FIRST REGULAR SESSION
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES SANDER (Sponsor) AND WALLACE (Co-sponsor).
0533L.02I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 67.318, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to 911 funds and address postings, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 67.318, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 67.318, to read as follows:
67.318. 1. The governing body of any county or municipality may by order or ordinance require that all residences and commercial businesses have the numbers of their street addresses conspicuously posted so that providers of fire protection services or other emergency services may better find the proper location when responding to an emergency call. Where such an ordinance or order is established, the fire department, fire protection district or volunteer fire protection association which provides fire protection services for the municipality or county, or portion thereof, shall enforce the provisions of such ordinance or order. The ordinance or order shall prescribe a grace period for persons who violate the ordinance or order, which shall allow such violator at least fifteen days to comply with the ordinance before any fine may be imposed.
2. The governing body of each county except any city not within a county shall establish and maintain 911 addressing in all areas of its jurisdiction for which enhanced 911 service has been approved, including areas within the cities and other political subdivisions located in such county. However, the governing body of each county may delegate the authority to establish and maintain the addressing within municipalities to the governing body or political subdivision that has governmental authority over the municipality.
3. (1) Once 911 authority has been established, the assigned 911 address shall become the official address. All government entities shall use the 911 addresses for official records.
(2) Where road names must be changed as a result of the establishment of 911 addressing, the cost of materials related to sign changes shall be funded by the 911 revenues, which includes the cost of sign replacement within municipalities that have readdressed for enhanced 911 service. Cost of maintenance of signage lost, stolen, or damaged shall not be funded by 911 revenues.
(3) All entities having the responsibility to establish 911 addressing shall work with adjoining jurisdictions to coordinate naming and addressing of roads. Where roads extend into adjoining jurisdictions, such coordination shall be required to prevent duplicate addresses. Disagreements between jurisdictions shall be resolved by compromises reached in direct negotiations. If an agreement cannot be reached, arbitration shall be sought to resolve the conflict.
4. All addressing schemes shall meet the United States Postal Service guidelines or current local established guidelines. The input and advice of the United States Postal Service officials, local telephone companies, and other interested utilities shall be sought during all new addressing projects.
5. Any database information held by any emergency telephone service, as defined in section 190.290, RSMo, shall be held as confidential, nonpublic information. All subscriber information, whether obtained from the telephone company or from the citizens themselves, shall be confidential, nonpublic information and shall not be used for purposes other than the operation of the 911 system.
6. The emergency telephone service master street address guide database information containing only address ranges and street names shall be public information.
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