Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1860. Title. — Sections 67.1860 to 67.1898 shall be known as the “Missouri Law Enforcement District Act”. ——– (L. 2001 H.B. 80 merged with S.B. 224) Effective 5-16-01 (S.B. 224); 7-02-01 (H.B. 80)
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1862. Definitions. — As used in sections 67.1860 to 67.1898, the following terms mean: (1) “Approval of the required majority” or “direct voter approval”, a simple majority; (2) “Board”, the board of directors of a district; (3) “District”, a law enforcement district organized pursuant to sections 67.1860 to 67.1898. ——– […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1864. District created in certain counties (includes Camden County). — 1. A district may be created to fund, promote, plan, design, construct, improve, maintain and operate one or more projects relating to law enforcement or to assist in such activity. 2. A district is a political subdivision of the state. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2002 67.1866. Vote required to create district — petition, contents — hearing on petition, when, notice required. — 1. Whenever the creation of a district is desired, ten percent of the registered voters within the proposed district may file a petition requesting the creation of a district. The petition shall be […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1868. Opposition to formation of a district, petition filed, procedure. — 1. Any owner of real property within the proposed district and any legal voter who is a resident within the proposed district may join in or file a petition supporting or answer opposing the creation of the district and […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1870. Costs of filing to be paid by petitioners. — The costs of filing and defending the petition and all publication and incidental costs incurred in obtaining circuit court certification of the petition for voter approval shall be paid by the petitioners. If a district is organized pursuant to sections […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1872. Board of directors, members. — A district created pursuant to sections 67.1860 to 67.1898 shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five members to be elected as provided in section 67.1874. ——– (L. 2001 H.B. 80 merged with S.B. 224) Effective 5-16-01 (S.B. 224); 7-02-01 (H.B. […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1874. Notice of district organization — election of board members, terms. — 1. Within thirty days after the order declaring the district organized has become final, the circuit clerk of the county in which the petition was filed shall give notice by causing publication to be made once a week […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1876. Powers of the board, meetings, corporate seal, quorum. — 1. The board shall possess and exercise all of the district’s legislative and executive powers. 2. Within thirty days after the election of the initial directors, the board shall meet. At its first meeting and after each election of new […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1878. Use of funds, sources of funding. — A district may receive and use funds for the purposes of planning, designing, constructing, reconstructing, maintaining and operating one or more projects relating to law enforcement. Such funds may be derived from any funding method which is authorized by sections 67.1860 to […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1880. Property tax imposed, when — ballot language — collection of tax. — 1. If approved by at least four-sevenths of the qualified voters voting on the question in the district, the district may impose a property tax in an amount not to exceed the annual rate of thirty cents […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1882. Contracting, borrowing and agreement authority of the district. — 1. A district may contract and incur obligations appropriate to accomplish its purposes. 2. A district may enter into any lease or lease-purchase agreement for or with respect to any real or personal property necessary or convenient for its purposes. […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1884. Limitation on district’s contracting authority. — The district may contract with a federal agency, a state or its agencies and political subdivisions, a corporation, partnership or individual regarding funding, promotion, planning, designing, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating a project or to assist in such activity; provided, however, that any […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1886. Additional powers of the district. — In addition to all other powers granted by sections 67.1860 to 67.1898 the district shall have the following general powers: (1) To contract with the local sheriff’s department for the provision of services; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name, […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1888. Insurance obtained by the district, types, conditions. — 1. The district may obtain such insurance as it deems appropriate, considering its legal limits of liability, to protect itself, its officers and its employees from any potential liability and may also obtain such other types of insurance as it deems […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1890. Change in district boundaries, procedure. — 1. The boundaries of any district organized pursuant to sections 67.1860 to 67.1898 may be changed in the manner prescribed in this section; but any change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization or its rights in or […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1892. Vote required for change in boundaries, when. — 1. If the petition to add or remove any territory or tract of land to the district contained fewer than all of the signatures required pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of section 67.1890, the decree of extension or retraction […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1894. Termination of taxing authority by petition, procedure. — 1. The authority of the district to levy any property tax levied pursuant to section 67.1880 may be terminated by a petition of the voters in the district in the manner prescribed in this section. 2. The petition for termination of […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1896. Vote required for termination of taxing authority, when — ballot language. — 1. If the petition filed pursuant to section 67.1894 contained fewer than all of the signatures required pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of section 67.1894, the termination of taxation authority shall not become final and […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2001 67.1898. Dissolution of a district, procedure. — 1. Whenever a petition signed by not less than ten percent of the registered voters in any district organized pursuant to sections 67.1860 to 67.1898 is filed with the circuit court having jurisdiction over the district, setting forth all the relevant facts pertaining […]
