590.500. Certain law enforcement officers' right of appeal from disciplinary actions, procedure. - Missouri Statutes

Certain law enforcement officers' right of appeal from disciplinaryactions, procedure.

590.500. Any law enforcement officer, other than an electedsheriff or deputy, who possesses the duty and power of arrest forviolations of the criminal laws of this state or for violationsof ordinances of counties or municipalities of this state, who isregularly employed for more than thirty hours per week, and whois employed by a law enforcement agency of this state orpolitical subdivision of this state which employs more thanfifteen law enforcement officers, shall be given upon writtenrequest a meeting within forty-eight hours of a dismissal,disciplinary demotion or suspension that results in a reductionor withholding of salary or compensatory time. The meeting shallbe held before any individual or board as designated by thegoverning body. At any such meeting, the employing lawenforcement agency shall at a minimum provide a brief statement,which may be oral, of the reason of the discharge, disciplinarydemotion or suspension, and permit the law enforcement officerthe opportunity to respond. The results from such meeting shallbe reduced to writing. Any law enforcement agency that hassubstantially similar or greater procedures shall be deemed to bein compliance with this section. This section shall not apply toan officer serving in a probationary period or to the highestranking officer of any law enforcement agency.

(L. 1990 S.B. 593 § 1)

Effective 7-1-90

CROSS REFERENCE:

Due process certain police on disciplinary actions, exception, RSMo 85.011