Procedure to Obtain New Peace Officer License

PURPOSE: This rule identifies the procedure to obtain a new peace officer license. (1) In order to be eligible to apply for a peace officer license, an applicant must satisfy the following general qualifications. The applicant shall be: (A) Twenty-one (21) years of age or older; (B) A United States citizen; and (C) The holder of a valid high school diploma or its equivalent, as defined by 11 CSR 75-2.010. (2) There shall be no residency requirement to receive or hold a peace officer license. (3) An applicant must demonstrate qualification for a particular class of peace officer license by one (1) of the following methods: (A) Graduation from a basic training course certified for a particular class of license pursuant to 11 CSR 75-14.040; (B) Graduation from a federal, military, or out-of-state basic training course recognized by the Director pursuant to 11 CSR 7513.070 as qualifying the trainee for particular class of license; (C) Qualification for a particular class of license on the Veteran Peace Officer Point Scale pursuant to 11 CSR 75-13.060; or (D) Qualification for a class D license pursuant to section 590.040.1(5), RSMo. (4) An applicant must apply for a peace officer license within five (5) years after graduating from a basic training course in order to use the training to qualify under subsection (3)(A) or (3)(B) of this rule. An applicant whose basic training is more than five (5) years old must qualify on the Veteran Peace Officer Point Scale pursuant to subsection (3)(C) of this rule. (5) An applicant shall submit a peace officer license application to the Director. (6) The applicant shall submit to being fingerprinted in a manner approved by the Missouri State Highway Patrol pursuant to section 43.543, RSMo, to determine if the applicant has a criminal history record on file with the Missouri criminal records repository or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The fee associated with being fingerprinted in this manner shall be the responsibility of the applicant. (7) The Director shall examine the qualifications of each applicant and determine whether the applicant has met all requirements for licensing, including the requirements of section 590.100, RSMo. The Director may investigate or request additional information from an applicant pursuant to section 590.110.1, RSMo. (8) The applicant shall achieve a qualifying score on the Missouri Peace Officer License Exam (MPOLE), except that an applicant for a class R and a class D license shall not take the MPOLE. (9) The Director shall grant the appropriate license or deny the applicant’s request to be licensed. An applicant aggrieved by the decision of the Director may appeal pursuant to section 590.100.3, RSMo. AUTHORITY: sections 590.020, 590.030, and 590.190, RSMo Supp. 2007. Original rule filed May 1, 2002, effective Oct. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Oct. 31, 2002, effective April 30, 2003. Amended: Filed July 1, 2008, effective Dec. 30, 2008. *Original authority: 590.020, RSMo 2001; 590.030, RSMo 2001; and 590.190, RSMo 2001, amended 2007.