§ 20-1. Response to emergencies outside boundaries of municipality.

(a)

Pursuant to RSMo. § 70.820, from and after the effective date of this section, all municipal police officers for the city, who have completed the basic police training program as promulgated by RSMo. chapter 590, shall have the authority to respond to an emergency situation outside the boundaries of said city.

(b)

As used in this section, "emergency situation" means any situation in which the law enforcement officer has a reasonable belief that a crime is about to be committed, is being committed, or has been committed involving injury or threat of injury to any person, property, or governmental interest and such officer's response is reasonably necessary to prevent or end such emergency situation or mitigate the likelihood of injury involved in such emergency situation. The determination of the existence of any emergency situation shall be in the discretion of the officer making the response or in discretion of an officer or governmental officer of the political subdivision in which the emergency situation is alleged to be occurring.

Pursuant to RSMo. § 70.820 (2), law enforcement officers from the Adair County Sheriff's Department and/or the Department of Public Safety of Truman State University who are certified under RSMo, chapter 590, are authorized to provide emergency assistance to Kirksville police officers.

(Ord. No. 10880, 8-21-89; Ord. No. 11512, §§ 1, 2, 8-6-2001)