Metropolitan
Police Department
City St. Louis, Mo.
Special Order 91-S-3 (1991)
Reference: Police Manual Rule 10
• Non-Uniformed civilian females: No shorts, sun dresses,
stretch pants, or midriff blouses; no jeans pants or skirts; no tank, tube or
halter tops, tee or sweat shirts; no tennis or house shoes or sandals. Nylons or panty hose are required. Not more than two earrings per ear, only one
of which may dangle. No nose rings or
nose studs.
• Non-uniformed civilian males: No jeans of any color, no
sweat suits, sweat or tee shirts; hats or shirts with "inappropriate"
printing; no tennis shoes. Socks are
required and supervisors must wear a tie.
No earrings, nose rings or studs.
No radical hair styles or coloring.
• Non-uniformed commissioned personnel (except undercover
officers): Business suits or sports jacket for men are required, and business-
like suits or dresses for women; no slacks or skirts without a jacket. No sun or house dresses; no jean pants or
skirts. Nylons or panty hose required
for women, socks for men. Skirts not
higher than 2 in. above the knee or a "reasonable length" below the
knee. One ring per hand; no dangling
jewelry, women may wear one stud on each ear.
No nose rings or studs. No
tennis shoes or sandals; women's shoe heels may not exceed 2 in. No beads interwoven in braids; no radical
hair coloring or styles.
• Uniformed commissioned personnel: Tee shirts must be white
if worn; hair may touch but not extend over the collar; sideburns shall not
extend below the earlobe and cannot flare out.
Hair "lining" or "sculpting" [sic], handlebar
mustaches, beards, goatees, mutton chops and radical styles and coloring are
prohibited. Only one ring on each hand
(a wedding pair is one ring). No
dangling jewelry; women officers may wear a pair of stud earrings. Visible necklaces not permitted.