HB 1997 -- Law Enforcement Safety Act

Sponsor:  Jones (117)

This bill establishes the Law Enforcement Safety Act which allows
records and documents regarding internal investigations by a law
enforcement agency on the fitness and conduct of an officer
employed by the agency used solely for employment matters of the
officer to remain confidential unless the records and documents
are used in a criminal investigation.

The Social Security number, date of birth, address, or any other
personal identifier of a law enforcement officer must be removed
from any criminal case record in which the officer is not the
defendant before the record is made available to the public
unless the court determines that disclosures will not harm the
officer or the officer's family.  If a disclosure results in
physical or financial harm to an officer or his or her family,
the person disclosing the information will be guilty of a class A
misdemeanor for the first offense and a class D felony for each
subsequent offense.

Expiration dates are extended for an additional four years for
law enforcement related exceptions to the Open Meetings and
Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm