[Ord. No. 95-180 §1, 11-29-1995; Ord. No. 98-67 §§1—4, 4-29-1998]
A. As
approved by Ordinance 96-164, the County may:
1. Provide police services in the incorporated area of any municipality
with a population of four thousand (4,000) citizens or less as reported
in the last decennial census, which municipality has no police force
at the time of the execution of a contract between the County and
the municipality. Such services shall include patrol and other law
enforcement duties and the services shall be performed in the same
manner as provided in unincorporated areas of the County. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section, there shall be a minimum of thirty
(30) minutes of patrol during each shift; and
2. Enforce within the limits of the municipality the Missouri State
Statutes for felonies, misdemeanors and traffic, but shall not enforce
municipal ordinances.
B. The
municipality shall:
1. Not have any governmental authority to order the police officer to
engage in selective enforcement.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
2. Direct governmental requests for response to specific problems to
the County at 949-3000 (Police Department Dispatch).
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
3. Provide the County a copy of its ordinance authorizing its entry
into this contract.
4. Establish or continue a police reserve unit only where such unit
is trained, equipped, operated and called upon at the determination
of the Chief of Police or his designee.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
5. Indemnify the County for any action of the municipality resulting
in liability.
C. In
consideration of the County providing patrol services as authorized
in the contract, the County shall charge an annual fee of one dollar
($1.00) per resident as the total residents are reported in the last
decennial census to allow the County to recover on a proportional
cost basis a portion of the County's expenses for the services rendered
pursuant to this Contract. No municipality shall be billed for any
additional police services during a contract period. A municipality
so contracting with the County shall be billed on a quarterly basis
at the beginning of each quarter.
D. The
contract shall contain the terms under which it may be renewed.
[Ord. No. 94-50 §§1—4, 3-31-1994]
A. Policy. St. Charles County hereby adopts and will enforce
a policy of prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement
agencies within its jurisdiction against any individual engaged in
non-violent civil rights demonstrations. St. Charles County also prohibits
the physical barring of any entrance or exit to a facility or location
which is the subject of such demonstrations, and will enforce all
applicable State laws regarding same.
B. Prohibited Conduct.
1. It shall be unlawful for St. Charles County law enforcement agency
personnel to use excessive force against any individual engaged in
non-violent civil rights demonstrations.
2. It shall be unlawful to bar any entrance or exit to a facility or
location which is the subject of a non-violent civil rights demonstration.
C. Enforcement.
1. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Section shall
be served by the County with written notice stating the nature of
the violation.
2. Enforcement of this Section shall be the responsibility of the County
Counselor.
D. Penalties.
1. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each
violation, or imprisonment for not more than one (1) year for each
violation, or both. Each day on which any such violation shall continue
shall be deemed a separate offense.
2. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Section
shall also be liable to St. Charles County for any expense, loss or
damage sustained by the County by reason of such violation.
[Ord. No. 08-092 §1, 8-1-2008]
A. Any
police officer may detain any person whom the police officer encounters
under circumstances which reasonably indicate that the person has
committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
B. Any
police officer may detain any person the officer encounters under
circumstances which reasonably indicate that the person has violated
or is violating the conditions of his or her parole or probation.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
C. The
police officer may detain the person pursuant to this Section only
to ascertain his or her identity and the suspicious circumstances
surrounding his or her presence abroad. Any person so detained shall
identify himself or herself, but may not be compelled to answer any
other inquiry of any police officer.
[Ord. No. 15-012 §1, 1-26-2015]
D. A person
must not be detained longer than is reasonably necessary to effect
the purposes of this Section and, in no event, longer than sixty (60)
minutes. The detention must not extend beyond the place or the immediate
vicinity of the place where the detention was first effected unless
the person is arrested.
[Ord. No. 14-035 §§1—4, 3-31-2014]
A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A cellular phone that enables its owner or user to access
or use an electronic communication service, remote computing service,
or location information service;
LOCATION INFORMATION
Information concerning the location of an electronic device
that, in whole or in part, is generated or derived from or obtained
by the operation of an electronic device.
LOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE
The provision of a global positioning service or other mapping,
locational, or directional information service.
REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE
The provision of computer storage or processing services
by means of an electronic communication system.
B. Except as provided in Subsection
C of this Section, no Law Enforcement Officer employed by St. Charles County shall obtain the location information of an electronic device without a search warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
C. A Law Enforcement Officer employed by St. Charles County may obtain
location information of an electronic device under any of the following
circumstances:
1.
The device is reported stolen by the owner;
2.
To respond to the user's call for emergency services;
3.
With the informed affirmative consent of the owner or user of
the electronic device; or
4.
A possible life-threatening situation exists.
D. Any Law Enforcement Officer of St. Charles County who violates this Section may be subject to disciplinary action under Chapter
115 of the Ordinances of St. Charles County, Missouri ("OSCCMO").