[Ord. No. 1104, 6-10-1975]
A.
The
Board of Aldermen of the City of Plattsburg, Missouri, shall appoint
a Chief of Police who shall perform all duties required of the Marshal
by law, and shall appoint any other Police Officers found by the Board
of Aldermen to be necessary for the good of the government of the
City of Plattsburg, all as provided by Section 79.050 of the Revised
Statutes of the State of Missouri.
B.
The
compensation to be paid such Chief of Police and additional Police
Officers shall be determined by ordinance by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.010]
The Chief of Police shall be the conservator of the peace, and
shall be active and vigilant in the preservation of good order within
the City.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.020]
Before entering on the discharge of his duties, the Chief of
Police shall execute to the City a bond in such sum as shall be prescribed
by the Board of Aldermen, conditioned that he will faithfully discharge
the duties of his office, and account for all money and other property
belonging to the City that shall come into his hands by virtue of
his office.
The Board of Aldermen shall appoint such Policemen as may be
deemed expedient.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.040]
The Chief of Police shall have the power to serve all warrants,
subpoenas, writs, and other legal process.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.050]
The Chief of Police shall have power to make arrests without
process in all cases in which any offense against the ordinances of
this City or the laws of the State of Missouri shall be committed
in his presence. He shall have power, at all times, to make or order
an arrest, with proper process for any offense against the City ordinances
of the laws of the State of Missouri.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.060]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police as well as all other
Police Officers, to see that all the laws and ordinances of the City
are duly enforced, and without warrant to arrest forthwith and bring
before the Judge any person who, in the presence of such Officers,
shall commit any offense against any law of the City or of the State,
and to promptly execute all warrants and other processes put in their
hands for service, and to perform such other duties incident to the
office as may be required by law or the ordinances of the City.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.070]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to see that all
persons pursuing any calling or business in the City for which a license
is required take out such license, and he shall diligently prosecute
all persons for failure to take out such license or pay the amount
thereof.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.080]
The Chief of Police and all other Police Officers, shall, at
all times, be diligent in preventing the obstruction of any and all
sidewalks and streets in the City, and particularly in the business
portion thereof, and not allow any crowd or assemblage or persons
to obstruct such street or sidewalk by gathering together, either
on the corners of the street or elsewhere thereon, so as to prevent
or discommode persons in traveling the same. When the Chief of Police
or any Policeman shall command any such crowd or assemblage to disperse,
and any one or more of them shall fail to do so, he or they shall
be immediately arrested by such Officer and taken before the Judge,
where, upon conviction, such person shall be fined not less than two
dollars ($2.00).
[R.O. of 1966 §204.090]
The Chief of Police and Policemen of the City shall, at all
times, be active and vigilant in the preservation of good order within
the City; shall suppress all riots and breaches of the peace; shall
diligently inquire into all violations of the ordinances of the City,
and cause the persons guilty of such violations to be prosecuted before
the proper authorities.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.100]
The Chief of Police or any Policeman may receive and accept
a good and sufficient bond of any person arrested by him.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.110]
The Chief of Police shall have power to detain any person duly
arrested in a proper place to prevent his escape until a trial can
be had before the proper Officer, unless such person shall give a
good and sufficient bond for his appearance for trial.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.120]
The Chief of Police shall attend the elections in the City and
shall perform such duties as are enjoined on him by the law under
the direction of the election judges.
[R.O. of 1966 §204.140]
The Mayor and the Board of Aldermen shall have the authority
to delegate any authority as to the Police Department of said City
to any duly authorized governing body by ordinance and through that
body delegate any powers consistent with that of the Chief of Police
to any Police Officer duly appointed by the designated body.
[Ord. No. 1035 §§1 —
2, 7-8-1969]
A.
Any
duly elected or appointed Law Enforcement Officer of the City of Plattsburg,
Missouri, may enter upon public private property to investigate suspected
criminal activities or to apprehend persons suspected of committing
a crime under the ordinances of the City of Plattsburg, Missouri,
provided however, that the said public private property shall be open
and no destruction of private property shall be necessary for the
said Law Enforcement Officer to enter thereupon.
B.
"Public Private Property" shall be that property which is
held open to the public and at the hours and time that said property
is generally held open to the public and all other public property
that is open and without physical boundaries or restrictions and the
movement to and upon is free from boundary line obstructions. Private
areas not open to the public shall not be considered "Public Private
Property".
[Ord. No. 1726 Art. I — II, 3-9-2005; Ord. No. 2023 Art. I — II, 4-14-2010]
A.
The
City hereby adopts and will enforce this policy prohibiting the use
of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction
against any individual engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations.
The City also prohibits the physical barring of any entrance or exit
to such a facility and will enforce all applicable State laws in this
regard.
B.
Penalty.
1.
Any person charged with a violation of any provision of this Section
will be served by the City with written notice stating the nature
of the violation.
2.
Any person convicted of this violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be fined an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00)
for each violation. Each day on which such violation occurs shall
be deemed to be a separate offense.
3.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall
become liable to the City for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned
the City by reason of such violation.
[Ord. No. 1315 §§1 —
2, 9-7-1993; Ord. No.
1876 §1, 9-20-2007]
A.
No
person shall hold a commission as a Police Officer without a valid
Peace Officer license as defined in Chapter 590, RSMo.
B.
Persons
holding a commission as a Police Officer shall maintain required continuing
education standards as established by the Missouri Peace Officers
Standards and Training (POST) Commission.
