MO HB2041

Establishes a Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Region comprising nine Kansas City Metropolitan area counties (four Kansas border counties and five Missouri border counties as defined) that may provide reciprocal emergency aid to each other.

Permits counties in the region to respond to critical incidents (those resulting in serious injury or death) and non-critical incidents (those requiring specialized equipment, training, or resources) with on-scene incident commanders authorized to request assistance for critical incidents and agency chief executives authorized to request assistance for non-critical incidents.

Provides that officers making arrests outside their home state shall deliver offenders to the first officer commissioned in the requesting jurisdiction.

Establishes liability protections for responding officers, deeming them employees of the requesting agency for liability and workers' compensation purposes, and grants qualified immunity to those acting in good faith and consistently with lawful authority.

Makes the agreement effective only upon the Missouri Department of Public Safety director certifying that Kansas has enacted similar legislation or the Kansas governor has issued an executive order permitting Kansas border counties to enter into such an agreement, followed by unanimous written affirmation from the governor, speaker of the house, and president pro tempore of the senate.