Opinion No. (1996)

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS OPINION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.] The Honorable Bill Alter Representative, District 90 State Capitol Building Jefferson City, MO 65101

Dear Representative Alter:

This opinion responds to your question asking:

Does a certified, commissioned, police officer's privilege of carrying a concealed weapon end where his jurisdiction['s geographic boundaries] end?

Section 571.030.1, RSMo Supp. 1995, makes carrying a concealed weapon a crime but § 571.030.2(1) exempts:

[a]ll state, county and municipal law enforcement officers possessing the duty and power of arrest for violation of the…