Board Bill Number 82 In Session 2023-2024

Officers of the City of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to Identify Themselves

Summary

The bill will require officers of the City of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to identify themselves as specified therein when requesting that a person consent to a search of their person, property, vehicle or home when the search is not pursuant to a warrant or exception to warrant requirements under applicable law, where the officer has reasonable suspicion or probable cause for the search, and the search is not incident to a lawful arrest. The bill will require that the officer inform such persons of the reasons for the request to consent to a search and that they may refuse to consent to the search or revoke their consent at any time during the search without consequences to them, and to create a record documenting the person's consent, refusal to consent, or revocation of their consent to the search which shall be publicly available.

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Overview

Session: 2023-2024

Introduced: 06/30/2023

Primary Sponsors: Rasheen Aldridge

Latest Activity: Register Returns Notice with Ordinance Number

Ordinance: 71718 effective 08/31/2023

Co-Sponsors:

Anne Schweitzer, Alisha Sonnier, President Megan E Green

Legislative History

Legislative activities and outcomes for this board bill. Learn more about what these activities mean.

  • 06/30/2023

    First Reading

    Bill text was introduced (269.08 KB PDF).

  • 06/30/2023

    Referred to a Committee

    The bill was assigned to the Public Safety Committee.

  • 07/06/2023

    Committee Hearing

    The bill was passed out of committee with a recommendation of do pass during the Public Safety Committee hearing.

  • 07/07/2023

    Second Reading

  • 07/14/2023

    Perfection

    The bill was passed.

    The bill text was changed:

  • 07/20/2023

    Engrossment

    The bill was engrossed during the Engrossment, Rules, Resolutions and Credentials Committee.

  • 07/20/2023

    Third Reading

    The bill was passed.

  • 07/20/2023

    Delivered to Mayor

  • 08/03/2023

    Mayor Returns Bill

    The bill was approved.

  • 08/04/2023

    Delivered to Register

  • 09/12/2023

    Register Returns Notice with Ordinance Number

    Register returns ordinance number 71718. Effective date is 08/31/2023

Votes

07/20/2023 Vote Results

Aye Votes 11
No Votes 2
Final Passage Vote

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Ordinance

Ordinance Number: 71718

Effective Date: 08/31/2023

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