Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division 75 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Program
Chapter 13 - Peace Officer Licenses
Section 11 CSR 75-13.050 - Missouri Peace Officer License Exam

Universal Citation: 11 MO Code of State Regs 75-13.050

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This amendment will allow persons to take the Missouri Peace Officer License Exam if they are otherwise eligible, who are at least twenty (20) years of age, and have provided written verification of being hired as a non-commissioned employee of a law enforcement agency.

(1) The Director shall adopt or develop a Missouri Peace Officer License Exam (MPOLE).

(2) No person shall take the MPOLE unless the person:

(A) Is eligible to apply for, and has applied for, a peace officer license; or

(B) The applicant is twenty (20) years of age, has provided written verification of current employment as a non-commissioned employee of a law enforcement agency, and is otherwise eligible to apply for a peace officer license pursuant to 11 CSR 75-13.020. An applicant for a class R and a class D license shall not take the MPOLE.

(3) A person must achieve a qualifying score on the MPOLE within one hundred twenty (120) days of application for a peace officer license.

(4) No person shall take the MPOLE after being disqualified by the Director pursuant to 11 CSR 75-13.020(7).

(5) The qualifying score on the MPOLE shall be seventy percent (70%) correct. The Director shall determine whether a person taking the MPOLE has achieved the qualifying score.

(6) A person who fails the MPOLE may retake the MPOLE as follows:

(A) Within thirty (30) days after notification of initial failure;

(B) Within thirty (30) days after notification of a second failure;

(C) After a third failure, the person may either:
1. Wait one (1) year after notification of failure, and then take the MPOLE as if for the first time; or

2. Attend and graduate from a basic training course, and then take the MPOLE as if for the first time; or

(D) A person who fails to retake the MPOLE within thirty (30) days after notification of initial or a second failure may either:
1. Wait one (1) year after notification of failure, and then take the MPOLE as if for the first time; or

2. Attend and graduate from a basic training course, and then take the MPOLE as if for the first time.

(7) The Director shall have plenary authority over the MPOLE. Any determination made by the Director pursuant to this rule shall be subject to review only pursuant to section 536.150, RSMo.

*Original authority: 590.030, RSMo 2001 and 590.190, RSMo 2001, amended 2007.

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