34.140. Inventory of removable equipment, when--transfer of supplies between departments, when--distribution to certain donees, definitions, procedure--sale by auction, sealed bid--sidearms and badges - Missouri Statutes

Inventory of removable equipment, when--transfer of supplies betweendepartments, when--distribution to certain donees, definitions,procedure--sale by auction, sealed bid--sidearms and badges, whomay purchase, when.

34.140. 1. The commissioner of administration may require an inventoryto be made when necessary of all removable equipment owned by the state.

2. The commissioner of administration shall have the power to transfersupplies from any department where they are not needed to any other departmentwhere they are needed and to direct that proper charges and credits be made onthe inventories of the departments concerned.

3. The commissioner of administration may distribute surplus or unneededsupplies or property to volunteer fire protection associations, as defined insection 320.300, RSMo, to fire protection districts, to fire departments andto eligible donees, as that term is defined in connection with the federalsurplus property program, in the same manner as provided for the distributionof federal surplus property. The commissioner of administration maydistribute surplus or unneeded supplies or property to an organizationregistered as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, public service corporation whichprovides training to fire departments, emergency medical technicians andpolice officers in search and recovery techniques, water rescue, ice rescueand watercraft operation in the same manner as provided for the distributionof federal surplus property.

4. The commissioner of administration may sell surplus or unneededsupplies or property which are not transferred to state agencies ordistributed to eligible donees to the general public by auction, sealed bid.

5. A uniformed employee of the Missouri state highway patrol, with theapproval of the superintendent, may purchase upon retirement, by reason oflength of service or disability or by the member's next of kin in case ofdeath, the service pistol, off-duty sidearm and badge carried by such memberimmediately prior to retirement. The purchase price for the service pistol,off-duty sidearm and badge shall be equal to the replacement cost thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 14595, A.L. 1945 p. 1428 § 69, A.L. 1982 S.B. 628, A.L. 1983 H.B. 384, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1120, A.L. 1991 H.B. 45, A.L. 1997 H.B. 318, A.L. 1998 H.B. 898, A.L. 1999 H.B. 861)