Section 590.010

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 590

Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories   

  *590.010.  Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Commission", when not obviously referring to the POST commission, means a grant of authority to act as a peace officer;

  (2)  "Director", the director of the Missouri department of public safety or his or her designated agent or representative;

  (3)  "Peace officer", a law enforcement officer of the state or any political subdivision of the state with the power of arrest for a violation of the criminal code or declared or deemed to be a peace officer by state statute;

  (4)  "POST commission", the peace officer standards and training commission;

  (5)  "Reserve peace officer", a peace officer who regularly works less than thirty hours per week;

  (6)  "School protection officer", an elementary or secondary school teacher or administrator who has been designated as a school protection officer by a school district.

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(L. 2001 H.B. 80, A.L. 2014 S.B. 656)

*Effective 10-10-14, see § 21.250.  S.B. 656 was vetoed July 14, 2014. The veto was overridden on September 10, 2014.