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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2504
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
4132H.02C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal sections 160.665, 571.107, 571.215, 590.010, and 590.205, RSMo, and to enact in
lieu thereof five new sections relating to school protection of ficers.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 160.665, 571.107, 571.215, 590.010, and 590.205, RSMo, are
2 repealed and five new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 160.665,
3 571.107, 571.215, 590.010, and 590.205, to read as follows:
160.665. 1. Any school district within the state may designate one or more
2 elementary or secondary school teachers [ or ] , administrators , or other school personnel as a
3 school protection of ficer . The responsibilities and duties of a school protection of ficer are
4 voluntary and shall be in addition to the normal responsibilities and duties of the teacher [ or ] ,
5 administrator , or other designated school personnel . Any compensation for additional
6 duties relating to service as a school protection of ficer shall be funded by the local school
7 district, with no state funds used for such purpose.
8 2. Any person designated by a school district as a school protection of ficer shall be
9 authorized to carry concealed firearms or a self-defense spray device in any school in the
10 district. A self-defense spray device shall mean any device that is capable of carrying, and
11 that ejects, releases, or emits, a nonlethal solution capable of incapacitating a violent threat.
12 The school protection of ficer shall not be permitted to allow any firearm or device out of [ his
13 or her ] the officer's personal control while that firearm or device is on school property . Any
14 school protection of ficer who violates this subsection may be removed immediately [ from the
15 classroom ] and subject to employment termination proceedings.
16 3. A school protection officer has the same authority to detain or use force against any
17 person on school property as provided to any other person under chapter 563.
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 4. Upon detention of a person under subsection 3 of this section, the school protection
19 of ficer shall immediately notify a school administrator and a school resource of ficer , if such
20 of ficer is present at the school. If the person detained is a student then the parents or
21 guardians of the student shall also be immediately notified by a school administrator .
22 5. Any person detained by a school protection of ficer shall be turned over to a school
23 administrator or law enforcement of ficer as soon as practically possible and shall not be
24 detained by a school protection of ficer for more than one hour .
25 6. Any teacher [ or ] , administrator , or other school personnel of an elementary or
26 secondary school who seeks to be designated as a school protection officer shall request such
27 designation in writing, and submit it to the superintendent of the school district [ which ] that
28 employs [him or her as a teacher or administrator] such individual . Along with this request,
29 any teacher [ or ] , administrator , or other school personnel seeking to carry a concealed
30 firearm on school property shall also submit proof that [ he or she ] such individual has a valid
31 concealed carry endorsement or permit, and all teachers [ and ] , administrators , and other
32 school personnel seeking the designation of school protection of ficer shall submit a
33 certificate of school protection officer training program completion from a training program
34 approved by the director of the department of public safety which demonstrates that such
35 person has successfully completed the training requirements established by the POST
36 commission under chapter 590 for school protection of ficers.
37 7. A school district may requi re all designated personnel to provi de a letter fr om
38 a licensed mental health pr ofessional certifying that they are fit for duty to carry out the
39 r esponsibilities of being a school pro tection officer .
40 8. No school district may designate a teacher [ or ] , administrator , or other school
41 personnel as a school protection officer unless such person has successfully completed a
42 school protection of ficer training program, which has been approved by the director of the
43 department of public safety . No school district shall allow a school protection of ficer to carry
44 a concealed firearm on school property unless the school protection of ficer has a valid
45 concealed carry endorsement or permit.
46 [ 8. ] 9. (1) Any school district that designates a teacher [ or ] , administrator , or other
47 school personnel as a school protection of ficer shall, within thirty days, notify , in writing, the
48 director of the department of public safety of the designation, which shall include the
49 following:
50 [ (1) ] (a) The full name, date of birth, and address of the of ficer;
51 [ (2) ] (b) The name of the school district; and
52 [ (3) ] (c) The date such person was designated as a school protection of ficer .
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53 (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary , any identifying
54 information collected under the authority of this subsection shall not be considered public
55 information and shall not be subject to a request for public records made under chapter 610.
56 [ 9. ] 10. A school district may revoke the designation of a person as a school
57 protection officer for any reason and shall immediately notify the designated school
58 protection officer in writing of the revocation. The school district shall also within thirty days
59 of the revocation notify the director of the department of public safety in writing of the
60 revocation of the designation of such person as a school protection of ficer . A person who has
61 had the designation of school protection officer revoked has no right to appeal the revocation
62 decision.
63 [ 10. ] 1 1. The director of the department of public safety shall maintain a listing of all
64 persons designated by school districts as school protection of ficers and shall make this list
65 available to all law enforcement agencies.
66 [ 1 1. ] 12. Before a school district may designate a teacher [ or ] , administrator , or other
67 school personnel as a school protection of ficer , the school board shall hold a public hearing
68 on whether to allow such designation. Notice of the hearing shall be published at least fifteen
69 days before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or
70 county in which the school district is located. The board may determine at a closed meeting,
71 as "closed meeting" is defined under section 610.010, whether to authorize the designated
72 school protection of ficer to carry a concealed firearm or a self-defense spray device.
571.107. 1. A concealed carry permit issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121,
2 a valid concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, or a concealed carry
3 endorsement or permit issued by another state or political subdivision of another state shall
4 authorize the person in whose name the permit or endorsement is issued to carry concealed
5 firearms on or about [ his or her ] the individual's person or vehicle throughout the state. No
6 concealed carry permit issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, valid concealed carry
7 endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, or a concealed carry endorsement or permit
8 issued by another state or political subdivision of another state shall authorize any person to
9 carry concealed firearms into:
10 (1) Any police, sheriff , or highway patrol of fice or station without the consent of the
11 chief law enforcement of ficer in char ge of that of fice or station. Possession of a firearm in a
12 vehicle on the premises of the of fice or station shall not be a criminal of fense so long as the
13 firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises;
14 (2) W ithin twenty-five feet of any polling place on any election day . Possession of a
15 firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the polling place shall not be a criminal of fense so
16 long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the
17 premises;
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18 (3) The facility of any adult or juvenile detention or correctional institution, prison or
19 jail. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of any adult, juvenile detention, or
20 correctional institution, prison or jail shall not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm is
21 not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises;
22 (4) Any courthouse solely occupied by the circuit, appellate or supreme court, or any
23 courtrooms, administrative of fices, libraries or other rooms of any such court whether or not
24 such court solely occupies the building in question. This subdivision shall also include, but
25 not be limited to, any juvenile, family , drug, or other court of fices, any room or of fice wherein
26 any of the courts or of fices listed in this subdivision are temporarily conducting any business
27 within the jurisdiction of such courts or of fices, and such other locations in such manner as
28 may be specified by supreme court rule pursuant to subdivision (6) of this subsection.
29 Nothing in this subdivision shall preclude those persons listed in subdivision (1) of subsection
30 2 of section 571.030 while within their jurisdiction and on duty , those persons listed in
31 subdivisions (2), (4), and (10) of subsection 2 of section 571.030, or such other persons who
32 serve in a law enforcement capacity for a court as may be specified by supreme court rule
33 pursuant to subdivision (6) of this subsection from carrying a concealed firearm within any of
34 the areas described in this subdivision. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of
35 any of the areas listed in this subdivision shall not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm
36 is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises;
37 (5) Any meeting of the governing body of a unit of local government; or any meeting
38 of the general assembly or a committee of the general assembly , except that nothing in this
39 subdivision shall preclude a member of the body holding a valid concealed carry permit or
40 endorsement from carrying a concealed firearm at a meeting of the body of which [ he or she ]
41 such individual is a member . Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not
42 be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished
43 while the vehicle is on the premises. Nothing in this subdivision shall preclude a member of
44 the general assembly , a full-time employee of the general assembly employed under Section
45 17, Article III, Constitution of Missouri, legislative employees of the general assembly as
46 determined under section 21.155, or statewide elected of ficials and their employees, holding a
47 valid concealed carry permit or endorsement, from carrying a concealed firearm in the state
48 capitol building or at a meeting whether of the full body of a house of the general assembly or
49 a committee thereof, that is held in the state capitol building;
50 (6) The general assembly , supreme court, county or municipality may by rule,
51 administrative regulation, or ordinance prohibit or limit the carrying of concealed firearms by
52 permit or endorsement holders in that portion of a building owned, leased or controlled by
53 that unit of government. Any portion of a building in which the carrying of concealed
54 firearms is prohibited or limited shall be clearly identified by signs posted at the entrance to
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55 the restricted area. The statute, rule or ordinance shall exempt any building used for public
56 housing by private persons, highways or rest areas, firing ranges, and private dwellings
57 owned, leased, or controlled by that unit of government from any restriction on the carrying
58 or possession of a firearm. The statute, rule or ordinance shall not specify any criminal
59 penalty for its violation but may specify that persons violating the statute, rule or ordinance
60 may be denied entrance to the building, ordered to leave the building and if employees of the
61 unit of government, be subjected to disciplinary measures for violation of the provisions of
62 the statute, rule or ordinance. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any other
63 unit of government;
64 (7) Any establishment licensed to dispense intoxicating liquor for consumption on the
65 premises, which portion is primarily devoted to that purpose, without the consent of the
66 owner or manager . The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the licensee of said
67 establishment. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any bona fide restaurant
68 open to the general public having dining facilities for not less than fifty persons and that
69 receives at least fifty-one percent of its gross annual income from the dining facilities by the
70 sale of food. This subdivision does not prohibit the possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the
71 premises of the establishment and shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not
72 removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises. Nothing in this
73 subdivision authorizes any individual who has been issued a concealed carry permit or
74 endorsement to possess any firearm while intoxicated;
75 (8) Any area of an airport to which access is controlled by the inspection of persons
76 and property . Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the airport shall not be a
77 criminal of fense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while
78 the vehicle is on the premises;
79 (9) Any place where the carrying of a firearm is prohibited by federal law;
80 (10) Any higher education institution or elementary or secondary school facility
81 without the consent of the governing body of the higher education institution or a school
82 of ficial or the district school board, unless the person with the concealed carry endorsement or
83 permit is a teacher [ or ] , administrator , or other school personnel of an elementary or
84 secondary school who has been designated by [ his or her ] such individual's school district as
85 a school protection of ficer and is carrying a firearm in a school within that district, in which
86 case no consent is required. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of any higher
87 education institution or elementary or secondary school facility shall not be a criminal of fense
88 so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on
89 the premises;
90 (1 1) Any portion of a building used as a child care facility without the consent of the
91 manager . Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the operator of a child care facility in a
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92 family home from owning or possessing a firearm or a concealed carry permit or
93 endorsement;
94 (12) Any riverboat gambling operation accessible by the public without the consent
95 of the owner or manager pursuant to rules promulgated by the gaming commission.
96 Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of a riverboat gambling operation shall
97 not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished
98 while the vehicle is on the premises;
99 (13) Any gated area of an amusement park. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on
100 the premises of the amusement park shall not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm is
101 not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises;
102 (14) Any church or other place of religious worship without the consent of the
103 minister or person or persons representing the religious or ganization that exercises control
104 over the place of religious worship. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall
105 not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished
106 while the vehicle is on the premises;
107 (15) Any private property whose owner has posted the premises as being of f-limits to
108 concealed firearms by means of one or more signs displayed in a conspicuous place of a
109 minimum size of eleven inches by fourteen inches with the writing thereon in letters of not
110 less than one inch. The owner , business or commercial lessee, manager of a private business
111 enterprise, or any other org anization, entity , or person may prohibit persons holding a
112 concealed carry permit or endorsement from carrying concealed firearms on the premises and
113 may prohibit employees, not authorized by the employer , holding a concealed carry permit or
114 endorsement from carrying concealed firearms on the property of the employer . If the
115 building or the premises are open to the public, the employer of the business enterprise shall
116 post signs on or about the premises if carrying a concealed firearm is prohibited. Possession
117 of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm
118 is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises. An
119 employer may prohibit employees or other persons holding a concealed carry permit or
120 endorsement from carrying a concealed firearm in vehicles owned by the employer;
121 (16) Any sports arena or stadium with a seating capacity of five thousand or more.
122 Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal of fense so long as
123 the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the
124 premises;
125 (17) Any hospital accessible by the public. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the
126 premises of a hospital shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed
127 from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
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128 2. Carrying of a concealed firearm in a location specified in subdivisions (1) to (17)
129 of subsection 1 of this section by any individual who holds a concealed carry permit issued
130 pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, or a concealed carry endorsement issued prior to
131 August 28, 2013, shall not be a criminal act but may subject the person to denial to the
132 premises or removal from the premises. If such person refuses to leave the premises and a
133 peace of ficer is summoned, such person may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed
134 one hundred dollars for the first of fense. If a second citation for a similar violation occurs
135 within a six-month period, such person shall be fined an amount not to exceed two hundred
136 dollars and [ his or her ] such individual's permit, and, if applicable, endorsement to carry
137 concealed firearms shall be suspended for a period of one year . If a third citation for a similar
138 violation is issued within one year of the first citation, such person shall be fined an amount
139 not to exceed five hundred dollars and shall have [ his or her ] such individual's concealed
140 carry permit, and, if applicable, endorsement revoked and such person shall not be eligible for
141 a concealed carry permit for a period of three years. Upon conviction of char ges arising from
142 a citation issued pursuant to this subsection, the court shall notify the sherif f of the county
143 which issued the concealed carry permit, or , if the person is a holder of a concealed carry
144 endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, the court shall notify the sheriff of the county
145 which issued the certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement and the
146 department of revenue. The sherif f shall suspend or revoke the concealed carry permit or , if
147 applicable, the certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement. If the person
148 holds an endorsement, the department of revenue shall issue a notice of such suspension or
149 revocation of the concealed carry endorsement and take action to remove the concealed carry
150 endorsement from the individual's driving record. The director of revenue shall notify the
151 licensee that [ he or she ] the licensee must apply for a new license pursuant to chapter 302
152 which does not contain such endorsement. The notice issued by the department of revenue
153 shall be mailed to the last known address shown on the individual's driving record. The
154 notice is deemed received three days after mailing.
571.215. 1. A Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit issued under
2 sections 571.205 to 571.230 shall authorize the person in whose name the permit is issued to
3 carry concealed firearms on or about [ his or her ] the individual's person or vehicle
4 throughout the state. No Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit shall authorize
5 any person to carry concealed firearms into:
6 (1) Any police, sheriff , or highway patrol of fice or station without the consent of the
7 chief law enforcement of ficer in char ge of that of fice or station. Possession of a firearm in a
8 vehicle on the premises of the of fice or station shall not be a criminal of fense so long as the
9 firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises;
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10 (2) W ithin twenty-five feet of any polling place on any election day . Possession of a
11 firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the polling place shall not be a criminal of fense so
12 long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the
13 premises;
14 (3) The facility of any adult or juvenile detention or correctional institution, prison or
15 jail. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of any adult, juvenile detention, or
16 correctional institution, prison or jail shall not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm is
17 not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises;
18 (4) Any courthouse solely occupied by the circuit, appellate or supreme court, or any
19 courtrooms, administrative of fices, libraries, or other rooms of any such court whether or not
20 such court solely occupies the building in question. This subdivision shall also include, but
21 not be limited to, any juvenile, family , drug, or other court of fices, any room or of fice wherein
22 any of the courts or of fices listed in this subdivision are temporarily conducting any business
23 within the jurisdiction of such courts or of fices, and such other locations in such manner as
24 may be specified by supreme court rule under subdivision (6) of this subsection. Nothing in
25 this subdivision shall preclude those persons listed in subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of
26 section 571.030 while within their jurisdiction and on duty , those persons listed in
27 subdivisions (2), (4), and (10) of subsection 2 of section 571.030, or such other persons who
28 serve in a law enforcement capacity for a court as may be specified by supreme court rule
29 under subdivision (6) of this subsection from carrying a concealed firearm within any of the
30 areas described in this subdivision. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of
31 any of the areas listed in this subdivision shall not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm
32 is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises;
33 (5) Any meeting of the governing body of a unit of local government, or any meeting
34 of the general assembly or a committee of the general assembly , except that nothing in this
35 subdivision shall preclude a member of the body holding a valid Missouri lifetime or
36 extended concealed carry permit from carrying a concealed firearm at a meeting of the body
37 of which [ he or she ] such individual is a member . Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the
38 premises shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle
39 or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises. Nothing in this subdivision shall preclude
40 a member of the general assembly , a full-time employee of the general assembly employed
41 under Section 17, Article III, Constitution of Missouri, legislative employees of the general
42 assembly as determined under section 21.155, or statewide elected of ficials and their
43 employees, holding a valid Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit, from
44 carrying a concealed firearm in the state capitol building or at a meeting whether of the full
45 body of a house of the general assembly or a committee thereof, that is held in the state
46 capitol building;
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47 (6) The general assembly , supreme court, county , or municipality may by rule,
48 administrative regulation, or ordinance prohibit or limit the carrying of concealed firearms by
49 permit holders in that portion of a building owned, leased, or controlled by that unit of
50 government. Any portion of a building in which the carrying of concealed firearms is
51 prohibited or limited shall be clearly identified by signs posted at the entrance to the restricted
52 area. The statute, rule, or ordinance shall exempt any building used for public housing by
53 private persons, highways or rest areas, firing ranges, and private dwellings owned, leased, or
54 controlled by that unit of government from any restriction on the carrying or possession of a
55 firearm. The statute, rule, or ordinance shall not specify any criminal penalty for its violation
56 but may specify that persons violating the statute, rule, or ordinance may be denied entrance
57 to the building, ordered to leave the building and if employees of the unit of government, be
58 subjected to disciplinary measures for violation of the provisions of the statute, rule, or
59 ordinance. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any other unit of government;
60 (7) Any establishment licensed to dispense intoxicating liquor for consumption on the
61 premises, which portion is primarily devoted to that purpose, without the consent of the
62 owner or manager . The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the licensee of said
63 establishment. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any bona fide restaurant
64 open to the general public having dining facilities for not less than fifty persons and that
65 receives at least fifty-one percent of its gross annual income from the dining facilities by the
66 sale of food. This subdivision does not prohibit the possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the
67 premises of the establishment and shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not
68 removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises. Nothing in this
69 subdivision authorizes any individual who has been issued a Missouri lifetime or extended
70 concealed carry permit to possess any firearm while intoxicated;
71 (8) Any area of an airport to which access is controlled by the inspection of persons
72 and property . Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the airport shall not be a
73 criminal of fense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while
74 the vehicle is on the premises;
75 (9) Any place where the carrying of a firearm is prohibited by federal law;
76 (10) Any higher education institution or elementary or secondary school facility
77 without the consent of the governing body of the higher education institution or a school
78 of ficial or the district school board, unless the person with the Missouri lifetime or extended
79 concealed carry permit is a teacher [ or ] , administrator , or other school personnel of an
80 elementary or secondary school who has been designated by [ his or her ] such individual's
81 school district as a school protection of ficer and is carrying a firearm in a school within that
82 district, in which case no consent is required. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the
83 premises of any higher education institution or elementary or secondary school facility shall
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84 not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished
85 while the vehicle is on the premises;
86 (1 1) Any portion of a building used as a child care facility without the consent of the
87 manager . Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the operator of a child care facility in a
88 family home from owning or possessing a firearm or a Missouri lifetime or extended
89 concealed carry permit;
90 (12) Any riverboat gambling operation accessible by the public without the consent
91 of the owner or manager under rules promulgated by the gaming commission. Possession of
92 a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of a riverboat gambling operation shall not be a
93 criminal of fense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while
94 the vehicle is on the premises;
95 (13) Any gated area of an amusement park. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on
96 the premises of the amusement park shall not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm is
97 not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises;
98 (14) Any church or other place of religious worship without the consent of the
99 minister or person or persons representing the religious or ganization that exercises control
100 over the place of religious worship. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall
101 not be a criminal of fense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished
102 while the vehicle is on the premises;
103 (15) Any private property whose owner has posted the premises as being of f-limits to
104 concealed firearms by means of one or more signs displayed in a conspicuous place of a
105 minimum size of eleven inches by fourteen inches with the writing thereon in letters of not
106 less than one inch. The owner , business or commercial lessee, manager of a private business
107 enterprise, or any other org anization, entity , or person may prohibit persons holding a
108 Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit from carrying concealed firearms on the
109 premises and may prohibit employees, not authorized by the employer , holding a Missouri
110 lifetime or extended concealed carry permit from carrying concealed firearms on the property
111 of the employer . If the building or the premises are open to the public, the employer of the
112 business enterprise shall post signs on or about the premises if carrying a concealed firearm is
113 prohibited. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal
114 of fense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle
115 is on the premises. An employer may prohibit employees or other persons holding a Missouri
116 lifetime or extended concealed carry permit from carrying a concealed firearm in vehicles
117 owned by the employer;
118 (16) Any sports arena or stadium with a seating capacity of five thousand or more.
119 Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal of fense so long as
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120 the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the
121 premises;
122 (17) Any hospital accessible by the public. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the
123 premises of a hospital shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed
124 from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
125 2. Carrying of a concealed firearm in a location specified in subdivisions (1) to (17)
126 of subsection 1 of this section by any individual who holds a Missouri lifetime or extended
127 concealed carry permit shall not be a criminal act but may subject the person to denial to the
128 premises or removal from the premises. If such person refuses to leave the premises and a
129 peace of ficer is summoned, such person may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed
130 one hundred dollars for the first of fense. If a second citation for a similar violation occurs
131 within a six-month period, such person shall be fined an amount not to exceed two hundred
132 dollars and [ his or her ] such individual's permit to carry concealed firearms shall be
133 suspended for a period of one year . If a third citation for a similar violation is issued within
134 one year of the first citation, such person shall be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred
135 dollars and shall have [ his or her ] such individual's Missouri lifetime or extended concealed
136 carry permit revoked and such person shall not be eligible for a Missouri lifetime or extended
137 concealed carry permit or a concealed carry permit issued under sections 571.101 to 571.121
138 for a period of three years. Upon conviction of char ges arising from a citation issued under
139 this subsection, the court shall notify the sherif f of the county which issued the Missouri
140 lifetime or extended concealed carry permit. The sheriff shall suspend or revoke the Missouri
141 lifetime or extended concealed carry permit.
590.010. As used in this chapter , the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Commission", when not obviously referring to the POST commission, means a
3 grant of authority to act as a peace officer;
4 (2) "Director", the director of the Missouri department of public safety or [ his or her ]
5 the dir ector's designated agent or representative;
6 (3) "Peace of ficer", a law enforcement of ficer of the state or any political subdivision
7 of the state with the power of arrest for a violation of the criminal code or declared or deemed
8 to be a peace of ficer by state statute;
9 (4) "POST commission", the peace of ficer standards and training commission;
10 (5) "Reserve peace of ficer", a peace of ficer who regularly works less than thirty hours
11 per week;
12 (6) "School protection of ficer", an elementary or secondary school teacher [ or ] ,
13 administrator , or other school personnel who has been designated as a school protection
14 of ficer by a school district.
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590.205. 1. The POST commission shall establish minimum standards for school
2 protection of ficer training instructors, training centers, and training programs.
3 2. The director shall develop and maintain a list of approved school protection of ficer
4 training instructors, training centers, and training programs. The director shall not place any
5 instructor , training center , or training program on its approved list unless such instructor ,
6 training center , or training program meets all of the POST commission requirements under
7 this section and section 590.200. The director shall make this approved list available to every
8 school district in the state. The required training to become a school protection of ficer shall
9 be provided by those firearm instructors, private and public, who have successfully completed
10 a department of public safety POST certified law enforcement firearms instructor school.
11 3. Each person seeking entrance into a school protection of ficer training center or
12 training program shall submit a fingerprint card and authorization for a criminal history
13 background check to include the records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the training
14 center or training program where such person is seeking entrance. The training center or
15 training program shall cause a criminal history background check to be made and shall cause
16 the resulting report to be forwarded to the school district where the elementary or secondary
17 school teacher [ or ] , administrator , or other school personnel is seeking to be designated as a
18 school protection of ficer .
19 4. No person shall be admitted to a school protection of ficer training center or
20 training program unless such person submits proof to the training center or training program
21 that [ he or she ] such individual has a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit.
22 5. A certificate of school protection of ficer training program completion may be
23 issued to any applicant by any approved school protection of ficer training instructor . On the
24 certificate of program completion the approved school protection of ficer training instructor
25 shall affir m that the individual receiving instruction has taken and passed a school protection
26 of ficer training program that meets the requirements of this section and section 590.200 and
27 indicate whether the individual has a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit. The
28 instructor shall also provide a copy of such certificate to the director of the department of
29 public safety .
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