Missouri Laws 43.130 – Uniforms — allowance to members — vehicles and equipment
1. The superintendent shall prescribe a distinctive style of uniform and badge for members of the patrol to be made of the material and of the color he specifies, and it shall be unlawful for any person to wear the prescribed uniform or badge, or any distinctive part thereof, except on order of the superintendent. The uniform shall be purchased at the times the superintendent requires, and the superintendent shall fix a uniform allowance for such purpose for each member of the patrol.
2. The members of the patrol shall, at the expense of the state, be furnished with the vehicles, equipment, arms, ammunition, supplies and insignia of office as the superintendent deems necessary, all of which shall remain the property of the state and be strictly accounted for by each member of the patrol. All such vehicles and equipment shall be distinctively marked, and all vehicles used by members of the patrol shall be distinctively lighted at night.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 43.130
- Members of the patrol: the superintendent, lieutenant colonel, majors, captains, director of radio, lieutenants, sergeants, corporals, and troopers of the Missouri state highway patrol. See Missouri Laws 43.010
- Patrol: the Missouri state highway patrol. See Missouri Laws 43.010
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
3. Members of the patrol shall wear their uniform and insignia of office at all times when on duty, unless otherwise designated by the superintendent.