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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.303
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESMITH(46).
55 0901H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection590.502,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
88 civilianreviewboards.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section590.502,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassection590.502,toreadasfollows:
1212 590.502.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingshallmean:
1313 2 (1)"Administeringauthority",anyindividualorbodyauthorizedbyalaw
1414 3enforcementagencytohearandmakefinaldecisionsregardingappealsofdisciplinary
1515 4actionsissuedbysuchagency;
1616 5 (2)"Coloroflaw",anyactbyalawenforcementofficer,whetherondutyoroffduty,
1717 6thatisperformedinfurtheranceofhisorhersworndutytoenforcelawsandtoprotectand
1818 7servethepublic;
1919 8 (3)"Economicloss",anyeconomiclossincluding,butnotlimitedto,lossofovertime
2020 9accrual,overtimeincome,sicktimeaccrual,sicktime,secondaryemploymentincome,
2121 10holidaypay,andvacationpay;
2222 11 (4)"Goodcause",sufficientevidenceorfactsthatwouldsupportaparty'srequestfor
2323 12extensionsoftimeoranyotherrequestsseekingaccommodationsoutsidethescopeofthe
2424 13rulessetoutherein;
2525 14 (5)"Lawenforcementofficer",anycommissionedpeaceofficerwiththepowerto
2626 15arrestforaviolationofthecriminalcodewhoisemployedbyanyunitofthestateorany
2727 16county,chartercounty,city,chartercity,municipality,district,college,university,oranyother
2828 17politicalsubdivisionorisemployedbytheboardofpolicecommissionersasdefinedin
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18chapter84.Lawenforcementofficershallnotincludeanyofficerwhoisthehighestranking
3131 19officerinthelawenforcementagency.
3232 20 2.Wheneveralawenforcementofficerisunderadministrativeinvestigationoris
3333 21subjectedtoadministrativequestioningthattheofficerreasonablybelievescouldleadto
3434 22disciplinaryaction,demotion,dismissal,transfer,orplacementonastatusthatcouldleadto
3535 23economicloss,theinvestigationorquestioningshallbeconductedunderthefollowing
3636 24conditions:
3737 25 (1)Thelawenforcementofficerwhoisthesubjectoftheinvestigationshallbe
3838 26informed,inwriting,oftheexistenceandnatureoftheallegedviolationandtheindividuals
3939 27whowillbeconductingtheinvestigation.Noticeshallbeprovidedtotheofficeralongwitha
4040 28copyofthecomplaintatleasttwenty-fourhourspriortoanyinterrogationorinterviewofthe
4141 29officer;
4242 30 (2)Anyperson,includingmembersofthesameagencyordepartmentastheofficer
4343 31underinvestigation,filingacomplaintagainstalawenforcementofficershallhavethe
4444 32complaintsupportedbyawrittenstatementoutliningthecomplaintthatincludesthepersonal
4545 33identifyinginformationofthepersonfilingthecomplaint.Allpersonalidentifying
4646 34informationshallbeheldconfidentialbytheinvestigatingagency;
4747 35 (3)Whenalawenforcementofficerisquestionedorinterviewedregardingmatters
4848 36pertainingtohisorherlawenforcementdutiesoractionstakenwithinthescopeofhisorher
4949 37employment,suchquestioningshallbeconductedforareasonablelengthoftimeandonly
5050 38whiletheofficerisondutyunlessreasonablecircumstancesexistthatnecessitatequestioning
5151 39theofficerwhileheorsheisoffduty;
5252 40 (4)Anyinterviewsorquestioningshallbeconductedatasecurelocationatthe
5353 41agencythatisconductingtheinvestigationorattheplacewheretheofficerreportstowork,
5454 42unlesstheofficerconsentstoanotherlocation;
5555 43 (5)Lawenforcementofficersshallbequestionedbyuptotwoinvestigatorsandshall
5656 44beinformedofthename,rank,andcommandoftheinvestigatororinvestigatorsconducting
5757 45theinvestigation;exceptthat,separateinvestigatorsshallbeassignedtoinvestigatealleged
5858 46departmentpolicyviolationsandallegedcriminalviolations;
5959 47 (6)Interviewsessionsshallbeforareasonableperiodoftime.Thereshallbetimes
6060 48providedfortheofficertoallowforsuchpersonalnecessitiesandrestperiodsasare
6161 49reasonablynecessary;
6262 50 (7)Priortoaninterviewsession,theinvestigatororinvestigatorsconductingthe
6363 51investigationshalladvisethelawenforcementofficeroftherulesetoutinGarrityv.New
6464 52Jersey,385U.S.493(1967),specificallythatthelawenforcementofficerisbeingorderedto
6565 53answerquestionsunderthreatofdisciplinaryactionandthattheofficer'sanswerstothe
6666 54questionswillnotbeusedagainsttheofficerincriminalproceedings;
6767 HB303 2 55 (8)Lawenforcementofficersshallnotbethreatened,harassed,orpromisedrewards
6868 56toinducethemintoansweringanyquestion;exceptthat,lawenforcementofficersmaybe
6969 57compelledbytheiremployertogiveprotectedGarritystatementstoaninvestigatorunderthe
7070 58directcontroloftheemployer,butsuchcompelledstatementsshallnotbeusedorderivatively
7171 59usedagainsttheofficerinanyaspectofacriminalcasebroughtagainsttheofficer;
7272 60 (9)Lawenforcementofficersunderinvestigationareentitledtohaveanattorneyor
7373 61anydulyauthorizedrepresentativepresentduringanyquestioningthatthelawenforcement
7474 62officerreasonablybelievesmayresultindisciplinaryaction.Theattorneyorrepresentative
7575 63shallbepermittedtoconferwiththeofficerbutshallnotundulydisruptorinterferewiththe
7676 64interview.Thequestioningshallbesuspendedforaperiodofuptotwenty-fourhoursifthe
7777 65officerrequestsrepresentation;
7878 66 (10)Priortothelawenforcementofficerbeinginterviewed,theofficerandhisorher
7979 67attorneyorrepresentativeshallhavetheopportunitytoreviewthecomplaint;
8080 68 (11)Thelawenforcementagencyconductingtheinvestigationshallhaveninetydays
8181 69fromreceiptofacitizencomplainttocompletesuchinvestigation.Theagencyshall
8282 70determinethedispositionofthecomplaintandrenderadisciplinarydecision,ifany,within
8383 71ninetydays.Theagencymay,forgoodcause,petitiontheadministeringauthorityoverseeing
8484 72theadministrationofdisciplineforanextensionoftimetocompletetheinvestigation.Ifthe
8585 73administeringauthorityfindstheagencyhasshowngoodcauseforthegrantingofan
8686 74extensionoftimetocompletetheinvestigation,theadministeringauthorityshallgrantan
8787 75extensionofuptosixtydays.Theagencyislimitedtotwoextensionsperinvestigation;
8888 76exceptthat,ifthereisanongoingcriminalinvestigationthereshallbenolimitationonthe
8989 77amountofsixty-dayextensions.Forgoodcauseshown,theinternalinvestigationmaybe
9090 78tolleduntiltheconclusionofaconcurrentcriminalinvestigationarisingoutofthesame
9191 79allegedconduct.Absentconsentfromtheofficerbeinginvestigated,theadministering
9292 80authorityoverseeingtheadministrationofdisciplineshallsetthematterforhearingandshall
9393 81providenoticeofthehearingtothelawenforcementofficerunderinvestigation.Theofficer
9494 82shallhavetherighttoattendthehearingandtopresentevidenceandargumentsagainst
9595 83extension;
9696 84 (12)Withinfivedaysoftheconclusionoftheadministrativeinvestigation,the
9797 85investigatorshallinformtheofficer,inwriting,oftheinvestigativefindingsandany
9898 86recommendationforfurtheraction,includingdiscipline;
9999 87 (13)Acompleterecordoftheadministrativeinvestigationshallbekeptbythelaw
100100 88enforcementagencyconductingsuchinvestigation.Uponcompletionoftheinvestigation,a
101101 89copyoftheentirerecord,including,butnotlimitedto,audio,video,andtranscribed
102102 90statements,shallbeprovidedtotheofficerortheofficer'srepresentativewithinfivebusiness
103103 HB303 3 91daysoftheofficer'swrittenrequest.Theagencymayrequestaprotectiveordertoredactall
104104 92personalidentifyingwitnessinformation;and
105105 93 (14)Allrecordscompiledasaresultofanyinvestigationsubjecttotheprovisionsof
106106 94thissectionshallbeheldconfidentialandshallnotbesubjecttodisclosureunderchapter610,
107107 95exceptbylawfulsubpoenaorcourtorder,byreleaseapprovedbytheofficer,orasprovidedin
108108 96section590.070.
109109 97 3.Lawenforcementofficerswhoaresuspendedwithoutpay,demoted,terminated,
110110 98transferred,orplacedonastatusresultingineconomiclossshallbeentitledtoafulldue
111111 99processhearing.However,nothinginthissectionshallprohibitalawenforcementagency
112112 100andtheauthorizedbargainingrepresentativeforalawenforcementofficeremployedbythat
113113 101agencyfromreachingwrittenagreementsprovidingdisciplinaryproceduresmorefavorable
114114 102thanthoseprovidedforthissection.Thecomponentsofthehearingshallinclude,ata
115115 103minimum:
116116 104 (1)Therighttoberepresentedbyanattorneyorotherindividualoftheirchoice
117117 105duringthehearing;
118118 106 (2)Sevendays'noticeofthehearingdateandtime;
119119 107 (3)Anopportunitytoaccessandreviewdocuments,atleastsevendaysinadvanceof
120120 108thehearing,thatareintheemployer'spossessionandthatwereusedasabasisforthe
121121 109disciplinaryaction;
122122 110 (4)Therighttorefusetotestifyatthehearingiftheofficerisconcurrentlyfacing
123123 111criminalchargesinconnectionwiththesameincident.Alawenforcementofficer'sdecision
124124 112nottotestifyshallnotresultinadditionalinternalchargesordiscipline;
125125 113 (5)Acompleterecordofthehearingshallbekeptbytheagencyforpurposesof
126126 114appeal.Therecordshallbeprovidedtotheofficerorhisorherattorneyuponwrittenrequest;
127127 115 (6)Theentirerecordofthehearingshallremainconfidentialandshallnotbesubject
128128 116todisclosureunderchapter610,exceptbylawfulsubpoenaorcourtorder.
129129 117 4.Anydecision,order,oractiontakenfollowingthehearingshallbeinwritingand
130130 118shallbeaccompaniedbyfindingsoffact.Thefindingsshallconsistofaconcisestatement
131131 119uponeachissueinthecase.Acopyofthedecisionororderaccompanyingfindingsand
132132 120conclusionsalongwiththewrittenactionandrightofappeal,ifany,shallbedeliveredor
133133 121mailedpromptlytothelawenforcementofficerortotheofficer'sattorneyorrepresentativeof
134134 122record.
135135 123 5.Lawenforcementofficersshallhavetheopportunitytoprovideawrittenresponse
136136 124toanyadversematerialsplacedintheirpersonnelfile,andsuchwrittenresponseshallbe
137137 125permanentlyattachedtotheadversematerial.
138138 126 6.Lawenforcementofficersshallhavetherighttocompensationforanyeconomic
139139 127lossincurredduringaninvestigationiftheofficerisfoundtohavecommittednomisconduct.
140140 HB303 4 128 7.Employersshalldefendandindemnifylawenforcementofficersfromandagainst
141141 129civilclaimsmadeagainstthemintheirofficialandindividualcapacitiesiftheallegedconduct
142142 130aroseinthecourseandscopeoftheirobligationsanddutiesaslawenforcementofficers.This
143143 131includesanyactionstakenoffdutyifsuchactionsweretakenundercoloroflaw.Intheevent
144144 132thelawenforcementofficerisconvictedof,orpleadsguiltyto,criminalchargesarisingoutof
145145 133thesameconduct,theemployershallnolongerbeobligatedtodefendandindemnifythe
146146 134officerinconnectionwithrelatedcivilclaims.
147147 135 8.Lawenforcementofficersshallnotbedisciplined,demoted,dismissed,transferred,
148148 136orplacedonastatusresultingineconomiclossasaresultoftheassertionoftheir
149149 137constitutionalrightsinanyjudicialproceeding,unlesstheofficeradmitstowrongdoing,in
150150 138whichcasetheprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapply.
151151 139 9.Anyaggrievedlawenforcementofficerorauthorizedrepresentativemayseek
152152 140judicialenforcementoftherequirementsofthissection.Suitstoenforcethissectionshallbe
153153 141broughtinthecircuitcourtforthecountyinwhichthelawenforcementagencyor
154154 142governmentalbodyhasitsprincipalplaceofbusiness.
155155 143 10.Uponafindingbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethatalawenforcement
156156 144agency,governmentalbody,ormemberofsamehasviolatedanyprovisionofthissection,a
157157 145courtshallvoidanyactiontakeninviolationofthissection.Thecourtmayalsoawardthe
158158 146lawenforcementofficerthecostsofbringingthesuitincluding,butnotlimitedto,attorneys'
159159 147fees.Alawsuitforenforcementshallbebroughtwithinoneyearfromwhichtheviolationis
160160 148ascertainable.
161161 149 11.Nothinginthissectionshallapplytoanyinvestigationorotheractionbythe
162162 150directorregardingalicenseissuedbythedirectorunderthischapter.
163163 151 12.Alawenforcementagencythathassubstantiallysimilarorgreaterprocedures
164164 152shallbedeemedincompliancewiththissection.
165165 153 13.Nothinginthissectionshallapplytotheworkofanycivilianreviewboard
166166 154organizedundersection590.653ororganizedbylocalordinance.
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