2022 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 542 - Proceedings to Preserve the Peace — Searches and Seizures
Section 542.261 - Peace officer defined.

Universal Citation: MO Rev Stat § 542.261 (2022)

Effective - 28 Aug 2010

542.261. Peace officer defined. — As used in sections 542.261 to 542.296 and section 542.301, the term "peace officer" means a police officer or* member of the highway patrol to the extent otherwise permitted by law to conduct searches, sheriff or deputy sheriff.

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(L. 1974 S.B. 366 § 1, A.L. 2004 S.B. 920, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1868)

*Word "or" does not appear in original rolls.

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