306.165. Water patrol officer, powers, duties and jurisdiction of. - Missouri Statutes

Water patrol officer, powers, duties and jurisdiction of.

306.165. Each water patrol officer appointed by the Missouri statewater patrol and each of such other employees as may be designated by thepatrol, before entering upon his or her duties, shall take and subscribe anoath of office to perform all duties faithfully and impartially, and shallbe given a certificate of appointment, a copy of which shall be filed withthe secretary of state, granting all the powers of a peace officer toenforce all laws of this state, upon all of the following:

(1) The waterways of this state bordering the lands set forth insubdivisions (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section;

(2) All federal land, where not prohibited by federal law orregulation, and state land adjoining the waterways of this state;

(3) All land within three hundred feet of the areas in subdivision(2) of this section;

(4) All land adjoining and within six hundred feet of any watersimpounded in areas not covered in subdivision (2) with a shoreline inexcess of four miles;

(5) All land adjoining and within six hundred feet of the rivers andstreams of this state;

(6) Any other jurisdictional area, pursuant to the provisions ofsection 306.167;

(7) All premises leased or owned or under control of the Missouristate water patrol.

Each water patrol officer may board any watercraft at any time, withprobable cause, for the purpose of making any inspection necessary todetermine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Each waterpatrol officer may arrest on view and without a warrant any person he orshe sees violating or who such patrol officer has reasonable grounds tobelieve has violated any law of this state, upon any water or land areasubject to his or her jurisdiction as provided in this section or mayarrest anyone violating any law in his or her presence throughout thestate. Each water patrol officer, while investigating an accident or crimethat was originally committed within such patrol officer's jurisdiction, asset forth in this section, may arrest any person who he or she has probablecause to believe has committed such crime, even if the suspect is currentlyout of the water patrol's jurisdiction. Water patrol officers, ifpracticable, shall notify the sheriff or the police department prior tomaking an arrest within their respective county or city. Each water patrolofficer shall comply with the training and certification provisions ofchapter 590, RSMo.

(L. 1963 p. 424 §1, A.L. 1971 S.B. 2, A.L. 1977 S.B. 194, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1989 S.B. 135, A.L. 2001 H.B. 732 merged with S.B. 443, A.L. 2004 S.B. 920)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Scholarships or grants for disabled personnel injured or survivors of personnel killed in the line of duty, RSMo 173.260