Missouri Laws 324.1146 – Licensure of law enforcement officers, qualifications
Law enforcement officers who perform private investigations shall be licensed under this chapter subject to the following qualifications and limitations:
(1) The board may waive testing for law enforcement officers currently certified under existing peace officer standards and training requirements under chapter 590;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 324.1146
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) Law enforcement officers shall pay the appropriate licensing fees;
(3) Law enforcement officers shall assume individual liability for their actions while performing private investigations, complying with any insurance or bonding requirements imposed under sections 324.1100 to 324.1148;
(4) Law enforcement officers shall not utilize their official capacity in the course of a private investigation, including but not limited to:
(a) Accessing information intended only for police officials. Law enforcement officers shall comply with the legal limits on access to the information of private citizens;
(b) Utilizing any official item, such as a uniform, badge, or vehicle, while performing a private investigation. Law enforcement officers shall provide their own equipment;
(c) Utilizing law enforcement officer arrest and use of force standards. Law enforcement officers shall use private citizen arrest and use of force standards while operating as a private investigator;
(5) Law enforcement officers shall produce evidence of training and experience concerning the legal limits imposed on private investigations or pass a test on such subject produced by the board; and
(6) The provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 shall not apply to law enforcement officers who provide only private security services and not private investigator services.