Patrolmen and radio personnel of the water patrol shall not be less than twenty-one years of age. No person shall be appointed as commissioner or as a member of the patrol or as a member of the radio personnel who:

1. (1) Has been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, or against whom any indictment or information may then be pending charging the person with having committed a crime;
2. (2) Is not of good character;
3. (3) Is not a citizen of the United States;
4. (4) At the time of appointment is not a citizen of the state of Missouri;
5. (5) Is not a graduate of an accredited four-year high school or in lieu thereof has not obtained a certificate of equivalency from the state department of elementary and secondary education or other source recognized by such department; or
6. (6) Does not possess ordinary physical strength, and who is not able to pass the physical and mental examination that the commissioner prescribes.

(L. 2007 H.B. 461)

Effective 7-01-07