Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides for the organization,
administration, and methods of operation of the Peace Officer Standards and
Training (POST) Program and the division of responsibilities between the POST
Commission and the Director of the Department of Public Safety.
(1) Chapter 590, RSMo divides responsibility
for peace officer standards and training between the Director of the Department
of Public Safety and the POST Commission.
(A)
The Director is responsible for the following:
1. Establishing a classification system for
peace officer licenses.
2.
Establishing minimum age, citizenship, and general education requirements for
peace officers.
3. Adopting or
developing a Missouri Peace Officer License Exam (MPOLE).
4. Providing for the licensing of peace
officers possessing credentials from other states or jurisdictions.
5. Establishing a procedure to obtain a peace
officer license.
6. Licensing and
regulating peace officers.
7.
Licensing and regulating continuing education providers.
8. Licensing and regulating training
instructors and training centers.
9. Establishing minimum standards for
admittance into a basic training course.
10. Promulgating rules pursuant to Chapter
590, RSMo.
(B) The POST
Commission is responsible for the following:
1. Establishing minimum standards for the
basic training of peace officers.
2. Establishing a procedure for the
relicensing of peace officers whose licenses have expired.
3. Setting the minimum number of hours of
basic training for peace officers.
4. Providing for the recognition of basic
training received at law enforcement training centers of other states, the
military, the federal government, and territories of the United
States.
5. Establishing
requirements for the continuing education of peace officers.
6. Administering the Peace Officer Standards
and Training Fund.
7. Guiding and
advising the Director concerning peace officer standards and
training.
(2)
The Director has established a POST Program within the Office of the Director
to assist in the implementation of Chapter 590, RSMo. The POST Program shall:
(A) Provide administrative support to the
POST Commission; and
(B) Serve as
an agent and representative of the Director designated to carry out
responsibilities relating to peace officer standards and training pursuant to
section
590.010(2),
RSMo.
(3) Members of the
public may obtain information from, and may communicate with, the POST Program
and the POST Commission as follows:
(A)
General information and forms are available via the Internet.
(B) The POST Program will respond to
inquiries made by telephone, postal mail, or electronic mail.
(C) All official communication to the POST
Program or POST Commission shall be in written form.
1. All applications made pursuant to these
rules shall be delivered to the POST Program in person or by postal
mail.
2. Other correspondence to
the POST Program or POST Commission may be delivered by postal mail, electronic
mail, or, with prior approval, by fax.
(D) The contact information for inquiries and
correspondence pursuant to this rule shall be as follows:
2. Postal mail: POST Program,
PO Box 749, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
3. Telephone: (573) 751-4905.
4. Fax: (573) 751-5399.
5. Electronic mail:
POST@dps.mo.gov.
*Original authority: 590.020, RSMo 2001; 590.030, RSMo
2001; 590.040, RSMo 2001, amended 2005, 2007; 590.050, RSMo 2001; 590.060, RSMo
2001; 590.120, RSMo 1978, amended 1988, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007; and 590.190,
RSMo 2001, amended 2007.
