2019 Lesson 10: Legal Update

This is an online, Missouri-specific legal studies course. The lesson addresses recent court decisions providing guidance to law enforcement officers regarding: 

• When an officer will be entitled to qualified immunity for enforcing a store search policy; 

• When officers may handcuff a person during a Terry stop; and 

• Whether an officer always needs a search warrant to take a blood draw during a DWI investigation. 

The lesson also addresses what law enforcement officers need to know about Missouri’s open and concealed carry laws, including whether a person can carry a concealed weapon without a permit, locations where people cannot carry a concealed weapon, age restrictions, concealed carry permits from other states, the open carrying of firearms, unlawful use of weapons, and requirements to carry permits.