City of Riverside, MO Chapter 200 Public Safety Department

Cross Reference: As to collective bargaining by Police Personnel, see Ch. 150.

Section 200.010 Establishment Of Fire And Police Departments.

[R.O. 2011 §200.010; Ord. No. 75-2 §1, 1-28-1975; Ord. No. 1519 § 1, 3-7-2017[1]]

A. There is hereby established the Police Department of the City directed and supervised by the Chief of Police.

B. There is hereby established the Fire Department of the City directed and supervised by the Fire Chief.

[1] Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 1519 also changed the title of this Section from "Combination of Fire and Police Department" to "“Establishment Of Fire And Police Departments."

Section 200.020 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor’s Note: Former Section 200.020, Director of Public Safety, was repealed 3-7-2017 by § 2 of Ord. No. 1519.

Section 200.030 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor’s Note: Former Section 200.030, Positions Combined, was repealed 3-7-2017 by § 3 of Ord. No. 1519.

Section 200.040 Service Outside Corporate Limits.

[R.O. 2011 §200.040; CC 1971 §8.8; Ord. No. 74-1 §8, 1-8-1974]

Members of the Fire Department are authorized to go outside the corporate limits of the City for the purpose of rendering aid to other Fire Departments, extinguishing fires or rendering aid in case of accidents. Provided however, that the Fire Department shall not render such service outside the corporate limits except upon the express order of the City Administrator or the Mayor; excepting that where the City has undertaken by contract to render service to property or other municipalities outside the corporate limits, the Fire Department may leave the corporate limits in fulfillment of such contracts or agreements.

Section 200.050 Reporting of Various Incident Reports.

[R.O. 2011 §200.050; Ord. No. 2001-08 §1, 1-16-2001]

A. The Police Department shall:

[Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]

1. Comply in full with the provisions of Section 43.505, RSMo., related to the uniform provision, collection and storage of crime incident and arrest reports from Missouri law enforcement agencies.

2. Submit crime incident reports to the Department of Public Safety on forms or in that format prescribed by the Missouri Department of Public Safety.

3. Submit any other crime incident information which may be required by the Missouri Department of Public Safety.

Section 200.060 Inquiries Regarding Outstanding Misdemeanors and Felonies.

[R.O. 2011 §200.060; Ord. No. 2002-32 §2, 3-5-2002; Ord. No. 1520 § 1, 3-7-2017]

A. The Chief of Police or an authorized member of the Police Department shall conduct an inquiry of pending outstanding warrants for misdemeanors and felonies through the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) on any and all prisoners to be released, whether convicted of a crime or being held on suspicion of charges, from custody.

B. No prisoner, whether convicted of a crime or being held on suspicion of any charge, shall be released or transferred from a correctional facility or jail to any other facility prior to having a local, State or Federal warrant check conducted by the Chief of Police or an authorized member of the Police Department.

C. If any prisoner warrant check indicates outstanding charges or outstanding warrants from another jurisdiction, it shall be the duty of the person conducting the warrant check to inform the agency that issued the warrant that the correctional facility or jail has such prisoner in custody. That prisoner shall not be released except to the custody of the jurisdictional authority that had issued the warrant, unless the warrant has been satisfied or dismissed, or unless the warrant issuing agency has notified the Police Department that the agency does not wish the prisoner to be transferred or the warrant to be pursued.