| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1769 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPERKINS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 4178H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter320,RSMo,byaddingtheretofifteennewsectionsrelatingtofirefighters, |
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| 8 | 8 | | withapenaltyprovision. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter320,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretofifteennewsections,to |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2beknownassections320.500,320.502,320.504,320.506,320.508,320.510,320.512, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3320.514,320.516,320.518,320.520,320.522,320.524,320.526,and320.528,toreadas |
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| 13 | 13 | | 4follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 320.500.Theprovisionsofsections320.500to320.528shallbeknownand |
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| 15 | 15 | | 2referredtoasthe"FirefightersProceduralBillofRightsAct". |
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| 16 | 16 | | 320.502.Forpurposesofsections320.500to320.528,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2 (1)"Firefighter",anyfirefighter,paramedic,emergencymedicaltechnician,or |
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| 18 | 18 | | 3emergency911dispatcherwhoisemployedbyapublicagency.Theterm"firefighter" |
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| 19 | 19 | | 4doesnotapplytoanyemployeewhohasnotsuccessfullycompletedtheprobationary |
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| 20 | 20 | | 5periodestablishedbyhisorheremployerasaconditionofemployment; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 6 (2)"Publicagency",anyfiredistrict,municipalfiredepartment,ambulance |
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| 22 | 22 | | 7district,oremergency911dispatchingagency; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 8 (3)"Punitiveaction",anyactionthatmayleadtodismissal,demotion, |
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| 24 | 24 | | 9suspension,reductioninsalary,writtenreprimand,ortransferforpurposesof |
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| 25 | 25 | | 10punishment. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 320.504.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinchapter36,orwheneverondutyor |
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| 27 | 27 | | 2inuniform,nofirefightershallbeprohibitedfromengaging,orbecoercedorrequired |
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| 28 | 28 | | 3toengage,inpoliticalactivity. |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 4 2.Afirefightershallnotbeprohibitedfromseekingelectionto,orservingasa |
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| 31 | 31 | | 5memberof,thegoverningboardofaschooldistrictoranylocalagencywherethe |
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| 32 | 32 | | 6firefighterisnotemployedincluding,butnotlimitedto,anycity,county,orpolitical |
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| 33 | 33 | | 7subdivisionthereof. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 320.506.Whenanyfirefighterisunderinvestigationandsubjectedto |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2interrogationbyhisorhercommandingofficer,oranyothermemberdesignatedby |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3theemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagency,thatcouldleadtopunitive |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4action,theinterrogationshallbeconductedunderthefollowingconditions: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5 (1)Theinterrogationshallbeconductedatareasonablehour,atatimewhenthe |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6firefighterisonduty,unlessanimminentthreattothesafetyofthepublicrequires |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7otherwise.Iftheinterrogationdoesoccurduringoff-dutytimeofthefirefighterbeing |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8interrogated,thefirefightershallbecompensatedforanyoff-dutytimeinaccordance |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9withregulardepartmentprocedures.Thefirefighter'scompensationshallnotbe |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10reducedasaresultofanyworkmissedwhilebeinginterrogated; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11 (2)Thefirefighterunderinvestigationshallbeinformed,priortothe |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12interrogation,oftherank,name,andcommandoftheofficerorotherpersonin |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13chargeoftheinterrogation;theinterrogatingofficer;andallotherpersonstobepresent |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14duringtheinterrogation.Allquestionsdirectedtothefirefighterunderinvestigation |
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| 48 | 48 | | 15shallbeaskedbyandthroughnomorethantwointerrogatorsatonetime; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 16 (3)Thefirefighterunderinvestigationshallbeinformedofthenatureofthe |
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| 50 | 50 | | 17investigationpriortoanyinterrogation; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 18 (4)Theinterrogatingsessionshallbeforareasonableperiodtakinginto |
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| 52 | 52 | | 19considerationthegravityandcomplexityoftheissuebeinginvestigated.Thefirefighter |
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| 53 | 53 | | 20underinterrogationshallbeallowedreasonablebreakstoattendtohisorherown |
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| 54 | 54 | | 21personalphysicalnecessities; |
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| 55 | 55 | | 22 (5)(a)Thefirefighterunderinvestigationshallnotbesubjectedtooffensive |
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| 56 | 56 | | 23languageorthreatenedwithpunitiveaction.Apromiseofrewardshallnotbemadeas |
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| 57 | 57 | | 24aninducementtoansweranyquestion.Theemployershallprovideto,andobtainfrom, |
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| 58 | 58 | | 25thefirefighterunderinvestigationaformalgrantofimmunityfromcriminal |
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| 59 | 59 | | 26prosecution,inwriting,beforethefirefightermaybecompelledtorespondto |
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| 60 | 60 | | 27incriminatingquestionsinaninterrogation.Subjecttothatgrantofimmunity,a |
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| 61 | 61 | | 28firefighterrefusingtorespondtoquestionsorsubjecttointerrogationsdirectlyrelated |
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| 62 | 62 | | 29totheinvestigationshallbeinformedthatthefailuretoanswerquestionsdirectly |
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| 63 | 63 | | 30relatedtotheinvestigationmayresultinpunitiveaction; |
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| 64 | 64 | | 31 (b)Theemployershallnotcausethefirefighterunderinvestigationtobe |
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| 65 | 65 | | 32subjectedtovisitsbythepressornewsmediawithouthisorherexpresswrittenconsent |
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| 66 | 66 | | 33freeofduress,andthefirefighter'sphotograph,homeaddress,telephonenumber,or |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB1769 2 34othercontactinformationshallnotbegiventothepressornewsmediawithouthisor |
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| 68 | 68 | | 35herexpresswrittenconsentfreeofduress; |
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| 69 | 69 | | 36 (6)Astatementmadeduringinterrogationbyafirefighterunderduress, |
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| 70 | 70 | | 37coercion,orthreatofpunitiveactionshallnotbeadmissibleinanysubsequentjudicial |
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| 71 | 71 | | 38proceeding,subjecttothefollowingqualifications: |
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| 72 | 72 | | 39 (a)Thissubdivisionshallnotlimittheuseofstatementsotherwisemadebya |
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| 73 | 73 | | 40firefighterwhentheemployingfiredepartmentisseekingcivilservicesanctionsagainst |
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| 74 | 74 | | 41anyfirefighter; |
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| 75 | 75 | | 42 (b)Thissubdivisionshallnotpreventtheadmissibilityofstatementsotherwise |
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| 76 | 76 | | 43madebythefirefighterduringinterrogationinanycivilaction,includingadministrative |
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| 77 | 77 | | 44actions,broughtbythatfirefighter,orthatfirefighter'sexclusiverepresentative,arising |
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| 78 | 78 | | 45outofadisciplinaryaction; |
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| 79 | 79 | | 46 (7)Thecompleteinterrogationofafirefightermayberecorded.Ifarecordingis |
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| 80 | 80 | | 47madeoftheinterrogation,thefirefightershallhaveaccesstotherecordingifany |
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| 81 | 81 | | 48furtherproceedingsarecontemplatedorpriortoanyfurtherinterrogationata |
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| 82 | 82 | | 49subsequenttime.Thefirefightershallbeentitledtoatranscribedcopyofanynotes |
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| 83 | 83 | | 50madebyastenographerortoanyreportsorcomplaintsmadebyinvestigatorsorother |
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| 84 | 84 | | 51persons,exceptthoseportionsthatareotherwiserequiredbylawtobekept |
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| 85 | 85 | | 52confidential.Notesorreportsthataredeemedtobeconfidentialshallnotbeentered |
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| 86 | 86 | | 53inthefirefighter'spersonnelfile.Thefirefighterbeinginterrogatedshallhavetheright |
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| 87 | 87 | | 54tobringhisorherownrecordingdeviceandrecordanyandallaspectsofthe |
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| 88 | 88 | | 55interrogation; |
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| 89 | 89 | | 56 (8)If,priortoorduringtheinterrogationofafirefighter,itiscontemplatedthat |
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| 90 | 90 | | 57heorshemaybechargedwithacriminaloffense,heorsheshallbeimmediately |
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| 91 | 91 | | 58informedofhisorherconstitutionalrights; |
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| 92 | 92 | | 59 (9)Uponthefilingofaformalwrittenstatementofcharges,orwheneveran |
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| 93 | 93 | | 60interrogationfocusesonmattersthatmayresultinpunitiveactionagainstany |
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| 94 | 94 | | 61firefighter,thatfirefighter,athisorherrequest,shallhavetherighttoberepresented |
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| 95 | 95 | | 62byarepresentativeofhisorherchoicewhomaybepresentatalltimesduringthe |
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| 96 | 96 | | 63interrogation.Therepresentativeshallnotbeapersonsubjecttothesame |
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| 97 | 97 | | 64investigation.Therepresentativeshallnotberequiredtodisclose,orbesubjectto |
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| 98 | 98 | | 65anypunitiveactionforrefusingtodisclose,anyinformationreceivedfromthe |
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| 99 | 99 | | 66firefighterunderinvestigationfornoncriminalmatters; |
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| 100 | 100 | | 67 (10)Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoapplytocounseling, |
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| 101 | 101 | | 68instruction,orinformalverbaladmonishmentby,orotherroutineorunplannedcontact |
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| 102 | 102 | | 69with,asupervisororanyotherfirefighter;and |
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| 103 | 103 | | HB1769 3 70 (11)Afirefightershallnotbelentortemporarilyreassignedtoalocationorduty |
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| 104 | 104 | | 71assignmentifafirefighterinhisorherdepartmentwouldnotnormallybesenttothat |
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| 105 | 105 | | 72locationorwouldnotnormallybegiventhatdutyassignmentundersimilar |
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| 106 | 106 | | 73circumstances. |
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| 107 | 107 | | 320.508.1.Afirefightershallnotbesubjectedtopunitiveaction,ordenied |
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| 108 | 108 | | 2promotion,orthreatenedwiththattreatment,becauseofthelawfulexerciseofthe |
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| 109 | 109 | | 3rightsgrantedundersections320.500to320.528ortheexerciseofanyrightsunderany |
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| 110 | 110 | | 4existingadministrativegrievanceprocedure. |
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| 111 | 111 | | 5 2.Punitiveactionordenialofpromotionongroundsotherthanmeritshallnot |
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| 112 | 112 | | 6beundertakenbyanyemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagencyagainst |
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| 113 | 113 | | 7anyfirefighterwhohassuccessfullycompletedtheprobationaryperiodwithout |
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| 114 | 114 | | 8providingthefirefighterwithanopportunityforadministrativeappeal. |
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| 115 | 115 | | 9 3.Afirechiefshallnotberemovedbyapublicagencyorappointingauthority |
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| 116 | 116 | | 10withoutprovidingthatpersonwithwrittennotice,thereasonorreasonsforremoval, |
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| 117 | 117 | | 11andanopportunityforadministrativeappeal.Forpurposesofthissubsection,the |
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| 118 | 118 | | 12removalofafirechiefbyapublicagencyorappointingauthority,forthepurposeof |
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| 119 | 119 | | 13implementingthegoalsorpolicies,orboth,ofthepublicagencyorappointingauthority, |
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| 120 | 120 | | 14orforreasonsincluding,butnotlimitedto,incompatibilityofmanagementstylesorasa |
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| 121 | 121 | | 15resultofchangeinadministration,shallbesufficienttoconstitutereason.Nothingin |
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| 122 | 122 | | 16thissubsectionshallbeconstruedtocreateapropertyinterest,ifonedoesnototherwise |
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| 123 | 123 | | 17existbyruleorlaw,inthejoboffirechief. |
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| 124 | 124 | | 18 4.Punitiveactionordenialofpromotionongroundsotherthanmeritshallnot |
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| 125 | 125 | | 19beundertakenforanyact,omission,orotherallegationofmisconductifthe |
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| 126 | 126 | | 20investigationoftheallegationisnotcompletedwithinoneyearofdiscoverybythe |
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| 127 | 127 | | 21employingfiredepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagency.Thisone-yearlimitation |
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| 128 | 128 | | 22periodshallapplyonlyifthediscoveryoftheact,omission,orothermisconduct |
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| 129 | 129 | | 23occurredonorafterAugust28,2024.Iftheemployingdepartmentorlicensingor |
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| 130 | 130 | | 24certifyingagencydeterminesthatdisciplinemaybetaken,itshallcompleteits |
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| 131 | 131 | | 25investigationandnotifythefirefighterofitsproposeddisciplinaryactionwithinthat |
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| 132 | 132 | | 26year,exceptinanyofthefollowingcircumstances: |
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| 133 | 133 | | 27 (1)Ifthefirefightervoluntarilywaivestheone-yeartimeperiodinwriting,the |
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| 134 | 134 | | 28timeperiodshallbetolledfortheperiodoftimespecifiedinthewrittenwaiver; |
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| 135 | 135 | | 29 (2)Iftheact,omission,orotherallegationofmisconductisalsothesubjectofa |
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| 136 | 136 | | 30criminalinvestigationorcriminalprosecution,thetimeduringwhichthecriminal |
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| 137 | 137 | | 31investigationorcriminalprosecutionispendingshalltolltheone-yearperiod; |
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| 138 | 138 | | 32 (3)Iftheinvestigationisamulti-jurisdictionalinvestigationthatrequiresa |
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| 139 | 139 | | 33reasonableextensionforcoordinationoftheinvolvedagencies; |
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| 140 | 140 | | HB1769 4 34 (4)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesanemployeewhoisincapacitatedorotherwise |
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| 141 | 141 | | 35unavailable; |
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| 142 | 142 | | 36 (5)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesamatterincivillitigationwherethefirefighteris |
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| 143 | 143 | | 37namedasapartydefendant,theone-yeartimeperiodshallbetolledwhilethatcivil |
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| 144 | 144 | | 38actionispending; |
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| 145 | 145 | | 39 (6)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesamatterincriminallitigationinwhichthe |
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| 146 | 146 | | 40complainantisacriminaldefendant,theone-yeartimeperiodshallbetolledduringthe |
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| 147 | 147 | | 41periodofthatdefendant'scriminalinvestigationandprosecution;or |
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| 148 | 148 | | 42 (7)Iftheinvestigationinvolvesanallegationofworkers'compensationfraudon |
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| 149 | 149 | | 43thepartofthefirefighter. |
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| 150 | 150 | | 44 5.Ifapredisciplinaryresponseorgrievanceprocedureisrequiredorutilized, |
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| 151 | 151 | | 45thetimeforthatresponseorprocedureshallnotbegovernedorlimitedbysections |
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| 152 | 152 | | 46320.500to320.528. |
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| 153 | 153 | | 47 6.If,afterinvestigationandanypredisciplinaryresponseorprocedure,the |
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| 154 | 154 | | 48employingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagencydecidestoimposediscipline, |
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| 155 | 155 | | 49thatagencyshallnotifythefirefighterinwritingofitsdecisiontoimposediscipline |
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| 156 | 156 | | 50withinthirtydaysofitsdecisionbutnotlessthanforty-eighthourspriortoimposingthe |
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| 157 | 157 | | 51discipline. |
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| 158 | 158 | | 52 7.Notwithstandingtheone-yeartimeperiodspecifiedinsubsection4ofthis |
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| 159 | 159 | | 53section,aninvestigationmaybereopenedagainstafirefighterifbothofthefollowing |
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| 160 | 160 | | 54circumstancesexist: |
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| 161 | 161 | | 55 (1)Significantnewevidencehasbeendiscoveredthatislikelytoaffectthe |
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| 162 | 162 | | 56outcomeoftheinvestigation;and |
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| 163 | 163 | | 57 (2)Oneofthefollowingconditionsexists: |
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| 164 | 164 | | 58 (a)Theevidencecouldnotreasonablybediscoveredinthenormalcourseof |
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| 165 | 165 | | 59investigationwithoutresortingtoextraordinarymeasuresbytheagency;or |
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| 166 | 166 | | 60 (b)Theevidenceresultedfromthefirefighter'spredisciplinaryresponseor |
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| 167 | 167 | | 61procedure. |
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| 168 | 168 | | 320.510.1.Anadministrativeappealinstitutedbyafirefighterundersections |
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| 169 | 169 | | 2320.500to320.528shallbeconductedinaccordancewithrulesandproceduresadopted |
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| 170 | 170 | | 3bytheemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagencythatareinaccordance |
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| 171 | 171 | | 4withchapter536. |
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| 172 | 172 | | 5 2.Notwithstandingsubsection1ofthissection,iftheemployingdepartmentis |
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| 173 | 173 | | 6subjecttoamemorandumofunderstandingthatprovidesforbindingarbitrationof |
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| 174 | 174 | | 7administrativeappeals,thearbitratororarbitrationpanelshallserveasthehearing |
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| 175 | 175 | | 8officerinaccordancewithchapter536and,notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw, |
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| 176 | 176 | | 9thathearingofficer'sdecisionshallbebinding.However,amemorandumof |
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| 177 | 177 | | HB1769 5 10understandingnegotiatedwithanemployingagencyshallnotcontroltheprocessfor |
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| 178 | 178 | | 11administrativeappealsinstitutedwithlicensingorcertifyingagencies.Any |
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| 179 | 179 | | 12administrativeappealinstitutedwithlicensingorcertifyingagenciesshalladhereto |
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| 180 | 180 | | 13therequirementsprescribedinsubsection1ofthissection. |
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| 181 | 181 | | 320.512.Afirefightershallnothaveanycommentadversetohisorherinterest |
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| 182 | 182 | | 2enteredinhisorherpersonnelfile,oranyotherfileusedforanypersonnelpurposesby |
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| 183 | 183 | | 3hisorheremployer,withoutthefirefighterhavingfirstreadandsignedtheinstrument |
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| 184 | 184 | | 4containingtheadversecommentindicatingheorsheisawareofthecomment. |
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| 185 | 185 | | 5However,theentrymaybemadeifafterreadingtheinstrument,thefirefighterrefuses |
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| 186 | 186 | | 6tosignit.Thatfactshallbenotedonthatdocumentandsignedorinitialedbythe |
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| 187 | 187 | | 7firefighter. |
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| 188 | 188 | | 320.514.Afirefightershallhavethirtydaystofileawrittenresponsetoany |
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| 189 | 189 | | 2adversecommententeredinhisorherpersonnelfile.Thewrittenresponseshallbe |
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| 190 | 190 | | 3attachedto,andshallaccompany,theadversecomment. |
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| 191 | 191 | | 320.516.1.Everyemployershall,atreasonabletimesandatreasonable |
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| 192 | 192 | | 2intervals,upontherequestofafirefighter,duringusualbusinesshours,withnolossof |
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| 193 | 193 | | 3compensationtothefirefighter,permitthatfirefightertoinspectpersonnelfilesthatare |
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| 194 | 194 | | 4usedorhavebeenusedtodeterminethatfirefighter'squalificationsforemployment, |
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| 195 | 195 | | 5promotion,additionalcompensation,orterminationorotherdisciplinaryaction. |
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| 196 | 196 | | 6 2.Eachemployershallkeepeachfirefighter'spersonnelfileoratrueand |
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| 197 | 197 | | 7correctcopythereofandshallmakethefileorcopythereofavailablewithina |
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| 198 | 198 | | 8reasonableperiodoftimeafterarequestthereforbythefirefighter. |
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| 199 | 199 | | 9 3.If,afterexaminationofthefirefighter'spersonnelfile,thefirefighterbelieves |
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| 200 | 200 | | 10thatanyportionofthematerialismistakenlyorunlawfullyplacedinthefile,the |
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| 201 | 201 | | 11firefightermayrequest,inwriting,thatthemistakenorunlawfulportionbecorrected |
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| 202 | 202 | | 12ordeleted.Anyrequestmadepursuanttothissubsectionshallincludeastatementby |
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| 203 | 203 | | 13thefirefighterdescribingthecorrectionsordeletionsfromthepersonnelfilerequested |
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| 204 | 204 | | 14andthereasonssupportingthosecorrectionsordeletions.Astatementsubmitted |
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| 205 | 205 | | 15pursuanttothissubsectionshallbecomepartofthepersonnelfileofthefirefighter. |
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| 206 | 206 | | 16 4.Withinthirtycalendardaysofreceiptofarequestmadeundersubsection3of |
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| 207 | 207 | | 17thissection,theemployershalleithergrantthefirefighter'srequestornotifytheofficer |
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| 208 | 208 | | 18ofthedecisiontorefusetogranttherequest.Iftheemployerrefusestograntthe |
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| 209 | 209 | | 19request,inwholeorinpart,theemployershallstateinwritingthereasonsforrefusing |
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| 210 | 210 | | 20therequestandthatwrittenstatementshallbecomepartofthepersonnelfileofthe |
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| 211 | 211 | | 21firefighter. |
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| 212 | 212 | | 320.518.1.Afirefightershallnotbecompelledtosubmittoaliedetectortest |
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| 213 | 213 | | 2againsthisorherwill. |
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| 214 | 214 | | HB1769 6 3 2.Disciplinaryactionorotherrecriminationshallnotbetakenagainsta |
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| 215 | 215 | | 4firefighterrefusingtosubmittoaliedetectortest. |
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| 216 | 216 | | 5 3.Nocommentshallbeenteredanywhereintheinvestigator'snotesor |
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| 217 | 217 | | 6anywhereelsethatthefirefighterrefusedtotake,ordidnottake,aliedetectortest. |
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| 218 | 218 | | 7 4.Testimonyorevidencetotheeffectthatthefirefighterrefusedtotake,orwas |
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| 219 | 219 | | 8subjectedto,aliedetectortestshallnotbeadmissibleatasubsequenthearing,trial,or |
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| 220 | 220 | | 9proceeding,judicialoradministrative. |
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| 221 | 221 | | 10 5.Forpurposesofthissection,"liedetector"meansapolygraph,deceptograph, |
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| 222 | 222 | | 11voicestressanalyzer,psychologicalstressevaluator,oranyothersimilardevice,whether |
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| 223 | 223 | | 12mechanicalorelectrical,thatisused,ortheresultsofwhichareused,forthepurposeof |
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| 224 | 224 | | 13renderingadiagnosticopinionregardingthehonestyordishonestyofanindividual. |
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| 225 | 225 | | 320.520.Afirefightershallnotberequiredorrequestedforpurposesofjob |
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| 226 | 226 | | 2assignmentorotherpersonnelactiontodiscloseanyitemofhisorherproperty,income, |
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| 227 | 227 | | 3assets,sourceofincome,debts,orpersonalordomesticexpenditures,includingthoseof |
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| 228 | 228 | | 4anymemberofhisorherfamilyorhousehold,unlessthatinformationisotherwise |
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| 229 | 229 | | 5requiredtobefurnishedunderstatelaworobtainedpursuanttocourtorder. |
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| 230 | 230 | | 320.522.Afirefightershallnothavehisorherlockerorotherspaceforstorage |
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| 231 | 231 | | 2thatmaybeassignedtohimorhersearched,exceptinhisorherpresenceorwithhisor |
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| 232 | 232 | | 3herconsent,orunlessavalidsearchwarranthasbeenobtainedorunlessheorshehas |
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| 233 | 233 | | 4beennotifiedthatasearchwillbeconducted.Thissectionshallapplyonlytolockersor |
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| 234 | 234 | | 5otherspacesforstoragethatareownedorleasedbytheemployingdepartmentor |
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| 235 | 235 | | 6licensingorcertifyingagency. |
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| 236 | 236 | | 320.524.1.Itshallbeunlawfulforanyemployingdepartmentorlicensingor |
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| 237 | 237 | | 2certifyingagencytodenyorrefusetoanyfirefightertherightsandprotections |
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| 238 | 238 | | 3guaranteedbysections320.500to320.528. |
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| 239 | 239 | | 4 2.Thecircuitcourtofthecountyofpropervenueshallhaveinitialjurisdiction |
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| 240 | 240 | | 5overanyproceedingbroughtbyanyfirefighteragainstanyemployingdepartmentor |
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| 241 | 241 | | 6licensingorcertifyingagencyforallegedviolationsofsections320.500to320.528. |
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| 242 | 242 | | 7 3.(1)Ifthecourtfindsthattheemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifying |
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| 243 | 243 | | 8agencyhasviolatedanyoftheprovisionsofsections320.500to320.528,thecourtshall |
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| 244 | 244 | | 9renderappropriateinjunctiveorotherextraordinaryrelieftoremedytheviolationand |
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| 245 | 245 | | 10topreventfutureviolationsofalikeorsimilarnatureincluding,butnotlimitedto,the |
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| 246 | 246 | | 11grantingofatemporaryrestrainingorderorpreliminaryorpermanentinjunction |
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| 247 | 247 | | 12prohibitingtheemployingdepartmentorlicensingorcertifyingagencyfromtakingany |
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| 248 | 248 | | 13punitiveactionagainstthefirefighter. |
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| 249 | 249 | | 14 (2)Ifthecourtfindsthatabadfaithorfrivolousactionorafilingforan |
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| 250 | 250 | | 15improperpurposehasbeenbroughtundersections320.500to320.528,thecourtmay |
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| 251 | 251 | | HB1769 7 16ordersanctionsagainstthepartyfilingtheaction,theparty'sattorney,orboth, |
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| 252 | 252 | | 17pursuanttotheapplicableMissourirulesofcivilprocedure.Thosesanctionsmay |
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| 253 | 253 | | 18include,butnotbelimitedto,reasonableexpenses,includingattorney'sfees,incurred |
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| 254 | 254 | | 19byafiredepartmentasthecourtdeemsappropriate. |
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| 255 | 255 | | 20 (3)Nothinginthissubsectionisintendedtosubjectactionsorfilingsunderthis |
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| 256 | 256 | | 21sectiontorulesorstandardsthataredifferentfromthoseapplicabletoothercivil |
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| 257 | 257 | | 22actionsorfilingssubjecttotheMissourirulesofcivilprocedure. |
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| 258 | 258 | | 23 4.Inadditiontotheextraordinaryreliefaffordedundersections320.500to |
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| 259 | 259 | | 24320.528,uponafindingbythecourtthatafiredepartment,itsemployees,agents,or |
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| 260 | 260 | | 25assigns,withrespecttoactstakenwithinthescopeofemployment,maliciouslyviolated |
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| 261 | 261 | | 26anyprovisionofsections320.500to320.528withtheintenttoinjurethefirefighter,the |
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| 262 | 262 | | 27firedepartmentshall,foreachandeveryviolation,beliableforacivilpenaltynotto |
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| 263 | 263 | | 28exceedtwenty-fivethousanddollarstobeawardedtothefirefighterwhoserightor |
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| 264 | 264 | | 29protectionwasdeniedandforreasonableattorney'sfeesasmaybedeterminedbythe |
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| 265 | 265 | | 30court.Ifthecourtsofinds,andthereissufficientevidencetoestablishactualdamages |
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| 266 | 266 | | 31sufferedbythefirefighterwhoserightorprotectionwasdenied,thefiredepartment |
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| 267 | 267 | | 32shallalsobeliablefortheamountoftheactualdamages.Notwithstandingthese |
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| 268 | 268 | | 33provisions,afiredepartmentshallnotberequiredtoindemnifyacontractorforthe |
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| 269 | 269 | | 34contractor'sliabilityunderthissubsectionifthereis,withinthecontractbetweenthe |
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| 270 | 270 | | 35firedepartmentandthecontractor,aholdharmlessorsimilarprovisionthatprotects |
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| 271 | 271 | | 36thefiredepartmentfromliabilityfortheactionsofthecontractor.Anindividualshall |
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| 272 | 272 | | 37notbeliableforanyactforwhichafiredepartmentisliableunderthissection. |
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| 273 | 273 | | 320.526.Nothinginsections320.500to320.528shallinanywaybeconstruedto |
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| 274 | 274 | | 2limittheabilityofanyemploymentdepartment,licensingorcertifyingagency,orany |
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| 275 | 275 | | 3firefightertofulfillmutualaidagreementswithotherjurisdictionsoragencies,andthe |
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| 276 | 276 | | 4provisionsofsections320.500to320.528shallnotbeconstruedinanywaytolimitany |
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| 277 | 277 | | 5jurisdictionalorinteragencycooperationunderanycircumstanceswherethatactivityis |
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| 278 | 278 | | 6deemednecessaryordesirablebythejurisdictionsoragenciesinvolved. |
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| 279 | 279 | | 320.528.1.Therightsandprotectionsdescribedinsections320.500to320.528 |
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| 280 | 280 | | 2shallapplyonlytoafirefighterduringeventsandcircumstancesinvolvingthe |
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| 281 | 281 | | 3performanceofhisorherofficialduties. |
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| 282 | 282 | | 4 2.Itshallbearequirementthatanyemployershallprovidelegaldefenseforany |
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| 283 | 283 | | 5firefighterwho,whileactinginthenormalcourseofhisorherduties,isnamedasa |
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| 284 | 284 | | 6defendantincivillitigationrelatingtosuchduties. |
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| 285 | 285 | | âś” |
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| 286 | 286 | | HB1769 8 |
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