578.412. Director, law enforcement officers, authority to investigate--rules, procedure.
Director, law enforcement officers, authority to investigate--rules,procedure.
578.412. 1. The director shall have the authority to investigate anyalleged violation of sections 578.405 to 578.412, along with any other lawenforcement agency, and may take any action within the director's authoritynecessary for the enforcement of sections 578.405 to 578.412. The attorneygeneral, the highway patrol, and other law enforcement officials shallprovide assistance required in the conduct of an investigation.
2. The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary forthe enforcement of sections 578.405 to 578.412. No rule or portion of arule promulgated under the authority of sections 578.405 to 578.412 shallbecome effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisionsof section 536.024, RSMo.
(L. 1992 S.B. 498 § 5, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)