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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 43.195 (2026)

Authority to arrest upon reasonable grounds for motor vehicle violations

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  43.195.  Authority to arrest upon reasonable grounds for motor vehicle violations. — Any member of the Missouri state highway patrol may arrest on view, and without a warrant, any person he sees violating or who he has reasonable grounds to believe has violated any law of this state relating to the operation of motor vehicles.

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(L. 1965 p. 150 § 1)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1974–2010 · leading case: State v. Dienstbach, 313 S.W.3d 201 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010).
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State v. Dienstbach, 313 S.W.3d 201 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “any person detected by him in the act of violating any law of this state,” Section 43.195 provides MHP members with the explicit authority to “arrest on view, and without a warrant, any person he sees violating or who he has reasonable grounds to believe has violated any law of…”
Crump v. Dir. of Revenue, State, 948 S.W.2d 434 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 6× “If, as suggested by paragraph four of the Petition, it was because the officer issuing the summons did not have probable cause, then that flies in the face of Section 43.195, RSMo.1994. It provides: Any member of the Missouri state highway patrol may arrest on view, and without…”
State v. Cotterman, 544 S.W.2d 322 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 3× “The controlled substance was obtained by means of an “unreasonable search” in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and defendant’s motion to suppress should have been sustained.”
State v. Bollinger, 550 S.W.2d 214 (Mo. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 3× “Section 43.195, RSMo 1969, provides: “Any member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol may arrest on view, and without a warrant, any person he sees violating or whom he had reasonable grounds to believe has violated any law of this state relating to the operation of motor…”
State v. Stark, 506 S.W.2d 1 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 3× “The subsequent erratic movements of the truck personally observed by Trooper Phipps after placing it under observation, coupled with Section 43.195, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., giving a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol the right to “arrest on view, and without a warrant, any…”
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