providing health, 77 |
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| 479 | | - | medical and disability coverage for officers and employees 78 |
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| 480 | | - | of the department; 79 SCS HCS HB 1481 16 |
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| 481 | | - | (2) Shall provide or contract for insur ance coverage 80 |
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| 482 | | - | providing salary continuation coverage for officers and 81 |
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| 483 | | - | employees of the police department; 82 |
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| 484 | | - | (3) Shall provide health, medical, and life insurance 83 |
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| 485 | | - | coverage for retired officers and employees of the police 84 |
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| 486 | | - | department. Health, medical and life insurance coverage 85 |
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| 487 | | - | shall be made available for purchase to the spouses or 86 |
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| 488 | | - | dependents of deceased retired officers and employees of the 87 |
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| 489 | | - | police department who receive pension benefits pursuant to 88 |
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| 490 | | - | sections 86.200 to 86.364 at the rate that such dependent's 89 |
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| 491 | | - | or spouse's coverage would cost under the appropriate plan 90 |
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| 492 | | - | if the deceased were living; 91 |
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| 493 | | - | (4) May pay an additional shift differential 92 |
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| 494 | | - | compensation to members of the police force for evening and 93 |
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| 495 | | - | night tour of duty in an amount not to ex ceed ten percent of 94 |
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| 496 | | - | the officer's base hourly rate. 95 |
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| 497 | | - | 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of 96 |
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| 498 | | - | this section to the contrary, the board of police 97 |
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| 499 | | - | commissioners shall pay additional compensation to members 98 |
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| 500 | | - | of the police force up to and in cluding the rank of police 99 |
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| 501 | | - | officer for any full hour worked between the hours of 11:00 100 |
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| 502 | | - | p.m. and 7:00 a.m., in amounts equal to [five] ten percent 101 |
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| 503 | | - | of the officer's base hourly pay. 102 |
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| 504 | | - | 10. The board of police commissioners, from time to 103 |
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| 505 | | - | time and in its discretion, may pay additional compensation 104 |
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| 506 | | - | to police officers, sergeants and lieutenants by paying 105 |
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| 507 | | - | commissioned officers in the aforesaid ranks for 106 |
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| 508 | | - | accumulated, unused vacation time. Any such payments shall 107 |
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| 509 | | - | be made in increments of not less than fo rty hours, and at 108 |
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| 510 | | - | rates equivalent to the base straight -time rates being 109 |
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| 511 | | - | earned by said officers at the time of payment; except that, 110 SCS HCS HB 1481 17 |
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| 512 | | - | no such officer shall be required to accept payment for 111 |
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| 513 | | - | accumulated unused vacation time. 112 |
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| 514 | | - | 84.170. 1. When any vacancy shall take place in any 1 |
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| 515 | | - | grade of officers, it shall be filled from the next lowest 2 |
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| 516 | | - | grade; provided, however, that probationary patrolmen shall 3 |
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| 517 | | - | serve at least six months as such before being promoted to 4 |
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| 518 | | - | the rank of patrolman; patrol men shall serve at least three 5 |
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| 519 | | - | years as such before being promoted to the rank of sergeant; 6 |
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| 520 | | - | sergeants shall serve at least one year as such before being 7 |
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| 521 | | - | promoted to the rank of lieutenant; lieutenants shall serve 8 |
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| 522 | | - | at least one year as such before being promoted to the rank 9 |
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| 523 | | - | of captain; and in no case shall the [chief or] assistant 10 |
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| 524 | | - | chief be selected from men not members of the force or below 11 |
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| 525 | | - | the grade of captain. Patrolmen shall serve at least three 12 |
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| 526 | | - | years as such before promotion to the rank of detect ive; the 13 |
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| 527 | | - | inspector shall be taken from men in the rank not below the 14 |
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| 528 | | - | grade of lieutenant. 15 |
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| 529 | | - | 2. The boards of police are hereby authorized to make 16 |
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| 530 | | - | all such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with 17 |
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| 531 | | - | sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, or other laws 18 |
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| 532 | | - | of the state, as they may judge necessary, for the 19 |
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| 533 | | - | appointment, employment, uniforming, discipline, trial and 20 |
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| 534 | | - | government of the police. The said boards shall also have 21 |
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| 535 | | - | power to require of any officer or policeman bond with 22 |
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| 536 | | - | sureties when they may consider it demanded by the public 23 |
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| 537 | | - | interests. All lawful rules and regulations of the board 24 |
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| 538 | | - | shall be obeyed by the police force on pain of dismissal or 25 |
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| 539 | | - | such lighter punishment, either by suspension, fine, 26 |
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| 540 | | - | reduction or forfeiture of pay, or oth erwise as the boards 27 |
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| 541 | | - | may adjudge. 28 |
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| 542 | | - | [3. The authority possessed by the board of police 29 |
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| 543 | | - | includes, but is not limited to, the authority to delegate 30 SCS HCS HB 1481 18 |
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| 544 | | - | portions of its powers authorized in section 84.120, 31 |
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| 545 | | - | including presiding over a disciplinary hearing, to a 32 |
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| 546 | | - | hearing officer as determined by the board. ] 33 |
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| 547 | | - | 84.180. No officer of police or policeman shall be 1 |
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| 548 | | - | allowed to receive any money or gratuity or compensation for 2 |
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| 549 | | - | any service he may render without the consent of the said 3 |
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| 550 | | - | boards; and all such moneys as any policeman or police 4 |
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| 551 | | - | officer may be so permitted to receive shall be paid over to 5 |
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| 552 | | - | the boards, and together with all the proceeds of all fines, 6 |
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| 553 | | - | forfeitures and unreclaimed property which may come to the 7 |
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| 554 | | - | possession of said boards, o r to be recovered by them under 8 |
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| 555 | | - | the provisions of sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 9 |
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| 556 | | - | 84.342, or any other law or ordinance, shall be disposed of 10 |
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| 557 | | - | in accordance with rules adopted by the said boards, subject 11 |
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| 558 | | - | to the provisions of the laws of this state controlling and 12 |
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| 559 | | - | directing the dispensation of such funds. 13 |
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| 560 | | - | 84.190. 1. The boards of police commissioners are 1 |
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| 561 | | - | hereby authorized to provide themselves with such office and 2 |
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| 562 | | - | office furniture, and such clerks and subordinates as they 3 |
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| 563 | | - | shall need; and to have and use a common seal. They may 4 |
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| 564 | | - | divide such cities into not more than twelve nor less than 5 |
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| 565 | | - | [nine] six police districts, and provide in each of them, if 6 |
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| 566 | | - | necessary, a station house or houses, with all things and 7 |
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| 567 | | - | equipments required for the same, and all such other 8 |
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| 568 | | - | accommodations as may be required for the use of the police. 9 |
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| 569 | | - | 2. The boards, for all the purposes of sections 10 |
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| 570 | | - | [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, shall have the use of 11 |
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| 571 | | - | the fire alarm telegraph of such cities for p olice purposes, 12 |
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| 572 | | - | and all station houses, watch boxes, firearms, equipments, 13 |
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| 573 | | - | accoutrements, technology, facilities, and other 14 |
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| 574 | | - | accommodations and things provided by such cities, for the 15 |
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| 575 | | - | use and service of the police, as fully and to the same 16 SCS HCS HB 1481 19 |
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| 576 | | - | extent as the same are now used by or for any present 17 |
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| 577 | | - | police, or as fully and to the same extent as the same may 18 |
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| 578 | | - | be used by any police force in any of the cities to which 19 |
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| 579 | | - | sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342 may hereafter 20 |
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| 580 | | - | apply at the discretion of the boa rd; and the mayor and 21 |
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| 581 | | - | common council or municipal assembly, and all persons and 22 |
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| 582 | | - | municipal officers in charge thereof, are hereby ordered and 23 |
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| 583 | | - | required to allow such use [accordingly] of all facilities, 24 |
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| 584 | | - | technology, and equipment . In case the mayor and c ommon 25 |
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| 585 | | - | council or municipal assembly of any of such cities, or its 26 |
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| 586 | | - | officers or agents, refuse or neglect to allow such use, as 27 |
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| 587 | | - | and whenever the same shall be required by the boards 28 |
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| 588 | | - | created by sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, or 29 |
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| 589 | | - | refuse to set aside and appropriate the revenue necessary to 30 |
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| 590 | | - | carry out the provisions of sections [84.010 to 84.340] 31 |
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| 591 | | - | 84.012 to 84.342, or place obstructions or hindrances in the 32 |
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| 592 | | - | way of the proper discharge of the powers of such boards, 33 |
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| 593 | | - | the boards may apply to the circuit courts of the judicial 34 |
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| 594 | | - | circuit in which such cities may be located, in the name of 35 |
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| 595 | | - | the state, for a mandamus to compel a compliance with the 36 |
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| 596 | | - | provisions of this section, and the application thereof 37 |
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| 597 | | - | shall be heard and decided by the court. One week's notice 38 |
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| 598 | | - | of the application shall be given, and the respondent or 39 |
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| 599 | | - | respondents shall have the right to answer within the week; 40 |
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| 600 | | - | and if testimony be needed on either side, the same shall be 41 |
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| 601 | | - | taken within ten days after the same is filed, or the week 42 |
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| 602 | | - | shall be expired. From the decision in the circuit court in 43 |
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| 603 | | - | the premises either party may appeal within ten days; and it 44 |
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| 604 | | - | shall be the duty of the clerk of such courts to send up the 45 |
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| 605 | | - | record immediately, and the appeal shall be heard 46 |
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| 606 | | - | immediately by the supreme court, if then in session, and if 47 SCS HCS HB 1481 20 |
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| 607 | | - | not in session, at the next term. In both courts the case 48 |
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| 608 | | - | shall be taken up and tried in preference to all others. 49 |
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| 609 | | - | 84.200. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of the 1 |
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| 610 | | - | county or city in which any of the cities to which sections 2 |
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| 611 | | - | [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342 may apply shall be 3 |
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| 612 | | - | located, whenever called on for that purpose by said boards, 4 |
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| 613 | | - | to act under their control for the preservation of the 5 |
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| 614 | | - | public peace and quiet; and, if ordered by th em to do so, he 6 |
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| 615 | | - | shall summon the posse comitatus for that purpose, and hold 7 |
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| 616 | | - | and employ such posse subject to their direction; whenever 8 |
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| 617 | | - | the exigency or circumstances may, in their judgment, 9 |
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| 618 | | - | warrant it, the said boards shall have the power to assume 10 |
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| 619 | | - | the control and command of all conservators of the peace of 11 |
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| 620 | | - | the county or city in which any of the cities to which 12 |
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| 621 | | - | sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342 may apply, 13 |
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| 622 | | - | whether sheriff, constable, policemen or others, and they 14 |
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| 623 | | - | shall act under the orders of the said boards and not 15 |
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| 624 | | - | otherwise. 16 |
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| 625 | | - | 84.210. 1. It shall be the duty of said boards, 1 |
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| 626 | | - | annually on or before the last day of February of each year 2 |
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| 627 | | - | to prepare, in writing, on such forms as may be prescribed 3 |
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| 628 | | - | for budget preparation pu rposes by such cities for 4 |
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| 629 | | - | departments of city government, an estimate of the sum of 5 |
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| 630 | | - | money which will be necessary for the subsequent fiscal 6 |
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| 631 | | - | year, to enable them to discharge the duties hereby imposed 7 |
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| 632 | | - | upon them, and to meet the expenses of the police 8 |
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| 633 | | - | department. Such estimate shall include, but not be limited 9 |
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| 634 | | - | to, all reasonably anticipated revenues of such boards from 10 |
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| 635 | | - | all sources including, but not limited to, grants from the 11 |
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| 636 | | - | federal or state governments, governmental agencies or other 12 |
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| 637 | | - | grantors and forfeitures of property and proceeds of 13 |
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| 638 | | - | forfeited property, a table of organization, line items for 14 SCS HCS HB 1481 21 |
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| 639 | | - | personnel, supplies, maintenance, repairs, services and 15 |
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| 640 | | - | contractual requirements, and a statement comparing receipts 16 |
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| 641 | | - | and expenses for the last prior fu ll fiscal year, the 17 |
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| 642 | | - | current fiscal year, and the fiscal year to which the 18 |
|---|
| 643 | | - | estimate pertains. Said boards shall forthwith certify such 19 |
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| 644 | | - | estimate to the board of common council or municipal 20 |
|---|
| 645 | | - | assembly, as the case may be, of said cities, who are hereby 21 |
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| 646 | | - | required to set apart and appropriate the amount so 22 |
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| 647 | | - | certified, payable out of the revenue of said cities, after 23 |
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| 648 | | - | having first deducted the amount necessary to pay the 24 |
|---|
| 649 | | - | interest upon the indebtedness of said cities, the amount 25 |
|---|
| 650 | | - | necessary for the expenses of the city hospital and health 26 |
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| 651 | | - | department, the amount necessary for lighting the city, and 27 |
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| 652 | | - | any sum required by law to be placed to the credit of the 28 |
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| 653 | | - | sinking fund of said cities. During a fiscal year for which 29 |
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| 654 | | - | an appropriation has been so made, said boar ds shall not 30 |
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| 655 | | - | transfer funds appropriated for one line item of such 31 |
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| 656 | | - | appropriation to any other line item without the prior 32 |
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| 657 | | - | approval of the municipal board of estimate and 33 |
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| 658 | | - | apportionment. 34 |
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| 659 | | - | 2. The said boards of police commissioners shall pass 35 |
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| 660 | | - | upon all claims presented against them for the expenses 36 |
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| 661 | | - | incurred in the discharge of their duties as herein 37 |
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| 662 | | - | provided, and shall certify, by their president and 38 |
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| 663 | | - | secretary, all such claims as are entitled to payment and 39 |
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| 664 | | - | all salary rolls for salaries as provide d in sections 40 |
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| 665 | | - | [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, and such claims and 41 |
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| 666 | | - | salary rolls, when so certified, shall be duly audited and 42 |
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| 667 | | - | paid by the proper disbursing officer or officers of said 43 |
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| 668 | | - | cities within five days after being audited, out of any 44 |
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| 669 | | - | moneys in the city treasury not appropriated to the specific 45 |
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| 670 | | - | purposes above enumerated; provided, however, that the 46 SCS HCS HB 1481 22 |
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| 671 | | - | amount of said claims and salary rolls so certified shall 47 |
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| 672 | | - | not exceed, in any one year, the amount so, as aforesaid, 48 |
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| 673 | | - | estimated for that year to the common council or municipal 49 |
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| 674 | | - | assembly of said cities aforesaid. The common council or 50 |
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| 675 | | - | municipal assembly of said cities shall have no power or 51 |
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| 676 | | - | authority to levy or collect any taxes or appropriate any 52 |
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| 677 | | - | money for the payment of any police force, othe r than that 53 |
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| 678 | | - | organized and employed under sections [84.010 to 84.340] 54 |
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| 679 | | - | 84.012 to 84.342. No officer or servant of the mayor or the 55 |
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| 680 | | - | common council or municipal assembly of said cities shall 56 |
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| 681 | | - | disburse any money for the payment of any police force other 57 |
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| 682 | | - | than that organized and employed under sections [84.010 to 58 |
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| 683 | | - | 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, and the power of said mayor and 59 |
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| 684 | | - | common council or municipal assembly to appropriate and 60 |
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| 685 | | - | disburse money for the payment of the police force organized 61 |
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| 686 | | - | and employed under s ections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 62 |
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| 687 | | - | 84.342 shall be exercised as in this section directed and 63 |
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| 688 | | - | not otherwise. 64 |
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| 689 | | - | 84.225. Any officer or servant of the mayor or common 1 |
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| 690 | | - | council or municipal assembly of the cities, or other 2 |
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| 691 | | - | persons whatsoever, who forcibly resists or obstructs the 3 |
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| 692 | | - | execution or enforcement of any of the provisions of 4 |
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| 693 | | - | sections 84.012 to 84.342 or relating to the same, or who 5 |
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| 694 | | - | disburses or fails to disburse any money in violation 6 |
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| 695 | | - | thereof, or who hinders or obstructs the or ganization or 7 |
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| 696 | | - | maintenance of the board of police or the police force 8 |
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| 697 | | - | therein provided to be organized and maintained, or who 9 |
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| 698 | | - | maintains or controls any police force other than the one 10 |
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| 699 | | - | therein provided for, or who delays or hinders the due 11 |
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| 700 | | - | enforcement of sections 84.012 to 84.342 by failing or 12 |
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| 701 | | - | neglecting to perform the duties by such sections imposed 13 |
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| 702 | | - | upon him or her, shall be subject to a penalty of one 14 SCS HCS HB 1481 23 |
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| 703 | | - | thousand dollars for each offense, recoverable by the boards 15 |
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| 704 | | - | by action at law in the name of the s tate, and shall forever 16 |
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| 705 | | - | thereafter be disqualified from holding or exercising any 17 |
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| 706 | | - | office or employment whatsoever under the mayor or common 18 |
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| 707 | | - | council or municipal assembly of such cities, or under 19 |
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| 708 | | - | sections 84.012 to 84.342; provided that, nothing in this 20 |
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| 709 | | - | section shall be construed to interfere with the punishment, 21 |
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| 710 | | - | under any existing or any future laws of this state, of any 22 |
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| 711 | | - | criminal offense that is committed by the parties in or 23 |
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| 712 | | - | about the resistance, obstruction, hindrance, conspiracy, 24 |
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| 713 | | - | combination, or disbursement aforesaid. 25 |
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| 714 | | - | 84.250. The board shall cause a full journal of their 1 |
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| 715 | | - | proceedings to be kept, and shall also cause all their 2 |
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| 716 | | - | receipts and disbursements of money to be faithfully entered 3 |
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| 717 | | - | in books to be procured and kept for t hat purpose, and said 4 |
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| 718 | | - | journal, and all said books, and all other documents in 5 |
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| 719 | | - | possession of said board [, shall always be open to the 6 |
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| 720 | | - | inspection of the general assembly of the state of Missouri 7 |
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| 721 | | - | or any committee appointed by it for that purpose ]. It 8 |
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| 722 | | - | shall be the duty of the board to report to the common 9 |
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| 723 | | - | council or municipal assembly of the said city at each 10 |
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| 724 | | - | annual session thereof, the number and expenses of the 11 |
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| 725 | | - | police force employed by it under sections [84.010 to 12 |
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| 726 | | - | 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, and all such other matters as may 13 |
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| 727 | | - | be of public interest, in connection with the duties 14 |
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| 728 | | - | assigned it by sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342. 15 |
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| 729 | | - | 84.325. 1. On August 28, 2024, the board of police 1 |
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| 730 | | - | commissioners shall assume control of any municipal police 2 |
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| 731 | | - | force established within any city not within a county, 3 |
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| 732 | | - | according to the procedures and requirements of this section 4 |
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| 733 | | - | and any rules promulgated under subsection 6 of this 5 |
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| 734 | | - | section. The purpose of these procedures and requirements 6 SCS HCS HB 1481 24 |
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| 735 | | - | is to provide for an orderly and appropriate transition in 7 |
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| 736 | | - | the governance of the police force and provide for an 8 |
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| 737 | | - | equitable employment transition for commissioned and 9 |
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| 738 | | - | civilian personnel. 10 |
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| 739 | | - | 2. Upon the assumption of control by the board of 11 |
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| 740 | | - | police commissioners under subsection 1 of this section, any 12 |
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| 741 | | - | municipal police department within any city not within a 13 |
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| 742 | | - | county shall convey, assign, and otherwise transfer to the 14 |
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| 743 | | - | board title and ownership of all indebtedness and assets, 15 |
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| 744 | | - | including, but not limited to, al l funds and real and 16 |
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| 745 | | - | personal property held in the name of or controlled by the 17 |
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| 746 | | - | municipal police department. The cities shall execute all 18 |
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| 747 | | - | documents reasonably required to transfer, convey, or assign 19 |
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| 748 | | - | ownership and obligations as provided herein. Such city 20 |
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| 749 | | - | shall thereafter cease the operation of any police 21 |
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| 750 | | - | department or police force. 22 |
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| 751 | | - | 3. Upon the assumption of control by the board of 23 |
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| 752 | | - | police commissioners under subsection 1 of this section, the 24 |
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| 753 | | - | board shall accept responsibility, ownership, and l iability 25 |
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| 754 | | - | as successor-in-interest for contractual obligations and 26 |
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| 755 | | - | other lawful obligations of the municipal police department. 27 |
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| 756 | | - | 4. The board of police commissioners shall initially 28 |
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| 757 | | - | employ, without a reduction in rank, salary, or benefits, 29 |
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| 758 | | - | all commissioned and civilian personnel of the municipal 30 |
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| 759 | | - | police department who were employed by the municipal police 31 |
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| 760 | | - | department immediately prior to the date the board assumed 32 |
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| 761 | | - | control. The board shall recognize all accrued years of 33 |
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| 762 | | - | service that such commissio ned and civilian personnel had 34 |
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| 763 | | - | with the municipal police department, as well as all accrued 35 |
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| 764 | | - | years of service that such commissioned and civilian 36 |
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| 765 | | - | personnel had previously with the board of police 37 |
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| 766 | | - | commissioners. Such personnel shall be entitled to no le ss 38 SCS HCS HB 1481 25 |
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| 767 | | - | than the holidays, vacation, sick leave, sick bonus time, 39 |
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| 768 | | - | and annual step-increases they were entitled to as employees 40 |
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| 769 | | - | of the municipal police department as of August 28, 2024. 41 |
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| 770 | | - | 5. The commissioned and civilian personnel who retire 42 |
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| 771 | | - | from service with the municipal police department before the 43 |
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| 772 | | - | board of police commissioners assumed control of the 44 |
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| 773 | | - | department under subsection 1 of this section shall continue 45 |
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| 774 | | - | to be entitled to the same pension benefits provided as 46 |
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| 775 | | - | employees of the municipal police department and the same 47 |
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| 776 | | - | benefits set forth in subsection 5 of this section. Any 48 |
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| 777 | | - | police pension system created under chapter 86 for the 49 |
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| 778 | | - | benefit of a police force established under sections 84.012 50 |
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| 779 | | - | to 84.342 shall continue to be governed by chapter 86 a nd 51 |
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| 780 | | - | shall apply to any comprehensive policing plan and any 52 |
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| 781 | | - | police force established under sections 84.012 to 84.342. 53 |
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| 782 | | - | Other than any provision that makes chapter 86 applicable to 54 |
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| 783 | | - | a municipal police force established under sections 84.343 55 |
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| 784 | | - | to 84.346, nothing in sections 84.012 to 84.342 shall be 56 |
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| 785 | | - | construed as limiting or changing the rights or benefits 57 |
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| 786 | | - | provided under chapter 86. 58 |
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| 787 | | - | 6. The board of police commissioners may promulgate 59 |
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| 788 | | - | all necessary rules and regulations for the implementation 60 |
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| 789 | | - | and administration of this section. Any rule or portion of 61 |
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| 790 | | - | a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is 62 |
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| 791 | | - | created under the authority delegated in this section shall 63 |
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| 792 | | - | become effective only if it complies with and is subject to 64 |
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| 793 | | - | all of the provision s of chapter 536 and, if applicable, 65 |
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| 794 | | - | section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are 66 |
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| 795 | | - | nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 67 |
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| 796 | | - | general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay 68 |
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| 797 | | - | the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are 69 |
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| 798 | | - | subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 70 SCS HCS HB 1481 26 |
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| 799 | | - | rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 71 |
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| 800 | | - | August 28, 2024, shall be invalid and void. 72 |
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| 801 | | - | 84.330. The members of the police force of the cities 1 |
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| 802 | | - | covered by sections [84.010 to 84.340] 84.012 to 84.342, 2 |
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| 803 | | - | organized and appointed by the police commissioners of said 3 |
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| 804 | | - | cities, are hereby declared to be officers of the said 4 |
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| 805 | | - | cities, under the charter and ordinances thereof, and also 5 |
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| 806 | | - | to be officers of the state of M issouri, and shall be so 6 |
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| 807 | | - | deemed and taken in all courts having jurisdiction of 7 |
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| 808 | | - | offenses against the laws of this state or the ordinances of 8 |
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| 809 | | - | said cities. 9 |
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| 810 | | - | 84.340. Except as provided under section 590.750, the 1 |
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| 811 | | - | police [commissioner] chief of the said cities shall have 2 |
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| 812 | | - | power to regulate and license all private watchmen, private 3 |
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| 813 | | - | detectives and private policemen, serving or acting as such 4 |
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| 814 | | - | in said cities, and no person shall act as such private 5 |
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| 815 | | - | watchman, private detective or private poli ceman in said 6 |
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| 816 | | - | cities without first having obtained the written license of 7 |
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| 817 | | - | the president or acting president of said police 8 |
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| 818 | | - | commissioners of the said cities, under pain of being guilty 9 |
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| 819 | | - | of a misdemeanor. 10 |
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| 820 | | - | 84.341. No elected or appointe d official of the state 1 |
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| 821 | | - | or any political subdivision thereof shall act or refrain 2 |
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| 822 | | - | from acting in any manner to impede, obstruct, hinder, or 3 |
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| 823 | | - | otherwise interfere with any member of a municipal police 4 |
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| 824 | | - | force [established under sections 84.343 to 84.346 ] in the 5 |
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| 825 | | - | performance of his or her job duties, or with any aspect of 6 |
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| 826 | | - | any investigation arising from the performance of such job 7 |
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| 827 | | - | duties. This section shall not be construed to prevent such 8 |
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| 828 | | - | officials from acting within the normal course and scope of 9 |
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| 829 | | - | their employment or from acting to implement sections 10 |
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| 830 | | - | [84.343 to 84.346] 84.012 to 84.342. Any person who 11 SCS HCS HB 1481 27 |
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| 831 | | - | violates this section shall be liable for a penalty of two 12 |
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| 832 | | - | thousand five hundred dollars for each offense and shall 13 |
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| 833 | | - | forever be disqualified from holdin g any office or 14 |
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| 834 | | - | employment whatsoever with the governmental entity the 15 |
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| 835 | | - | person served at the time of the violation. The penalty 16 |
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| 836 | | - | shall not be paid by the funds of any committee as the term 17 |
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| 837 | | - | committee is defined in section 130.011. This section shall 18 |
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| 838 | | - | not be construed to interfere with the punishment, under any 19 |
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| 839 | | - | laws of this state, of a criminal offense committed by such 20 |
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| 840 | | - | officials, nor shall this section apply to duly appointed 21 |
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| 841 | | - | members of the municipal police force, or their appointing 22 |
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| 842 | | - | authorities, whose conduct is otherwise provided for by law. 23 |
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| 843 | | - | 84.342. 1. It shall be an unlawful employment 1 |
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| 844 | | - | practice for an official, employee, or agent of a municipal 2 |
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| 845 | | - | police force established under sections 84.343 to 84.346 to 3 |
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| 846 | | - | discharge, demote, re duce the pay of, or otherwise retaliate 4 |
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| 847 | | - | against an employee of the municipal police force for 5 |
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| 848 | | - | reporting to any superior, government agency, or the press 6 |
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| 849 | | - | the conduct of another employee that the reporting employee 7 |
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| 850 | | - | believes, in good faith, is illegal. 8 |
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| 851 | | - | 2. Any employee of the municipal police force may 9 |
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| 852 | | - | bring a cause of action for general or special damages based 10 |
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| 853 | | - | on a violation of this section and such action is in 11 |
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| 854 | | - | addition to the protections and remedies provided to public 12 |
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| 855 | | - | employees pursuant to se ction 105.055. 13 |
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| 856 | | - | 105.726. 1. Nothing in sections 105.711 to 105.726 1 |
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| 857 | | - | shall be construed to broaden the liability of the state of 2 |
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| 858 | | - | Missouri beyond the provisions of sections 537.600 to 3 |
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| 859 | | - | 537.610, nor to abolish or waive any defense at law which 4 |
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| 860 | | - | might otherwise be available to any agency, officer, or 5 |
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| 861 | | - | employee of the state of Missouri. Sections 105.711 to 6 SCS HCS HB 1481 28 |
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| 862 | | - | 105.726 do not waive the sovereign immunity of the state of 7 |
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| 863 | | - | Missouri. 8 |
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| 864 | | - | 2. The creation of the state legal expense fund and 9 |
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| 865 | | - | the payment therefrom of such amounts as may be necessary 10 |
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| 866 | | - | for the benefit of any person covered thereby are deemed 11 |
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| 867 | | - | necessary and proper public purposes for which funds of this 12 |
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| 868 | | - | state may be expended. 13 |
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| 869 | | - | 3. Moneys in the state legal expense fund shall not b e 14 |
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| 870 | | - | available for the payment of any claim or any amount 15 |
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| 871 | | - | required by any final judgment rendered by a court of 16 |
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| 872 | | - | competent jurisdiction against a board of police 17 |
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| 873 | | - | commissioners established under chapter 84, including the 18 |
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| 874 | | - | commissioners, any police officer, notwithstanding sections 19 |
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| 875 | | - | 84.330 and 84.710, or other provisions of law, other 20 |
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| 876 | | - | employees, agents, representative, or any other individual 21 |
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| 877 | | - | or entity acting or purporting to act on its or their 22 |
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| 878 | | - | behalf. Such was the intent of the general assembly in the 23 |
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| 879 | | - | original enactment of sections 105.711 to 105.726, and it is 24 |
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| 880 | | - | made express by this section in light of the decision in 25 |
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| 881 | | - | Wayman Smith, III, et al. v. State of Missouri, 152 S.W.3d 26 |
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| 882 | | - | 275. Except that the commissioner of administration shall 27 |
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| 883 | | - | reimburse from the legal expense fund the board of police 28 |
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| 884 | | - | commissioners established under [section 84.350, and any 29 |
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| 885 | | - | successor-in-interest established pursuant to section 30 |
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| 886 | | - | 84.344,] chapter 84 for liability claims otherwise eligible 31 |
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| 887 | | - | for payment under section 105.711 paid by such [board] 32 |
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| 888 | | - | boards on an equal share basis per claim up to a maximum of 33 |
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| 889 | | - | one million dollars per fiscal year. 34 |
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| 890 | | - | 4. [Subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of 35 |
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| 891 | | - | section 84.345,] If the representation of the attorney 36 |
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| 892 | | - | general is requested by a boa rd of police commissioners [or 37 |
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| 893 | | - | its successor-in-interest established pursuant to section 38 SCS HCS HB 1481 29 |
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| 894 | | - | 84.344], the attorney general shall represent, investigate, 39 |
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| 895 | | - | defend, negotiate, or compromise all claims under sections 40 |
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| 896 | | - | 105.711 to 105.726 for the board of police c ommissioners, 41 |
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| 897 | | - | its successor-in-interest pursuant to section 84.344, any 42 |
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| 898 | | - | police officer, other employees, agents, representatives, or 43 |
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| 899 | | - | any other individual or entity acting or purporting to act 44 |
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| 900 | | - | on their behalf. The attorney general may establish 45 |
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| 901 | | - | procedures by rules promulgated under chapter 536 under 46 |
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| 902 | | - | which claims must be referred for the attorney general's 47 |
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| 903 | | - | representation. The attorney general and the officials of 48 |
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| 904 | | - | the city which the police board represents [or represented] 49 |
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| 905 | | - | shall meet and negotiate r easonable expenses or charges that 50 |
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| 906 | | - | will fairly compensate the attorney general and the office 51 |
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| 907 | | - | of administration for the cost of the representation of the 52 |
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| 908 | | - | claims under this section. 53 |
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| 909 | | - | 5. Claims tendered to the attorney general promptly 54 |
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| 910 | | - | after the claim was asserted as required by section 105.716 55 |
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| 911 | | - | and prior to August 28, 2005, may be investigated, defended, 56 |
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| 912 | | - | negotiated, or compromised by the attorney general and full 57 |
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| 913 | | - | payments may be made from the state legal expense fund on 58 |
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| 914 | | - | behalf of the entities and individuals described in this 59 |
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| 915 | | - | section as a result of the holding in Wayman Smith, III, et 60 |
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| 916 | | - | al. v. State of Missouri, 152 S.W.3d 275. 61 |
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| 917 | | - | [84.070. A majority of the boards of 1 |
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| 918 | | - | police shall constitute a quorum; and the 2 |
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| 919 | | - | failure or refusal o f the mayor or acting mayor 3 |
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| 920 | | - | of said cities to qualify or act hereunder shall 4 |
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| 921 | | - | in no wise impair the right or duty of said 5 |
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| 922 | | - | commissioners to organize and proceed as herein 6 |
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| 923 | | - | provided in sections 84.010 to 84.340. In case 7 |
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| 924 | | - | a vacancy shall occur on said boar d, the same 8 |
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| 925 | | - | shall be filled by the governor of the state of 9 |
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| 926 | | - | Missouri forthwith, after having been notified 10 |
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| 927 | | - | that such vacancy exists. ] 11 SCS HCS HB 1481 30 |
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| 928 | | - | [84.080. Any one of said commissioners, 1 |
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| 929 | | - | who, during his term of office, shall accept any 2 |
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| 930 | | - | other place of public trust or emolument, or 3 |
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| 931 | | - | who, during the same period, shall knowingly 4 |
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| 932 | | - | receive any nomination for an office elective by 5 |
|---|
| 933 | | - | the people, without publicly declining same 6 |
|---|
| 934 | | - | within twenty days succeeding such nomination, 7 |
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| 935 | | - | or shall become a candidate f or the nomination 8 |
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| 936 | | - | for any office at the hands of any political 9 |
|---|
| 937 | | - | party, shall be deemed to thereby forfeit or 10 |
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| 938 | | - | vacate his office. Any of said commissioners 11 |
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| 939 | | - | may be removed by the governor of the state of 12 |
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| 940 | | - | Missouri upon his being fully satisfied that the 13 |
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| 941 | | - | commissioner is guilty of any official 14 |
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| 942 | | - | misconduct.] 15 |
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| 943 | | - | [84.095. All causes of action against the 1 |
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| 944 | | - | members of the St. Louis board of police 2 |
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| 945 | | - | commissioners in their official capacity shall 3 |
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| 946 | | - | be commenced in the circuit court of the City of 4 |
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| 947 | | - | St. Louis.] 5 |
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| 948 | | - | [84.110. Eight hours shall constitute the 1 |
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| 949 | | - | time of regular service for the members of the 2 |
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| 950 | | - | police force for such cities during any one day 3 |
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| 951 | | - | of twenty-four hours; but nothing herein shall 4 |
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| 952 | | - | be so construed as to prevent the bo ards of 5 |
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| 953 | | - | police commissioners in such cities from 6 |
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| 954 | | - | suspending the operation of such rule fixing the 7 |
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| 955 | | - | time of regular daily service of such police 8 |
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| 956 | | - | officers in case of existing emergencies, and 9 |
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| 957 | | - | said boards shall have full power to determine 10 |
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| 958 | | - | the existence and duration of such emergencies, 11 |
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| 959 | | - | and their finding in respect thereto shall not 12 |
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| 960 | | - | be subject to review by any other power. ] 13 |
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| 961 | | - | [84.175. 1. Upon recommendation of the 1 |
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| 962 | | - | chief of police, the board may authorize and 2 |
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| 963 | | - | provide for the organiza tion of a police reserve 3 |
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| 964 | | - | force composed of members who receive a service 4 |
|---|
| 965 | | - | retirement under the provisions of sections 5 |
|---|
| 966 | | - | 86.200 to 86.366 and who qualify under the 6 |
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| 967 | | - | provisions of section 84.120. Such reserve 7 |
|---|
| 968 | | - | force shall be under the command of the chief o f 8 |
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| 969 | | - | police and shall be provided training, 9 SCS HCS HB 1481 31 |
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| 970 | | - | equipment, uniforms, and arms as the chief shall 10 |
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| 971 | | - | direct with the approval of the board. Members 11 |
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| 972 | | - | of the reserve force shall possess all of the 12 |
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| 973 | | - | powers of regular police officers and shall be 13 |
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| 974 | | - | subject to all laws and regulations applicable 14 |
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| 975 | | - | to police officers; provided, however, that the 15 |
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| 976 | | - | city council or other governing body of any such 16 |
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| 977 | | - | city may in its discretion fix a total in number 17 |
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| 978 | | - | which the reserve force may not exceed. 18 |
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| 979 | | - | 2. In event of riot or other eme rgencies 19 |
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| 980 | | - | as declared and defined by the mayor, in 20 |
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| 981 | | - | concurrence with the board, the board, upon 21 |
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| 982 | | - | recommendation of the chief, may appoint special 22 |
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| 983 | | - | officers or patrolmen for temporary service in 23 |
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| 984 | | - | addition to the police reserve force herein 24 |
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| 985 | | - | provided for, but the length of time for which 25 |
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| 986 | | - | such officers or patrolmen shall be employed 26 |
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| 987 | | - | shall be limited to the time during which such 27 |
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| 988 | | - | emergency shall exist. ] 28 |
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| 989 | | - | [84.240. The board of police commissioners 1 |
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| 990 | | - | shall establish the Bertillon system of 2 |
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| 991 | | - | identification of criminals and others by means 3 |
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| 992 | | - | of anthropometric indications, and they are 4 |
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| 993 | | - | further required to employ such additional 5 |
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| 994 | | - | assistance as may be necessary to properly 6 |
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| 995 | | - | conduct and manage this department. ] 7 |
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| 996 | | - | [84.265. The board may appoint such number 1 |
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| 997 | | - | of women members of the police force as they 2 |
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| 998 | | - | deem necessary, and such women members shall 3 |
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| 999 | | - | have and exercise all the powers of the other 4 |
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| 1000 | | - | members of the police force. ] 5 |
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| 1001 | | - | [84.343. 1. Subject to the provisions of 1 |
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| 1002 | | - | sections 84.344 to 84.346, any city not within a 2 |
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| 1003 | | - | county may establish a municipal police force 3 |
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| 1004 | | - | for the purposes of: 4 |
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| 1005 | | - | (1) Preserving the public peace, welfare, 5 |
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| 1006 | | - | and order; 6 |
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| 1007 | | - | (2) Preventing crime and arresting 7 |
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| 1008 | | - | suspected offenders; 8 |
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| 1009 | | - | (3) Enforcing the laws of the state and 9 |
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| 1010 | | - | ordinances of the city; 10 SCS HCS HB 1481 32 |
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| 1011 | | - | (4) Exercising all powers available to a 11 |
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| 1012 | | - | police force under generally applicable state 12 |
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| 1013 | | - | law; and 13 |
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| 1014 | | - | (5) Regulating and licensing all private 14 |
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| 1015 | | - | watchmen, private detectives, and private 15 |
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| 1016 | | - | policemen serving or acting as such in said city. 16 |
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| 1017 | | - | 2. Any person who acts as a private 17 |
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| 1018 | | - | watchman, private detective, or private 18 |
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| 1019 | | - | policeman in said cities without having obtained 19 |
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| 1020 | | - | a written license from said cities is guilty of 20 |
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| 1021 | | - | a class A misdemeanor. ] 21 |
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| 1022 | | - | [84.344. 1. Notwithstanding any 1 |
|---|
| 1023 | | - | provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any 2 |
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| 1024 | | - | city not within a county may establish a 3 |
|---|
| 1025 | | - | municipal police force on or after July 1, 2013, 4 |
|---|
| 1026 | | - | according to the procedures and requirements of 5 |
|---|
| 1027 | | - | this section. The purpose of these procedures 6 |
|---|
| 1028 | | - | and requirements is to provide for an orderly 7 |
|---|
| 1029 | | - | and appropriate transition in the governance of 8 |
|---|
| 1030 | | - | the police force and provide for an equitable 9 |
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| 1031 | | - | employment transition for commissioned and 10 |
|---|
| 1032 | | - | civilian personnel. 11 |
|---|
| 1033 | | - | 2. Upon the establishment of a municipal 12 |
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| 1034 | | - | police force by a city under sections 84.343 to 13 |
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| 1035 | | - | 84.346, the board of police commissioners shall 14 |
|---|
| 1036 | | - | convey, assign, and otherwise transfer to the 15 |
|---|
| 1037 | | - | city title and ownership of all indebtedness and 16 |
|---|
| 1038 | | - | assets, including, but no t limited to, all funds 17 |
|---|
| 1039 | | - | and real and personal property held in the name 18 |
|---|
| 1040 | | - | of or controlled by the board of police 19 |
|---|
| 1041 | | - | commissioners created under sections 84.010 to 20 |
|---|
| 1042 | | - | 84.340. The board of police commissioners shall 21 |
|---|
| 1043 | | - | execute all documents reasonably required t o 22 |
|---|
| 1044 | | - | accomplish such transfer of ownership and 23 |
|---|
| 1045 | | - | obligations. 24 |
|---|
| 1046 | | - | 3. If the city establishes a municipal 25 |
|---|
| 1047 | | - | police force and completes the transfer 26 |
|---|
| 1048 | | - | described in subsection 2 of this section, the 27 |
|---|
| 1049 | | - | city shall provide the necessary funds for the 28 |
|---|
| 1050 | | - | maintenance of the municipal police force. 29 |
|---|
| 1051 | | - | 4. Before a city not within a county may 30 |
|---|
| 1052 | | - | establish a municipal police force under this 31 |
|---|
| 1053 | | - | section, the city shall adopt an ordinance 32 SCS HCS HB 1481 33 |
|---|
| 1054 | | - | accepting responsibility, ownership, and 33 |
|---|
| 1055 | | - | liability as successor -in-interest for 34 |
|---|
| 1056 | | - | contractual obligations, indebtedness, and other 35 |
|---|
| 1057 | | - | lawful obligations of the board of police 36 |
|---|
| 1058 | | - | commissioners subject to the provisions of 37 |
|---|
| 1059 | | - | subsection 2 of section 84.345. 38 |
|---|
| 1060 | | - | 5. A city not within a county that 39 |
|---|
| 1061 | | - | establishes a municipal police force shall 40 |
|---|
| 1062 | | - | initially employ, without a reduction in rank, 41 |
|---|
| 1063 | | - | salary, or benefits, all commissioned and 42 |
|---|
| 1064 | | - | civilian personnel of the board of police 43 |
|---|
| 1065 | | - | commissioners created under sections 84.010 to 44 |
|---|
| 1066 | | - | 84.340 that were employed by the board 45 |
|---|
| 1067 | | - | immediately prior to the date the municip al 46 |
|---|
| 1068 | | - | police force was established. Such commissioned 47 |
|---|
| 1069 | | - | personnel who previously were employed by the 48 |
|---|
| 1070 | | - | board may only be involuntarily terminated by 49 |
|---|
| 1071 | | - | the city not within a county for cause. The 50 |
|---|
| 1072 | | - | city shall also recognize all accrued years of 51 |
|---|
| 1073 | | - | service that such commissioned and civilian 52 |
|---|
| 1074 | | - | personnel had with the board of police 53 |
|---|
| 1075 | | - | commissioners. Such personnel shall be entitled 54 |
|---|
| 1076 | | - | to the same holidays, vacation, and sick leave 55 |
|---|
| 1077 | | - | they were entitled to as employees of the board 56 |
|---|
| 1078 | | - | of police commissioners. 57 |
|---|
| 1079 | | - | 6. Commissioned and civilian personnel of 58 |
|---|
| 1080 | | - | a municipal police force established under this 59 |
|---|
| 1081 | | - | section shall not be subject to a residency 60 |
|---|
| 1082 | | - | requirement of retaining a primary residence in 61 |
|---|
| 1083 | | - | a city not within a county but may be required 62 |
|---|
| 1084 | | - | to maintain a primary residen ce located within a 63 |
|---|
| 1085 | | - | one-hour response time. 64 |
|---|
| 1086 | | - | 7. The commissioned and civilian personnel 65 |
|---|
| 1087 | | - | who retire from service with the board of police 66 |
|---|
| 1088 | | - | commissioners before the establishment of a 67 |
|---|
| 1089 | | - | municipal police force under subsection 1 of 68 |
|---|
| 1090 | | - | this section shall c ontinue to be entitled to 69 |
|---|
| 1091 | | - | the same pension benefits provided under chapter 70 |
|---|
| 1092 | | - | 86 and the same benefits set forth in subsection 71 |
|---|
| 1093 | | - | 5 of this section. 72 |
|---|
| 1094 | | - | 8. If the city not within a county elects 73 |
|---|
| 1095 | | - | to establish a municipal police force under this 74 |
|---|
| 1096 | | - | section, the city shall establish a separate 75 |
|---|
| 1097 | | - | division for the operation of its municipal 76 SCS HCS HB 1481 34 |
|---|
| 1098 | | - | police force. The civil service commission of 77 |
|---|
| 1099 | | - | the city may adopt rules and regulations 78 |
|---|
| 1100 | | - | appropriate for the unique operation of a police 79 |
|---|
| 1101 | | - | department. Such rules and regulati ons shall 80 |
|---|
| 1102 | | - | reserve exclusive authority over the 81 |
|---|
| 1103 | | - | disciplinary process and procedures affecting 82 |
|---|
| 1104 | | - | commissioned officers to the civil service 83 |
|---|
| 1105 | | - | commission; however, until such time as the city 84 |
|---|
| 1106 | | - | adopts such rules and regulations, the 85 |
|---|
| 1107 | | - | commissioned personnel sha ll continue to be 86 |
|---|
| 1108 | | - | governed by the board of police commissioner's 87 |
|---|
| 1109 | | - | rules and regulations in effect immediately 88 |
|---|
| 1110 | | - | prior to the establishment of the municipal 89 |
|---|
| 1111 | | - | police force, with the police chief acting in 90 |
|---|
| 1112 | | - | place of the board of police commissioners for 91 |
|---|
| 1113 | | - | purposes of applying the rules and regulations. 92 |
|---|
| 1114 | | - | Unless otherwise provided for, existing civil 93 |
|---|
| 1115 | | - | service commission rules and regulations 94 |
|---|
| 1116 | | - | governing the appeal of disciplinary decisions 95 |
|---|
| 1117 | | - | to the civil service commission shall apply to 96 |
|---|
| 1118 | | - | all commissioned and civi lian personnel. The 97 |
|---|
| 1119 | | - | civil service commission's rules and regulations 98 |
|---|
| 1120 | | - | shall provide that records prepared for 99 |
|---|
| 1121 | | - | disciplinary purposes shall be confidential, 100 |
|---|
| 1122 | | - | closed records available solely to the civil 101 |
|---|
| 1123 | | - | service commission and those who possess 102 |
|---|
| 1124 | | - | authority to conduct investigations regarding 103 |
|---|
| 1125 | | - | disciplinary matters pursuant to the civil 104 |
|---|
| 1126 | | - | service commission's rules and regulations. A 105 |
|---|
| 1127 | | - | hearing officer shall be appointed by the civil 106 |
|---|
| 1128 | | - | service commission to hear any such appeals that 107 |
|---|
| 1129 | | - | involve discipline resultin g in a suspension of 108 |
|---|
| 1130 | | - | greater than fifteen days, demotion, or 109 |
|---|
| 1131 | | - | termination, but the civil service commission 110 |
|---|
| 1132 | | - | shall make the final findings of fact, 111 |
|---|
| 1133 | | - | conclusions of law, and decision which shall be 112 |
|---|
| 1134 | | - | subject to any right of appeal under chapter 536. 113 |
|---|
| 1135 | | - | 9. A city not within a county that 114 |
|---|
| 1136 | | - | establishes and maintains a municipal police 115 |
|---|
| 1137 | | - | force under this section: 116 |
|---|
| 1138 | | - | (1) Shall provide or contract for life 117 |
|---|
| 1139 | | - | insurance coverage and for insurance benefits 118 |
|---|
| 1140 | | - | providing health, medical, and disability 119 |
|---|
| 1141 | | - | coverage for commissioned and civilian personnel 120 SCS HCS HB 1481 35 |
|---|
| 1142 | | - | of the municipal police force to the same extent 121 |
|---|
| 1143 | | - | as was provided by the board of police 122 |
|---|
| 1144 | | - | commissioners under section 84.160; 123 |
|---|
| 1145 | | - | (2) Shall provide or contract for medical 124 |
|---|
| 1146 | | - | and life insurance coverage for any commissi oned 125 |
|---|
| 1147 | | - | or civilian personnel who retired from service 126 |
|---|
| 1148 | | - | with the board of police commissioners or who 127 |
|---|
| 1149 | | - | were employed by the board of police 128 |
|---|
| 1150 | | - | commissioners and retire from the municipal 129 |
|---|
| 1151 | | - | police force of a city not within a county to 130 |
|---|
| 1152 | | - | the same extent such medi cal and life insurance 131 |
|---|
| 1153 | | - | coverage was provided by the board of police 132 |
|---|
| 1154 | | - | commissioners under section 84.160; 133 |
|---|
| 1155 | | - | (3) Shall make available medical and life 134 |
|---|
| 1156 | | - | insurance coverage for purchase to the spouses 135 |
|---|
| 1157 | | - | or dependents of commissioned and civilian 136 |
|---|
| 1158 | | - | personnel who retire from service with the board 137 |
|---|
| 1159 | | - | of police commissioners or the municipal police 138 |
|---|
| 1160 | | - | force and deceased commissioned and civilian 139 |
|---|
| 1161 | | - | personnel who receive pension benefits under 140 |
|---|
| 1162 | | - | sections 86.200 to 86.366 at the rate that such 141 |
|---|
| 1163 | | - | dependent's or spouse's c overage would cost 142 |
|---|
| 1164 | | - | under the appropriate plan if the deceased were 143 |
|---|
| 1165 | | - | living; and 144 |
|---|
| 1166 | | - | (4) May pay an additional shift 145 |
|---|
| 1167 | | - | differential compensation to commissioned and 146 |
|---|
| 1168 | | - | civilian personnel for evening and night tours 147 |
|---|
| 1169 | | - | of duty in an amount not to exceed ten pe rcent 148 |
|---|
| 1170 | | - | of the officer's base hourly rate. 149 |
|---|
| 1171 | | - | 10. A city not within a county that 150 |
|---|
| 1172 | | - | establishes a municipal police force under 151 |
|---|
| 1173 | | - | sections 84.343 to 84.346 shall establish a 152 |
|---|
| 1174 | | - | transition committee of five members for the 153 |
|---|
| 1175 | | - | purpose of: coordinating and implem enting the 154 |
|---|
| 1176 | | - | transition of authority, operations, assets, and 155 |
|---|
| 1177 | | - | obligations from the board of police 156 |
|---|
| 1178 | | - | commissioners to the city; winding down the 157 |
|---|
| 1179 | | - | affairs of the board; making nonbinding 158 |
|---|
| 1180 | | - | recommendations for the transition of the police 159 |
|---|
| 1181 | | - | force from the board to the city; and other 160 |
|---|
| 1182 | | - | related duties, if any, established by executive 161 |
|---|
| 1183 | | - | order of the city's mayor. Once the ordinance 162 |
|---|
| 1184 | | - | referenced in this section is enacted, the city 163 |
|---|
| 1185 | | - | shall provide written notice to the board of 164 SCS HCS HB 1481 36 |
|---|
| 1186 | | - | police commissioners and the governor of the 165 |
|---|
| 1187 | | - | state of Missouri. Within thirty days of such 166 |
|---|
| 1188 | | - | notice, the mayor shall appoint three members to 167 |
|---|
| 1189 | | - | the committee, two of whom shall be members of a 168 |
|---|
| 1190 | | - | statewide law enforcement association that 169 |
|---|
| 1191 | | - | represents at least five thousand law 170 |
|---|
| 1192 | | - | enforcement officers. The remaining members of 171 |
|---|
| 1193 | | - | the committee shall include the police chief of 172 |
|---|
| 1194 | | - | the municipal police force and a person who 173 |
|---|
| 1195 | | - | currently or previously served as a commissioner 174 |
|---|
| 1196 | | - | on the board of police commissioners, who shall 175 |
|---|
| 1197 | | - | be appointed to the committee b y the mayor of 176 |
|---|
| 1198 | | - | such city.] 177 |
|---|
| 1199 | | - | [84.345. 1. Except as required for the 1 |
|---|
| 1200 | | - | board of police commissioners to conclude its 2 |
|---|
| 1201 | | - | affairs and pursue legal claims and defenses, 3 |
|---|
| 1202 | | - | upon the establishment of a municipal police 4 |
|---|
| 1203 | | - | force, the terms of office of the commissioners 5 |
|---|
| 1204 | | - | of the board of police created under sections 6 |
|---|
| 1205 | | - | 84.020 and 84.030 shall expire, and the 7 |
|---|
| 1206 | | - | provisions of sections 84.010 to 84.340 shall 8 |
|---|
| 1207 | | - | not apply to any city not within a county or its 9 |
|---|
| 1208 | | - | municipal police force as of such date. The 10 |
|---|
| 1209 | | - | board shall continue to operate, if necessary, 11 |
|---|
| 1210 | | - | to wind down the board's affairs until the 12 |
|---|
| 1211 | | - | transfer of ownership and obligations under 13 |
|---|
| 1212 | | - | subsection 2 of section 84.344 has been 14 |
|---|
| 1213 | | - | completed. During such time, the board of 15 |
|---|
| 1214 | | - | police commissioners shall designate and 16 |
|---|
| 1215 | | - | authorize its secretary to act on behalf of the 17 |
|---|
| 1216 | | - | board for purposes of performing the board's 18 |
|---|
| 1217 | | - | duties and any other actions incident to the 19 |
|---|
| 1218 | | - | transfer and winding down of the board's affairs. 20 |
|---|
| 1219 | | - | 2. For any claim, lawsuit, or other action 21 |
|---|
| 1220 | | - | arising out of actions occurring before the date 22 |
|---|
| 1221 | | - | of completion of the transfer provided under 23 |
|---|
| 1222 | | - | subsection 2 of section 84.344, the state shall 24 |
|---|
| 1223 | | - | continue to provide legal representation as set 25 |
|---|
| 1224 | | - | forth in section 105.726, and the state legal 26 |
|---|
| 1225 | | - | expense fund shall contin ue to provide 27 |
|---|
| 1226 | | - | reimbursement for such claims under section 28 |
|---|
| 1227 | | - | 105.726. This subsection applies to all claims, 29 |
|---|
| 1228 | | - | lawsuits, and other actions brought against any 30 SCS HCS HB 1481 37 |
|---|
| 1229 | | - | commissioner, police officer, employee, agent, 31 |
|---|
| 1230 | | - | representative, or any individual or entity 32 |
|---|
| 1231 | | - | acting or purporting to act on its or their 33 |
|---|
| 1232 | | - | behalf. 34 |
|---|
| 1233 | | - | 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of 35 |
|---|
| 1234 | | - | law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any 36 |
|---|
| 1235 | | - | city not within a county that establishes a 37 |
|---|
| 1236 | | - | municipal police force under sections 84.343 to 38 |
|---|
| 1237 | | - | 84.346 shall not be restricted or limited in any 39 |
|---|
| 1238 | | - | way in the selection of a police chief or chief 40 |
|---|
| 1239 | | - | of the division created under subsection 8 of 41 |
|---|
| 1240 | | - | section 84.344. 42 |
|---|
| 1241 | | - | 4. It shall be the duty of the sheriff for 43 |
|---|
| 1242 | | - | any city not within a county, whenever called 44 |
|---|
| 1243 | | - | upon by the police chief of the municipal police 45 |
|---|
| 1244 | | - | force, to act under the police chief's control 46 |
|---|
| 1245 | | - | for the preservation of the public peace and 47 |
|---|
| 1246 | | - | quiet; and, whenever the exigency or 48 |
|---|
| 1247 | | - | circumstances may, in the police chief's 49 |
|---|
| 1248 | | - | judgment, warrant it, said police chief shall 50 |
|---|
| 1249 | | - | have the power to assume the control and command 51 |
|---|
| 1250 | | - | of all local and municipal conservators of the 52 |
|---|
| 1251 | | - | peace of the city, whether sheriff, constable, 53 |
|---|
| 1252 | | - | policemen or others, and they shall act under 54 |
|---|
| 1253 | | - | the orders of the said police chief and not 55 |
|---|
| 1254 | | - | otherwise.] 56 |
|---|
| 1255 | | - | [84.346. Any police pension system created 1 |
|---|
| 1256 | | - | under chapter 86 for the benefit of a police 2 |
|---|
| 1257 | | - | force established under sections 84.010 to 3 |
|---|
| 1258 | | - | 84.340 shall continue to be governed by chapter 4 |
|---|
| 1259 | | - | 86, and shall apply to any police force 5 |
|---|
| 1260 | | - | established under section 84.343 to 84.346. 6 |
|---|
| 1261 | | - | Other than any provision that makes chapter 86 7 |
|---|
| 1262 | | - | applicable to a municipal police force 8 |
|---|
| 1263 | | - | established under section 84.343 to 84.346, 9 |
|---|
| 1264 | | - | nothing in sections 84.343 to 84.346 shall be 10 |
|---|
| 1265 | | - | construed as limiting or changing the rig hts or 11 |
|---|
| 1266 | | - | benefits provided under chapter 86. ] 12 |
|---|
| 1267 | | - | [84.347. Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 |
|---|
| 1268 | | - | section 1.140 to the contrary, the provisions of 2 |
|---|
| 1269 | | - | sections 84.343 to 84.346 shall be 3 |
|---|
| 1270 | | - | nonseverable. If any provision of sections 4 |
|---|
| 1271 | | - | 84.343 to 84.346 is for any reason held to be 5 SCS HCS HB 1481 38 |
|---|
| 1272 | | - | invalid, such decision shall invalidate all of 6 |
|---|
| 1273 | | - | the remaining provisions of this act. ] 7 |
|---|
| 1274 | | - | |
|---|
| 13 | + | SectionA.Sections84.020,84.030,84.100,84.150,84.160,84.170,84.175,84.240, |
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| 14 | + | 284.341,84.342,84.343,84.344,84.345,84.346,84.347,and105.726,RSMo,arerepealed |
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| 15 | + | 3andtennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections84.012,84.020,84.030, |
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| 16 | + | 484.100,84.150,84.160,84.170,84.225,84.325,and105.726,toreadasfollows: |
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| 17 | + | 84.012.Inallcitiesofthisstatenotwithinacounty,thecommoncouncilor |
|---|
| 18 | + | 2municipalassemblyofsuchcitiesmaypassordinancesforpreservingorder;securing |
|---|
| 19 | + | 3propertyandpersonsfromviolence,danger,ordestruction;protectingpublicand |
|---|
| 20 | + | 4privateproperty;andpromotingtheinterestsandensuringthegoodgovernanceofthe |
|---|
| 21 | + | 5cities,butnoordinancesheretoforepassed,orthatmayhereafterbepassed,bythe |
|---|
| 22 | + | 6commoncouncilormunicipalassemblyofthecitiesshall,inanymanner,conflictor |
|---|
| 23 | + | 7interferewiththepowersortheexerciseofthepowersoftheboardsofpolice |
|---|
| 24 | + | 8commissionersofthecitiesascreatedbysection84.020,norshallthecitiesorany |
|---|
| 25 | + | 9officeroragentofthecorporationofthecities,orthemayorthereof,inanymanner |
|---|
| 26 | + | 10impede,obstruct,hinder,orinterferewiththeboardsofpolice,anyofficer,agent,or |
|---|
| 27 | + | 11servantthereoforthereunder. |
|---|
| 28 | + | 84.020.Inallcities[ofthisstatethatnowhave,ormayhereafterattain,apopulation |
|---|
| 29 | + | 2offivehundredthousandinhabitantsorover] notwithinacounty, thereshallbe,andis |
|---|
| 30 | + | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
|---|
| 31 | + | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 3herebyestablished,withinandforsaidcities,aboardofpolice,toconsistoffour |
|---|
| 32 | + | 4commissioners,asprovidedinsections84.040to84.080,togetherwiththemayorofsaid |
|---|
| 33 | + | 5citiesforthetimebeing,orwhosoevermaybeofficiallyactinginthatcapacity,andsaid |
|---|
| 34 | + | 6boardshallappointoneofitsmembersaspresident,andonememberwhoshallactasvice |
|---|
| 35 | + | 7presidentduringtheabsenceofthepresident;andsuchpresidentorvicepresidentshallbethe |
|---|
| 36 | + | 8executiveofficeroftheboardandshallactforitwhentheboardisnotinsession. |
|---|
| 37 | + | 84.030.Beginningon[January9,1989] August28,2024,andnolaterthan |
|---|
| 38 | + | 2September28,2024, thegovernorofthestateofMissouri,byandwiththeadviceand |
|---|
| 39 | + | 3consentofthesenate,shallappointthefourcommissionersprovidedforinsection84.020, |
|---|
| 40 | + | 4andonecommissionershallbeappointedforatermofoneyear;onecommissionershallbe |
|---|
| 41 | + | 5appointedforatermoftwoyears;onecommissionershallbeappointedforatermofthree |
|---|
| 42 | + | 6years;onecommissionershallbeappointedforatermoffouryears.Theirsuccessorsshall |
|---|
| 43 | + | 7eachbeappointedforatermoffouryears,andsaidcommissionersshallholdofficefortheir |
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| 44 | + | 8termofappointmentanduntiltheirsuccessorsshallhavebeenappointedandqualified.In |
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| 45 | + | 9caseofavacancyinsaidboardforanycausewhatsoever,itshallbefilledbyappointmentfor |
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| 46 | + | 10theunexpiredterm,inthesamemannerasinthecaseoforiginalappointments.Thegovernor |
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| 47 | + | 11shallissuecommissionstothepersonssoappointed,designatingthetimeforwhichtheyare |
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| 48 | + | 12appointedincasetheappointmentistofillanunexpiredtermoccasionedbydeath, |
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| 49 | + | 13resignationoranyothercause,andwheneverthetermofofficeofanycommissionerexpires, |
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| 50 | + | 14theappointmentofhissuccessorshallbeforfouryears.[Thecommissionersnowholding |
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| 51 | + | 15officesunderexistinglawsinanycityofthisstatetowhichsections84.010to84.340apply |
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| 52 | + | 16aretoholdtheirofficesuntiltheexpirationoftheirterms,andtheirsuccessorsareduly |
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| 53 | + | 17appointedandqualified.] |
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| 54 | + | 84.100.Toenabletheboardstoperformthedutiesimposeduponthem,theyare |
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| 55 | + | 2herebyauthorizedandrequiredtoappoint,enrollandemploy[a]onlyonepermanentpolice |
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| 56 | + | 3forceforthecitieswhichtheyshallequipandarmastheymayjudgenecessary.Exceptas |
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| 57 | + | 4providedbelow,thenumberofpatrolmentobeappointedshallnotbe[more] lessthanone |
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| 58 | + | 5thousand[six]threehundred[eighty-three] thirteen,ofwhichnumbernotmorethantwo |
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| 59 | + | 6hundredfiftyaretobeprobationarypatrolmen.Anyincreaseinthenumberofpatrolmen |
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| 60 | + | 7authorized,inadditiontothatprovidedforabove,shallbepermitteduponrecommendation |
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| 61 | + | 8bytheboardofpolicecommissioners,withtheapprovalofthemunicipalboardofestimate |
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| 62 | + | 9andapportionment.[Thenumberofturnkeystobeappointedshallbesixty-five,exceptthat |
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| 63 | + | 10foreachpatrolmanhereafterpromoted,demoted,removed,resignedorotherwiseseparated |
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| 64 | + | 11fromtheforce,anadditionalturnkeymaybeappointed,butundernocircumstancesshall |
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| 65 | + | 12morethanonehundredfiftyturnkeysbeappointed.Aseachadditionalturnkeyisappointed, |
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| 66 | + | 13themaximumnumberofpatrolmentobeappointedshallbereducedaccordinglysothatwhen |
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| 67 | + | 14onehundredfiftyturnkeyshavebeenappointed,thenumberofpatrolmentobeappointed |
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| 68 | + | HCSHB1481 2 15shallnotbemorethanonethousandfivehundredninety-eight.] Theboardmaycontinueto |
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| 69 | + | 16employasmanynoncommissionedpolicecivilians,whichshallincludecitymarshals |
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| 70 | + | 17andparkrangers,asitdeemsnecessaryinordertoperformthedutiesimposeduponit. |
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| 71 | + | 84.150.Themaximumnumberofofficersofthepoliceforceineachsuchcityshall |
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| 72 | + | 2beasfollows:[onechiefofpolicewiththerankofcolonel;lieutenantcolonels,nottoexceed |
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| 73 | + | 3fiveinnumberandothersuchranksandnumberofmemberswithinsuchranksastheboard |
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| 74 | + | 4fromtimetotimedeemsnecessary] seventy-sixcommissionedofficersattherankof |
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| 75 | + | 5lieutenantandabove;twohundredcommissionedofficersattherankofsergeant;and |
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| 76 | + | 6onethousandthirty-sevencommissionedofficersattherankofpatrolman. Theofficers |
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| 77 | + | 7ofthepoliceforceshallhavecommissionsissuedtothembytheboardsofpolice |
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| 78 | + | 8commissioners,andthoseheretoforeandthosehereaftercommissionedshallservesolongas |
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| 79 | + | 9theyshallfaithfullyperformtheirdutiesandpossessthenecessarymentalandphysical |
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| 80 | + | 10ability,andbesubjecttoremovalonlyforcauseafterahearingbytheboard,whoarehereby |
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| 81 | + | 11investedwithexclusivejurisdictioninthepremises. |
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| 82 | + | 84.160.1.AsofAugust28,[2006] 2024, theboardofpolicecommissionersshall |
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| 83 | + | 2havetheauthoritytocomputeandestablishtheannualsalaryofeachmemberofthepolice |
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| 84 | + | 3forcewithoutreceivingpriorauthorizationfromthegeneralassembly, whichshallnotbe |
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| 85 | + | 4lessthantheannualsalarypaidtoanymemberatthetimeoftheenactmentofthisact. |
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| 86 | + | 5 2.Eachofficerofpoliceandpatrolmanwhoseregularassignmentrequires |
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| 87 | + | 6nonuniformedattiremayreceive,inadditiontohisorhersalary,anallowancenottoexceed |
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| 88 | + | 7threehundredsixtydollarsperannumpayablebiweekly.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsof |
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| 89 | + | 8subsection1ofthissectiontothecontrary,noadditionalcompensationorcompensatorytime |
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| 90 | + | 9offforovertime,courttime,orstandbycourttimeshallbepaidorallowedtoanyofficerof |
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| 91 | + | 10therankof[sergeant] lieutenantorabove.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothe |
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| 92 | + | 11contrary,nothinginthissectionshallprohibitthepaymentofadditionalcompensation |
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| 93 | + | 12pursuanttothissubsectiontoofficersoftheranksofsergeantsandabove,providedthat |
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| 94 | + | 13fundingforsuchcompensationshallnot: |
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| 95 | + | 14 (1)Bepaidfromthegeneralfundsofeitherthecityortheboardofpolice |
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| 96 | + | 15commissionersofthecity;or |
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| 97 | + | 16 (2)Beviolativeofanyfederallaworotherstatelaw. |
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| 98 | + | 17 3.Itisthedutyofthemunicipalassemblyorcommoncouncilofthecitiestomake |
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| 99 | + | 18thenecessaryappropriationfortheexpensesofthemaintenanceofthepoliceforceinthe |
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| 100 | + | 19mannerhereinandhereafterprovided;provided,thatinnoeventshallsuchmunicipal |
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| 101 | + | 20assemblyorcommoncouncilberequiredtoappropriateforsuchpurposes(including,butnot |
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| 102 | + | 21limitedto,costsoffundingpensionsorretirementplans)foranyfiscalyearasuminexcessof |
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| 103 | + | 22anylimitationimposedbyarticleX,section21,MissouriConstitution;andprovidedfurther, |
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| 104 | + | 23thatsuchmunicipalassemblyorcommoncouncilmayappropriateasuminexcessofsuch |
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| 105 | + | HCSHB1481 3 24limitationforanyfiscalyearbyanappropriationsordinanceenactedinconformitywiththe |
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| 106 | + | 25provisionsofthecharterofsuchcities. |
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| 107 | + | 26 4.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissectiontothecontrary,the |
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| 108 | + | 27boardofpolicecommissionersshallpayadditionalcompensationforallhoursofservice |
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| 109 | + | 28renderedbyprobationarypatrolmen[and],patrolmen, andsergeantsinexcessofthe |
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| 110 | + | 29establishedregularworkingperiod,andtherateofcompensationshallbeoneandone-half |
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| 111 | + | 30timestheregularhourlyrateofpaytowhicheachmembershallnormallybeentitled;except |
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| 112 | + | 31that,thecourttimeandcourtstandbytimeshallbepaidattheregularhourlyrateofpayto |
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| 113 | + | 32whicheachmembershallnormallybeentitled.Nocreditshallbegivenordeductionsmade |
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| 114 | + | 33frompaymentsforovertimeforthepurposeofretirementbenefits. |
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| 115 | + | 34 5.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissectiontothecontrary, |
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| 116 | + | 35probationarypatrolmen[and], patrolmen, andsergeantsshallreceiveadditional |
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| 117 | + | 36compensationforauthorizedovertime,courttimeandcourtstandbytimewheneverthe |
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| 118 | + | 37totalaccumulatedtimeexceedsfortyhours.Theaccumulatedfortyhoursshallbetakenas |
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| 119 | + | 38compensatorytimeoffattheofficer'sdiscretionwiththeapprovalofhissupervisor. |
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| 120 | + | 39 6.Theallowanceofcompensationorcompensatorytimeoffforcourtstandbytime |
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| 121 | + | 40shallbecomputedattherateofone-thirdofonehourforeachhourspentoncourtstandby |
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| 122 | + | 41time. |
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| 123 | + | 42 7.Theboardofpolicecommissioners[may] shalleffectprogramstoprovide |
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| 124 | + | 43additionalcompensationtoitsemployeesforsuccessfulcompletionofacademicworkatan |
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| 125 | + | 44accreditedcollegeoruniversity,inamountsnottoexceedtenpercentoftheiryearlysalaries |
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| 126 | + | 45orforfieldtrainingofficerandleadofficerresponsibilitiesinamountsnottoexceedthree |
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| 127 | + | 46percentoftheiryearlysalariesforfieldtrainingofficerresponsibilitiesandanadditionalthree |
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| 128 | + | 47percentoftheiryearlysalariesforleadofficerresponsibilities.Theboardmaydesignateup |
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| 129 | + | 48toonehundredfiftyemployeesasfieldtrainingofficersanduptofiftyemployeesaslead |
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| 130 | + | 49officers. |
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| 131 | + | 50 8.Theboardofpolicecommissioners: |
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| 132 | + | 51 (1)Shallprovideorcontractforlifeinsurancecoverageandforinsurancebenefits |
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| 133 | + | 52providinghealth,medicalanddisabilitycoverageforofficersandemployeesofthe |
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| 134 | + | 53department; |
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| 135 | + | 54 (2)Shallprovideorcontractforinsurancecoverageprovidingsalarycontinuation |
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| 136 | + | 55coverageforofficersandemployeesofthepolicedepartment; |
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| 137 | + | 56 (3)Shallprovidehealth,medical,andlifeinsurancecoverageforretiredofficersand |
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| 138 | + | 57employeesofthepolicedepartment.Health,medicalandlifeinsurancecoverageshallbe |
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| 139 | + | 58madeavailableforpurchasetothespousesordependentsofdeceasedretiredofficersand |
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| 140 | + | 59employeesofthepolicedepartmentwhoreceivepensionbenefitspursuanttosections86.200 |
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| 141 | + | HCSHB1481 4 60to86.364attheratethatsuchdependent'sorspouse'scoveragewouldcostunderthe |
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| 142 | + | 61appropriateplanifthedeceasedwereliving; |
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| 143 | + | 62 (4)Maypayanadditionalshiftdifferentialcompensationtomembersofthepolice |
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| 144 | + | 63forceforeveningandnighttourofdutyinanamountnottoexceedtenpercentoftheofficer's |
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| 145 | + | 64basehourlyrate. |
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| 146 | + | 65 9.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissectiontothecontrary,the |
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| 147 | + | 66boardofpolicecommissionersshallpayadditionalcompensationtomembersofthepolice |
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| 148 | + | 67forceuptoandincludingtherankofpoliceofficerforanyfullhourworkedbetweenthe |
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| 149 | + | 68hoursof11:00p.m.and7:00a.m.,inamountsequalto[five]tenpercentoftheofficer'sbase |
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| 150 | + | 69hourlypay. |
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| 151 | + | 70 10.Theboardofpolicecommissioners,fromtimetotimeandinitsdiscretion,may |
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| 152 | + | 71payadditionalcompensationtopoliceofficers,sergeantsandlieutenantsbypaying |
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| 153 | + | 72commissionedofficersintheaforesaidranksforaccumulated,unusedvacationtime.Any |
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| 154 | + | 73suchpaymentsshallbemadeinincrementsofnotlessthanfortyhours,andatrates |
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| 155 | + | 74equivalenttothebasestraight-timeratesbeingearnedbysaidofficersatthetimeofpayment; |
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| 156 | + | 75exceptthat,nosuchofficershallberequiredtoacceptpaymentforaccumulatedunused |
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| 157 | + | 76vacationtime. |
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| 158 | + | 84.170.1.Whenanyvacancyshalltakeplaceinanygradeofofficers,itshallbe |
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| 159 | + | 2filledfromthenextlowestgrade;provided,however,thatprobationarypatrolmenshallserve |
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| 160 | + | 3atleastsixmonthsassuchbeforebeingpromotedtotherankofpatrolman;patrolmenshall |
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| 161 | + | 4serveatleastthreeyearsassuchbeforebeingpromotedtotherankofsergeant;sergeants |
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| 162 | + | 5shallserveatleastoneyearassuchbeforebeingpromotedtotherankoflieutenant; |
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| 163 | + | 6lieutenantsshallserveatleastoneyearassuchbeforebeingpromotedtotherankofcaptain; |
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| 164 | + | 7andinnocaseshallthechieforassistantchiefbeselectedfrommennotmembersoftheforce |
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| 165 | + | 8orbelowthegradeofcaptain.Patrolmenshallserveatleastthreeyearsassuchbefore |
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| 166 | + | 9promotiontotherankofdetective;theinspectorshallbetakenfrommenintheranknot |
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| 167 | + | 10belowthegradeoflieutenant. |
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| 168 | + | 11 2.Theboardsofpoliceareherebyauthorizedtomakeallsuchrulesandregulations, |
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| 169 | + | 12notinconsistentwithsections84.010to84.340,orotherlawsofthestate,astheymayjudge |
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| 170 | + | 13necessary,fortheappointment,employment,uniforming,discipline,trialandgovernmentof |
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| 171 | + | 14thepolice.Atthetimeoftheeffectivedateofthisactanduntilsuchtimeastheboard |
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| 172 | + | 15adoptsotherinvestigativeanddisciplinarypoliciesandproceduresnotinconsistentwith |
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| 173 | + | 16section590.502,disciplineandinvestigativeproceduresforcommissionedandcivilian |
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| 174 | + | 17employeesofthepoliceforceshallberegulatedbyrule7ofthepolicemanualofthe |
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| 175 | + | 18policedepartmentineffectasofNovember4,2013;exceptthat,whererule7isin |
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| 176 | + | 19conflictwithsection590.502,theboardshallcomplywiththerequirementsofsection |
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| 177 | + | 20590.502.Undernocircumstancesshalltheboardinitiallyorhereafteradopt |
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| 178 | + | HCSHB1481 5 21investigativeanddisciplinaryproceduresthatdonotincludethesummaryhearing |
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| 179 | + | 22boardproceduresprovidedforinrule7ofthepolicemanualofthepolicedepartmentin |
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| 180 | + | 23effectasofNovember4,2013.Thesaidboardsshallalsohavepowertorequireofany |
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| 181 | + | 24officerorpolicemanbondwithsuretieswhentheymayconsideritdemandedbythepublic |
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| 182 | + | 25interests.Alllawfulrulesandregulationsoftheboardshallbeobeyedbythepoliceforceon |
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| 183 | + | 26painofdismissalorsuchlighterpunishment,eitherbysuspension,fine,reductionor |
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| 184 | + | 27forfeitureofpay,orotherwiseastheboardsmayadjudge. |
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| 185 | + | 28 3.Theauthoritypossessedbytheboardofpoliceincludes,butisnotlimitedto,the |
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| 186 | + | 29authoritytodelegateportionsofitspowersauthorizedinsection84.120,includingpresiding |
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| 187 | + | 30overadisciplinaryhearing,toahearingofficerasdeterminedbytheboard. |
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| 188 | + | 84.225.Anyofficerorservantofthemayororcommoncouncilormunicipal |
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| 189 | + | 2assemblyofthecities,orotherpersonswhatsoever,whoforciblyresistsorobstructsthe |
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| 190 | + | 3executionorenforcementofanyoftheprovisionsofsections84.012to84.340orrelating |
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| 191 | + | 4tothesame,orwhodisbursesorfailstodisburseanymoneyinviolationthereof,orwho |
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| 192 | + | 5hindersorobstructstheorganizationormaintenanceoftheboardofpoliceorthepolice |
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| 193 | + | 6forcethereinprovidedtobeorganizedandmaintained,orwhomaintainsorcontrols |
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| 194 | + | 7anypoliceforceotherthantheonethereinprovidedfor,orwhodelaysorhindersthe |
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| 195 | + | 8dueenforcementofsections84.012to84.340byfailingorneglectingtoperformthe |
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| 196 | + | 9dutiesbysuchsectionsimposeduponhimorher,shallbesubjecttoapenaltyofone |
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| 197 | + | 10thousanddollarsforeachoffense,recoverablebytheboardsbyactionatlawinthe |
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| 198 | + | 11nameofthestate,andshallforeverthereafterbedisqualifiedfromholdingorexercising |
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| 199 | + | 12anyofficeoremploymentwhatsoeverunderthemayororcommoncouncilormunicipal |
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| 200 | + | 13assemblyofsuchcities,orundersections84.012to84.340;providedthat,nothinginthis |
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| 201 | + | 14sectionshallbeconstruedtointerferewiththepunishment,underanyexistingorany |
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| 202 | + | 15futurelawsofthisstate,ofanycriminaloffensethatiscommittedbythepartiesinor |
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| 203 | + | 16abouttheresistance,obstruction,hindrance,conspiracy,combination,ordisbursement |
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| 204 | + | 17aforesaid. |
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| 205 | + | 84.325.1.OnAugust28,2024,theboardofpolicecommissionersshallassume |
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| 206 | + | 2controlofanymunicipalpoliceforceestablishedwithinanycitynotwithinacounty, |
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| 207 | + | 3accordingtotheproceduresandrequirementsofthissectionandanyrulespromulgated |
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| 208 | + | 4undersubsection6ofthissection.Thepurposeoftheseproceduresandrequirementsis |
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| 209 | + | 5toprovideforanorderlyandappropriatetransitioninthegovernanceofthepolice |
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| 210 | + | 6forceandprovideforanequitableemploymenttransitionforcommissionedandcivilian |
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| 211 | + | 7personnel. |
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| 212 | + | 8 2.Upontheassumptionofcontrolbytheboardofpolicecommissionersunder |
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| 213 | + | 9subsection1ofthissection,anymunicipalpolicedepartmentwithinanycitynotwithin |
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| 214 | + | 10acountyshallconvey,assign,andotherwisetransfertotheboardtitleandownershipof |
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| 215 | + | HCSHB1481 6 11allindebtednessandassets,including,butnotlimitedto,allfundsandrealandpersonal |
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| 216 | + | 12propertyheldinthenameoforcontrolledbythemunicipalpolicedepartment.Such |
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| 217 | + | 13cityshallthereafterceasetheoperationofanypolicedepartmentorpoliceforce. |
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| 218 | + | 14 3.Theboardofpolicecommissionersshallinitiallyemploy,withoutareduction |
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| 219 | + | 15inrank,salary,orbenefits,allcommissionedandcivilianpersonnelofthemunicipal |
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| 220 | + | 16policedepartmentwhowereemployedbythemunicipalpolicedepartmentimmediately |
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| 221 | + | 17priortothedatetheboardassumedcontrol.Theboardshallrecognizeallaccrued |
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| 222 | + | 18yearsofservicethatsuchcommissionedandcivilianpersonnelhadwiththemunicipal |
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| 223 | + | 19policedepartment,aswellasallaccruedyearsofservicethatsuchcommissionedand |
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| 224 | + | 20civilianpersonnelhadpreviouslywiththeboardofpolicecommissioners.Such |
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| 225 | + | 21personnelshallbeentitledtothesameholidays,vacation,sickleave,sickbonustime, |
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| 226 | + | 22andannualstep-increasestheywereentitledtoasemployeesofthemunicipalpolice |
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| 227 | + | 23department. |
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| 228 | + | 24 4.Thecommissionedandcivilianpersonnelwhoretirefromservicewiththe |
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| 229 | + | 25municipalpolicedepartmentbeforetheboardofpolicecommissionersassumedcontrol |
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| 230 | + | 26ofthedepartmentundersubsection1ofthissectionshallcontinuetobeentitledtothe |
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| 231 | + | 27samepensionbenefitsprovidedasemployeesofthemunicipalpolicedepartmentand |
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| 232 | + | 28thesamebenefitssetforthinsubsection5ofthissection.Anypolicepensionsystem |
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| 233 | + | 29createdunderchapter86forthebenefitofapoliceforceestablishedundersections |
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| 234 | + | 3084.012to84.340shallcontinuetobegovernedbychapter86andshallapplytoany |
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| 235 | + | 31comprehensivepolicingplanandanypoliceforceestablishedundersections84.012to |
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| 236 | + | 3284.340.Otherthananyprovisionthatmakeschapter86applicabletoamunicipal |
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| 237 | + | 33policeforceestablishedundersections84.343to84.346,nothinginsections84.012to |
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| 238 | + | 3484.340shallbeconstruedaslimitingorchangingtherightsorbenefitsprovidedunder |
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| 239 | + | 35chapter86. |
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| 240 | + | 36 5.Theboardofpolicecommissionersmaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesand |
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| 241 | + | 37regulationsfortheimplementationandadministrationofthissection.Anyruleor |
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| 242 | + | 38portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe |
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| 243 | + | 39authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis |
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| 244 | + | 40subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This |
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| 245 | + | 41sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 246 | + | 42generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto |
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| 247 | + | 43disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 248 | + | 44rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2024,shallbe |
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| 249 | + | 45invalidandvoid. |
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| 250 | + | 105.726.1.Nothinginsections105.711to105.726shallbeconstruedtobroadenthe |
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| 251 | + | 2liabilityofthestateofMissouribeyondtheprovisionsofsections537.600to537.610,norto |
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| 252 | + | HCSHB1481 7 3abolishorwaiveanydefenseatlawwhichmightotherwisebeavailabletoanyagency, |
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| 253 | + | 4officer,oremployeeofthestateofMissouri.Sections105.711to105.726donotwaivethe |
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| 254 | + | 5sovereignimmunityofthestateofMissouri. |
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| 255 | + | 6 2.Thecreationofthestatelegalexpensefundandthepaymenttherefromofsuch |
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| 256 | + | 7amountsasmaybenecessaryforthebenefitofanypersoncoveredtherebyaredeemed |
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| 257 | + | 8necessaryandproperpublicpurposesforwhichfundsofthisstatemaybeexpended. |
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| 258 | + | 9 3.Moneysinthestatelegalexpensefundshallnotbeavailableforthepaymentof |
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| 259 | + | 10anyclaimoranyamountrequiredbyanyfinaljudgmentrenderedbyacourtofcompetent |
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| 260 | + | 11jurisdictionagainstaboardofpolicecommissionersestablishedunderchapter84,including |
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| 261 | + | 12thecommissioners,anypoliceofficer,notwithstandingsections84.330and84.710,orother |
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| 262 | + | 13provisionsoflaw,otheremployees,agents,representative,oranyotherindividualorentity |
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| 263 | + | 14actingorpurportingtoactonitsortheirbehalf.Suchwastheintentofthegeneralassembly |
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| 264 | + | 15intheoriginalenactmentofsections105.711to105.726,anditismadeexpressbythis |
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| 265 | + | 16sectioninlightofthedecisioninWaymanSmith,III,etal.v.StateofMissouri,152S.W.3d |
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| 266 | + | 17275.Exceptthatthecommissionerofadministrationshallreimbursefromthelegalexpense |
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| 267 | + | 18fundtheboardofpolicecommissionersestablishedunder[section84.350,andanysuccessor- |
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| 268 | + | 19in-interestestablishedpursuanttosection84.344,] chapter84forliabilityclaimsotherwise |
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| 269 | + | 20eligibleforpaymentundersection105.711paidbysuch[board] boardsonatwenty-one |
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| 270 | + | 21equalsharebasisperclaimuptoamaximumofonemilliondollarsperfiscalyear. |
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| 271 | + | 22 4.[Subjecttotheprovisionsofsubsection2ofsection84.345,] Iftherepresentation |
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| 272 | + | 23oftheattorneygeneralisrequestedbyaboardofpolicecommissioners[oritssuccessor-in- |
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| 273 | + | 24interestestablishedpursuanttosection84.344], theattorneygeneralshallrepresent, |
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| 274 | + | 25investigate,defend,negotiate,orcompromiseallclaimsundersections105.711to105.726 |
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| 275 | + | 26fortheboardofpolicecommissioners,itssuccessor-in-interestpursuanttosection84.344, |
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| 276 | + | 27anypoliceofficer,otheremployees,agents,representatives,oranyotherindividualorentity |
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| 277 | + | 28actingorpurportingtoactontheirbehalf.Theattorneygeneralmayestablishproceduresby |
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| 278 | + | 29rulespromulgatedunderchapter536underwhichclaimsmustbereferredfortheattorney |
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| 279 | + | 30general'srepresentation.Theattorneygeneralandtheofficialsofthecitywhichthepolice |
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| 280 | + | 31boardrepresents[orrepresented] shallmeetandnegotiatereasonableexpensesorchargesthat |
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| 281 | + | 32willfairlycompensatetheattorneygeneralandtheofficeofadministrationforthecostofthe |
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| 282 | + | 33representationoftheclaimsunderthissection. |
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| 283 | + | 34 5.Claimstenderedtotheattorneygeneralpromptlyaftertheclaimwasassertedas |
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| 284 | + | 35requiredbysection105.716andpriortoAugust28,2005,maybeinvestigated,defended, |
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| 285 | + | 36negotiated,orcompromisedbytheattorneygeneralandfullpaymentsmaybemadefromthe |
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| 286 | + | 37statelegalexpensefundonbehalfoftheentitiesandindividualsdescribedinthissectionasa |
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| 287 | + | 38resultoftheholdinginWaymanSmith,III,etal.v.StateofMissouri,152S.W.3d275. |
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| 288 | + | HCSHB1481 8 [84.175.1.Uponrecommendationofthechiefofpolice,theboard |
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| 289 | + | 2 mayauthorizeandprovidefortheorganizationofapolicereserveforce |
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| 290 | + | 3 composedofmemberswhoreceiveaserviceretirementundertheprovisions |
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| 291 | + | 4 ofsections86.200to86.366andwhoqualifyundertheprovisionsofsection |
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| 292 | + | 5 84.120.Suchreserveforceshallbeunderthecommandofthechiefofpolice |
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| 293 | + | 6 andshallbeprovidedtraining,equipment,uniforms,andarmsasthechief |
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| 294 | + | 7 shalldirectwiththeapprovaloftheboard.Membersofthereserveforceshall |
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| 295 | + | 8 possessallofthepowersofregularpoliceofficersandshallbesubjecttoall |
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| 296 | + | 9 lawsandregulationsapplicabletopoliceofficers;provided,however,thatthe |
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| 297 | + | 10 citycouncilorothergoverningbodyofanysuchcitymayinitsdiscretionfixa |
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| 298 | + | 11 totalinnumberwhichthereserveforcemaynotexceed. |
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| 299 | + | 12 2.Ineventofriotorotheremergenciesasdeclaredanddefinedbythe |
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| 300 | + | 13 mayor,inconcurrencewiththeboard,theboard,uponrecommendationofthe |
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| 301 | + | 14 chief,mayappointspecialofficersorpatrolmenfortemporaryservicein |
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| 302 | + | 15 additiontothepolicereserveforcehereinprovidedfor,butthelengthoftime |
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| 303 | + | 16 forwhichsuchofficersorpatrolmenshallbeemployedshallbelimitedtothe |
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| 304 | + | 17 timeduringwhichsuchemergencyshallexist.] |
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| 305 | + | [84.240.Theboardofpolicecommissionersshallestablishthe |
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| 306 | + | 2 Bertillonsystemofidentificationofcriminalsandothersbymeansof |
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| 307 | + | 3 anthropometricindications,andtheyarefurtherrequiredtoemploysuch |
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| 308 | + | 4 additionalassistanceasmaybenecessarytoproperlyconductandmanagethis |
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| 309 | + | 5 department.] |
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| 310 | + | [84.341.Noelectedorappointedofficialofthestateoranypolitical |
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| 311 | + | 2 subdivisionthereofshallactorrefrainfromactinginanymannertoimpede, |
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| 312 | + | 3 obstruct,hinder,orotherwiseinterferewithanymemberofamunicipalpolice |
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| 313 | + | 4 forceestablishedundersections84.343to84.346intheperformanceofhisor |
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| 314 | + | 5 herjobduties,orwithanyaspectofanyinvestigationarisingfromthe |
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| 315 | + | 6 performanceofsuchjobduties.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoprevent |
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| 316 | + | 7 suchofficialsfromactingwithinthenormalcourseandscopeoftheir |
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| 317 | + | 8 employmentorfromactingtoimplementsections84.343to84.346.Any |
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| 318 | + | 9 personwhoviolatesthissectionshallbeliableforapenaltyoftwothousand |
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| 319 | + | 10 fivehundreddollarsforeachoffenseandshallforeverbedisqualifiedfrom |
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| 320 | + | 11 holdinganyofficeoremploymentwhatsoeverwiththegovernmentalentity |
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| 321 | + | 12 thepersonservedatthetimeoftheviolation.Thepenaltyshallnotbepaidby |
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| 322 | + | 13 thefundsofanycommitteeasthetermcommitteeisdefinedinsection |
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| 323 | + | 14 130.011.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtointerferewiththepunishment, |
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| 324 | + | 15 underanylawsofthisstate,ofacriminaloffensecommittedbysuchofficials, |
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| 325 | + | 16 norshallthissectionapplytodulyappointedmembersofthemunicipalpolice |
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| 326 | + | 17 force,ortheirappointingauthorities,whoseconductisotherwiseprovidedfor |
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| 327 | + | 18 bylaw.] |
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| 328 | + | [84.342.1.Itshallbeanunlawfulemploymentpracticeforanofficial, |
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| 329 | + | 2 employee,oragentofamunicipalpoliceforceestablishedundersections |
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| 330 | + | 3 84.343to84.346todischarge,demote,reducethepayof,orotherwiseretaliate |
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| 331 | + | 4 againstanemployeeofthemunicipalpoliceforceforreportingtoany |
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| 332 | + | HCSHB1481 9 5 superior,governmentagency,orthepresstheconductofanotheremployee |
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| 333 | + | 6 thatthereportingemployeebelieves,ingoodfaith,isillegal. |
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| 334 | + | 7 2.Anyemployeeofthemunicipalpoliceforcemaybringacauseof |
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| 335 | + | 8 actionforgeneralorspecialdamagesbasedonaviolationofthissection.] |
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| 336 | + | [84.343.1.Subjecttotheprovisionsofsections84.344to84.346,any |
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| 337 | + | 2 citynotwithinacountymayestablishamunicipalpoliceforceforthe |
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| 338 | + | 3 purposesof: |
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| 339 | + | 4 (1)Preservingthepublicpeace,welfare,andorder; |
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| 340 | + | 5 (2)Preventingcrimeandarrestingsuspectedoffenders; |
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| 341 | + | 6 (3)Enforcingthelawsofthestateandordinancesofthecity; |
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| 342 | + | 7 (4)Exercisingallpowersavailabletoapoliceforceundergenerally |
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| 343 | + | 8 applicablestatelaw;and |
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| 344 | + | 9 (5)Regulatingandlicensingallprivatewatchmen,privatedetectives, |
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| 345 | + | 10 andprivatepolicemenservingoractingassuchinsaidcity. |
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| 346 | + | 11 2.Anypersonwhoactsasaprivatewatchman,privatedetective,or |
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| 347 | + | 12 privatepolicemaninsaidcitieswithouthavingobtainedawrittenlicensefrom |
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| 348 | + | 13 saidcitiesisguiltyofaclassAmisdemeanor.] |
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| 349 | + | [84.344.1.Notwithstandinganyprovisionsofthischaptertothe |
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| 350 | + | 2 contrary,anycitynotwithinacountymayestablishamunicipalpoliceforce |
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| 351 | + | 3 onorafterJuly1,2013,accordingtotheproceduresandrequirementsofthis |
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| 352 | + | 4 section.Thepurposeoftheseproceduresandrequirementsistoprovideforan |
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| 353 | + | 5 orderlyandappropriatetransitioninthegovernanceofthepoliceforceand |
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| 354 | + | 6 provideforanequitableemploymenttransitionforcommissionedandcivilian |
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| 355 | + | 7 personnel. |
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| 356 | + | 8 2.Upontheestablishmentofamunicipalpoliceforcebyacityunder |
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| 357 | + | 9 sections84.343to84.346,theboardofpolicecommissionersshallconvey, |
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| 358 | + | 10 assign,andotherwisetransfertothecitytitleandownershipofall |
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| 359 | + | 11 indebtednessandassets,including,butnotlimitedto,allfundsandrealand |
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| 360 | + | 12 personalpropertyheldinthenameoforcontrolledbytheboardofpolice |
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| 361 | + | 13 commissionerscreatedundersections84.010to84.340.Theboardofpolice |
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| 362 | + | 14 commissionersshallexecutealldocumentsreasonablyrequiredtoaccomplish |
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| 363 | + | 15 suchtransferofownershipandobligations. |
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| 364 | + | 16 3.Ifthecityestablishesamunicipalpoliceforceandcompletesthe |
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| 365 | + | 17 transferdescribedinsubsection2ofthissection,thecityshallprovidethe |
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| 366 | + | 18 necessaryfundsforthemaintenanceofthemunicipalpoliceforce. |
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| 367 | + | 19 4.Beforeacitynotwithinacountymayestablishamunicipalpolice |
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| 368 | + | 20 forceunderthissection,thecityshalladoptanordinanceaccepting |
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| 369 | + | 21 responsibility,ownership,andliabilityassuccessor-in-interestfor |
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| 370 | + | 22 contractualobligations,indebtedness,andotherlawfulobligationsofthe |
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| 371 | + | 23 boardofpolicecommissionerssubjecttotheprovisionsofsubsection2of |
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| 372 | + | 24 section84.345. |
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| 373 | + | 25 5.Acitynotwithinacountythatestablishesamunicipalpoliceforce |
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| 374 | + | 26 shallinitiallyemploy,withoutareductioninrank,salary,orbenefits,all |
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| 375 | + | 27 commissionedandcivilianpersonneloftheboardofpolicecommissioners |
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| 376 | + | 28 createdundersections84.010to84.340thatwereemployedbytheboard |
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| 377 | + | 29 immediatelypriortothedatethemunicipalpoliceforcewasestablished.Such |
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| 378 | + | HCSHB1481 10 30 commissionedpersonnelwhopreviouslywereemployedbytheboardmay |
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| 379 | + | 31 onlybeinvoluntarilyterminatedbythecitynotwithinacountyforcause.The |
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| 380 | + | 32 cityshallalsorecognizeallaccruedyearsofservicethatsuchcommissioned |
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| 381 | + | 33 andcivilianpersonnelhadwiththeboardofpolicecommissioners.Such |
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| 382 | + | 34 personnelshallbeentitledtothesameholidays,vacation,andsickleavethey |
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| 383 | + | 35 wereentitledtoasemployeesoftheboardofpolicecommissioners. |
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| 384 | + | 36 6.Commissionedandcivilianpersonnelofamunicipalpoliceforce |
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| 385 | + | 37 establishedunderthissectionshallnotbesubjecttoaresidencyrequirementof |
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| 386 | + | 38 retainingaprimaryresidenceinacitynotwithinacountybutmayberequired |
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| 387 | + | 39 tomaintainaprimaryresidencelocatedwithinaone-hourresponsetime. |
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| 388 | + | 40 7.Thecommissionedandcivilianpersonnelwhoretirefromservice |
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| 389 | + | 41 withtheboardofpolicecommissionersbeforetheestablishmentofa |
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| 390 | + | 42 municipalpoliceforceundersubsection1ofthissectionshallcontinuetobe |
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| 391 | + | 43 entitledtothesamepensionbenefitsprovidedunderchapter86andthesame |
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| 392 | + | 44 benefitssetforthinsubsection5ofthissection. |
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| 393 | + | 45 8.Ifthecitynotwithinacountyelectstoestablishamunicipalpolice |
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| 394 | + | 46 forceunderthissection,thecityshallestablishaseparatedivisionforthe |
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| 395 | + | 47 operationofitsmunicipalpoliceforce.Thecivilservicecommissionofthe |
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| 396 | + | 48 citymayadoptrulesandregulationsappropriatefortheuniqueoperationofa |
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| 397 | + | 49 policedepartment.Suchrulesandregulationsshallreserveexclusive |
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| 398 | + | 50 authorityoverthedisciplinaryprocessandproceduresaffectingcommissioned |
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| 399 | + | 51 officerstothecivilservicecommission;however,untilsuchtimeasthecity |
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| 400 | + | 52 adoptssuchrulesandregulations,thecommissionedpersonnelshallcontinue |
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| 401 | + | 53 tobegovernedbytheboardofpolicecommissioner'srulesandregulationsin |
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| 402 | + | 54 effectimmediatelypriortotheestablishmentofthemunicipalpoliceforce, |
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| 403 | + | 55 withthepolicechiefactinginplaceoftheboardofpolicecommissionersfor |
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| 404 | + | 56 purposesofapplyingtherulesandregulations.Unlessotherwiseprovidedfor, |
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| 405 | + | 57 existingcivilservicecommissionrulesandregulationsgoverningtheappealof |
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| 406 | + | 58 disciplinarydecisionstothecivilservicecommissionshallapplytoall |
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| 407 | + | 59 commissionedandcivilianpersonnel.Thecivilservicecommission'srules |
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| 408 | + | 60 andregulationsshallprovidethatrecordspreparedfordisciplinarypurposes |
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| 409 | + | 61 shallbeconfidential,closedrecordsavailablesolelytothecivilservice |
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| 410 | + | 62 commissionandthosewhopossessauthoritytoconductinvestigations |
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| 411 | + | 63 regardingdisciplinarymatterspursuanttothecivilservicecommission'srules |
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| 412 | + | 64 andregulations.Ahearingofficershallbeappointedbythecivilservice |
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| 413 | + | 65 commissiontohearanysuchappealsthatinvolvedisciplineresultingina |
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| 414 | + | 66 suspensionofgreaterthanfifteendays,demotion,ortermination,butthecivil |
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| 415 | + | 67 servicecommissionshallmakethefinalfindingsoffact,conclusionsoflaw, |
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| 416 | + | 68 anddecisionwhichshallbesubjecttoanyrightofappealunderchapter536. |
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| 417 | + | 69 9.Acitynotwithinacountythatestablishesandmaintainsa |
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| 418 | + | 70 municipalpoliceforceunderthissection: |
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| 419 | + | 71 (1)Shallprovideorcontractforlifeinsurancecoverageandfor |
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| 420 | + | 72 insurancebenefitsprovidinghealth,medical,anddisabilitycoveragefor |
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| 421 | + | 73 commissionedandcivilianpersonnelofthemunicipalpoliceforcetothesame |
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| 422 | + | 74 extentaswasprovidedbytheboardofpolicecommissionersundersection |
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| 423 | + | 75 84.160; |
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| 424 | + | 76 (2)Shallprovideorcontractformedicalandlifeinsurancecoverage |
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| 425 | + | 77 foranycommissionedorcivilianpersonnelwhoretiredfromservicewiththe |
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| 426 | + | HCSHB1481 11 78 boardofpolicecommissionersorwhowereemployedbytheboardofpolice |
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| 427 | + | 79 commissionersandretirefromthemunicipalpoliceforceofacitynotwithina |
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| 428 | + | 80 countytothesameextentsuchmedicalandlifeinsurancecoveragewas |
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| 429 | + | 81 providedbytheboardofpolicecommissionersundersection84.160; |
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| 430 | + | 82 (3)Shallmakeavailablemedicalandlifeinsurancecoveragefor |
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| 431 | + | 83 purchasetothespousesordependentsofcommissionedandcivilianpersonnel |
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| 432 | + | 84 whoretirefromservicewiththeboardofpolicecommissionersorthe |
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| 433 | + | 85 municipalpoliceforceanddeceasedcommissionedandcivilianpersonnelwho |
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| 434 | + | 86 receivepensionbenefitsundersections86.200to86.366attheratethatsuch |
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| 435 | + | 87 dependent'sorspouse'scoveragewouldcostundertheappropriateplanifthe |
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| 436 | + | 88 deceasedwereliving;and |
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| 437 | + | 89 (4)Maypayanadditionalshiftdifferentialcompensationto |
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| 438 | + | 90 commissionedandcivilianpersonnelforeveningandnighttoursofdutyin |
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| 439 | + | 91 anamountnottoexceedtenpercentoftheofficer'sbasehourlyrate. |
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| 440 | + | 92 10.Acitynotwithinacountythatestablishesamunicipalpoliceforce |
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| 441 | + | 93 undersections84.343to84.346shallestablishatransitioncommitteeoffive |
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| 442 | + | 94 membersforthepurposeof:coordinatingandimplementingthetransitionof |
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| 443 | + | 95 authority,operations,assets,andobligationsfromtheboardofpolice |
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| 444 | + | 96 commissionerstothecity;windingdowntheaffairsoftheboard;making |
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| 445 | + | 97 nonbindingrecommendationsforthetransitionofthepoliceforcefromthe |
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| 446 | + | 98 boardtothecity;andotherrelatedduties,ifany,establishedbyexecutive |
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| 447 | + | 99 orderofthecity'smayor.Oncetheordinancereferencedinthissectionis |
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| 448 | + | 100 enacted,thecityshallprovidewrittennoticetotheboardofpolice |
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| 449 | + | 101 commissionersandthegovernorofthestateofMissouri.Withinthirty |
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| 450 | + | 102 daysofsuchnotice,themayorshallappointthreememberstothecommittee, |
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| 451 | + | 103 twoofwhomshallbemembersofastatewidelawenforcementassociation |
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| 452 | + | 104 thatrepresentsatleastfivethousandlawenforcementofficers.Theremaining |
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| 453 | + | 105 membersofthecommitteeshallincludethepolicechiefofthemunicipal |
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| 454 | + | 106 policeforceandapersonwhocurrentlyorpreviouslyservedasa |
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| 455 | + | 107 commissionerontheboardofpolicecommissioners,whoshallbeappointed |
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| 456 | + | 108 tothecommitteebythemayorofsuchcity.] |
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| 457 | + | [84.345.1.Exceptasrequiredfortheboardofpolicecommissioners |
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| 458 | + | 2 toconcludeitsaffairsandpursuelegalclaimsanddefenses,uponthe |
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| 459 | + | 3 establishmentofamunicipalpoliceforce,thetermsofofficeofthe |
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| 460 | + | 4 commissionersoftheboardofpolicecreatedundersections84.020and |
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| 461 | + | 5 84.030shallexpire,andtheprovisionsofsections84.010to84.340shallnot |
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| 462 | + | 6 applytoanycitynotwithinacountyoritsmunicipalpoliceforceasofsuch |
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| 463 | + | 7 date.Theboardshallcontinuetooperate,ifnecessary,towinddownthe |
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| 464 | + | 8 board'saffairsuntilthetransferofownershipandobligationsundersubsection |
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| 465 | + | 9 2ofsection84.344hasbeencompleted.Duringsuchtime,theboardofpolice |
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| 466 | + | 10 commissionersshalldesignateandauthorizeitssecretarytoactonbehalfof |
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| 467 | + | 11 theboardforpurposesofperformingtheboard'sdutiesandanyotheractions |
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| 468 | + | 12 incidenttothetransferandwindingdownoftheboard'saffairs. |
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| 469 | + | 13 2.Foranyclaim,lawsuit,orotheractionarisingoutofactions |
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| 470 | + | 14 occurringbeforethedateofcompletionofthetransferprovidedunder |
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| 471 | + | 15 subsection2ofsection84.344,thestateshallcontinuetoprovidelegal |
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| 472 | + | 16 representationassetforthinsection105.726,andthestatelegalexpensefund |
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| 473 | + | HCSHB1481 12 17 shallcontinuetoprovidereimbursementforsuchclaimsundersection |
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| 474 | + | 18 105.726.Thissubsectionappliestoallclaims,lawsuits,andotheractions |
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| 475 | + | 19 broughtagainstanycommissioner,policeofficer,employee,agent, |
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| 476 | + | 20 representative,oranyindividualorentityactingorpurportingtoactonits |
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| 477 | + | 21 ortheirbehalf. |
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| 478 | + | 22 3.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,rule,orregulationto |
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| 479 | + | 23 thecontrary,anycitynotwithinacountythatestablishesamunicipalpolice |
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| 480 | + | 24 forceundersections84.343to84.346shallnotberestrictedorlimitedinany |
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| 481 | + | 25 wayintheselectionofapolicechieforchiefofthedivisioncreatedunder |
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| 482 | + | 26 subsection8ofsection84.344. |
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| 483 | + | 27 4.Itshallbethedutyofthesheriffforanycitynotwithinacounty, |
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| 484 | + | 28 whenevercalleduponbythepolicechiefofthemunicipalpoliceforce,toact |
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| 485 | + | 29 underthepolicechief'scontrolforthepreservationofthepublicpeaceand |
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| 486 | + | 30 quiet;and,whenevertheexigencyorcircumstancesmay,inthepolicechief's |
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| 487 | + | 31 judgment,warrantit,saidpolicechiefshallhavethepowertoassumethe |
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| 488 | + | 32 controlandcommandofalllocalandmunicipalconservatorsofthepeaceof |
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| 489 | + | 33 thecity,whethersheriff,constable,policemenorothers,andtheyshallact |
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| 490 | + | 34 undertheordersofthesaidpolicechiefandnototherwise.] |
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| 491 | + | [84.346.Anypolicepensionsystemcreatedunderchapter86forthe |
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| 492 | + | 2 benefitofapoliceforceestablishedundersections84.010to84.340shall |
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| 493 | + | 3 continuetobegovernedbychapter86,andshallapplytoanypoliceforce |
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| 494 | + | 4 establishedundersection84.343to84.346.Otherthananyprovisionthat |
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| 495 | + | 5 makeschapter86applicabletoamunicipalpoliceforceestablishedunder |
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| 496 | + | 6 section84.343to84.346,nothinginsections84.343to84.346shallbe |
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| 497 | + | 7 construedaslimitingorchangingtherightsorbenefitsprovidedunderchapter |
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| 498 | + | 8 86.] |
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| 499 | + | [84.347.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection1.140tothe |
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| 500 | + | 2 contrary,theprovisionsofsections84.343to84.346shallbenonseverable.If |
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| 501 | + | 3 anyprovisionofsections84.343to84.346isforanyreasonheldtobeinvalid, |
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| 502 | + | 4 suchdecisionshallinvalidatealloftheremainingprovisionsofthisact.] |
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| 503 | + | ✔ |
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| 504 | + | HCSHB1481 13 |
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