{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-407.985","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.985","heading":"Equipment required for security of convenience business — limitation on cash after 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. — prohibited window signs and treatment — operator defined.","body":"1. Prior to January 1, 1997, for the protection of employees and the consumer public at late-night convenience businesses, every operator of a convenience business shall ensure that such operator's convenience business is equipped with the following:\n(1) A bullet-resistant glass enclosure or security camera system capable of recording and retrieving an image to assist law enforcement officials in the identification and apprehension of a criminal offender and by January 1, 1998, such system shall have at least one camera focused on the cash register area;\n(2) A drop safe or cash-management device for restricted access to cash receipts;\n(3) Lighting for parking areas and entrances at an intensity to provide clear visibility under normal conditions, which can be satisfied by canopy lighting within ten feet of the building;\n(4) A conspicuous notice at the entrance which states that the cash register contains limited funds;\n(5) Height markers at the entrance of the convenience business which display height measures; and\n(6) A cash management policy to limit the cash on hand at all times after 11:00 p.m. and before 5:00 a.m.\n2. Prior to January 1, 1998, for the protection of employees and the consumer public at late-night convenience businesses, every operator of a convenience business shall ensure that such operator's convenience business is equipped with the following:\n(1) A silent alarm system which shall be connected to a security company or a local law enforcement agency; or\n(2) A telephone, other than a pay telephone, accessible to employees at all times.\n3. After January 1, 1997, for the protection of employees and the consumer public at late-night convenience businesses, every operator of a convenience business shall ensure that:\n(1) No window signs shall be located so as to obstruct the view from outside the building to the cash register and sales transaction area; and\n(2) No window tinting that significantly reduces exterior or interior view in a normal line of sight.\n4. For the purposes of sections 407.980 to 407.990, \"operator\" means any individual proprietor or business entity responsible for the day-to-day operation of the convenience business.","path":["Title XXVI - TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=407.985","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"d41e981a095868e62836e9d4c50949a9151b4811b12de846196b6610b7999a10","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-407.980","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-407.987"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}