Mo. Rev. Stat. § 84.030

Police commissioners, appointment — term of office — vacancies

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Auer v. Robbins (1997)

Most recently applied in Thomas v. St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners (May 2006)

Effective: 26 Mar 2025, 2 histories, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 7690, A.L. 1987 H.B. 661, A.L. 2025 H.B. 495); Prior revisions: 1929 § 7542; 1919 § 8952; 1909 § 9804

1. Beginning on the effective date of this act * and no later than ninety days after the effective date of this act *, the four inaugural citizen commissioners shall be appointed by the governor as provided in subsection 2 of section 84.020 and shall serve as follows:

(1) One citizen commissioner shall serve for a term of one year;

(2) One citizen commissioner shall serve for a term of two years;

(3) One citizen commissioner shall serve for a term of three years; and

(4) One citizen commissioner shall serve for a term of four years.

2. Whenever a vacancy occurs on the commission for a citizen commissioner or nonvoting commissioner, the governor may fill the vacancy for the unexpired term as provided in subsection 2 of section 84.020.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.