{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.261","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.261","heading":"Peace officer defined.","body":"As used in sections 542.261 to 542.296 and section 542.301, the term \"peace officer\" means a police officer or* member of the highway patrol to the extent otherwise permitted by law to conduct searches, sheriff or deputy sheriff.","path":["Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 542 - Proceedings to Preserve the Peace — Searches and Seizures"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=542.261","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"f312cc725c2fd48f6bb25e371f13ad53bc55b55412923f244f979e53ad8cfd2c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.190","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.266"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}