Missouri Laws 260.525 – Investigation, no person to refuse entry — search warrant to be issued
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 260.525
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
No person shall refuse entry or access for the purpose of investigating or responding to hazardous substance emergencies of an authorized representative of the department who presents appropriate credentials, nor obstruct or hamper the representative. A suitably restricted search warrant, upon showing of probable cause in writing and upon oath, shall be issued by any judge or associate circuit judge having jurisdiction to any such representative for the purpose of enabling the representative to investigate or respond to hazardous substance emergencies.