Section 590.010

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 590

Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  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.

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(L. 2001 H.B. 80)