Classification of Peace Officer Licenses

PURPOSE: This rule identifies the classifications of licenses for peace officers. (1) Every peace officer license shall be classified according to the type of commission for which it is valid. (A) Class A. Valid for any commission, except commission with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri Conservation Commission. (B) Class A-HP. Valid for any commission, except commission with the Missouri Conservation Commission. (C) Class A-CC. Valid only for commission by the Missouri Conservation Commission. (D) Class B. Valid for any commission, except commission by a first class county with a charter form of government, a political subdivision located within a first class county with a charter form of government, a city not within a county, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, or the Missouri Conservation Commission. (E) Class C. Valid only for commission within a third class county pursuant to section 590.040.1(4), RSMo and only for the particular commission held by the licensee on July 1, 2002, or a commission that the director has determined to be similar pursuant to section 590.040.2, RSMo. (F) Class D. Valid only for commission as a reserve peace officer within a county having more than one (1) million inhabitants and with either a charter form of government or of the first classification pursuant to section 590.040.1(5), RSMo. (G) Class R. 1. Valid only for commission as a reserve peace officer with police powers limited by the commissioning authority as follows: while on duty the officer shall be under the direct supervision of a commissioned officer who holds a valid class A, B, or C license; while off duty the officer shall have no police power and shall not carry a concealed weapon, unless otherwise permitted by law; and the officer shall have no police power outside the commissioning political subdivision. 2. As used in this rule, “direct supervision” means supervision in which the supervising officer: monitors the supervised officer, including by two- (2-) way radio or radio scanner; is available for voice communication with the supervised officer; and is able to respond and assist the supervised officer in a timely manner. 3. A class R license shall not be valid for any commission by a first class county with a charter form of government, a political subdivision located within a first class county with a charter form of government, a city not within a county, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, or the Missouri Conservation Commission. (H) Class S. Valid only pursuant to section 590.030.6, RSMo for the continuing licensure of a person holding and exercising a law enforcement commission requiring a peace officer license. (2) If a change in county classification or form of government changes the class of license required in a county, any peace officer validly commissioned in the county on the date of the change shall be deemed to be validly licensed so long as the officer remains in the same commission. If an officer commissioned pursuant to this exception transfers to a new commission, then the officer shall lose the benefit of this exception. AUTHORITY: sections 590.020, 590.030, 590.040, and 590.190, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed May 1, 2002, effective Oct. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed April 25, 2003, effective Oct. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Aug. 2, 2004, effective Jan. 30, 2005. Amended: Filed Nov. 1, 2004, effective April 30, 2005. Amended: Filed July 1, 2008, effective Dec. 30, 2008. Amended: Filed March 10, 2017, effective Sept. 30, 2017. *Original authority: 590.020, RSMo 2001; 590.030, RSMo 2001, amended 2009; 590.040, RSMo 2001, amended 2005, 2007, 2014; and 590.190, RSMo 2001, amended 2007.