Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 84.250 (2026)

Board of police

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  84.250.  Board of police — records — annual report. — The board shall cause a full journal of their proceedings to be kept, and shall also cause all their receipts and disbursements of money to be faithfully entered in books to be procured and kept for that purpose, and said journal, and all said books, and all other documents in possession of said board, shall always be open to the inspection of the general assembly of the state of Missouri or any committee appointed by it for that purpose.  It shall be the duty of the board to report to the common council or municipal assembly of the said city at each annual session thereof, the number and expenses of the police force employed by it under sections 84.010 to 84.340, and all such other matters as may be of public interest, in connection with the duties assigned it by sections 84.010 to 84.340.

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(RSMo 1939 § 7703)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7555; 1919 § 8965; 1909 § 9817

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1959–2012 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Priest v. Gunn, 326 S.W.2d 314 (Mo. 1959).
State Ex Rel. Priest v. Gunn, 326 S.W.2d 314 (Mo. 1959). · cites it 2× “The Police Board has compiled and published annual reports since 1899, as required by section 84.250 (§ 6224 RSMo 1899); these have uniformly listed all job classifications, numbers of employees and salaries; the classifications just described *320 have been thus listed since…”
P.L.S. ex rel. Shelton v. Koster, 360 S.W.3d 805 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011). “§ 84.250. . §§ 84.150-.160. Similar provisions are applicable also to the Kansas City Board.”
State ex rel. McNeal v. Roach, 520 S.W.2d 69 (Mo. 1975). “Absent such a cooperative approach, it should be possible to find the answers in the “annual report” of the Police Board to the city as required by § 84.250, and which provides, in part, that: “The board shall cause a full journal of their proceedings to be kept, and also cause…”
Pls Ex Rel. Shelton v. Koster, 360 S.W.3d 805 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). “[20] § 84.250. [21] §§ 84.150-.160. Similar provisions are applicable also to the Kansas City Board.”
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