2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - § 306.163. — Commissioner of water patrol, appointment, oath, duties--granted powers of a peace officer, when.

306.163. 1. The governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissioner of the Missouri state water patrol to serve at the pleasure of the governor. He shall take and subscribe an oath of office to perform his duties faithfully and impartially.

2. The commissioner shall prescribe rules for instruction and discipline and make administrative rules and regulations and fix the hours of duty for the members of the patrol. He shall have charge of the office of the patrol, shall be custodian of the records of the patrol, and shall direct the day-to-day activities of the officers, patrolmen and office personnel.

3. He shall be given a certificate of appointment, a copy of which shall be filed with the secretary of state, granting him all the powers of a peace officer to enforce all the laws of this state within the jurisdiction of the water patrol as listed in section 306.165, provided that he has completed a law enforcement training course which meets the standards established in chapter 590, RSMo.

(L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al. § 306.162, A.L. 1989 S.B. 135)

Effective 5-25-89