Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 43
Highway Patrol, State
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Section 43.543.1
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August 28, 2015
Certain agencies to submit fingerprints, use of fingerprints for background search--procedure for submission.
43.543. Any state agency listed in section 621.045, the division of
professional registration of the department of insurance, financial
institutions and professional registration, the department of social
services, the supreme court of Missouri, the state courts administrator,
the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of
natural resources, the Missouri lottery, the Missouri gaming commission, or
any state, municipal, or county agency which screens persons seeking
employment with such agencies or issuance or renewal of a license, permit,
certificate, or registration of authority from such agencies; or any state,
municipal, or county agency or committee, or state school of higher
education which is authorized by state statute or executive order, or local
or county ordinance to screen applicants or candidates seeking or
considered for employment, assignment, contracting, or appointment to a
position within state, municipal, or county government; or the Missouri
peace officers standards and training, POST, commission which screens
persons, not employed by a criminal justice agency, who seek enrollment or
access into a certified POST training academy police school, or persons
seeking a permit to purchase or possess a firearm for employment as a
watchman, security personnel, or private investigator; or law enforcement
agencies which screen persons seeking issuance or renewal of a license,
permit, certificate, or registration to purchase or possess a firearm shall
submit two sets of fingerprints to the Missouri state highway patrol,
Missouri criminal records repository, for the purpose of checking the
person's criminal history. The first set of fingerprints shall be used to
search the Missouri criminal records repository and the second set shall be
submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be used for searching
the federal criminal history files if necessary. The fingerprints shall be
submitted on forms and in the manner prescribed by the Missouri state
highway patrol. Fees assessed for the searches shall be paid by the
applicant or in the manner prescribed by the Missouri state highway patrol.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.120, all records related to
any criminal history information discovered shall be accessible and
available to the state, municipal, or county agency making the record
request.
(L. 1993 S.B. 180, A.L. 2003 S.B. 184, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2008
S.B. 788, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650)
Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 28)
10-11-13 (H.B. 650)
*H.B. 650 effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250. H.B. 650 was vetoed July
12, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.
2008
2005
2003
1993
2008
43.543. Any state agency listed in section 621.045, the division of
professional registration of the department of insurance, financial
institutions and professional registration, the department of social services,
the supreme court of Missouri, the state courts administrator, the department
of elementary and secondary education, the Missouri lottery, the Missouri
gaming commission, or any state, municipal, or county agency which screens
persons seeking employment with such agencies or issuance or renewal of a
license, permit, certificate, or registration of authority from such
agencies; or any state, municipal, or county agency or committee, or state
school of higher education which is authorized by state statute or executive
order, or local or county ordinance to screen applicants or candidates
seeking or considered for employment, assignment, contracting, or appointment
to a position within state, municipal, or county government; or the Missouri
peace officers standards and training, POST, commission which screens persons,
not employed by a criminal justice agency, who seek enrollment or access into
a certified POST training academy police school, or persons seeking a permit
to purchase or possess a firearm for employment as a watchman, security
personnel, or private investigator; or law enforcement agencies which screen
persons seeking issuance or renewal of a license, permit, certificate, or
registration to purchase or possess a firearm shall submit two sets of
fingerprints to the Missouri state highway patrol, Missouri criminal records
repository, for the purpose of checking the person's criminal history. The
first set of fingerprints shall be used to search the Missouri criminal
records repository and the second set shall be submitted to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to be used for searching the federal criminal history
files if necessary. The fingerprints shall be submitted on forms and in the
manner prescribed by the Missouri state highway patrol. Fees assessed for
the searches shall be paid by the applicant or in the manner prescribed by
the Missouri state highway patrol. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
610.120, all records related to any criminal history information discovered
shall be accessible and available to the state, municipal, or county agency
making the record request.
2005
43.543. Any state agency listed in section 621.045, RSMo, the
division of professional registration of the department of economic
development, the department of social services, the supreme court of
Missouri, the state courts administrator, the department of elementary and
secondary education, the Missouri lottery, the Missouri gaming commission,
or any state, municipal, or county agency which screens persons seeking
employment with such agencies or issuance or renewal of a license, permit,
certificate, or registration of authority from such agencies; or any state,
municipal, or county agency or committee, or state school of higher
education which is authorized by state statute or executive order, or local
or county ordinance to screen applicants or candidates seeking or
considered for employment, assignment, contracting, or appointment to a
position within state, municipal, or county government; or the Missouri
peace officers standards and training, POST, commission which screens
persons, not employed by a criminal justice agency, who seek enrollment or
access into a certified POST training academy police school, or persons
seeking a permit to purchase or possess a firearm for employment as a
watchman, security personnel, or private investigator; or law enforcement
agencies which screen persons seeking issuance or renewal of a license,
permit, certificate, or registration to purchase or possess a firearm shall
submit two sets of fingerprints to the Missouri state highway patrol,
Missouri criminal records repository, for the purpose of checking the
person's criminal history. The first set of fingerprints shall be used to
search the Missouri criminal records repository and the second set shall be
submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be used for searching
the federal criminal history files if necessary. The fingerprints shall be
submitted on forms and in the manner prescribed by the Missouri state
highway patrol. Fees assessed for the searches shall be paid by the
applicant or in the manner prescribed by the Missouri state highway patrol.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.120, RSMo, all records
related to any criminal history information discovered shall be accessible
and available to the state, municipal, or county agency making the record
request.
2003
43.543. Any state agency listed in section 621.045, RSMo, the
division of professional registration of the department of economic
development, the department of social services, the supreme court of
Missouri, the department of elementary and secondary education, the
Missouri lottery, and the Missouri gaming commission, which screen persons
seeking employment with such agencies or issuance or renewal of a license,
permit, certificate, or registration of authority from such agencies; or
any state agency or committee which is authorized by state statute or
executive order to screen applicants or candidates seeking or considered
for employment, assignment, or appointment to a position within state
government; or the Missouri peace officers standards and training, POST,
commission which screens persons, not employed by a criminal justice
agency, who seek enrollment or access into a certified POST training
academy police school, or persons seeking a permit to purchase or possess a
firearm for employment as a watchman, security personnel, or private
investigator; or law enforcement agencies which screen persons seeking
issuance or renewal of a license, permit, certificate, or registration to
purchase or possess a firearm shall submit two sets of fingerprints to the
Missouri state highway patrol, Missouri criminal records repository, for
the purpose of checking the person's criminal history. The first set of
fingerprints shall be used to search the Missouri criminal records
repository and the second set shall be submitted to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to be used for searching the federal criminal history files
if necessary. The fingerprints shall be submitted on forms and in the
manner prescribed by the Missouri state highway patrol. Fees assessed for
the searches shall be paid by the applicant or in the manner prescribed by
the Missouri state highway patrol. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 610.120, RSMo, all records related to any criminal history
information discovered shall be accessible and available to the state
agency making the record request.
1993
43.543. Any state agency listed in section 621.045, RSMo,
or any state agency which provides programs, care or treatment
for or which exercises supervision over minors shall submit two
sets of fingerprints for any person seeking employment with such
agency or provider or for any person who is seeking the issuance
or renewal of a license, permit or certificate of registration or
authority from such agency, for the purpose of checking the
person's prior criminal history when the state agency determines
a nationwide check is warranted. The fingerprint cards and any
required fees shall be sent to the Missouri state highway
patrol's criminal records division. The first set of
fingerprints shall be used for searching the state repository of
criminal history information. If no identification is made, the
second set of fingerprints shall be forwarded to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division, for the
searching of the federal criminal history files. The patrol
shall notify the submitting state agency of any criminal history
information or lack of criminal history information discovered on
the individual. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
610.120, RSMo, all records related to any criminal history
information discovered shall be accessible and available to the
state agency making the record request.
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