Effective 06 Nov 2012, see footnote
84.343. Purpose of establishing a municipal police force, St. Louis City — written license required, when, penalty. — 1. Subject to the provisions of sections 84.344 to 84.346, any city not within a county may establish a municipal police force for the purposes of:
(1) Preserving the public peace, welfare, and order;
(2) Preventing crime and arresting suspected offenders;
(3) Enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the city;
(4) Exercising all powers available to a police force under generally applicable state law; and
(5) Regulating and licensing all private watchmen, private detectives, and private policemen serving or acting as such in said city.
2. Any person who acts as a private watchman, private detective, or private policeman in said cities without having obtained a written license from said cities is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 2012 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, November 6, 2012)
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