SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1577
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVENURRENBERN.
3017H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter44,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtolawenforcement
assistancefromotherjurisdictions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter44,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection44.087,toreadasfollows:
44.087.1.Thechieflawenforcementexecutiveforanylawenforcementagency,
2orsuchexecutive'sdesignee,mayrequestassistancefromalawenforcementagencyof
3anotherjurisdiction,includingajurisdictionoutsidethestateofMissouributwithinthe
4UnitedStates.
5 2.Ifalawenforcementofficermakesanarrestorapprehensionoutsidesuch
6officer'sjurisdiction,theoffendershallbedeliveredtothefirstavailablelaw
7enforcementofficerwhoiscommissionedinthejurisdictioninwhichthearrestwas
8made.Theofficermakingtheinitialarrestorapprehensionshallassistinthe
9preparationofanyaffidavitsfiledwiththecomplaintorbasedonotherevidencethat
10thereisprobablecausetobelievethatbothacrimehasbeencommittedandthe
11defendanthascommittedsuchcrime.
12 3.Forthepurposeofliability,workers'compensation,andanyother
13employment-relatedmatter,lawenforcementofficersremainemployeesoftheir
14respectivelawenforcementagencythroughoutanyrequestforassistance.Qualified
15immunity,sovereignimmunity,officialimmunity,andthepublicdutyruleshallapplyto
16theprovisionsofthissectionasinterpretedbythefederalandstatecourtsofthe
17respondingagency.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 4.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtolimittheactionsoflaw
19enforcementofficersoragenciesconductedinaccordancewithsection44.095or44.098,
20oranyothermutualaidagreementmadeunderthischapter.
21 5.Theprovisionsofchapter544areapplicabletoanylawenforcementofficers
22fromjurisdictionslocatedoutsidethestateofMissouri,butwithintheUnitedStates,
23whoareactingpursuanttoarequestmadeunderthissection.
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