CHAPTER 200:  POLICE

§     200.010: Marshal─Appointment─Term─Compensation

§     200.020: Contract For Police Services

§     200.030: City Marshal

§     200.040: Police Shall Enforce Ordinances

§     200.050: Complaint, Information, Summons And Uniform Traffic Ticket─Form, Use, Records And Reports

SECTION 200.010: MARSHAL─APPOINTMENT─TERM─COMPENSATION

The Mayor with the approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen may appoint a Marshall who shall be twenty-one (21) years of age, to serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.  The Marshal shall not receive any compensation for such position.

SECTION 200.020: CONTRACT FOR POLICE SERVICES

The City of Pasadena Hills is authorized to contract for full-service police protection and services including local patrols and traffic supervision within the Pasadena Hills City limits.  The terms "Police", "Policemen" and "Police Department" as used herein shall refer to Law Enforcement Officers of the contracting entity.

SECTION 200.030: CITY MARSHAL

The City Marshal shall have all powers conferred upon him/her by ordinances of the City of Pasadena Hills and the Statutes of the State of Missouri. 

SECTION 200.040: POLICE SHALL ENFORCE ORDINANCES

It is the duty of all Policemen to acquaint themselves and to be familiar with the ordinances of the City of Pasadena Hills and any amendments thereto and they are hereby authorized to enforce such ordinances.  They shall be alert at all times to direct obstructions of any street, sidewalk, tree, lawn or public place, the maintenance of any nuisance as described in the ordinances of the City of Pasadena Hills and amendments thereto, obstruction or alteration of any building, or any other activity where a permit or licensing is required, traffic violations, the violation of laws relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer, disturbance of the peace or disorderly conduct, and the violation of any other ordinance of the City of Pasadena Hills, and amendments thereto.  They are authorized to make arrests, serve summons and report violations. 

SECTION 200.050: COMPLAINT, INFORMATION, SUMMONS AND UNIFORM TRAFFIC

TICKET─FORM, USE, RECORDS AND REPORTS

In traffic cases, the complaint or information and summons shall be in the form known as the "Uniform Traffic Ticket" as set out in Supreme Court Rules, as adapted to the City of Pasadena

§ 200.050 Pasadena Hills City Code       § 200.050

Hills.  All other complaints or information used by the City of Pasadena Hills shall be approved by the City Attorney for the City of Pasadena Hills.  The procedures for handling and disposal of tickets and other complaints shall follow the Supreme Court Rules of the State of Missouri, and shall be further regulated as follows:

1.          Responsible to Municipal Court. The disposition of all such Uniform Tickets shall be the responsibility of the Pasadena Hills Municipal Court.

2.     No ticket to be altered.  Once a Uniform Ticket has been filled out and executed by a Police Officer, the ticket so executed shall not in any circumstances be amended, altered, added to or subtracted from by the Police Officer.  Upon execution, the Uniform Ticket shall be immediately transmitted to the Municipal Court Clerk, and in no wise shall the issued and executed Uniform Ticket be deposited in the Municipal Clerk's office later than seventy-two (72) hours after issuance.  Should any officer have comment or recommendation regarding any Uniform Ticket issued and executed, the officer shall cause same to be transmitted to or communicated with the Prosecuting Attorney.  Nothing herein shall prevent the filing of more detailed information or amended information by the Prosecution Attorney.

3.          Improper disposition.  Any person who improperly disposes, or who solicits, or aids in the disposition of a Uniform Ticket in any manner, other than authorized by the Court or this Section, shall be proceeded against for criminal contempt in the manner provided by the Supreme Court Rules.

4.     Other complaints.  All citizen complaints and other complaints involving Municipal Ordinance Violations shall be turned over to the Municipal Court Clerk within twelve (12) hours of execution by the citizen or other persons.  The Prosecuting Attorney shall then determine whether said complaint shall be prosecuted.

The proper disposition of citizen and other complaints shall be subject to the requirements of this Section.

5.          Violations of state statutes.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect the disposition of matters that are violations of State law, except that any Uniform Ticket issued as a State Statute violation shall likewise be subject to the provisions of this Section except that transmission shall be made to the proper County authority.