Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 320

Fire Protection

←320.205

Section 320.210.1

320.215→

August 28, 2015

Employees, how appointed, qualifications.

320.210. The state fire marshal shall appoint one assistant director and

such other investigators and employees as the needs of the office require

within the limits of the appropriation made for such purpose. Supervising

investigators shall be at least twenty-five years of age and shall have

either a minimum of five years' experience in fire risk inspection,

prevention, or investigation work, or a degree in fire protection engineering

from a recognized college or university of engineering. No person shall be

appointed as an investigator or other employee who has been convicted of a

felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. Any person appointed as an

investigator shall be of good character, shall be a citizen of the United

States, shall have been a taxpaying resident of this state for at least three

years immediately preceding his appointment, and shall be a graduate of an

accredited four-year high school or, in lieu thereof, shall have obtained a

certificate of equivalency from the state department of elementary and

secondary education, and shall possess ordinary physical strength and be able

to pass such physical and mental examinations as the state fire marshal may

prescribe. An investigator or employee shall not hold any other commission or

office, elective or appointive, or accept any other employment while he is an

investigator or employee. An investigator or employee shall not accept any

compensation, reward, or gift other than his regular salary and expenses for

the performance of his official duties.



(L. 1972 S.B. 487 § 3, A.L. 1985 H 230)







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