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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.010 (2026)

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  590.010.  Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Commission", when not obviously referring to the POST commission, means a grant of authority to act as a peace officer;

  (2)  "Director", the director of the Missouri department of public safety or his or her designated agent or representative;

  (3)  "Peace officer", a law enforcement officer of the state or any political subdivision of the state with the power of arrest for a violation of the criminal code or declared or deemed to be a peace officer by state statute;

  (4)  "POST commission", the peace officer standards and training commission;

  (5)  "Reserve peace officer", a peace officer who regularly works less than thirty hours per week;

  (6)  "School protection officer", an employee of a school district or charter school who has been designated as a school protection officer.

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(L. 2001 H.B. 80, A.L. 2014 S.B. 656, A.L. 2026 H.B. 1866)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: Schumer v. Lee, 404 S.W.3d 443 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013).
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Schumer v. Lee, 404 S.W.3d 443 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 7× “Nothing in section 590.010 requires the Director’s designation to be in writing, or even that it be made part of the record in any particular case, so this argument is without merit.”
City of Olivette v. St. Louis Cnty., 507 S.W.3d 637 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Section 590.010 and 11 C.S.R. 75-1.010, et seq.”
Robert Wayne v. Washington Univ., 727 S.W.3d 722 (Mo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “” Section 590.010(1). 12, 2023, the University terminated Plaintiff’s employment following several complaints against him and five resulting Internal Affairs investigations between June and September 2023.”
J.T.H. v. Missouri Dep't of Soc. Servs. Child.'s Div., No. 1:20-cv-00222 (E.D. Mo. June 4, 2021). · cites it 2× “, Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 590.010 (4), 590.020–.050.”
Stewart v. Speiser, No. 5:16-cv-06117 (W.D. Mo. Jan. 29, 2018). · cites it 2× “, Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 590.010 (4), 590.030 - .”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.010(1): 1 case
Robert Wayne v. Washington Univ., 727 S.W.3d 722 (Mo. Ct. App. 2025). “” Section 590.010(1). 12, 2023, the University terminated Plaintiff’s employment following several complaints against him and five resulting Internal Affairs investigations between June and September 2023.”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.010(2): 1 case
Schumer v. Lee, 404 S.W.3d 443 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). “Nothing in section 590.010 requires the Director’s designation to be in writing, or even that it be made part of the record in any particular case, so this argument is without merit.”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.010(3): 1 case
Robert Wayne v. Washington Univ., 727 S.W.3d 722 (Mo. Ct. App. 2025). “” Section 590.010(1). 12, 2023, the University terminated Plaintiff’s employment following several complaints against him and five resulting Internal Affairs investigations between June and September 2023.”
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