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MO Rev Stat § 106.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.060 - Office vacated by suspension — temporary appointment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.060. Office vacated by suspension — temporary appointment. — If the secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer or attorney general be impeached, and notified thereof, an appointment shall be made by the governor to supply such vacancy until such impeachment shall be determined; and if the president of the senate be impeached, notice thereof shall immediately be given by the house of representatives to the senate, that another president may be elected by the senate. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12838, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12840)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11212; 1919 § 9185; 1909 § 10214
MO Rev Stat § 106.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.070 - Service of articles of impeachment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.070. Service of articles of impeachment. — When articles of impeachment shall be presented to the supreme court, the court shall immediately appoint some day for the appearance of the accused and cause a summons to be issued, signed by the chief justice of the court and countersigned by one of the judges thereof, with a copy of the articles of impeachment annexed, requiring the accused to appear on the day appointed for that purpose, and answer the charges exhibited against him, which shall be served by the marshal of the court, or by special messenger by the court appointed, a reasonable time before the day set for his appearance. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12839, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12841)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11213; 1919 § 9186; 1909 § 10215
MO Rev Stat § 106.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.080 - Impeachment commission — members — meeting.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.080. Impeachment commission — members — meeting. — If the governor or a judge of the supreme court shall be impeached, the house of representatives shall immediately transmit such articles of impeachment to the senate who shall, without delay, proceed to the election of a special commission to try the cause, which commission shall be composed of seven eminent jurists, who at the time of their election are judges of the circuit or appellate courts of this state; provided, however, that judges of the supreme court shall not be eligible to serve on such special commission. The commission shall meet in the City of Jefferson within thirty days after their election on a day designated by the senate. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12841, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12842)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11215; 1919 § 9188; 1909 § 10217
MO Rev Stat § 106.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.090 - Organization of commission — summons to accused — employment of clerical help.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.090. Organization of commission — summons to accused — employment of clerical help. — Immediately upon meeting, the commission shall proceed to organize by electing a president and a secretary and thereupon shall designate some day not less than twenty days nor more than thirty days after the service of the summons for the appearance of the accused and cause a summons to be issued, signed by the president of the commission and countersigned by the secretary thereof, with a copy of the articles of impeachment annexed, requiring the accused to appear on the day designated for that purpose, and answer charges exhibited against him, which shall be served by a messenger appointed by the commission, a reasonable time before the day set for his appearance. The commission shall have power to employ such clerical help and assistants as they may deem necessary to the proper conduct of the trial. ­­-------- (L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12843)
MO Rev Stat § 106.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.100 - Serving of summons.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.100. Serving of summons. — The notices as required by sections 106.070 and 106.090 shall be served on the accused personally, if he can be found; and if he cannot be found, then by leaving a copy of such summons and articles of impeachment at his dwelling house or usual place of abode, with some member of the family above the age of fifteen years. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12840, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12844)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11214; 1919 § 9187; 1909 § 10216
MO Rev Stat § 106.110 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.110 - Compensation to members of commission.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.110. Compensation to members of commission. — Each member of the special commission, provided for in section 106.080, shall be allowed an amount not to exceed ten dollars per day for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties, which allowance shall be in lieu of all other compensation for such service. ­­-------- (L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12845)
MO Rev Stat § 106.120 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.120 - Accused to be given time to answer.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.120. Accused to be given time to answer. — Upon the appearance of the accused, he shall have reasonable time to answer the impeachment; and when the answer shall be filed, the managers may reply thereto; and when issue shall be joined on any such impeachment, the court or commission shall appoint a time for trial thereof. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12842, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12846)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11216; 1919 § 9189; 1909 § 10218
MO Rev Stat § 106.130 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.130 - Depositions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.130. Depositions. — The president of the commission or the chief justice of the supreme court, as the case may be, on application of the respondent, or any of his counsel, or either of the managers, shall issue subpoenas for witnesses and commissions to take depositions where the witness is unable to attend from sickness or other infirmity, or where the witness is without the state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12843, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12847)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11217; 1919 § 9190; 1909 § 10219
MO Rev Stat § 106.140 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.140 - Manner of taking depositions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.140. Manner of taking depositions. — Such depositions shall be taken in the same manner and the same notice be given as where depositions are taken in circuit court. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12844, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12848)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11218; 1919 § 9191; 1909 § 10220
MO Rev Stat § 106.150 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.150 - Proceedings ex parte.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.150. Proceedings ex parte. — If the accused shall not appear after being notified, or, after appearing shall fail to answer, the court or commission may proceed ex parte. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12845, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12849)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11219; 1919 § 9192; 1909 § 10221
MO Rev Stat § 106.160 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.160 - Impeachment proceedings — oath.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.160. Impeachment proceedings — oath. — At the time and place appointed for trial, and before proceeding thereon, some person authorized by law so to do shall administer to the members of the special commission, in cases of impeachment of the governor or a judge of the supreme court, or to the judges of the supreme court, in cases of impeachments of other officers, an oath or affirmation impartially to try and determine the charges and to do justice according to the law and the evidence; and no member shall sit or give his vote until he shall have taken such oath or affirmation. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12846, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12850)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11220; 1919 § 9193; 1909 § 10222
MO Rev Stat § 106.170 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.170 - Impeachment trial proceedings.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   106.170. Impeachment trial proceedings. — The members being sworn, the supreme court or the special commission, as the case may be, shall proceed to hear, try and determine such impeachment, and may adjourn the trial to any other time; and the court or commission shall determine all questions of law arising during the trial upon the admissibility of evidence, the competency of witnesses, or otherwise, and may punish any person for contempt committed toward it, or for obstructing the administration of justice on such trial, in as full a manner as any court of record could do for like contempt toward such court. Except as otherwise provided in sections 106.020 to 106.210, the rules of evidence and procedure applicable in civil actions before circuit judges in the circuit courts of this state shall be followed in all trials of impeachment whether before the supreme court or the special commission. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12847, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12851, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11221; 1919 § 9194; 1909 § 10223  Effective 1-02-79
MO Rev Stat § 106.180 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.180 - Rights of accused — five-sevenths majority required to convict.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.180. Rights of accused — five-sevenths majority required to convict. — In all such trials the accused shall have a right to be heard by himself and his counsel, and all matters relating to procedure and the conduct of the trial shall be determined by a majority vote of the judges or commissioners and shall be entered and made a part of the record of the proceeding; but no judgment or sentence of conviction shall be given against any person upon any impeachment without concurrence of five-sevenths of the judges of the supreme court or of the members of the special commission. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12848, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12851a)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11222; 1919 § 9195; 1909 § 10224
MO Rev Stat § 106.190 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.190 - Accused party subject to indictment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.190. Accused party subject to indictment. — The party convicted or acquitted shall, notwithstanding such conviction or acquittal, be subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, for any indictable offense, according to the law of the land. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12849, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12851b)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11223; 1919 § 9196; 1909 § 10225  CROSS REFERENCE:  Impeachment not to prevent prosecution for offenses, Const. Art. VII § 3
MO Rev Stat § 106.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.200 - Disposition of transcript and judgment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.200. Disposition of transcript and judgment. — The supreme court or special commission, as the case may be, shall cause a transcript of the proceedings had on any impeachment to be made out, and the judgment of the court or commission, whether of conviction or acquittal, which shall be signed by the officer presiding at the trial and attested by the secretary of the commission or a judge of the court hearing the cause and deposited in the office of the secretary of state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12850, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12851c)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11224; 1919 § 9197; 1909 § 10226
MO Rev Stat § 106.210 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.210 - Writ to run in name of state.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   106.210. Writ to run in name of state. — All writs by the court or commission shall run in the name of the state of Missouri, shall be subscribed by the presiding officer and countersigned by a judge of the supreme court or in cases of impeachment of the governor or a judge of the supreme court, by the secretary of the commission and shall be served by the marshal of the court or by a special messenger appointed for that purpose. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12851, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12851d)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11225; 1919 § 9198; 1909 § 10227
MO Rev Stat § 106.220 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.220 - Forfeiture of office — reasons for.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   106.220. Forfeiture of office — reasons for. — Any person elected or appointed to any county, city, town or township office in this state, except such officers as may be subject to removal by impeachment, who shall fail personally to devote his time to the performance of the duties of such office, or who shall be guilty of any willful or fraudulent violation or neglect of any official duty, or who shall knowingly or willfully fail or refuse to do or perform any official act or duty which by law it is his duty to do or perform with respect to the execution or enforcement of the criminal laws of the state, shall thereby forfeit his office, and may be removed therefrom in the manner provided in sections 106.230 to 106.290. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12828)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11202; 1919 § 9175; 1909 § 10204  (1956) Statutory remedy for removal of officers, adopted under section 4, Article VII of the Constitution, is not exclusive and does not limit the jurisdiction of the supreme court in quo warranto. State inf. Dalton v. Mosley, 365 Mo. 711, 286 S.W.2d 721.  (1956) Sheriff who failed to enforce laws against gambling and against lotteries for charitable or civic purposes and who solicited reward for recovery of stolen property held to have forfeited office and could be ousted by quo warranto. State ex inf. Dalton v. Mosley, 365 Mo. 711, 286 S.W.2d 721. (1956) Proceeding in quo warranto to declare forfeiture of offices of two judges of county court was civil in nature and burden was upon informant to prove by preponderance of the evidence that by commission of acts alleged respondents had forfeited their respective offices and statutes defining grounds for removal would be given strict construction. State on inf. of Connett v. Madget (Mo.) 297 S.W.2d 417. (1964) Sheriff who placed or had placed a billfold, which had been taken in a burglary and later recovered, in a suspect's automobile for use in prosecution of the suspect, was guilty of willful and malicious oppression, misconduct and abuse of authority in office and thereby forfeited his office. State v. Elliott (Mo.), 380 S.W.2d 929. (1971) The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear quo warranto proceedings to remove county officer. State v. Orton (Mo.), 465 S.W.2d 618. (1979) Sheriff who represented to the county court that the cost for food preparation was greater than the actual cost and retained the difference for personal use was guilty of willful and fraudulent violation of an official duty. State ex inf. Ashcroft v. Riley (Mo.), 590 S.W.2d 903.
MO Rev Stat § 106.230 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.230 - Complaint against officer — duty of prosecuting attorney.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   106.230. Complaint against officer — duty of prosecuting attorney. — When any person has knowledge that any official mentioned in section 106.220 has failed, personally, to devote his time to the performance of the duties of such office, or has been guilty of any willful, corrupt or fraudulent violations or neglect of any official duty, or has knowingly or willfully failed or refused to perform any official act or duty which by law it was his duty to do or perform with respect to the execution or enforcement of the criminal laws of this state, he may make his affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths, setting forth the facts constituting such offense and file the same with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the offense, for the use of the prosecuting attorney or deposit it with the prosecuting attorney, furnishing also the names of witnesses who have knowledge of the facts constituting such offense; and it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney, if, in his opinion, the facts stated in said affidavit justify the prosecution of the official charged, to file a complaint in the circuit court as soon as practicable upon such affidavit, setting forth in plain and concise language the charge against such official, or the prosecuting attorney may file such complaint against such official upon his official oath and upon his own affidavit. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12829)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11203; 1919 § 9176; 1909 § 10205
MO Rev Stat § 106.240 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.240 - Appointment of special prosecutor.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   106.240. Appointment of special prosecutor. — Upon the filing of the affidavit as provided in section 106.230, against any prosecuting attorney, the judge of the circuit court of said county may appoint a special prosecutor, who shall have power and authority to file a complaint, as provided in section 106.230, against said prosecuting attorney. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12830)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11204; 1919 § 9177; 1909 § 10206
MO Rev Stat § 106.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.250 - Action by attorney general.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   106.250. Action by attorney general. — When an affidavit has been filed with the clerk of the circuit court of any county in this state, as provided in sections 106.230 and 106.240, the governor may, in his discretion, direct the attorney general to assist in the prosecution against said officer; and in case of the refusal of the prosecuting attorney or special prosecutor, after the filing of the affidavit provided for in sections 106.230 and 106.240, to file a complaint, the attorney general shall have authority to file a complaint against the official complained of. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12831)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11205; 1919 § 9178; 1909 § 10207
MO Rev Stat § 106.260 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.260 - Appointment of special sheriff.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   106.260. Appointment of special sheriff. — In any proceedings instituted under the provisions of sections 106.220 to 106.290, the attorney general, prosecuting attorney or special prosecutor appointed by the court may file with the clerk of the circuit court an affidavit that he believes the sheriff of said county is disqualified from summoning a fair and impartial jury for the trial of said cause, by reason of the fact that he is related to the defendant, or is interested or prejudiced in his favor to such an extent that he will not, in the opinion of said attorney general, prosecuting attorney or special prosecutor, summon a fair and impartial jury, and the judge may, in his discretion, thereupon make an order disqualifying said sheriff from summoning the jury in said cause, and appoint an elisor, who shall have the same power as the sheriff in the summoning of the jury, and perform the duties of the sheriff in the trial of said cause; provided, that in case the said proceeding shall be against the sheriff of any county, the judge shall make an order disqualifying him, and appoint an elisor for the summoning of the jury and performing the duties of the office of the sheriff for the trial of said cause. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12832)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11206; 1919 § 9179; 1909 § 10208
MO Rev Stat § 106.270 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers|Section 106.270 - Removal of officer — vacancy, how filled.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   106.270. Removal of officer — vacancy, how filled. — 1. If any official against whom a proceeding has been filed, as provided for in sections 106.220 to 106.290, shall be found guilty of failing personally to devote his time to the performance of the duties of such office, or of any willful, corrupt or fraudulent violation or neglect of official duty, or of knowingly or willfully failing or refusing to do or perform any official act or duty which by law it is made his duty to do or perform with respect to the execution or enforcement of the criminal laws of the state, the court shall render judgment removing him from such office, and he shall not be elected or appointed to fill the vacancy thereby created, but the same shall be filled as provided by law for filling vacancies in other cases. All actions and proceedings under sections 106.220 to 106.290 shall be in the nature of civil actions, and tried as such.  2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the removal or discharge of any chief, as that term is defined in section 106.273. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12833, A.L. 2013 H.B. 307)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11207; 1919 § 9180; 1909 § 10209