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MO Rev Stat § 84.350 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.350 - Board of police commissioners — organization — qualifications, terms, salaries, audits.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   84.350. Board of police commissioners — organization — qualifications, terms, salaries, audits. — 1. In all cities of this state that now have, or may hereafter have, three hundred thousand inhabitants and not over seven hundred thousand inhabitants, there shall be, and is hereby established, within and for the cities, a board of police commissioners to consist of four commissioners as provided in section 84.360, together with the mayor of such cities, or whosoever may be officially acting in that capacity, who shall be a voting member of the board. The board shall appoint one of its members as president of the board, and one other member as vice president. The president, or vice president in the absence of the president, shall be the presiding officer of the board and shall act for it when the board is not in session. The commissioners shall be citizens of the state of Missouri and shall have been residents of the respective cities in which they are appointed to serve for a period of four years next preceding their appointment, except the mayor, who shall serve for a term equal to his term of office as mayor. The commissioners shall, except as otherwise specified in this section and section 84.360, hold their offices for four years, and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Each commissioner shall receive a salary of two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, payable not less than semimonthly, except that the mayor shall not receive any salary or compensation for his duties as commissioner.  2. The police department of such city may be audited once a year by an independent auditor to be selected by the city's board of police commissioners and approved by the mayor. The police department of such city may be audited at any time by the state auditor or by the auditor of the city. Prior to auditing the police department of such city, the city auditor shall determine which agencies or divisions of the police department would most benefit from performance auditing and notify the board of police commissioners. The city auditor, in conjunction with the board of police commissioners, shall develop a schedule for conducting such audits on such police department agencies or divisions as to not disrupt or interfere with the conduct of police business, the public's safety or the normal course of said auditors' duties or responsibilities for such city. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7645, A.L. 1943 p. 727, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 405, A.L. 1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 152, A.L. 1993 S.B. 376, A.L. 1995 H.B. 574)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7502; 1919 § 8913; 1909 § 9765
MO Rev Stat § 84.360 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.360 - Board of police — appointment — term of office — vacancy.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   84.360. Board of police — appointment — term of office — vacancy. — The governor of the state of Missouri, by and with the consent of the senate, shall appoint the four commissioners provided for in section 84.350, and one commissioner shall be appointed for a term of one year; one commissioner shall be appointed for a term of two years; one commissioner shall be appointed for a term of three years; one commissioner shall be appointed for a term of four years. Their successors shall each be appointed for a term of four years, and said commissioners shall hold office for their term of appointment and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy in said board from any cause whatever, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term, in the same manner as in the case of original appointments. The governor shall issue commissions to the persons so appointed, designating the time for which they are appointed in case the appointment is to fill an unexpired term occasioned by death, resignation or any other cause whatever, and whenever the term of office of any commissioner expires, the appointment of his successor shall be for four years. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7646, A.L. 1943 p. 727)
MO Rev Stat § 84.370 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.370 - Board of police — oath.

Effective - 28 Aug 1947   84.370. Board of police — oath. — Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, the said commissioners shall take and subscribe before the judge of the court of record having jurisdiction of the trial of criminal cases in the county in which the respective cities for which they are appointed to serve shall be located, or the clerk thereof in vacation, the oath or affirmation prescribed by the Constitution of the state of Missouri, and shall also take and subscribe before the same judge, or clerk in vacation, the further oath or affidavit that they will in no case and under no pretext act on behalf of or against, prefer or disfavor, any policeman or officer of police or other employee of the board for or on account of the political opinions of such person, or for any other cause or reason whatsoever than the fitness or unfitness, merit or lack of merit of such person, in the best judgment of such commissioners, and that during their tenure as members of the board of police commissioners (other than the mayor) they will refrain from partisan political activity, violation of which shall be sufficient cause for removal of such members of the board. The said oaths or affirmations shall be recorded and preserved among the records of said court. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7645, A.L. 1943 p. 727, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 405)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7506; 1919 § 8917; 1909 § 9769
MO Rev Stat § 84.380 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.380 - Board of police, treasurer — appointment — tenure — bond.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   84.380. Board of police, treasurer — appointment — tenure — bond. — One of their number shall, from time to time, be appointed by said commissioners treasurer of said board of police; and his appointment, when made, shall be certified to by the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which said cities shall be located, under the seal of said court. Said treasurer shall hold his office for such time as may be designated by the commissioners, who may remove him at pleasure. Before he enters upon the duties of his office as treasurer, he shall give bond to the state of Missouri, with one or more sureties, in the penalty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as treasurer of the board of police and for the faithful application and payment over, pursuant to the order and direction of said board, of all moneys which may come to his hands as such treasurer. The bond of the treasurer shall be approved by a circuit judge of the circuit court of the county in which said cities shall be located, and shall be delivered to and safely kept by the treasurer of said cities. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7645, A.L. 1943 p. 727, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 405, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Effective 1-02-79
MO Rev Stat § 84.390 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.390 - Police commissioners — removal.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   84.390. Police commissioners — removal. — For official misconduct any of said commissioners so appointed may be removed by the governor, upon his being satisfied that such commissioner is guilty of the alleged official misconduct. No such commissioner shall be so removed until the governor has first notified such commissioner in writing of the particulars of such alleged official misconduct and shall have given such commissioner a reasonable opportunity to prove his innocence of such misconduct. The provisions of section 106.010 shall not apply to sections 84.350 to 84.860 or to any appointment made hereunder. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7647, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7648)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7505; 1919 § 8916; 1909 § 9768
MO Rev Stat § 84.400 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.400 - Police commissioners, members of force — forfeiture of office, when — service on boards, commissions, or task forces permitted, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories   84.400. Police commissioners, members of force — forfeiture of office, when — service on boards, commissions, or task forces permitted, when. — 1. Any one of said commissioners so appointed or any member of any such police force who, during the term of his or her office, shall accept any other place of public trust, or emolument, or who shall knowingly receive any nomination for an office elective by the people, and shall fail to decline such nomination publicly within the five days succeeding such nomination or shall become a candidate for the nomination for any office at the hands of any political party, shall be deemed to have thereby forfeited and vacated office as such commissioner or member of such police force.  2. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a member of the board or any member of such police force may be appointed to serve on any state or federal board, commission, or task force where no compensation for such service is paid, except that such board member or member of such police force may accept payment of a per diem for attending meetings, or, if no per diem is provided, reimbursement from such board, commission, or task force for reasonable and necessary expenses for attending such meetings. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7648, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7649, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271 merged with S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7504; 1919 § 8915; 1909 § 9767
MO Rev Stat § 84.410 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.410 - Board of police — quorum — effective time of regulations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   84.410. Board of police — quorum — effective time of regulations. — The majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No rule or regulation of the board shall take effect until fifteen days after final action on it by the board unless otherwise specified by the board. No action shall be taken by the board unless three concurring votes are cast. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7649, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7650)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7507; 1919 § 8918; 1909 § 9770
MO Rev Stat § 84.430 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.430 - Board of police — personnel disciplinary cases — decrease of force — witnesses, summons and administration of oaths.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   84.430. Board of police — personnel disciplinary cases — decrease of force — witnesses, summons and administration of oaths. — 1. The board shall hear all complaints or charges filed against any member of the police department. All complaints or charges filed by persons other than the commissioners or police officers shall be verified by the oath of the person filing such complaints or charges. The board may at any time order the discharge of a specified number of police officers for the reason that in the opinion of the board, the police force is larger than the interests of the public demand or that there is insufficient money to pay the expenses of maintaining the police force as then organized; and in such cases it shall not be necessary to file any complaint or charges or to permit a hearing by the board of the policemen or police officers to be removed; but policemen and police officers so dismissed shall be placed at the top of the suitable eligible lists, and when vacancies so created shall be filled the policemen or police officers thus removed shall, if they so desire, be reappointed to fill such vacancies in the order in which such policemen or police officers were removed.  2. Any member of the board shall have power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses before the board and the production of books and papers before them whenever it may be necessary for the more effective discharge of the board's duties and responsibilities. Any member of the board or the secretary of the board shall have the power to administer oaths or affirmations to any person appearing or called before said board. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 §§ 7661, 7664, 7665, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7651)  Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 7511, 7512, 7522; 1919 §§ 8922, 8923, 8933; 1909 §§ 9774, 9775, 9785
MO Rev Stat § 84.440 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.440 - Police officials — power to cause arrest.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   84.440. Police officials — power to cause arrest. — In case any police official shall have reason to believe that any person has committed, or is about to commit, within the city or on public property of said city beyond the corporate limits thereof any breach of peace or violation of law and order, or that any person found within the city or on public property of said city beyond the corporate limits thereof is charged with the commission of crime in the state of Missouri, against whom criminal proceedings shall have been issued, or when any person may have committed an offense within view of a member of such police force, said police official may cause such person to be arrested by any member of the police force. In cases where officers make arrest for crime committed within their view, the offenders shall at once be conveyed before some police judge or some judge in the city and the proper complaint against him shall be filed by said officer. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7651, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7652)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7509; 1919 § 8920; 1909 § 9772  (1958) Where officer was authorized to arrest a person on suspicion after seeing loaded rifle in back seat of car, a search of the car was lawful and stolen property therein found held admissible. State v. Cantrell (Mo.), 310 S.W.2d 866.
MO Rev Stat § 84.450 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.450 - Board of police — office and furniture — seal — police districts — use of equipment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1965   84.450. Board of police — office and furniture — seal — police districts — use of equipment. — 1. The mayor and common council of such city shall be and they are hereby authorized and required to provide the department with an office and office furniture as they may need. The board shall have and use a common seal. The board may divide the city into the needful number of police districts and fix the boundaries thereof; provided, however, that the number of districts into which said city may be divided shall not exceed six.  2. The department, for all the purposes of sections 84.350 to 84.860, shall have the use of all buildings heretofore used by the corporate authorities of the city in policing the city and shall have the use of all scientific equipment, identification equipment, radio and communication equipment, signal systems, watch boxes, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, firearms, office furniture, fixtures, and supplies, all records and correspondence, and all other equipments, accoutrements and other accommodations and things of whatsoever nature heretofore provided by the city for the use and service of the police and for policing the city, as fully and to the same extent as the same are now and may be used by or for the present police force; and the mayor and common council, and all persons and municipal officers in charge thereof, are hereby ordered and required immediately upon the appointment and qualification of the board to allow such use accordingly.  3. In case the mayor and common council of the city, or their officers or agent, refuse or neglect to allow such use when the same shall be required by the board, the board may apply to the circuit court of any county in which the city is located, in the name of the state of Missouri, for a mandamus to compel a compliance with the provisions of this section, and the application therefor shall be heard and decided by that court. One week's notice of the application shall be given, and the respondent shall have the right to answer within one week, and if testimony be needed on either side, it shall be taken within ten days after the answer is filed or the week has expired. From the decision of the circuit court in the premises either party may appeal within ten days; and it shall be the duty of the clerk of that court to send up the record immediately, and the appeal shall be heard by the supreme court, if then in session, and if not in session, at the next term. In both courts the case shall be taken up and tried in preference to all others. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7652, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7653, A.L. 1965 p. 199)
MO Rev Stat § 84.460 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.460 - Board of police — exclusive management and control of police force.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   84.460. Board of police — exclusive management and control of police force. — So soon as the board created herein shall hold their first meeting, it shall be their duty to inform the chief of police and the other officers of the police force of such city that they require their attendance upon them and obedience to their orders. For failure to attend as required, and for each and every failure to obey the lawful orders of said board, the officers so notified shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be recovered by action at law instituted by said board, in the name of the state. From and after the first meeting aforesaid, the whole of the then existing police force in such city shall pass under the exclusive management and control of the said board, and be subject to no other control and entitled to receive neither orders nor pay, except arrearages then due, from any other authority, and shall so continue, subject, however, to removal or suspension, at the discretion of said board, and with the power in said board to fill vacancies, until said board shall publicly declare that the organization of the police force, created by sections 84.350 to 84.860 is complete. Upon such public declaration, and from the time thereof thenceforward, all ordinances of such city are hereby declared null and void, so far as they conflict with sections 84.350 to 84.860 or assume to confer upon the mayor, chief of police, common council, or any other person or persons, the power to appoint, dismiss, or in any way or to any extent, employ or control any police force organized or to be organized under such ordinances, or any of them, and from and after such public declaration as aforesaid, the police force organized, or which may be organized under such ordinances, or any of them, shall cease to exist, and its functions and powers be at an end. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7653, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7654)
MO Rev Stat § 84.470 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.470 - Permanent police force.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   84.470. Permanent police force. — To enable the board of police to perform the duties imposed upon them, they are hereby authorized and required, as speedily as may be, to provide for the appointment, enrollment and employment of a permanent police force for the respective cities for which they are appointed to serve, which they shall organize, uniform, equip and arm as they may judge necessary; subject always, however, to the standards, limitations and restrictions established and set forth in sections 84.480 to 84.620. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7655, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7656)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7513; 1919 § 8924; 1909 § 9776  CROSS REFERENCES:  Appointment of men and women officers, 71.200  Police to be residents of state, 85.005  Special deputies to be residents of state, 542.190
MO Rev Stat § 84.480 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 84 - Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City|Section 84.480 - Chief of police — appointment — qualifications — compensation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   84.480. Chief of police — appointment — qualifications — compensation. — The board of police commissioners shall appoint a chief of police who shall be the chief police administrative and law enforcement officer of such cities. The chief of police shall be chosen by the board solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications and his or her demonstrated knowledge of police science and administration with special reference to his or her actual experience in law enforcement leadership and the provisions of section 84.420. At the time of the appointment, the chief shall not be more than sixty years of age, shall have had at least five years' executive experience in a governmental police agency and shall be certified by a surgeon or physician to be in a good physical condition, and shall be a citizen of the United States and shall either be or become a citizen of the state of Missouri and resident of the city in which he or she is appointed as chief of police. In order to secure and retain the highest type of police leadership within the departments of such cities, the chief shall receive a salary of not less than eighty thousand two hundred eleven dollars, nor more than one hundred eighty-nine thousand seven hundred twenty-six dollars per annum. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7656, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7657, A.L. 1951 p. 297, A.L. 1955 p. 307, A.L. 1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 152, A.L. 1963 p. 135, A.L. 1965 p. 199, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 873, A.L. 1969 p. 149, A.L. 1971 S.B. 118, A.L. 1975 S.B. 349, A.L. 1977 S.B. 68, A.L. 1979 H.B. 702, A.L. 1981 S.B. 164, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1433 & 1574, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1304, A.L. 1991 H.B. 321 & 343, A.L. 1998 S.B. 473, A.L. 2001 S.B. 4, A.L. 2008 S.B. 801, A.L. 2013 H.B. 336)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7524; 1919 § 8935; 1909 § 9787