SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1511

90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES CHAMPION (Sponsor), BOUCHER, BARTLESMEYER,

BARNETT, McCLELLAND, REINHART, GASKILL, LEVIN, PRYOR, SUMMERS, ALTER,

BERKSTRESSER, TUDOR AND LOUDON.

Read 1st time January 17, 2000, and 1000 copies ordered printed.

ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To amend chapter 574, RSMo, relating to offenses against public order by adding thereto one new section relating to failure to obey the lawful order of a law enforcement officer, with a penalty provision.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Chapter 574, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 574.110, to read as follows:

574.110. 1. No person, while at the scene of an accident or other emergency, shall fail to obey the lawful order of a law enforcement officer.

2. An order shall be considered lawful if the purpose of the order is:

(1) To protect the safety of emergency personnel or members of the public;

(2) To provide better access to the emergency scene by emergency personnel, vehicles or equipment;

(3) To protect the privacy or well-being of victims;

(4) To preserve evidence; or

(5) To ensure reasonable precautions to enable progress of the emergency personnel's work.

3. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.


Missouri House of Representatives