Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 17 - BOARDS OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS › Division 20 - St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners › Chapter 2 - Private Security Officers › Section 17 CSR 20-2.135 - Drug Testing

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: By regulation, the St. Louis Board of Police
				  Commissioners shall prescribe all individuals who apply for a certification as
				  an armed officer or who wish to renew certification as an armed courier to
				  submit to drug testing.
(1)
				Applicability. The following shall apply to all individuals seeking
				certification in any security category, including corporate security advisor,
				security officer, courier, as well as to all individuals seeking renewal or
				reinstatement of certification:
(A) Any
				individual seeking certification as an armed security officer, or any
				individual seeking reinstatement of certification, shall submit to urinalysis
				testing before certification is granted, renewed, or reinstated. This testing
				shall be for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of illegal
				drugs. Refusal to comply with this requirement shall result in the denial of
				certification, renewal of certification, or reinstatement of certification as
				an armed security officer, corporate security advisor, or courier, except as
				otherwise provided;
(B) If the
				results of an individual's urinalysis test are positive, that is, indicative of
				the presence of illegal drugs in the sample, the following penalties shall
				apply:
1. If the individual is an applicant
				for initial licensing, s/he shall be denied a license and shall not be
				permitted to reapply for a period of one (1) year;
2. If the individual is an applicant for
				renewal of a license, his/her license shall be suspended and an investigation
				conducted. The results of the investigation will be forwarded to the board of
				police commissioners. The board may revoke a license for one (1) year based on
				a positive drug screen;
3. If the
				individual is an applicant for reinstatement of license, reinstatement shall be
				denied for a period of one (1) year; and
4. A second positive drug test will
				permanently exclude the applicant from holding a security license;
(C) Urinalysis testing pursuant to
				this rule shall consist of a drug screen test and, if the test results are
				positive, a confirmatory test. The drug screen test shall be the Enzyme
				Multiplied Immunoassay Test (EMIT) which detects the following:
1. Marijuana (Cannabinoids THC);
2. Phencyclidine (PCP);
3. Amphetamines;
4. Barbiturates;
5. Cocaine;
6. Propoxyphene;
7. Opiates;
8. Benzodiazepines; and
9. Methadone;
(D) The confirmatory testing method to be
				used shall be Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy (GCMS). No applicant shall
				be denied a license, renewal of a license or reinstatement of a license on the
				basis of a positive result on the EMIT test, unless that result is first
				confirmed by GCMS;
(E) Samples for
				urinalysis testing shall be taken at the times and locations designated by the
				St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners for this purpose. Samples shall be
				analyzed at a laboratory facility designated by the St. Louis Board of Police
				Commissioners;
(F) The expense of
				the drug test shall be borne by the individual requesting an armed license or
				renewal as an armed security officer. All expenses associated with urinalysis
				testing shall be borne by the individual seeking the license, or reinstatement
				of a license as an armed security officer;
(G) A portion of each sample taken pursuant
				to this rule shall be preserved and, upon request, be made available to the
				applicant from whom it was taken for the purpose of contesting the results of
				the analysis performed pursuant to subsections (1)(C)-(E) of this rule. The
				expense of any analysis for the purpose of contesting the results shall be
				borne entirely by the applicant. Procedures for contesting the results of a
				drug analysis shall be determined by the private security section and made
				available on request; and
(H) Any
				request made by an applicant for the preserved portion of a sample must be made
				within thirty (30) days of the applicant's receipt of notification of denial of
				a license, renewal or reinstatement because of failure to pass urinalysis
				testing.