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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2569
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE SMITH (46).
5758H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 590.653, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
civilian review boards.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 590.653, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 590.653, to read as follows:
590.653. 1. Each city , county and city not within a county may establish a civilian
2 review board, division of civilian oversight, or any other entity which provides civilian
3 review or oversight of police agencies, or may use an existing civilian review board or
4 division of civilian oversight or other named entity which has been appointed by the local
5 governing body , with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by local law
6 enforcement of ficers towards members of the public. The members shall not receive
7 compensation but shall receive reimbursement from the local governing body for all
8 reasonable and necessary expenses.
9 2. The board, division, or any other such entity , shall have the power solely limited to
10 receiving, investigating, making findings , and recommending disciplinary action upon
11 complaints by members of the public against members of the police department that allege
12 misconduct involving excessive use of force, abuse of authority , discourtesy , or use of
13 of fensive language, including, but not limited to, slurs relating to race, ethnicity , religion,
14 gender , sexual orientation , and disability . The findings and recommendations of the board,
15 division, or other entity and the basis therefor , shall be submitted to the chief law enforcement
16 of ficial. No finding or recommendation shall be based solely upon an unsworn complaint or
17 statement, nor shall prior unsubstantiated, unfounded or withdrawn complaints be the basis
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 for any such findings or recommendations. Only the powers specifically granted herein are
19 authorized and any and all authority granted to future or existing boards, divisions, or entities
20 outside the scope of the powers listed herein are expressly preempted and void as a matter of
21 law .
22 3. The pr ovisions of subsection 2 of this section shall not apply to any city with
23 mor e than one hundred twenty-five thousand but fewer than one hundr ed sixty
24 thousand inhabitants and any such city may establish such board, division, or any other
25 such entity and may grant to such board, division, or any other entity the power to
26 r eceive, investigate, make findings, and recomm end disciplinary action upon complaints
27 by members of the public against members of the police department.
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