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) Has not completed a high school program of education under chapter 167, RSMo, or has not obtained a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, and who has not obtained advanced education and experience as approved by the commissioner; 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, A.L. 2009 S.B. 47)