SS#2 SCS HB 103 -- PUBLIC SAFETY

This bill changes the laws regarding public safety.  In its main
provisions, the bill:

(1)  Allows the executive officer of any public safety agency to
enter into a mutual-aid agreement for reciprocal emergency aid
with other public and private agencies and specifies that the
Department of Public Safety will administer the Missouri
mutual-aid system;

(2)  Specifies that any member of a political subdivision or
public safety agency responding to an emergency, disaster, or
public safety need that is not declared by the Governor as an
emergency is subject to the liability and workers' compensation
provisions provided to him or her as a member of the subdivision
or agency;

(3)  Requires certain homebuilders to offer to any purchaser
before entering into the purchase contract the option to install
or equip his or her dwelling or residence with a fire sprinkler
system at the purchaser's cost;

(4)  Allows state college and university police officers to
respond to emergencies or natural disasters outside the
boundaries of college or university property and to provide
services if requested by the law enforcement agency with
jurisdiction;

(5)  Establishes the Public Access to Automated External
Defibrillator Act which grants immunity for civil damages to any
person who gratuitously and in good faith renders medically
appropriate emergency care using an automated external
defibrillator unless the person acts in a willful and wanton or
reckless manner in providing the care, advice, or assistance.
The person or entity that owns the defibrillator and the person
or entity that provided the clinical protocol for an automated
external defibrillator site or program cannot be held liable for
civil damages resulting from the use of the defibrillator;

(6)  Requires, beginning January 1, 2010, a person owning a boat
dock on a lake with at least 950 miles of shoreline or on a lake
constructed or maintained by the United States Army Corps of
Engineers with certain specified exceptions to display the
appropriate 911 address or the physical address nearest to the
dock by land.  The bill specifies how and where the address must
be displayed.  A person who fails to display the identifying
information may be guilty of an infraction with a penalty not to
exceed $25; and

(7)  Authorizes the Elevator Safety Board within the Department
of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional
Registration to adopt a code of rules and regulations governing
the licenses of elevator mechanics and elevator contractors.

The provisions of the bill regarding the installation of a fire
sprinkler system will expire December 31, 2011.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:23 am