Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 17 - BOARDS OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS › Division 20 - St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners › Chapter 3 - Rules of Couriers › Section 17 CSR 20-3.135 - 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 courier or who wish to renew certification as a courier to submit to
				  drug testing.
(1)
				Applicability. The following shall apply to all individuals seeking
				certification in any category of armed courier, as well as to all individuals
				seeking renewal or reinstatements of certification:
(A) Any individual seeking certification as
				an armed courier 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 courier;
(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 certification, s/he shall be denied certification and shall not be
				permitted to reap-ply for a period of one (1) year;
2. If the individual is an applicant for
				renewal of certification, his/her certification 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 test;
3. If the individual is an applicant for
				reinstatement of certification, reinstatement shall be denied for a period of
				one (1) year; and
4. A second
				positive drug test will permanently exclude the individual from holding a
				courier 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;
9. Methadone; and
10. Methaqualone;
(D) The confirmatory testing method to be
				used shall be Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy (GCMS). No applicant shall
				be denied certification, renewal of certification, or reinstatement of
				certification 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 armed certification or renewal as an armed
				courier. All expenses associated with urinalysis testing shall be borne by the
				individual seeking certification, renewal of certification, or reinstatement of
				certification as an armed courier;
(G) A portion of each sample taken pursuant
				to this rule shall be preserved and upon request to 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
				expenses of any analysis made by an applicant for the purpose of contesting the
				results shall be borne entirely by the applicant; 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 certification, renewal, or
				reinstatement because of failure to pass urinalysis testing.