Mo. Rev. Stat. § 84.575

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84.575 Residency requirements — prohibited and authorized.

Official statutory text

84.575. Residency requirements — prohibited and authorized. — 1. The board of police commissioners established by section 84.350 shall not require, as a condition of employment, that any currently employed or prospective law enforcement officer or other employee reside within any jurisdictional limit. If the board of police commissioners has a residency rule or requirement for law enforcement officers or other employees that is in effect on or before August 28, 2021, the residency rule or requirement shall not apply and shall not be enforced.

2. The board of police commissioners may impose a residency rule or requirement on law enforcement officers or other employees, but the rule or requirement shall be no more restrictive than requiring such personnel to reside within thirty miles from the nearest city limit and within the boundaries of the state of Missouri.

(L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)

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