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1. There is hereby created a "Department of Public Safety" in
charge of a director appointed by the governor with the advice and
consent of the senate. The department's role will be to provide overall
coordination in the state's public safety and law enforcement program, to
provide channels of coordination with local and federal agencies in
regard to public safety, law enforcement and with all correctional and
judicial agencies in regard to matters pertaining to its responsibilities
as they may interrelate with the other agencies or offices of state,
local or federal governments.

2. All the powers, duties and functions of the state highway patrol,
chapter 43, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type II transfer to the
department of public safety. The governor by and with the advice and
consent of the senate shall appoint the superintendent of the patrol.
With the exception of sections 43.100 to 43.120, RSMo, relating to
financial procedures, the director of public safety shall succeed the
state highways and transportation commission in approving actions of the
superintendent and related matters as provided in chapter 43, RSMo.
Uniformed members of the patrol shall be selected in the manner provided
by law and shall receive the compensation provided by law. Nothing in the
Reorganization Act of 1974, however, shall be interpreted to affect the
funding of appropriations or the operation of chapter 104, RSMo, relating
to retirement system coverage or section 226.160, RSMo, relating to
workers' compensation for members of the patrol.

3. All the powers, duties and functions of the supervisor of liquor
control, chapters 311 and 312, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type
II transfer to the department of public safety. The supervisor shall be
nominated by the department director and appointed by the governor with
the advice and consent of the senate. The supervisor shall appoint such
agents, assistants, deputies and inspectors as limited by appropriations.
All employees shall have the qualifications provided by law and may be
removed by the supervisor or director of the department as provided in
section 311.670, RSMo.

4. The director of public safety, superintendent of the highway patrol
and transportation division of the department of economic development are
to examine the motor carrier inspection laws and practices in Missouri to
determine how best to enforce the laws with a minimum of duplication,
harassment of carriers and to improve the effectiveness of supervision of
weight and safety requirements and to report to the governor and general
assembly by January 1, 1975, on their findings and on any actions taken.

5. The Missouri division of highway safety is transferred by type I
transfer to the department of public safety. The division shall be in
charge of a director who shall be appointed by the director of the
department.

6. All the powers, duties and functions of the safety and fire prevention
bureau of the department of public health and welfare are transferred by
type I transfer to the director of public safety.

7. All the powers, duties and functions of the state fire marshal,
chapter 320, RSMo, and others, are transferred to the department of
public safety by a type I transfer.

8. All the powers, duties and functions of the law enforcement assistance
council administering federal grants, planning and the like relating to
Public Laws 90-351, 90-445 and related acts of Congress are transferred
by type I transfer to the director of public safety. The director of
public safety shall appoint such advisory bodies as are required by
federal laws or regulations. The council is abolished.

9. The director of public safety shall promulgate motor vehicle
regulations and be ex officio a member of the safety compact commission
in place of the director of revenue and all powers, duties and functions
relating to chapter 307, RSMo, are transferred by type I transfer to the
director of public safety.

10. The office of adjutant general and the state militia are assigned to
the department of public safety; provided, however, nothing herein shall
be construed to interfere with the powers and duties of the governor as
provided in article IV, section 6 of the Constitution of the state of
Missouri or chapter 41, RSMo.

11. All the powers, duties and functions of the Missouri boat commission,
chapter 306, RSMo, and others, are transferred by type I transfer to the
"Missouri State Water Patrol", which is hereby created, in the department
of public safety. The Missouri boat commission and the office of
secretary to the commission are abolished. The Missouri state water
patrol shall be headed by a boat commissioner who shall be appointed by
the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. All deputy boat
commissioners and all other employees of the commission who were employed
on February 1, 1974, shall be transferred to the water patrol and they
shall be immediately covered by the provisions of chapter 36, RSMo,
without further qualification. All deputy boat commissioners and others
employed by the water patrol after May 2, 1974, shall be selected and
removed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 36, RSMo.

12. The division of veterans affairs, chapter 42, RSMo, is assigned to
the office of adjutant general. The adjutant general, with the advice of
the veterans' board, shall appoint the director of the division of
veterans affairs who shall serve at the pleasure of the adjutant general.

13. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section
536.010, RSMo, that is promulgated under the authority of this chapter,
shall become effective only if the agency has fully complied with all of
the requirements of chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to,
section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after August 28, 1999. If the
provisions of section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this
section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general
assembly pursuant to section 536.028, RSMo, to review, to delay the
effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule
are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking
authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of
rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this section
shall affect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to
August 28, 1999. (L. 1973 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 1 § 11, A.L. 1985 H.B. 140 §
11, A.L. 1989 S.B. 135, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 1999
S.B. 15)

*Originally section 11 of the Reorganization Act of 1974.

1. A program to be called "Operation Payback" is hereby
established within the department of public safety. Subject to
appropriation, "operation payback" may upon request by a crime tip
organization, reimburse such organization up to two hundred fifty dollars
per reward paid by the organization for a drug-related crime tip
involving the sale or manufacture of methamphetamine that leads to a
methamphetamine seizure.

2. A crime tip organization is a community-based partnership between the
community, law enforcement and the media to work together in the
community's fight against crime by encouraging citizens via cash rewards
and anonymity to provide law enforcement information leading to the
arrest of criminals.

3. The director of the department of public safety may authorize
expenditures to reimburse a crime tip organization if such organization
satisfies the following requirements:

(1) The organization must demonstrate that it has an active board of
directors including at least one representative of the community's
municipal or county law enforcement agency;

(2) The organization must be registered with the department of public
safety prior to application for funds; and

(3) The organization must provide documentation of payment for a
drug-related tip involving the sale or manufacture of methamphetamine and
proof that the tip led to a methamphetamine and proof that the tip led to
a methamphetamine seizure.

4. Under no circumstance may a crime tip organization receive more than
five thousand dollars during any fiscal year.

5. The department of public safety shall promulgate such rules and
regulations as are necessary for the administration of this section,
pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, and section 650.005. (L. 1998 H.B. 1147,
et al. § 7)

The director of public safety shall have authority to establish
a state firearms training and qualification standard for retired law
enforcement officers carrying concealed firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
926C of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, and shall
promulgate rules for the implementation of this state standard as
required by 18 U.S.C. Section 926C(d)(2)(B). Any rule or portion of a
rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created
under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only
if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter
536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and
chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with
the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay
the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any
rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2005, shall be invalid and
void. (L. 2005 H.B. 353)

1. The Missouri department of public safety shall develop and
establish a "DNA Profiling System", referred to in sections 650.050 to
650.100 as the system to assist federal, state, and local criminal
justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification,
investigation, and prosecution of individuals as well as the
identification of missing or unidentified persons. This DNA profiling
system shall consist of qualified Missouri forensic laboratories approved
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Missouri state highway patrol
crime laboratory shall be the administrator of the state's DNA index
system.

2. The DNA profiling system as established in this section shall be
compatible with that used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to
ensure that DNA records are fully exchangeable between DNA laboratories
and that quality assurance standards issued by the director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation are applied and performed. (L. 1991 S.B.
152 § 1, A.L. 1996 S.B. 578, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1000, A.L. 2005 S.B. 423)

1. Every individual who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or
is convicted in a Missouri circuit court, of a felony or any offense
under chapter 566, RSMo, or has been determined beyond a reasonable doubt
to be a sexually violent predator pursuant to sections 632.480 to
632.513, RSMo, shall have a blood or scientifically accepted biological
sample collected for purposes of DNA profiling analysis:

(1) Upon entering or before release from the department of corrections
reception and diagnostic centers; or

(2) Upon entering or before release from a county jail or detention
facility, state correctional facility, or any other detention facility or
institution, whether operated by private, local, or state agency, or any
mental health facility if committed as a sexually violent predator
pursuant to sections 632.480 to 632.513, RSMo; or

(3) When the state accepts a person from another state under any
interstate compact, or under any other reciprocal agreement with any
county, state, or federal agency, or any other provision of law, whether
or not the person is confined or released, the acceptance is conditional
on the person providing a DNA sample if the person was convicted of,
pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere to an offense in any other
jurisdiction which would be considered a qualifying offense as defined in
this section if committed in this state, or if the person was convicted
of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere to any equivalent
offense in any other jurisdiction; or

(4) If such individual is under the jurisdiction of the department of
corrections. Such jurisdiction includes persons currently incarcerated,
persons on probation, as defined in section 217.650, RSMo, and on parole,
as also defined in section 217.650, RSMo.

2. The Missouri state highway patrol and department of corrections shall
be responsible for ensuring adherence to the law. Any person required to
provide a DNA sample pursuant to this section shall be required to
provide such sample, without the right of refusal, at a collection site
designated by the Missouri state highway patrol and the department of
corrections. Authorized personnel collecting or assisting in the
collection of samples shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action
when the act is performed in a reasonable manner. Such force may be used
as necessary to the effectual carrying out and application of such
processes and operations. The enforcement of these provisions by the
authorities in charge of state correctional institutions and others
having custody or jurisdiction over those who have been convicted of,
pleaded guilty to, or pleaded nolo contendere to felony offenses which
shall not be set aside or reversed is hereby made mandatory. The board of
probation or parole shall recommend that an individual who refuses to
provide a DNA sample have his or her probation or parole revoked. In the
event that a person's DNA sample is not adequate for any reason, the
person shall provide another sample for analysis.

3. The procedure and rules for the collection, analysis, storage,
expungement, use of DNA database records and privacy concerns shall not
conflict with procedures and rules applicable to the Missouri DNA
profiling system and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's DNA data bank
system.

4. Unauthorized uses or dissemination of individually identifiable DNA
information in a database for purposes other than criminal justice or law
enforcement is a class A misdemeanor.

5. Implementation of sections 650.050 to 650.100 shall be subject to
future appropriations to keep Missouri's DNA system compatible with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation's DNA data bank system.

6. All DNA records and biological materials retained in the DNA profiling
system are considered closed records pursuant to chapter 610, RSMo. All
records containing any information held or maintained by any person or by
any agency, department, or political subdivision of the state concerning
an individual's DNA profile shall be strictly confidential and shall not
be disclosed, except to:

(1) Peace officers, as defined in section 590.010, RSMo, and other
employees of law enforcement agencies who need to obtain such records to
perform their public duties;

(2) The attorney general or any assistant attorneys general acting on his
or her behalf, as defined in chapter 27, RSMo;

(3) Prosecuting attorneys or circuit attorneys as defined in chapter 56,
RSMo, and their employees who need to obtain such records to perform
their public duties; or

(4) Associate circuit judges, circuit judges, judges of the courts of
appeals, supreme court judges, and their employees who need to obtain
such records to perform their public duties.

7. Any person who obtains records pursuant to the provisions of this
section shall use such records only for investigative and prosecutorial
purposes, including but not limited to use at any criminal trial,
hearing, or proceeding; or for law enforcement identification purposes,
including identification of human remains. Such records shall be
considered strictly confidential and shall only be released as authorized
by this section.

8. An individual may request expungement of his or her DNA sample and DNA
profile through the court issuing the reversal or dismissal. A certified
copy of the court order establishing that such conviction has been
reversed or guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere has been set aside
shall be sent to the Missouri state highway patrol crime laboratory. Upon
receipt of the court order, the laboratory will determine that the
requesting individual has no other qualifying offense as a result of any
separate plea or conviction prior to expungement.

(1) A person whose DNA record or DNA profile has been included in the
state DNA database in accordance with this section, section 488.5050,
RSMo, and sections 650.050, 650.052, and 650.100 may request expungement
on the grounds that the conviction has been reversed, or the guilty plea
or plea of nolo contendere on which the authority for including that
person's DNA record or DNA profile was based has been set aside.

(2) Upon receipt of a written request for expungement, a certified copy
of the final court order reversing the conviction or setting aside the
plea and any other information necessary to ascertain the validity of the
request, the Missouri state highway patrol crime laboratory shall expunge
all DNA records and identifiable information in the database pertaining
to the person and destroy the DNA sample of the person, unless the
Missouri state highway patrol determines that the person is otherwise
obligated to submit a DNA sample. Within thirty days after the receipt of
the court order, the Missouri state highway patrol shall notify the
individual that it has expunged his or her DNA sample and DNA profile, or
the basis for its determination that the person is otherwise obligated to
submit a DNA sample.

(3) The Missouri state highway patrol is not required to destroy any item
of physical evidence obtained from a DNA sample if evidence relating to
another person would thereby be destroyed.

(4) Any identification, warrant, arrest, or evidentiary use of a DNA
match derived from the database shall not be excluded or suppressed from
evidence, nor shall any conviction be invalidated or reversed or plea set
aside due to the failure to expunge or a delay in expunging DNA records.

9. Notwithstanding the sovereign immunity of the state, an individual who
is determined to be "actually innocent" of a crime may be paid
restitution in accordance with this subsection. The individual may
receive an amount of fifty dollars per day for each day of postconviction
incarceration for the crime for which the individual is determined to be
actually innocent. The petition for the payment of said restitution shall
be filed with the sentencing court within one year of the release from
confinement after August 28, 2003. For the purposes of this subsection
the term "actually innocent" shall mean:

(1) The individual was convicted of a felony for which a final order of
release was entered by the court;

(2) All appeals of the order of release have been exhausted;

(3) The individual was not serving any term of a sentence for any other
crime concurrently with the sentence for which they are determined to be
actually innocent; and

(4) Testing ordered pursuant to section 547.035, RSMo, demonstrates a
person's innocence of the crime for which the person is in custody.

An individual who receives restitution pursuant to this subsection shall
be prohibited from seeking any civil redress from the state, its
departments and agencies, or any employee thereof, or any political
subdivision or its employees. This subsection shall not be construed as a
waiver of sovereign immunity for any purposes other than the restitution
provided for herein. All restitution paid pursuant to this subsection
shall be paid from moneys in the DNA profiling analysis fund. The
department shall determine the aggregate amount of restitution owed
during a fiscal year. If moneys remain in the fund on June thirtieth of
each fiscal year, the remaining moneys shall be used to pay restitution
to those individuals who have received an order awarding restitution
under this subsection during the past fiscal year. If insufficient moneys
remain in the fund on June thirtieth of each fiscal year to pay
restitution to such persons, the department shall pay each individual who
has received an order awarding restitution a pro rata share of the amount
such person is owed. The remaining amounts owed to such individual shall
be paid from the fund on June thirtieth of each subsequent fiscal year,
provided moneys remain in the fund on June thirtieth, until such time as
the restitution to the individual has been paid in full. However, no
individual awarded restitution under this subsection shall receive more
than thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars during each fiscal year. No
interest on unpaid restitution shall be awarded to the individual. If
there are no moneys remaining in the DNA profiling analysis fund, then no
payments shall be made under this subsection. No individual who has been
determined by the court to be actually innocent shall be responsible for
the costs of care under section 217.831, RSMo.

10. If the results of the DNA testing confirm the person's guilt, then
the person filing for DNA testing under section 547.035, RSMo, shall:

(1) Be liable for any reasonable costs incurred when conducting the DNA
test, including but not limited to the cost of the test. Such costs shall
be determined by the court and shall be included in the findings of fact
and conclusions of law made by the court; and

(2) Be sanctioned under the provisions of section 217.262, RSMo. (L. 1991
S.B. 152 § 3, A.L. 1996 S.B. 578, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1000, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353
merged with S.B. 423)

Any evidence leading to a conviction of a felony described in
subsection 1 of section 650.055 which has been or can be tested for DNA
shall be preserved by the Missouri state highway patrol. (L. 2001 S.B.
267 § 1)

1. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, no local
law enforcement agency may establish or operate a system before January
15, 1992, and unless:

(1) The equipment of the local system is compatible with that of the
state system; and

(2) The local system is equipped to receive and answer inquiries from the
Missouri DNA profiling system or FBI databank and transmit data to the
Missouri DNA profiling system and FBI databank; and

(3) The procedure and rules for the collection, analysis, storage,
expungement and use of DNA profiling data do not conflict with procedures
and rules applicable to the Missouri system and the FBI DNA databank.

2. The Missouri department of public safety shall adopt rules to
implement this section.

3. Nothing in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section shall prohibit a
local law enforcement agency from performing DNA profiling analysis in
individual cases to assist law enforcement officials and prosecutors in
the preparation and use of DNA evidence for presentation in court.
Implementation of sections 650.050 to 650.057 shall be subject to future
appropriations except for section 650.050. (L. 1991 S.B. 152 § 4)

The following words shall have the following meanings unless a
different meaning clearly appears from the context:

(1) "CODIS", the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Combined DNA Index
System that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by
federal, state, and local DNA crime laboratories. The term "CODIS"
includes the National DNA Index System administered and operated by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(2) "Crime laboratories", those crime laboratories existing on September
28, 1979, in certain cities in this state and which have at least once
prior to September 28, 1979, received funding through the Missouri
council on criminal justice, and such other crime laboratories that may
be created to serve specified regions of the state as determined by the
director of the department of public safety;

(3) "Department", the Missouri department of public safety;

(4) "DNA", deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is located in the cells and
provides an individual's personal genetic blueprint. DNA encodes genetic
information that is the basis of human heredity and forensic
identification;

(5) "DNA profile" refers to the collective results of all DNA
identification analyses on an individual's DNA sample;

(6) "DNA record", the DNA identification information stored in the state
DNA database or CODIS. The DNA record is the result obtained from the DNA
analysis. The DNA record is comprised of the characteristics of a DNA
sample, which are of value in establishing the identity of individuals;

(7) "DNA sample", a biological sample provided by any person with respect
to offenses covered by section 650.055 or submitted to the Missouri state
highway patrol crime laboratory pursuant to sections 650.050 to 650.100
for analysis or storage or both;

(8) "Local funds", any funds not provided by the federal government. (L.
1979 S.B. 202 § 1, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1000)

Effective 1-1-05

1. There is hereby created the "Missouri Crime Laboratory
Assistance Program" within the department of public safety. The purpose
of this program is to provide state financial assistance to defray part
of the operational costs incurred by crime laboratories.

2. Funds that are appropriated and collected pursuant to section 488.029,
RSMo, for this program shall be appropriated to the department.

3. Distribution of these state funds shall be by contractual arrangement
between the department and each respective laboratory providing the
service. Terms of the contract shall be negotiable each year. The state
auditor shall audit from time to time all crime laboratories receiving
state funds.

4. Nothing in sections 650.100 and 650.105 shall prohibit any crime
laboratory from receiving federal or local funds should such funds become
available.

5. All law enforcement agencies, municipal, county and state, shall have
access to crime laboratories funded hereunder.

6. No state funds shall be expended unless appropriated by the general
assembly for this purpose.

7. No new crime laboratories shall be started with state funds until
authorized by the general assembly. (L. 1979 S.B. 202 §§ 2 to 8, A.L.
2003 S.B. 39)

In addition to any other laboratories funded by the Missouri
crime laboratory assistance program, the department of public safety
shall provide funds for the operation of a crime laboratory in any first
class county without a charter form of government which adjoins both a
first class county with a charter form of government and at least two
counties which are counties of the second class on August 28, 1989. Such
funding shall be by contractual arrangement as provided by section
650.105, and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
established by the department to fund other crime laboratories under that
section. (L. 1989 S.B. 204 § 1)

Sections 650.200 to 650.290 shall be known and may be cited as
the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act", and, except as otherwise provided
in sections 650.200 to 650.290, shall apply to all fired and unfired
steam boilers, hot water heating boilers, hot water supply boilers and
pressure vessels. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 1)

As used in sections 650.200 to 650.290, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise, the following words and terms mean:

(1) "API-ASME", American Petroleum Institute-American Society of
Mechanical Engineers;

(2) "ASME", American Society of Mechanical Engineers;

(3) "Board", the board of boiler and pressure vessel rules;

(4) "Boiler", a vessel intended for use in heating water or other liquids
for generating steam or other vapors under pressure or vacuum by the
application of heat resulting from the combustion of fuels, electricity,
atomic energy, or waste gases;

(5) "Certificate inspection", an inspection, the report of which is used
by the chief inspector to decide whether or not a certificate as provided
by subsection 3 of section 650.265 may be issued. This certificate
inspection shall be an internal inspection when construction permits;
otherwise, it shall be as complete an inspection as possible;

(6) "Director", the director of the inspection section of the department
of public safety;

(7) "Heating boiler", a steam boiler operating at pressures not exceeding
fifteen psig, or a hot water heating boiler operating at pressures not
exceeding one hundred sixty psig or temperatures not exceeding two
hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit at or near the boiler outlet, or both;

(8) "High pressure, high temperature water boiler", a water boiler
operating at pressures exceeding one hundred sixty psig or temperatures
exceeding two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit at or near the boiler
outlet, or both;

(9) "Power boiler", a boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated
at a pressure of more than fifteen psig including a high pressure, high
temperature water boiler;

(10) "Pressure vessel", a vessel in which the pressure is obtained from
an external source or by the application of heat from an indirect source,
other than those vessels defined in subdivisions (4), (7), (8), and (9)
of this section;

(11) "Psig", pounds per square inch gauge. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 2)

1. There is hereby created within the department of public
safety a "Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules", which shall
hereafter be referred to as the board, consisting of seven members who
shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
senate, one for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, two for
a term of three years, and two for a term of four years. At the
expiration of their respective terms of office, they, or their successors
identifiable with the same interest respectively as hereinafter provided,
shall be appointed for terms of four years each. The governor may at any
time remove any member of the board for inefficiency or neglect of duty
in office. Upon the death or incapacity of any member, the governor shall
fill the vacancy for the remainder of the vacated term with a
representative of the same interests with which his predecessor was
identified. Of these seven appointed members, one shall be a
representative of owners and users of high pressure boilers and pressure
vessels in manufacturing, processing, or utilities, one shall be a
representative of owners and users of low pressure boilers and pressure
vessels in commercial buildings, multiple-unit housing, or hotels, one
shall be a representative of the boiler manufacturers within this state,
one shall be a representative of a boiler insurance company licensed to
do business in this state, one shall be a mechanical engineer on the
faculty of a recognized engineering college in this state or a licensed
professional engineer having equivalent experience, one shall be a
representative of the boilermakers, and one shall be a representative of
the practical steam operating engineers. The board shall elect one of its
members to serve as chairman. The board shall meet at least four times
each year at Jefferson City, or other place designated by the chairman.

2. The members of the board shall serve without salary and shall receive
their actual traveling and hotel expenses, incurred while in the
performance of their duties as members of the board, to be paid in the
same manner as in the case of other state officers. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 §
3)

1. The board shall formulate definitions, rules and regulations
for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance and
repair of boilers and pressure vessels in this state.

(1) The definitions, rules and regulations so formulated for new
construction shall be based upon and, at all times, follow the generally
accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulae and practices
established and pertaining to boiler and pressure vessel construction and
safety, and the board shall by resolution adopt an existing published
codification thereof, known as the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers", with the amendments and
interpretations thereto made and approved by the council of the society,
and shall likewise adopt the amendments and interpretations subsequently
made and published by the same authority; and when so adopted the same
shall be deemed incorporated into, and to constitute a part of, the whole
of the definitions, rules and regulations of the board. Amendments and
interpretations to the code so adopted shall be effective immediately
upon being promulgated, to the end that the definitions, rules and
regulations shall at all times follow the generally accepted nationwide
engineering standards.

(2) The board shall formulate rules and regulations for the inspection,
maintenance and repair of boilers and pressure vessels, which were in use
in this state prior to the date upon which the first rules and
regulations under sections 650.200 to 650.290 pertaining to existing
installations became effective, or during the twelve-month period
immediately thereafter.

(3) The rules for inspection, maintenance and repair of installed boilers
and pressure vessels shall be based upon and follow the generally
accepted national standards as promulgated by the National Board of
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors or by the ANSI/API Standard 510,
Pressure Vessel Inspection Code, as amended, as a minimum, as it relates
to boiler and pressure vessels.

2. The rules and regulations and any subsequent amendments thereto
formulated by the board shall have the force and effect of law, except
that the rules applying to the construction of new boilers and pressure
vessels shall not be so construed as to prevent the installation of such
boilers and pressure vessels until twelve months after their promulgation
by the board.

3. Subsequent amendments to the rules and regulations adopted by the
board shall be permissive immediately and shall become mandatory twelve
months after their promulgation.

4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this
chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to
the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 4, A.L.
1990 S.B. 493 & 520, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, any
utility unit, as defined in Title IV of the federal Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. Section 7851a, that uses coal-fired cyclone boilers which also
burn tire-derived fuel shall limit emissions of oxides of nitrogen to a
rate no greater than eighty percent of the emission limit for
cyclone-fired boilers in Title IV of the federal Clean Air Act and
implementing regulations in 40 CFR Part 76, as amended. The provisions of
this section shall expire on April 30, 2004, or upon the effective date
of a revision to 10 CSR 10- 6.350, whichever later occurs. The director
of the department of natural resources shall notify the revisor of
statutes of the effective date of a revision to 10 CSR 10-6.350. (L. 2002
H.B. 1402 § 1 merged with S.B. 984 & 985 § 1 merged with S.B. 1011 § 1)

Expires 4-30-04. Notice was given by the department of natural resources
to the revisor of statutes on 7-28-03 that revision was made to 10 CSR
10.6-350, effective 8-30-03.

No power boiler, low pressure boiler or pressure vessel which
does not conform to the rules and regulations formulated by the board
governing new construction and installation shall be installed and
operated in this state after twelve months from the date upon which the
first rules and regulations under sections 650.200 to 650.290 pertaining
to new construction and installation have become effective, unless the
boiler or pressure vessel is of a special design or construction, and is
not inconsistent with the spirit and safety objectives of the rules and
regulations, in which case a special installation and operating permit
may at its discretion be granted by the board. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 5)

1. The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler carrying the ASME
code symbol or of a pressure vessel carrying the ASME or API-ASME code
symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under
which it was constructed and stamped, or a later edition of the ASME
code, provided that the rerating has been performed in accordance with
the rules of such later edition.

2. The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel which
does not carry the ASME or the API-ASME code symbol shall be computed in
accordance with the inspection code of the National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Inspectors, or, when applicable, ANSI/API Standard 510,
Pressure Vessel Inspection Code, unless the pressure vessel is of a
special construction, in which case the board may grant at its discretion
a special installation and operating permit for a pressure vessel of
special design or construction, consistent with the safety objectives of
the rules and regulations.

3. Sections 650.200 to 650.290 shall not be construed as in any way
preventing the use, sale or reinstallation of a boiler or pressure vessel
referred to in this section, provided it has been made to conform to the
rules and regulations of the board governing existing installations; and
provided, further, it has not been found upon inspection to be in an
unsafe condition. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 6)

1. Sections 650.200 to 650.290 shall not apply to the following
boilers and pressure vessels:

(1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control or subject to
inspection or regulation by a federal or state agency;

(2) Pressure vessels used for the transportation and storage of
compressed gases or liquefied petroleum gases which comply with the
standards promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association as
adopted pursuant to chapter 323, RSMo, or the United States Department of
Transportation regulations, as appropriate to the use of the vessel;

(3) Pressure vessels located on vehicles operating under the rule of
other state authorities and used for carrying passengers or freight;

(4) Pressure vessels installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used
directly in the operation of trains;

(5) Pressure vessels that do not exceed:

(a) Fifteen cubic feet in volume and two hundred fifty psig when not
located in a place of public assembly;

(b) Five cubic feet in volume and two hundred fifty psig when located in
a place of public assembly; or

(c) One and one-half cubic feet in volume or an inside diameter of six
inches with no limitation on pressure;

(6) Pressure vessels designed for and operating at a working pressure not
exceeding fifteen psig;

(7) Vessels with a nominal water containing capacity of one hundred
twenty gallons or less for containing water under pressure, including
those containing air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion;

(8) Boilers and pressure vessels located on farms and used solely for
agricultural purposes;

(9) Any boiler constructed, reconstructed or maintained as a personal
hobby or for other recreation purposes; and

(10) Vessels containing water and operating as water softeners, water
filters, dealkalizers, demineralizers and cold water storage tanks when:

(a) The temperature of the water in the vessel does not exceed one
hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit; and

(b) Heat is not applied to the water prior to entering the vessel or to
the vessel itself; and

(c) The pressure of the water in the vessel does not exceed one hundred
fifty psig; and

(d) The vessel does not contain any hazardous, toxic or explosive
material.

2. The following boilers and pressure vessels shall be exempt from the
requirements of sections 650.260 to 650.275:

(1) Boilers or pressure vessels located in canneries and used solely for
canning purposes;

(2) Steam boilers used for heating purposes carrying a pressure of not
more than fifteen psig, and which are located in private residences or in
apartment houses of less than six families and steam boilers used for
heating purposes carrying a pressure of not more than ten psig and having
a rating of not to exceed one thousand two hundred square feet of
radiation;

(3) Hot water heating boilers carrying pressure of not more than thirty
psig, and which are located in private residences or in apartment houses
of less than six families, and hot water heating boilers carrying
pressure of not more than twenty psig, and having a rating of not to
exceed two thousand square feet of radiation;

(4) Steam boilers of a miniature model locomotive or boat or tractor or
stationary engine constructed and maintained as a hobby and not for
commercial use, having an inside diameter not to exceed twelve inches and
a grate area not to exceed one and one-half feet and that is equipped
with a safety valve of adequate capacity, a water level indicator and a
pressure gauge;

(5) Hot water supply boilers operated at pressures not exceeding one
hundred sixty psig, or temperatures not exceeding two hundred fifty
degrees Fahrenheit which are located in private residences or in
apartment houses of less than six family units;

(6) Service water heaters or domestic type water heaters having a nominal
water containing capacity not in excess of one hundred twenty gallons, a
heat input not in excess of two hundred thousand British thermal units
per hour and used exclusively for heating service water to a temperature
not in excess of two hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit;

(7) Pressure vessels containing only water under pressure for domestic
supply purposes, including those containing air, the compression of which
serves only as* a cushion or airlift pumping system, when located in
private residences or in apartment houses of less than six family units.
(L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 7, A.L. 1990 S.B. 493 & 520)

*Word "as" does not appear in original rolls.

1. The director shall appoint a person who has had at the time
of the appointment not less than ten years' experience in the
construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair
of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer,
steam operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who shall
have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed under section
650.250, to be chief inspector. The chief inspector may be removed for
cause after due investigation by the board and its recommendation to the
director.

2. The chief inspector, if authorized by the director, is hereby charged,
directed and empowered:

(1) To take action necessary to the enforcement of the laws of the state
governing the use of boilers and pressure vessels to which sections
650.200 to 650.290 apply and of the rules and regulations of the board;

(2) To keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum allowable
pressure, age, location and date of the last recorded inspection of all
boilers and pressure vessels to which sections 650.200 to 650.290 apply;

(3) To publish and make available to anyone requesting them copies of the
rules and regulations promulgated by the board;

(4) To issue, or to suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates
as provided for in section 650.265;

(5) To cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of
sections 650.200 to 650.290;

(6) To draw upon the state treasurer for funds necessary to meet the
expense authorized by sections 650.200 to 650.290, which shall include
the necessary traveling expenses of the chief inspector and his deputies
and the expense incident to the maintenance of his office. (L. 1984 H.B.
1060 § 8)

The director shall employ deputy inspectors who shall be
responsible to the chief inspector and who shall have had at the time of
appointment not less than five years' experience in the construction,
installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high
pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam
operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who shall have
passed the examination provided for in section 650.250. (L. 1984 H.B.
1060 § 9)

1. In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors authorized by
section 650.240, the director shall, upon the request of any company
licensed to insure and insuring in this state boilers and pressure
vessels, or, upon the request of any company operating pressure vessels
in this state for which the owner or user maintains a regularly
established inspection service which is under the supervision of one or
more engineers whose qualifications are satisfactory to the board and
causes the pressure vessels to be regularly inspected and rated by the
inspection service in accordance with applicable provisions of the rules
and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to section 650.215, issue
to any inspectors of the company commissions as special inspectors. Each
inspector before receiving his commission shall satisfactorily pass the
examination provided for by section 650.250, or, in lieu of the
examination, shall hold a commission or a certificate of competency as an
inspector of boilers and pressure vessels for a state that has a standard
of examination substantially equal to that of the state of Missouri or a
commission as an inspector of boilers and pressure vessels issued by the
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. A commission as
a special inspector shall be issued to an inspector of a company
operating pressure vessels in this state only if, in addition to meeting
the requirements stated in this section, the inspector is employed full
time by the company and is responsible for making inspections of pressure
vessels used, or to be used, by the company, and which are not for resale.

2. The special inspectors shall receive no salary from, nor shall any of
their expenses be paid by, the state, and the continuance of a special
inspector's commission shall be conditioned upon his continuing in the
employ of the boiler insurance company or upon continuing in the employ
of the company so operating pressure vessels in this state and upon his
maintenance of the standards imposed by sections 650.200 to 650.290.

3. The special inspectors shall inspect all boilers and pressure vessels
insured or all pressure vessels operated by their respective companies,
and, when so inspected, the owners and users of the boilers and pressure
vessels shall be exempt from the payment to the state of the inspection
fees provided for in section 650.275. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 10)

1. Examination for chief, deputy or special inspectors shall be
in writing and shall be held by the board, with at least two members of
the board present at all times during the examination. The examination
shall be confined to questions, the answers to which will aid in
determining the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended
service. In case an applicant for an inspector's commission fails to pass
the examination, he may appeal to the board for another examination which
shall be given by the board within ninety days. The record of an
applicant's examination shall be accessible to the applicant and his
employer. An examination fee in accordance with the fee schedule adopted
pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 650.275, payable to
the department of public safety, shall accompany each application for
examination.

2. A commission issued pursuant to this section shall be for a period of
one year upon payment in accordance with the fee schedule adopted
pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 650.275, and may be
renewed annually upon payment in accordance with the fee schedule adopted
pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 650.275. (L. 1984
H.B. 1060 § 11, A.L. 1990 S.B. 493 & 520)

1. An inspector's commission may be suspended by the director
after due investigation and recommendation by the board, for the
incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof or for willful
falsification of any matter or statement contained in his application or
in a report of any inspection made by him. Written notice of any such
suspension shall be given by the director within not more than ten days
thereof to the inspector and his employer. A person whose commission has
been suspended shall be entitled to an appeal to the board as provided in
section 650.285 and to be present in person or to be represented by
counsel at the hearing of the appeal.

2. If the board has reason to believe that a licensed inspector is no
longer qualified to hold his commission, the board shall, upon not less
than ten days' written notice to the inspector and his employer, hold a
hearing at which the inspector and his employer shall have an opportunity
to be heard. If, as a result of the hearing, the board finds that the
inspector is no longer qualified to hold his commission, the board shall
recommend to the director that the commission shall be revoked and the
director shall thereupon revoke the commission forthwith.

3. A person whose commission has been suspended shall be entitled to
apply, after ninety days from the date of the suspension, for
reinstatement of the commission.

4. If a commission is lost or destroyed, a new commission shall be issued
in its place without another examination. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 §§ 12, 13)

1. The director, the chief inspector, or any special deputy
inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any
premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being
constructed, or is being installed, for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed and installed
in accordance with the provisions of sections 650.200 to 650.290.

2. Each boiler and pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within
this state, except boilers or pressure vessels exempt under section
650.230, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction,
installation and condition as follows:

(1) Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers shall
receive a certificate inspection annually and shall also be externally
inspected annually while under pressure if possible;

(2) Low pressure steam, hot water heating and hot water supply boilers
shall receive a certificate of inspection biennially;

(3) Pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion shall receive a
certificate inspection biennially;

(4) Pressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion shall receive a
certificate inspection at intervals set by the board, but internal
inspection shall not be required of pressure vessels, the contents of
which are known to be noncorrosive to the material of which the shell,
heads or fittings are constructed, either from the chemical composition
of the contents or from evidence that the contents are adequately treated
with a corrosive inhibitor, provided that the vessels are constructed in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the board;

(5) Nuclear vessels within the scope of sections 650.200 to 650.290 shall
be inspected and reported in such form and with such appropriate
information as the board shall designate;

(6) A grace period of two months beyond the periods specified in
subdivisions (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this subsection may elapse between
certificate inspections;

(7) The board may, in its discretion, permit longer periods between
certificate inspections;

(8) Under the provisions of sections 650.200 to 650.290, the board is
responsible to provide for the safety of life, limb and property and
therefore has jurisdiction over the interpretation and application of the
inspection requirements as provided for in the rules and regulations
which it has promulgated. Inspection during construction and installation
shall certify as to the minimum requirements for safety as defined in the
construction codes. Inspection requirements of operating equipment shall
be in accordance with generally accepted practice and compatible with the
actual service conditions, such as:

(a) Previous experience, based on records of inspection, performance and
maintenance;

(b) Location, with respect to personnel hazard;

(c) Quality of inspection and operating personnel;

(d) Provision for related safe operation controls;

(e) Interrelation with other operations outside the scope of sections
650.200 to 650.290.

3. The inspections required in this section shall be made by the chief
inspector, by a deputy inspector, or by a special inspector provided for
in sections 650.200 to 650.290.

4. If at any time a test is deemed necessary for a stated cause by an
inspector, it shall be made by the owner or user of the boiler or
pressure vessel in the presence of and under the supervision of the
inspector. A fee in accordance with the fee schedule adopted pursuant to
the provisions of subsection 1 of section 650.275, shall be charged for
such supervision.

5. All boilers except cast iron sectional boilers, and pressure vessels
to be installed in the state after the twelve-month period from the date
upon which the rules and regulations of the board become effective shall
be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules and
regulations of the board by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers
and pressure vessels in this state, or, if constructed outside of the
state, by an inspector holding a commission issued by the National Board
of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 14, A.L.
1990 S.B. 493 & 520)

1. Each company employing special inspectors, except a company
operating pressure vessels covered by owner or user inspection service
meeting the requirements of subsection 1 of section 650.245, shall,
within thirty days following each certificate inspection made by the
inspectors, file a report of the inspection with the chief inspector upon
appropriate forms as promulgated by the National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Inspectors. The filing of reports of external inspections
shall not be required except when the inspections disclose that the
boiler or pressure vessel is in a dangerous condition. If the report
filed pursuant to this subsection indicates that the boiler or pressure
vessel is found to comply with the applicable rules and regulations, the
owner or user shall pay a fee in accordance with the fee schedule adopted
pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 650.275, and an
inspection certificate shall be issued indicating the date of the
inspection and the maximum pressure under which the boiler or pressure
vessel may be operated.

2. Each company operating pressure vessels covered by owner or user
inspection service meeting the requirements of subsection 1 of section
650.245 shall maintain in its files an inspection record which shall
list, by number and such abbreviated description as may be necessary for
identification, each pressure vessel covered by sections 650.200 to
650.290, the date of the last inspection of each such unit, and for each
pressure vessel the approximate date for the next inspection thereof
arrived at by applying the appropriate rules therefor to all data
available at the time the inspection record is compiled. The inspection
record shall be readily available for examination by the chief inspector
or his authorized representative during business hours. Each such company
shall, in addition, file annually with the chief inspector a statement,
signed by the engineer having supervision over the inspections made
during the period covered thereby, stating the number of vessels covered
by sections 650.200 to 650.290 inspected during the year and certifying
that each inspection was conducted pursuant to the inspection standards
provided for by sections 650.200 to 650.290. The annual statement shall
be accompanied by a filing fee in accordance with the fee schedule
adopted pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 650.275.

3. No inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler or pressure
vessel based upon a report of a special inspector shall be valid after
the boiler or pressure vessel for which it was issued shall cease to be
insured by a company duly authorized by this state to provide the
insurance.

4. The director or his authorized representative may at any time suspend
an inspection certificate when, in his opinion, the boiler or pressure
vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without menace to the
public safety, or when the boiler or pressure vessel is found not to
comply with the rules and regulations formulated by the board. Each
suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until
the boiler or pressure vessel has been made to conform to the rules and
regulations of the board, and until the inspection certificate has been
reinstated. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 15, A.L. 1990 S.B. 493 & 520)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or
corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure vessel, except
a pressure vessel covered by owner or user inspection service as provided
for in section 650.265, without a valid inspection certificate. The
operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without an inspection
certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that specified in the inspection
certificate, is a class A misdemeanor. Each day of unlawful operation is
a separate offense. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 16)

1. The board, in consultation with the director, shall set the
amount of the fees authorized by the provisions of sections 650.200 to
650.290, by rule or regulation promulgated in accordance with the
provisions of section 536.021, RSMo. The fees shall be set at a level
which reflects the average fees from at least seventy-five percent of
states which regulate boilers and pressure vessels. Additional surveys,
when required, shall not be performed prior to the biennial anniversary
of the last survey.

2. The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by sections
650.200 to 650.290 to be inspected by the chief inspector, or his deputy
inspector, shall pay a fee in accordance with the fee schedule adopted
pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section when invoiced
by the chief inspector.

3. The chief inspector shall transfer all fees so received to the
director. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 17, A.L. 1990 S.B. 493 & 520)

1. As otherwise provided by sections 650.200 to 650.295, the
boiler and pressure vessel board shall set fees for inspection, permits,
licenses, and certificates required by sections 650.200 to 650.295. Fees
shall be determined by the board to provide sufficient funds for the
operation of the board and shall be set by rule or regulation promulgated
in accordance with the provisions of section 536.021, RSMo. The board may
alter the fee schedule once every two years. Any funds collected pursuant
to sections 650.200 to 650.295 shall be deposited in the "Boiler and
Pressure Vessels Safety Fund", which is hereby created. Beginning July 1,
2003, moneys in the fund shall be appropriated from the fund for the
expenses of the board. A municipality or other political subdivision
enforcing the provisions of sections 650.200 to 650.295 and which
performs the inspections, permitting, licensing, and certification as
required, the fee for such inspection shall be paid directly to the
municipality or political subdivision and shall not be preempted by
sections 650.200 to 650.295, except that any fee established by the board
for the issuance of appropriate state certificates shall be paid to the
board.

2. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section
536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this
section or under the authority of sections 650.210 to 650.275 shall
become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the
provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028,
RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of
the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536,
RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a
rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall
be invalid and void. (L. 2002 S.B. 795)

The chief inspector shall furnish a bond in the sum of five
thousand dollars and each of the deputy inspectors, employed and paid by
the state, shall furnish a bond in the sum of two thousand dollars,
conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties and upon a true
account of moneys handled by them respectively and the payment thereof to
the proper recipient. The cost of the bonds shall be paid by the state.
(L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 18)

Any person aggrieved by an order or act of the director or the
chief inspector under sections 650.200 to 650.290 may, within fifteen
days' notice thereof, appeal from the order or act to the board which
shall, within thirty days thereafter, issue an appropriate order either
approving or disapproving the order or act. A copy of the order by the
board shall be given to all interested parties. Within thirty days after
any order or act of the board any person aggrieved by a final order of
the board shall be entitled to a judicial review thereof as provided in
sections 536.100 to 536.140, RSMo. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 19)

The provisions of sections 650.200 to 650.290 shall not apply in
cities or chartered counties which regulate boilers and/or pressure
vessels by ordinance. (L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 20)

Any person certified by the department of natural resources as a
certified backflow prevention assembly tester shall be eligible to be
registered or licensed by any county, city, town, village or other
political subdivision of this state to test and repair a backflow
prevention assembly pursuant to the practice of his or her trade within
that political subdivision as long as he or she maintains state
certification as a backflow prevention assembly tester. However,
political subdivisions may set additional testing standards for
individuals who are seeking to be certified as backflow prevention
assembly testers. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, agencies of the state or its political subdivisions shall only
require carbonated beverage dispensers to conform to the backflow
protection requirements established in the National Sanitation Foundation
standard eighteen, and the dispensers shall be so listed by an
independent testing laboratory. (L. 1990 S.B. 493 & 520 § 1, A.L. 1999
S.B. 160 & 82)

As used in sections 650.300 to 650.310, the following terms
shall mean:

(1) "Catastrophic crime", a violation of section 569.070, RSMo;

(2) "Office", the office for victims of crime;

(3) "Private agency", a private agency as defined in section 595.010,
RSMo;

(4) "Public agency", a public agency as defined in section 595.010, RSMo;

(5) "Victim of crime", a person afforded rights as a victim or entitled
to compensation or services as a victim pursuant to chapter 595, RSMo.
(L. 2001 S.B. 267)

1. The "Office for* Victims of Crime" is hereby established
within the department of public safety, for the purpose of promoting the
fair and just treatment of victims of crime. The office shall coordinate
and promote the state's program for victims of crime and shall provide
channels of communication among public and private agencies and in
exercising the rights afforded to victims of crime pursuant to chapter
595, RSMo, and the Missouri Constitution. In the event of a catastrophic
crime the office shall, or upon the receipt of a specific request the
office may, work closely with other state and local agencies to
coordinate a response to meet the needs of any resulting victims of crime.

2. The office for victims of crime shall coordinate efforts with
statewide coalitions or organizations that are involved in efforts to
provide assistance to victims of crime and to reduce the incidence of
domestic violence, sexual assault or other crime victimization. The
office shall consult with such coalitions or organizations as to more
efficient and effective coordination and delivery of services to victims
of crime.

3. The office for victims of crime shall assess and report to the
governor the costs and benefits of establishing a statewide automated
crime victim notification system within the criminal justice system and
shall serve as the coordinating agency for the development,
implementation and maintenance of any such system. If such system is
established pursuant to this section, no other state agency shall provide
such services.

4. The department of public safety may promulgate administrative rules to
implement this section, and any such rule that is wholly procedural and
without fiscal impact shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of
section 536.016, RSMo. (L. 2001 S.B. 267)

*Word "of" appears in original rolls.

For the purposes of sections 650.320 to 650.340, the following
terms mean:

(1) "Committee", the advisory committee for 911 service oversight
established in section 650.325;

(2) "Public safety answering point", the location at which 911 calls are
initially answered;

(3) "Telecommunicator", any person employed as an emergency telephone
worker, call taker or public safety dispatcher whose duties include
receiving, processing or transmitting public safety information received
through a 911 public safety answering point. (L. 1999 S.B. 436)

There is hereby established within the department of public
safety the "Advisory Committee for 911 Service Oversight" which is
charged with assisting and advising the state in ensuring the
availability, implementation and enhancement of a statewide emergency
telephone number common to all jurisdictions through research, planning,
training and education. The committee for 911 service oversight shall
represent all entities and jurisdictions before appropriate policy-making
authorities and the general assembly and shall strive toward the
immediate access to emergency services for all citizens of this state.
(L. 1997 H.B. 816)

1. The committee for 911 service oversight shall consist of
sixteen members, one of which shall be chosen from the department of
public safety who shall serve as chair of the committee and only vote in
the instance of a tie vote among the other members, and the other members
shall be selected as follows:

(1) One member chosen to represent an association domiciled in this state
whose primary interest relates to counties;

(2) One member chosen to represent the Missouri public service commission;

(3) One member chosen to represent emergency medical services;

(4) One member chosen to represent an association with a chapter
domiciled in this state whose primary interest relates to a national
emergency number;

(5) One member chosen to represent an association whose primary interest
relates to issues pertaining to fire chiefs;

(6) One member chosen to represent an association with a chapter
domiciled in this state whose primary interest relates to issues
pertaining to public safety communications officers;

(7) One member chosen to represent an association whose primary interest
relates to issues pertaining to police chiefs;

(8) One member chosen to represent a league or association domiciled in
this state whose primary interest relates to issues pertaining to
municipalities;

(9) One member chosen to represent an association domiciled in this state
whose primary interest relates to issues pertaining to sheriffs;

(10) One member chosen to represent 911 service providers in counties of
the second, third and fourth classification;

(11) One member chosen to represent 911 service providers in counties of
the first classification, with and without charter forms of government,
and cities not within a county;

(12) One member chosen to represent telecommunications service providers
with at least one hundred thousand access lines located within Missouri;

(13) One member chosen to represent telecommunications service providers
with less than one hundred thousand access lines located within Missouri;

(14) One member chosen to represent a professional association of
physicians who conduct with emergency care; and

(15) One member chosen to represent the general public of Missouri who
represents an association whose primary interest relates to education and
training, including that of 911, police and fire dispatchers.

2. Each of the members of the committee for 911 service oversight shall
be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate
for a term of four years; except that, of those members first appointed,
four members shall be appointed to serve for one year, four members shall
be appointed to serve for two years, four members shall be appointed to
serve for three years and four members shall be appointed to serve for
four years. Members of the committee may serve multiple terms.

3. The committee for 911 service oversight shall meet at least quarterly
at a place and time specified by the chairperson of the committee and it
shall keep and maintain records of such meetings, as well as the other
activities of the committee. Members shall not be compensated but shall
receive actual and necessary expenses for attending meetings of the
committee.

4. The committee for 911 service oversight shall:

(1) Organize and adopt standards governing the committee's formal and
informal procedures;

(2) Provide recommendations for primary answering points and secondary
answering points on statewide technical and operational standards for 911
services;

(3) Provide recommendations to public agencies concerning model systems
to be considered in preparing a 911 service plan;

(4) Provide requested mediation services to political subdivisions
involved in jurisdictional disputes regarding the provision of 911
services, except that such committee shall not supersede decision-making
authority of local political subdivisions in regard to 911 services;

(5) Provide assistance to the governor and the general assembly regarding
911 services;

(6) Review existing and proposed legislation and make recommendations as
to changes that would improve such legislation;

(7) Aid and assist in the timely collection and dissemination of
information relating to the use of a universal emergency telephone number;

(8) Perform other duties as necessary to promote successful development,
implementation and operation of 911 systems across the state; and

(9) Advise the department of public safety on establishing rules and
regulations necessary to administer the provisions of sections 650.320 to
650.340.

5. The department of public safety shall provide staff assistance to the
committee for 911 service oversight as necessary in order for the
committee to perform its duties pursuant to sections 650.320 to 650.340.

6. The department of public safety is authorized to adopt those rules
that are reasonable and necessary to accomplish the limited duties
specifically delegated within section 650.340. Any rule or portion of a
rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, shall become
effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of
chapter 536, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable
and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to
chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to
disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then
the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after
August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void. (L. 1997 H.B. 816, A.L. 1999
S.B. 436)

1. The provisions of this section may be cited and shall be
known as the "911 Training and Standards Act".

2. Initial training requirements for telecommunicators who answer 911
calls that come to public safety answering points shall be as follows:

(1) Police telecommunicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 hours;

(2) Fire telecommunicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 hours;

(3) Emergency medical services telecommunicator . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 16 hours;

(4) Joint communication center telecommunicator . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 40 hours.

3. All persons employed as a telecommunicator in this state shall be
required to complete ongoing training so long as such person engages in
the occupation as a telecommunicator. Such persons shall complete at
least sixteen hours of ongoing training every two years by such persons
or organizations as provided in subsection 6 of this section.

4. Any person employed as a telecommunicator on August 28, 1999, shall
not be required to complete the training requirement as provided in
subsection 2 of this section. Any person hired as a telecommunicator
after August 28, 1999, shall complete the training requirements as
provided in subsection 2 of this section within twelve months of the date
such person is employed as a telecommunicator.

5. The training requirements as provided in subsection 2 of this section
shall be waived for any person who furnishes proof to the committee that
such person has completed training in another state which are at least as
stringent as the training requirements of subsection 2 of this section.

6. The department of public safety shall determine by administrative rule
the persons or organizations authorized to conduct the training as
required by subsection 2 of this section.

7. This section shall not apply to an emergency medical dispatcher or
agency as defined in section 190.100, RSMo, or a person trained by an
entity accredited or certified under section 190.131, RSMo, or a person
who provides prearrival medical instructions who works for an agency
which meets the requirements set forth in section 190.134, RSMo. (L. 1999
S.B. 436)

1. There is hereby created within the department of public
safety the "Missouri Sheriff Methamphetamine Relief Taskforce" (MoSMART).
MoSMART shall be composed of five sitting sheriffs. Every two years, the
Missouri Sheriffs' Association board of directors will submit twenty
names of sitting sheriffs to the governor. The governor shall appoint
five members from the list of twenty names, having no more than three
from any one political party, to serve a term of two years on MoSMART.
The members shall elect a chair from among their membership. Members
shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties
pursuant to this section, but each member shall be reimbursed from the
MoSMART fund for actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out
duties pursuant to this section.

2. MoSMART shall meet no less than twice each calendar year with
additional meetings called by the chair upon the request of at least two
members. A majority of the appointed members shall constitute a quorum.

3. A special fund is hereby created in the state treasury to be know as
the "MoSMART Fund". The state treasurer shall invest the moneys in such
fund in the manner authorized by law. All moneys received for MoSMART
from interest, state, and federal moneys shall be deposited to the credit
of the fund. The director of the department of public safety shall
distribute at least fifty percent but not more than one hundred percent
of the fund annually in the form of grants approved by MoSMART.

4. All moneys appropriated to or received by MoSMART shall be deposited
and credited to the MoSMART fund. The department of public safety shall
only be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses for the
administration of MoSMART, which shall be no less than one percent and
which shall not exceed two percent of all moneys appropriated to the
fund. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrary
notwithstanding, moneys in the MoSMART fund shall not lapse to general
revenue at the end of the biennium.

5. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section
536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this
section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to
all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section
536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and
if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter
536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and
annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of
rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28,
2003, shall be invalid and void.

6. Any county law enforcement entity or established task force with a
memorandum of understanding and protocol may apply for grants from the
MoSMART fund on an application to be developed by the department of
public safety with the approval of MoSMART. All applications shall be
evaluated by MoSMART and approved or denied based upon the level of
funding designated for methamphetamine enforcement before 1997 and upon
current need and circumstances. No applicant shall receive a MoSMART
grant in excess of one hundred thousand dollars per year. The department
of public safety shall monitor all MoSMART grants.

7. MoSMART's anti-methamphetamine funding priorities are as follows:

(1) Sheriffs who are participating in coordinated multijurisdictional
task forces and have their task forces apply for funding;

(2) Sheriffs whose county has been designated HIDTA* counties, yet have
received no HIDTA* or narcotics assistance program funding; and

(3) Sheriffs without HIDTA* designations or task forces, whose
application justifies the need for MoSMART funds to eliminate
methamphetamine labs. (L. 2003 S.B. 39)

*High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

As used in sections 650.390 to 650.411, the following words and
terms mean:

(1) "Board of commissioners", a board appointed by the chief executive
officer of the governing body within a service area for the purpose of
administering a county emergency communications system. No board of
commissioners established pursuant to sections 650.390 to 650.411 shall
have jurisdiction over local emergency or police dispatching agencies;

(2) "County", any charter county with a population of more than nine
hundred thousand inhabitants;

(3) "Emergency communications system", a wireless radio communication
network, including infrastructure hardware and software, providing
communications links that permit participating governmental or public
safety entities to communicate within the area served by such system
which is coterminous with the geographic boundaries of the county in
which the emergency communications system is situated;

(4) "Governing body", the legislative body of any county with a charter
form of government and a population of more than nine hundred thousand
inhabitants. (L. 2002 S.B. 795)

1. The governing body of a county may establish an emergency
communications system commission within the geographical boundaries of
such county. Each such commission shall be composed of seven
commissioners appointed by the chief executive officer of the county in
which the commission is established.

2. The commission shall include a chief of police of a municipality
located within the county, the chief of the police or the sheriff of the
county, a chief of a municipal fire department located within the county,
a chief of a fire protection district located within the county, and
three at-large commissioners, who shall be residents of the county, all
subject to the confirmation of the governing body of the county. Where
applicable, the member who is a municipal chief of police shall be chosen
from those persons nominated by a local police chiefs association. The
members who are chiefs of either a municipal fire department or a fire
protection district shall be chosen from those persons nominated by a
local fire chiefs association. One at-large commissioner shall be chosen
from those persons nominated by a local municipal league or organization.
At least two of the at-large commissioners shall be persons who are not
employed by a fire department or district, a police or sheriff's
department, or any emergency medical system, or who are not elected or
appointed officials of a political subdivision of the state or are not
employed by the state of Missouri.

3. The terms of office of the commissioner who is a chief of police or
sheriff of the county shall be coterminous with such person's term of
office as chief of police or sheriff. At the first meeting of the
commission, the other commissioners shall choose the length of their
terms, with two commissioners serving for two years, three commissioners
serving for three years and one commissioner serving for four years. All
succeeding commissioners shall serve for five years. Terms shall end on
December thirty-first of the respective year. No commissioner shall serve
for more than two consecutive full terms. A commissioner who is not an
at- large commissioner shall remain in office only so long as he or she
retains office with the department or district that such commissioner
served at the time such person was appointed to the board of
commissioners. Vacancies on the board of commissioners shall be filled by
persons appointed by the chief executive officer of the county in the
same manner by which the commissioner whose office is vacant was first
appointed. (L. 2002 S.B. 795)

A county in which an emergency communications system commission
has been established may, by a majority vote of the qualified voters
voting thereon, levy and collect a tax on the taxable real property in
the district, not to exceed six cents per one hundred dollars of assessed
valuation to accomplish any of the following purposes:

(1) The provision of necessary funds to establish, operate and maintain
an emergency communications system to serve the county in which the
commission is located; and

(2) The provision of funds to supplement existing funds for the operation
and maintenance of an existing emergency communications system in the
county in which the commission is located. (L. 2002 S.B. 795)

1. The board of commissioners may, by a majority vote of its
members, request that the governing body of the county submit to the
qualified voters of such county at a general, primary or special election
either of the questions contained in subsection 2 of this section. The
governing body may approve or deny such request. The governing body may
also vote to submit such question without a request of the board of
commissioners. The county election official shall give legal notice of
the election pursuant to chapter 115, RSMo.

2. The questions shall be put in substantially the following form:

(1) "Shall (name of county) establish an emergency communications system
fund to establish (and/or) maintain an emergency communications system,
and for which the county shall levy a tax of (insert exact amount, not to
exceed six cents) per each one hundred dollars assessed valuation
therefor, to be paid into the fund for that purpose?"

[ ] YES [ ] NO; or

(2) "Shall (name of county) establish an emergency communications system
fund to establish (and/or) maintain an emergency communications system,
and for which the county shall levy a sales tax of (insert exact amount,
not to exceed one-tenth of one percent), to be paid into the fund for
that purpose?"

[ ] YES [ ] NO

3. The election shall be conducted and vote canvassed in the same manner
as other county elections. If the majority of the qualified voters voting
thereon vote in favor of such tax, then the county shall levy such tax in
the specified amount, beginning in the tax year immediately following its
approval. The tax so levied shall be collected along with other county
taxes in the manner provided by law. If the majority of the qualified
voters voting thereon vote against such tax, then such tax shall not be
imposed unless such tax is resubmitted to the voters and a majority of
the qualified voters voting thereon approve such tax. (L. 2002 S.B. 795)

All funds collected from any tax approved pursuant to section
650.399 shall be deposited in a special county fund, to be designated the
"Emergency Communications System Fund". The fund shall be held and
managed in the same manner as all other funds of such county. The fund
shall be administered by the board of commissioners to accomplish the
purposes set out in sections 650.396, 650.405 and 650.411, and shall be
used for no other purpose. (L. 2002 S.B. 795)

The board of commissioners shall have the following powers and
responsibilities:

(1) To supervise and administer, within the acquisition and purchasing
procedures of the county, the building, acquisitions by purchase or
otherwise, construction and operation of an emergency communications
system for the county in which the commission is located;

(2) To administratively control and manage the emergency communications
system;

(3) To negotiate and recommend to the governing body that the county
contract with such companies or other business or governmental entities,
which in the opinion of the board of commissioners are necessary to
provide equipment, material and professional services to establish,
construct and maintain an emergency communications system and conduct the
business of the commission;

(4) To promulgate an annual report of the financial condition and
operation of the commission and the emergency communications system;

(5) To recommend to the governing body that the county purchase or
acquire by gift such real estate and equipment and materials necessary to
accomplish the purposes of the commission and the emergency
communications system; and

(6) To adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as in the opinion of the
board of commissioners shall best serve the purpose of the commission.
(L. 2002 S.B. 795)

1. The funds necessary for payment of any obligation of the
county in connection with the establishment, operation and maintenance of
the emergency communications system may be paid by the county out of the
fund established pursuant to section 650.402, or from bonds issued
pursuant to this section.

2. For the purpose of supporting the operation and other purposes of the
commission and the emergency communications system, the county may issue
bonds for and on behalf of the county, payable out of funds derived from
the sales tax authorized in sections 650.396 and 650.399 or from taxation
of all taxable real property in the county, up to an amount not exceeding
six percent of the assessed valuation of such property, with such
evaluation to be ascertained by the assessment immediately prior to the
most recent assessment for state and county purposes, or from revenue
generated from any other tax or fee authorized and approved by the voters
pursuant to section 650.399. Such bonds shall be issued in denominations
of one hundred dollars, or some multiple thereof, and the provisions of
section 108.170, RSMo, to the contrary notwithstanding, such bonds may
bear interest at a rate determined by the emergency communications system
commissioners, payable semiannually, to become payable no later than
twenty years after the date of the bonds.

3. Whenever the board of commissioners of any such emergency
communications district proposes to issue bonds pursuant to subdivision
(3) of subsection 2 of this section, they shall submit the question to
the voters in the district pursuant to this section. The notice for any
such election shall, in addition to the requirements of chapter 115,
RSMo, state the amount of bonds to be issued.

4. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

"Shall ..... County issue bonds in the amount of ..... dollars, the
purpose of which are to support the construction, repair and maintenance
of the ..... Emergency Communications System?"

[ ] YES [ ] NO

5. The result of the election on the question shall be entered upon the
records of the county. If it shall appear that four-sevenths of the
voters voting on the question shall have voted in favor of the issue of
the bonds, the commissioners shall order and direct the execution of the
bonds for and on behalf of such county and the commission. If the general
law of the state is such that an amount other than a four-sevenths
majority is required on ballot measures of such type, the amount set by
the general law of the state shall control.

6. The county shall not sell such bonds for less than ninety-five percent
of the par value thereof, and the proceeds shall be paid over to the
county treasurer, and disbursed on warrants drawn by the president or
vice president of the board of commissioners and attested by the
secretary. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be used for the
purpose only of paying the cost of holding such election, and
constructing, repairing and maintaining the emergency communications
system and its appurtenances.

7. Such bonds shall be payable and collectible only out of moneys derived
from tax revenues authorized by section 650.399, from the sale of such
bonds or from interest that may accrue on funds so derived while on
deposit with any county depositary. The county treasurer shall hold in
reserve, for payment of interest on such bonds, a sufficient amount of
the money so derived that may come into his or her hands in excess of the
amount then necessary to pay all bonds and interest then past due, to pay
all interest that will become payable before the next installment of such
special tax becomes payable, and three percent of the principal amount of
the bonds not then due. The county treasurer shall, whenever any of the
bonds or interest thereon become due, apply such money as may be in his
or her custody and applicable thereto, or that may thereafter come into
his or her custody and be applicable thereto, to payment of such bonds
and interest as may be due and unpaid.

8. All money derived from the tax authorized pursuant to section 650.399
shall be used in paying the bonds and the interest thereon, except that
the money that may be collected pursuant to such tax in excess of the
amount necessary to pay all bonds then past due and such bonds and
interest as will become payable before another assessment of such tax
becomes payable may, less an amount equal to three percent of the
principal amount of the bonds not then due, be used for the purposes
authorized in section 650.411.

9. The county treasurer shall, as such bonds are sold, deliver them to
the purchaser upon being ordered to do so by the commissioners. The
county treasurer shall cancel bonds as such bonds are paid, and shall
deliver them to the clerk of the county. (L. 2002 S.B. 795)

All money derived from the sale of bonds pursuant to section
650.408 except such portion as is required to be reserved pursuant to
subsections 7 and 8 of section 650.408, all money collected on any tax
authorized according to section 650.399 and all interest that may accrue
on moneys so derived while deposited with any county depositary and not
required to be used in paying such bonds or interest thereon, shall be
used, and warrants drawn on the treasurer therefor, to pay:

(1) The cost and expenses incurred by the county maintaining any real or
personal property used in the operation of the emergency communications
system; and

(2) Such working, administrative and incidental expenses, not otherwise
provided by law, as may be incurred in operating such emergency
communications system. (L. 2002 S.B. 795)

Sections 650.450 to 650.460 may be cited as the "Missouri Public
Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act". (L. 2004 S.B. 972 § 650.600)

As they appear in sections 650.450 to 650.460, the following
words and terms shall mean:

(1) "Act", the public safety officer medal of valor act of 2004;

(2) "Board", the medal of valor review board as established by section
650.457;

(3) "Medal", a Missouri public safety medal of valor, which shall be of
suitable design as may be determined by the governor;

(4) "Public safety officer", a person serving a public agency, with or
without compensation, as a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or
emergency personnel. The term "law enforcement officer" includes a person
who is a state or local corrections or court officer or a civil defense
officer. (L. 2004 S.B. 972 § 650.605)

1. The governor is hereby authorized to award and present, in
the name of the state of Missouri, a medal to a public safety officer,
upon the recommendation of the board, for extraordinary valor above and
beyond the call of duty. The medal shall be Missouri's highest award for
valor by a public safety officer.

2. In the event of the death of any person who would be entitled to a
medal pursuant to the provisions of sections 650.450 to 650.460, the same
may be presented to a surviving relative on behalf of the deceased in the
following order: widow, if not remarried; eldest living son; eldest
living daughter; father; mother; eldest living brother; eldest living
sister; and eldest living grandchild. (L. 2004 S.B. 972 § 650.610)

1. There is established a "Missouri Medal of Valor Review
Board", the members of which shall be individuals with knowledge or
expertise, whether by experience or training, in the field of public
safety, which shall conduct its business in accordance with sections
650.450 to 650.460, and be composed of eleven members, all residents of
Missouri, and appointed in the following manner:

(1) One member shall be either the director of the department of public
safety or a designee appointed by the director;

(2) One member shall be a police chief;

(3) One member shall be a fire chief;

(4) One member shall be an elected county sheriff;

(5) One member shall be the director of an ambulance district;

(6) One member shall be a citizen with experience in law enforcement;

(7) One member shall be a citizen with experience in corrections;

(8) One member shall be a citizen with experience in fire fighting;

(9) One member shall be a citizen with experience in emergency medical
services; and

(10) Two members shall be appointed at the governor's discretion.

2. The term of a board member shall be four years.

3. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall not affect the powers
of the board and shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.

4. (1) The chairman of the board shall be elected by the members of the
board from among the members of the board.

(2) The board shall conduct its first meeting not later than ninety days
after the appointment of the last member appointed of the initial group
of members appointed to the board. Thereafter, the board shall meet at
the call of the chairman of the board. The board shall meet not less
often than once each year and not more than three times a year.

(3) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum to conduct
business, but the board may establish a lesser quorum for conducting
hearings scheduled by the board. The board may establish by majority vote
any other rules for the conduct of the board's business, if such rules
are not inconsistent with sections 650.450 to 650.460 or other applicable
law.

(4) The board shall select candidates as recipients of the medal from
among those applications received by the board. Not more often than once
each year, the board shall present to the governor the name or names of
those it recommends as medal recipients. In a given year, the board shall
not be required to select any recipients but may not select more than
seven recipients. The governor may in extraordinary cases increase the
number of recipients in a given year. The board shall set an annual
timetable for fulfilling its duties under sections 650.450 to 650.460.

(5) The board may secure directly from any department or agency such
information as the board considers necessary to carry out its duties.
Upon the request of the board, the head of such department or agency may
furnish such information to the board.

(6) The board shall not disclose any information which may compromise an
ongoing law enforcement investigation or is otherwise required by law to
be kept confidential.

(7) The members of the board shall serve without compensation, except
that the members may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses
arising from board activities or business. Such expenses shall be paid by
the department of public safety from the fund created pursuant to section
650.460. (L. 2004 S.B. 972 § 650.615)

1. There is hereby established in the state treasury a fund to
be known as the "Missouri Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Fund",
which shall consist of all moneys that may include any gifts,
contributions, grants, or bequests received from federal, state, private,
or other sources. The fund shall be administered by the office of
administration. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo,
to the contrary, moneys in the Missouri public safety officer medal of
valor fund shall not be transferred to the credit of the general revenue
fund at the end of the biennium. Interest and moneys earned on the fund
shall be credited to the fund.

2. Moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the purpose of reimbursing
members of the medal of valor review board for their actual and necessary
travel expenses and to promote the solicitation for designs for, aid in
the manufacture of, and aid in the distribution of the Missouri public
safety medal of valor. (L. 2004 S.B. 972 § 650.620)

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