{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-324.1146","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 324.1146","heading":"Licensure of law enforcement officers, qualifications.","body":"Law enforcement officers who perform private investigations shall be licensed under this chapter subject to the following qualifications and limitations:\n(1) The board may waive testing for law enforcement officers currently certified under existing peace officer standards and training requirements under chapter 590;\n(2) Law enforcement officers shall pay the appropriate licensing fees;\n(3) Law enforcement officers shall assume individual liability for their actions while performing private investigations, complying with any insurance or bonding requirements imposed under sections 324.1100 to 324.1148;\n(4) Law enforcement officers shall not utilize their official capacity in the course of a private investigation, including but not limited to:\n(a) Accessing information intended only for police officials. Law enforcement officers shall comply with the legal limits on access to the information of private citizens;\n(b) Utilizing any official item, such as a uniform, badge, or vehicle, while performing a private investigation. Law enforcement officers shall provide their own equipment;\n(c) Utilizing law enforcement officer arrest and use of force standards. Law enforcement officers shall use private citizen arrest and use of force standards while operating as a private investigator;\n(5) Law enforcement officers shall produce evidence of training and experience concerning the legal limits imposed on private investigations or pass a test on such subject produced by the board; and\n(6) The provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 shall not apply to law enforcement officers who provide only private security services and not private investigator services.","path":["Title XXII - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS","Chapter 324 - Occupations and Professions General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=324.1146","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"4376d49e868361c474181c2ce69e9f43da1fc1a7bb564850cbc724af6d25fbd8","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-324.1144","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-324.1147"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}