Terms Used In Missouri Laws 590.501

  • Commission: when not obviously referring to the POST commission, means a grant of authority to act as a peace officer. See Missouri Laws 590.010
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Peace officer: a law enforcement officer of the state or any political subdivision of the state with the power of arrest for a violation of the criminal code or declared or deemed to be a peace officer by state statute. See Missouri Laws 590.010

No law enforcement officer certified as a peace officer under this chapter shall have such officer’s certification removed by the peace officer standards and training commission unless such officer has been afforded a contested case hearing pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 by either the employing law enforcement agency or the peace officer standards and training commission regarding any dismissal, disciplinary demotion or suspension that results in a reduction or withholding of salary or compensatory time. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a peace officer who has been offered such a hearing but does not reply within ten working days.

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