| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1186 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEROBERTS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0903H.02I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection590.653,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | civilianreviewboards. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section590.653,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection590.653,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 590.653.1.Eachcity,countyandcitynotwithinacountymayestablishacivilian |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2reviewboard,divisionofcivilianoversight,oranyotherentitywhichprovidescivilian |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3revieworoversightofpoliceagencies,ormayuseanexistingcivilianreviewboardor |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4divisionofcivilianoversightorothernamedentitywhichhasbeenappointedbythelocal |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5governingbody,withtheauthoritytoinvestigateallegationsofmisconductbylocallaw |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6enforcementofficerstowardsmembersofthepublic.Themembersshallnotreceive |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7compensationbutshallreceivereimbursementfromthelocalgoverningbodyforall |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8reasonableandnecessaryexpenses. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 2.Theboard,division,oranyothersuchentity,shallhavethepowersolelylimitedto |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10receiving,investigating,makingfindings, andrecommendingdisciplinaryactionupon |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11complaintsbymembersofthepublicagainstmembersofthepolicedepartmentthatallege |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12misconductinvolvingexcessiveuseofforce,abuseofauthority,discourtesy,oruseof |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13offensivelanguage,including,butnotlimitedto,slursrelatingtorace,ethnicity,religion, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14gender,sexualorientation, anddisability.Thefindingsandrecommendationsoftheboard, |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15division,orotherentityandthebasistherefor,shallbesubmittedtothechieflawenforcement |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16official.Nofindingorrecommendationshallbebasedsolelyuponanunsworncomplaintor |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17statement,norshallpriorunsubstantiated,unfoundedorwithdrawncomplaintsbethebasis |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18foranysuchfindingsorrecommendations.Onlythepowersspecificallygrantedhereinare |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19authorizedandanyandallauthoritygrantedtofutureorexistingboards,divisions,orentities |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20outsidethescopeofthepowerslistedhereinareexpresslypreemptedandvoidasamatterof |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21law. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 3.Theprovisionsofsubsection2ofthissectionshallnotapplytoanycitywith |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23morethanonehundredtwenty-fivethousandbutfewerthanonehundredsixty |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24thousandinhabitantsandanysuchcitymayestablishsuchboard,division,oranyother |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25suchentityandmaygranttosuchboard,division,oranyotherentitythepowerto |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26receive,investigate,makefindings,andrecommenddisciplinaryactionuponcomplaints |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27bymembersofthepublicagainstmembersofthepolicedepartment. |
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| 40 | 40 | | âś” |
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| 41 | 41 | | HB1186 2 |
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