Missouri § 44.087 - Assistance requests from agencies outside district — arrests outside jurisdiction — employment-related matters — applicability of certain laws.
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§ 44.087. Assistance requests from agencies outside district — arrests outside jurisdiction — employment-related matters — applicability of certain laws.
1. The chief law enforcement executive for any law enforcement agency, or such executive's designee, may request assistance from a law enforcement agency of another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside the state of Missouri but within the United States.
2. If a law enforcement officer makes an arrest or apprehension outside such officer's jurisdiction, the offender shall be delivered to the first available law enforcement officer who is commissioned in the jurisdiction in which the arrest was made. The officer making the initial arrest or apprehension shall assist in the preparation of any affidavits filed with the complaint or based on other evidence that there is probable cause to believe that both a crime has been committed and the defendant has committed such crime.
3. For the purpose of liability, workers' compensation, and any other employment-related matter, law enforcement officers remain employees of their respective law enforcement agency throughout any request for assistance. Qualified immunity, sovereign immunity, official immunity, and the public duty rule shall apply to the provisions of this section as interpreted by the federal and state courts of the responding agency.
4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the actions of law enforcement officers or agencies conducted in accordance with section 44.095 or 44.098, or any other mutual aid agreement made under this chapter.
5. The provisions of chapter 544 are applicable to any law enforcement officers from jurisdictions located outside the state of Missouri, but within the United States, who are acting pursuant to a request made under this section.
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(L. 2025 H.B. 225 merged with H.B. 495)
Severability clause, see § 1.1001
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44.087 ("Assistance requests from agencies outside district — arrests outside jurisdiction — employment-related matters — applicability of certain laws.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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