43.120. Superintendent to regulate patrol--rank, appointment--officers to act in superintendent's absence--to compile criminal data. - Missouri Statutes

Superintendent to regulate patrol--rank, appointment--officers to actin superintendent's absence--to compile criminal data.

43.120. 1. The superintendent shall prescribe rules for instructionand discipline and make all administrative rules and regulations and fixthe hours of duty for the members of the patrol. The superintendent shalldivide the state into troops and assign members of the patrol to suchtroops in the manner as deemed proper to carry out the purposes of thischapter. The superintendent may call members of the patrol from one troopto another.

2. The superintendent shall appoint the lieutenant colonel and fivemajors from within the membership. Such individuals shall serve at thesuperintendent's pleasure and shall return to their previously held rankafter being relieved of their position duties by the present or incomingsuperintendent. The superintendent shall classify and rank throughpromotions the majors, the director of radio, captains, lieutenants,sergeants, corporals, troopers, and radio personnel from the next lowergrade after not less than one year of service satisfactorily performedtherein.

3. In case of the absence of the superintendent, or at the time thesuperintendent designates, the lieutenant colonel shall assume the dutiesof the superintendent. In the absence of both the superintendent and thelieutenant colonel, a major shall be designated by the superintendent or bythe lieutenant colonel. In case of the disability of the superintendentand the lieutenant colonel, the governor may designate a major as actingsuperintendent and when so designated, the acting superintendent shall haveall the powers and duties of the superintendent.

4. The superintendent shall collect, compile and keep available forthe use of peace officers of the state the information as is deemednecessary for the detection of crime and identification of criminals. Thesuperintendent shall have the authority to direct members and otheremployees of the patrol to carry out any public safety duty or serviceauthorized or appropriated by the general assembly.

5. The superintendent is responsible for establishing policy,procedures, and regulations in cooperation with the law enforcement andcriminal justice community in protecting the integrity of the MULES system.The superintendent shall be responsible for the administration andenforcement of all MULES policies and regulations consistent with state andfederal rules, policy, and law by which the MULES system operates.

(RSMo 1939 § 8354, A.L. 1943 p. 652, A.L. 1949 p. 293 and L. 1949 p. 292 § 8348A, A. 1949 H.B. 2164, A.L. 1957 p. 619, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1720, et al., A.L. 1994 H.B. 1437 & 1148, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2007 H.B. 405)

Effective 5-09-07

CROSS REFERENCE:

Bertillon system of identification of convicts, RSMo 217.315 to 217.325