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Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXVIII. Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders § 589.300. Definitions

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As used in sections 589.300 to 589.310, the following terms mean:

(1) “Center”, the Missouri crime prevention information center;

(2) “Department”, the department of public safety;

(3) “Director”, the director of the department of public safety;

(4) “Local government”, any city, county or village;

(5) “Local government/school district partnership” or “partnership”, a partnership between one or more local governments and one or more school districts or any accredited private school to apply for and implement a crime prevention program aimed at preventing crime by children and young adults under the age of twenty-one;

(6) “School district”, any district as defined in subdivision (1) of section 160.011 or any accredited private school.

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