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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.020 - Oath of office and bond.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
28.020. Oath of office and bond. —
The secretary of state, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of this state, and to demean himself faithfully in office, which shall be endorsed upon his commission, and enter into bond, with security to be approved by the governor, to the state of Missouri, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned that he will well and truly perform the duties of secretary of state; which bond shall be attested by the governor, and deposited in the office of the governor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12994, A.L. 1945 p. 1724)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11369; 1919 § 11610; 1909 § 11181
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.025 - Day care centers for employees' children, procedure to establish, licensing, costs.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1990
28.025. Day care centers for employees' children, procedure to establish, licensing, costs. —
1. Employees of the Missouri secretary of state may organize and file with the secretary of state an application as a not-for-profit corporation for the purpose of establishing a child day care center. The corporation so formed may enter into an agreement with the commissioner of administration for the lease of appropriate space for use as the child day care center. The space for the center may be made available to the corporation at a rate to be established by the commissioner of administration.
2. The corporation may provide child day care on property leased from the commissioner of administration. The child day care center established by the corporation shall be licensed under the provisions of sections 210.201 to 210.245. The operation of the day care center shall be paid for by fees or charges, established by the corporation, and collected from those who use its services. The corporation may receive any private donations or
*
grants from agencies of the federal government intended for the support of the child day care center.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1377)
*Word "of" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.030 - Appointment of clerks, employees — compensation.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1961
28.030. Appointment of clerks, employees — compensation. —
The secretary of state is authorized to appoint, and, within the limits of the appropriations to his department, to fix the compensation of such clerks and employees as may be necessary in the performance of the duties of his office. He shall designate one employee as deputy secretary of state, who shall have resided in this state at least two years prior to his appointment, and who shall possess all the powers and perform any of the duties prescribed by law to be performed by the secretary of state, when and for such periods of time as the secretary of state may designate. The secretary of state and his sureties on his official bond shall be responsible for the official acts of the deputy secretary of state, and whenever he signs the name of the secretary of state, under authority of law, or in any official capacity, he shall add thereafter his own name as the deputy secretary of state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12998, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 516, A.L. 1961 p. 408)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11373; 1919 § 11614; 1909 § 11185
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.035 - Help America Vote Act of 2002, secretary of state to be chief state election official for — procedures for election complaints to be established — rulemaking authority.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 2003
28.035. Help America Vote Act of 2002, secretary of state to be chief state election official for — procedures for election complaints to be established — rulemaking authority. —
1. The secretary of state shall be the chief state election official responsible for the administration and coordination of state responsibilities pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The secretary is authorized to appoint members to commissions, develop and submit plans, set voting systems standards and compliance deadlines, and any other activities reasonably necessary to comply with the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
2. The office of the secretary of state shall be designated as the single office which shall be responsible for providing information regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures to be used by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters, as defined in section 115.279, with respect to elections for federal office.
3. The secretary of state shall establish state-based administrative complaint procedures to remedy grievances concerning a violation of Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. These procedures shall:
(1) Require complaints to be in writing and notarized, and signed and sworn by the person filing the complaint;
(2) Allow complaints to be consolidated;
(3) At the request of the complainant, require a hearing on the record which may be conducted exclusively by written testimony and information;
(4) Provide an appropriate remedy for any substantiated violation of Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002;
(5) Dismiss the complaint and publish the results of the procedures when there is a determination of no violation;
(6) Require a final determination with respect to the complaint before the expiration of the ninety-day period which begins on the date the complaint is filed, unless the complainant consents to a longer period for making such a determination; and
(7) If the final determination is not completed within ninety days, resolve the complaint within sixty days under alternative dispute resolution procedures. The record and any other materials from proceedings conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be made available for use under the alternative dispute resolution procedures.
4. The secretary of state is authorized to promulgate rules to execute this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536.
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(L. 2003 H.B. 511)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.040 - Custodian of state seal, records and documents — appointment of state librarian.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 01 Jul 1993, see footnote
28.040. Custodian of state seal, records and documents — appointment of state librarian. —
1. He shall keep his office at the seat of government; have the safekeeping of the seal of state and of all public records, including surety bonds, except those for which other provisions are made by law, rolls, documents, acts, resolutions and orders of the general assembly; keep a register of all commissions issued, the official acts of the governor and, when necessary, attest the same.
2. He shall appoint a state librarian who shall administer the state library, all state library service programs, distribution of funds, and personnel actions shall be made on a nonpartisan basis.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12995, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A.L. 1959 H.B. 119, A.L. 1991 S.B. 197)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11370; 1919 § 11611; 1909 § 11182
Effective 7-01-93
CROSS REFERENCES:
Cities and towns, alphabetical list of, to be kept, 71.040
Cities and towns, name change to be filed before adoption, 71.030, 71.070
Laws, originals to be deposited, 2.010
State seal, custody and use of, Const. Art. IV § 14
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.050 - Seal to be affixed, when — exceptions.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
28.050. Seal to be affixed, when — exceptions. —
He shall affix the seal of the state to and countersign all commissions and other official acts required by law to be issued or done by the governor, his approbation or disapprobation of the acts of the general assembly excepted, and all other instruments, when required or authorized by the governor, or by law.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12996, A.L. 1945 p. 1724)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11371; 1919 § 11612; 1909 § 11183
CROSS REFERENCES:
Amendments to constitution, authentication, 2.040
Laws, bills passed over governor's veto, authentication, 21.250
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.060 - Records of commissions and appointments.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
28.060. Records of commissions and appointments. —
He shall keep in his office an abstract of all commissions issued and appointments made by the governor, and shall register therein the substance of each commission, specifying the name of the person appointed, the office conferred, the district or county for which the appointment is made, and the term of office; and when any office shall become vacant he shall enter, in a space to be left for that purpose, a memorandum of such vacancy and the occasion thereof, with a reference to any evidence deposited in his office.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13003, A.L. 1945 p. 1724)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11378; 1919 § 11619; 1909 § 11190
CROSS REFERENCE:
Notaries public, Chap. 486
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.070 - Public inspection of records.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
28.070. Public inspection of records. —
The governor and the members of either house of the general assembly, or committees thereof, shall have free access to his office for the inspection and examination of all books, papers, records and proceedings. All public records on file in his office are subject to inspection by any person during regular office hours and when inspection will not interfere with the orderly performance of duties.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13001, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A.L. 1959 H.B. 119)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11376; 1919 § 11617; 1909 § 11188
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.080 - No original document to be taken from office.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
28.080. No original document to be taken from office. —
He shall not permit any original roll, paper or public document filed in his office to be taken out of it unless called for by a resolution of either or both houses of the general assembly, or for the examination of the chief executive or for publication when required by law.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13002, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A.L. 1959 H.B. 119)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11377; 1919 § 11618; 1909 § 11189
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.090 - To make copies of official acts.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
28.090. To make copies of official acts. —
He shall make out and deliver to every person requiring the same copies of any act, resolution, order of the general assembly, commission or other official act of the governor, roll, record, document, paper, bond or recognizance, deposited in his office by law, and shall certify such copies, under his hand, and affix thereto the seal of his office; and such copies shall be admitted as evidence in all courts of this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12997, A.L. 1945 p. 1724)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11372; 1919 § 11613; 1909 § 11184
CROSS REFERENCES:
Trademarks, registration of, Chap. 417
Vessels, bottling liquids, registration of, 417.260
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.095 - Facsimile signature authorized.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1967
28.095. Facsimile signature authorized. —
A facsimile of the signature of the secretary of state, applied at his direction and under his supervision, is deemed the signature of the secretary of state for all purposes.
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(L. 1967 p. 99 § 1)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Uniform facsimile signature of public officials law, 105.273 to 105.278
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.110 - Registration of land.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
28.110. Registration of land. —
The secretary of state shall perform all the duties required by law to be performed on behalf of the state with respect to registration of lands, issuance of patents and other authentication of title to saline or swamplands.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12999, A.L. 1945 p. 1724)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11374; 1919 § 11615; 1909 § 11186
CROSS REFERENCES:
Patents, when issued, authentication, 446.180
Right-of-way through state lands, 388.380
Swampland--duty to act as agent, 241.030
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.120 - Letters and documents, retention and destruction.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
28.120. Letters and documents, retention and destruction. —
He shall file and safely keep all official letters and other public documents directed to or received by him. He shall file, retain, store and destroy those documents in accordance with the state and local records law.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13000, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A.L. 1959 H.B. 119, A.L. 1983 H.B. 713 Revision)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11375; 1919 § 11616; 1909 § 11187
CROSS REFERENCE:
Public and business records, duties, Chap. 109
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.130 - Reports.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
28.130. Reports. —
He shall report to the general assembly, either branch thereof, or to the governor, at the times and covering the matters requested.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13005, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A.L. 1959 H.B. 119)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11383; 1919 § 11624; 1909 § 11195
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.163 - One-time increase, amounts.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1994
28.163. One-time increase, amounts. —
The secretary of state may, by administrative rule, provide for a one-time increase not to exceed the amounts specified in sections 347.740, 351.127, 355.023, 356.233, 359.653, 400.9-528
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, and 417.018.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 635)
*In 2017 statutory reference to 400.9-508 changed to 400.9-528 in accordance with section 3.060. Section 400.9-508 was transferred to section 400.9-528 in 2001.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.170 - Fees to be paid to director of revenue.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1978
28.170. Fees to be paid to director of revenue. —
Before the secretary of state performs a duty or service required by law for which a fee is charged, the person requesting the service shall produce to the secretary of state the receipt of the state director of revenue showing that the fee has been paid to him or shall submit the fee to the secretary of state for transmittal to the state director of revenue.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13428, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 484, A.L. 1959 H.B. 119, A.L. 1978 S.B. 755)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11806; 1919 § 11014; 1909 § 10717
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.190 - Vacancy — governor's duties.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1949
28.190. Vacancy — governor's duties. —
In case of death, resignation, removal from office, impeachment or vacancy from any cause in the office of secretary of state, the governor shall immediately appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the term in which such vacancy occurred and until his successor is elected or appointed, commissioned and qualified; and the governor shall take charge of the office and superintend its business until such person is appointed, commissioned and qualified; except that in case of impeachment, the governor shall appoint a qualified person to serve only until such impeachment is determined, when the suspended officer, if acquitted, shall be reinstated in office, or if the suspended officer is convicted, a new appointment shall be made by the governor as in the case of other vacancies.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13009, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A. 1949 S.B. 1011)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11387; 1919 § 11628; 1909 § 11199
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.200 - Penalty for neglect of duty.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
28.200. Penalty for neglect of duty. —
If the secretary of state shall at any time neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties enjoined on him by law, he shall pay to the person aggrieved a sum not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, to be recovered by civil action.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13008, A.L. 1945 p. 1724)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11386; 1919 § 11627; 1909 § 11198
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.300 - Transition funds for secretary of state, when.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977
28.300. Transition funds for secretary of state, when. —
1. In each year in which a secretary of state of this state is elected and when the secretary of state so elected is not the incumbent at the time of the election, funds and facilities for the secretary of state-elect to be used by him in preparing an orderly transition of administration shall be provided.
2. The legislature shall appropriate to the commissioner of administration, funds to be used only for the purpose of this transition and to be expended during the transition period but in no event shall the amount so appropriated exceed ten thousand dollars for any such transition and all funds not expended for this purpose during the transition period shall revert to general revenue.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 493 & 458)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.305 - Secretary of state's transition period defined.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977
28.305. Secretary of state's transition period defined. —
The
"transition period"
shall begin on the fifteenth day of November following the election of a secretary of state who is not an incumbent and shall end when that secretary of state-elect has taken the oath of office.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 493 & 458)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.310 - Transition facilities to be provided for secretary of state.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977
28.310. Transition facilities to be provided for secretary of state. —
1. The commissioner of administration shall provide office space and equipment for the secretary of state-elect and his staff during the transition period. The facilities provided shall be located at the seat of government and shall be suitable for the purpose and capable of adequately housing the secretary of state-elect and his staff.
2. The commissioner of administration shall furnish the transition facility with adequate telephone service, office furniture and office machines including but not limited to typewriters, adding machines and duplicating equipment.
3. The transition period office space may be located in state-owned buildings or in leased property. All salaries, expenses, rentals and equipment purchase and repairs shall be made only from funds appropriated for the purpose of this transition.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 493 & 458)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.684 - Credit or debit cards may be accepted for payment of taxes and fees — secretary of state to establish a revenue collection center for prepaid accounts — refund, procedure.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
28.684. Credit or debit cards may be accepted for payment of taxes and fees — secretary of state to establish a revenue collection center for prepaid accounts — refund, procedure. —
The secretary of state may accept credit or debit cards and establish a new revenue collection center for prepaid accounts for the payment of required taxes and fees. The secretary of state shall work with the state treasurer and the office of administration in connection with such payments. No person establishing a prepayment account pursuant to this section shall be entitled to payment of any interest on such account. Funds in prepayment accounts shall be refundable upon the order of the person or persons authorized to transfer money from such an account.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 680 §§ 29, 31 merged with S.B. 844 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.700 - Electronic facsimile filings for documents filed with secretary of state's office, rulemaking authority.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 01 Jul 2001, see footnote
28.700. Electronic facsimile filings for documents filed with secretary of state's office, rulemaking authority. —
The secretary of state may adopt rules to authorize the electronic facsimile filing of any document filed with the secretary under any provision administered by the secretary. The rules may set forth standards for the acceptance of a form of signature other than the proper handwriting of a person. A signature or document filed by electronic facsimile in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall be prima facie evidence for all purposes that the document actually was signed by the person whose signature appears on the facsimile.
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(L. 2001 S.B. 288 § 1)
Effective 7-01-01
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 28 - Secretary of State › Section 28.960 - Registered voter lists, audit of — authorized — requirements.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 28
Effective - 28 Aug 2022
28.960. Registered voter lists, audit of — authorized — requirements. —
1. The secretary of state shall have the authority to, at his or her discretion, audit the list of registered voters for any local election authority to ensure accuracy.
2. Any audit conducted by the secretary of state shall, at least quarterly, determine whether the local election authority has performed the following voter registration list maintenance activities, as required by law:
(1) Sending verification notices in accordance with section 115.155; and
(2) Registering voters and removing names from the voter registration system in accordance with section 115.158.
3. After completing the audit, the secretary of state shall notify the local election authority in writing of any maintenance updates that are required and shall advise the local election authority they have ninety days to make required updates. If, after ninety days, the secretary of state determines that the local election authority has not performed the required maintenance of voter registration lists as required by law, the secretary of state's office may withhold transaction funds associated with maintenance of the voter registration lists from the local election authority.
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(L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.010 - Salary of auditor.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
• Effective - 01 Jan 1987, see footnote
29.010. Salary of auditor. —
The state auditor shall receive an annual salary in an amount equal to the salary of the secretary of state provided pursuant to section 28.010, to be paid at the time and in the manner provided by law. Such salary shall constitute the total compensation for all duties to be performed by him and there shall be no further payments made to or accepted by him for the performance of any duty now required of him under any existing law.
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(L. 1943 p. 869 § 1, A. 1949 S.B. 1012, A.L. 1955 p. 573, A.L. 1967 p. 97, A.L. 1977 H.B. 520, A.L. 1984 S.B. 528)
Effective 1-01-87
Revisor's Note: Salary adjustment index is printed, as required by § 105.005, in Appendix E.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.015 - State auditor, term of office, term begins, when.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1987
29.015. State auditor, term of office, term begins, when. —
The state auditor shall hold office for a term of four years beginning at 12:00 noon on the second Monday in January next after his or her election and until a successor is elected and qualified.
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(L. 1987 H.B. 456)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.020 - Oath of office and bond — penalty.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.020. Oath of office and bond — penalty. —
The state auditor shall not have possession or control of his office until he has taken the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, and caused the same to be endorsed on his commission, nor until he shall give the official bond required in section 29.030; and if he shall attempt under color of law to do or perform any official act or duty before complying with the provisions of this section, he shall forfeit five thousand dollars for the use of the state, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction, without power in anyone to remit such forfeiture.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13011, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 1)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11389; 1919 § 13286; 1909 § 11798
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.030 - Bond — approved and filed.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.030. Bond — approved and filed. —
Immediately after his election or appointment, the state auditor shall execute and deliver to the governor a bond to the state in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, to be approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of all the duties required or which may be required of him by law, whether as state auditor or in any capacity in which he may be required to act ex officio by virtue of being state auditor; which bond shall be renewed every two years, and as much oftener as the governor may require. The state auditor's bond shall be a surety bond and entered into with a surety company or companies authorized to do business in this state. The cost of said bonds shall be paid by the state. If the governor be in doubt as to the solvency of the surety company or companies on the bond of the state auditor, he may require further evidence of the solvency of such surety company or companies. After the legality of said bond shall have been passed upon by the attorney general it shall be submitted to the governor for his approval. If the governor approve the bond, he shall endorse thereon such approval and its date, and deliver the same to the secretary of state to be filed and recorded in his office.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13012, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 2)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11390; 1919 § 13287; 1909 § 11799
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.040 - Deputy state auditor — oath and appointment.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1961
29.040. Deputy state auditor — oath and appointment. —
The state auditor shall have the power to appoint a deputy state auditor who shall be thoroughly competent to perform all the duties prescribed by law to be performed by the state auditor. Such appointment, with the oath of office endorsed thereon, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state before the deputy state auditor enters upon his duties. The deputy state auditor, when appointed, may perform the duties of the office, but the state auditor and his sureties on his official bond, shall be liable for the official acts, misfeasance or defalcation of the deputy state auditor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13017, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 5, A.L. 1961 p. 409)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11395; 1919 § 13292; 1909 § 11804
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.050 - Surety company on bond responsible for acts of deputy state auditor.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1961
29.050. Surety company on bond responsible for acts of deputy state auditor. —
The surety company or companies on the state auditor's bond shall be held responsible for all acts of the state auditor and the deputy state auditor until his successor is elected or appointed, commissioned and qualified; provided, that if a new bond be given by the state auditor and the new bond is approved by the governor, then the sureties on the first bond shall only be held liable for all acts or omissions of the state auditor and the deputy state auditor occurring prior to the giving and approving of the new bond.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13018, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 7, A.L. 1961 p. 409)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11396; 1919 § 13293; 1909 § 11805
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.060 - Appointment of other employees.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.060. Appointment of other employees. —
The state auditor is authorized to appoint, and within the limits of his appropriation to fix the compensation of such auditors, accountants, supervisors, examiners, clerks and other employees as may be necessary in the performance of his duties under the law.
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(L. 1945 p. 584 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.070 - Examiners — oath and bond.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.070. Examiners — oath and bond. —
Every examiner appointed by the state auditor shall, before entering upon the duties of his appointment, take and file in the office of the secretary of state an oath to support the constitution of the state, to faithfully demean himself in office, to make fair and impartial examinations, and that he will not accept as presents or emoluments any pay, directly or indirectly, for the discharge of any act in the line of his duty other than the remuneration fixed and accorded to him by law, and that he will not reveal the condition of any office examined by him or any information secured in the course of any examination of any office to anyone except the state auditor, and every examiner shall enter into a bond, payable to the state of Missouri, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be approved by the state auditor and deposited in the office of the state treasurer conditioned that he will faithfully perform his duties as such examiner, and in case any such examiner shall knowingly report any officer as being a defaulter or as not being a defaulter, and knowing the same to be otherwise, and any person be injured thereby, such person shall have a right of action on such bond for his injuries; such action shall be brought in the name of the state and at the relation of the injured party.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13101, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 30)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11485; 1919 § 13309
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.080 - Examiners — violation of oath — penalty.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.080. Examiners — violation of oath — penalty. —
For any violation of his oath of office or of any duty imposed upon him by this chapter, any examiner shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding five years, or by a fine not less than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one nor more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13102, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 31)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11486; 1919 § 13310
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.100 - Rules and regulations — promulgation, procedure.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
29.100. Rules and regulations — promulgation, procedure. —
The state auditor shall make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of his powers and duties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 536. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(L. 1945 p. 584 § 34, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.110 - Auditor may administer oath.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.110. Auditor may administer oath. —
The state auditor or such person or persons in his department as he may designate in writing shall have power to administer all oaths and affirmations required or allowed by law, in matters touching the duties of his office.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13068, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 18)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11451; 1919 § 13357; 1909 § 11858
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.120 - Seal.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.120. Seal. —
The state auditor shall keep a seal of office which shall be used to authenticate all writings, papers and documents certified from his office.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13019, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 8)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11397; 1919 § 13294; 1909 § 11806
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.130 - Free access to other offices.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.130. Free access to other offices. —
The state auditor shall have free access to all offices of this state for the inspection of such books, accounts and papers as concern any of his duties.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13057, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 9)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11433; 1919 § 13339; 1909 § 11840
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.150 - Records not to duplicate those of commissioner of administration — retention and destruction, duties.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1983
29.150. Records not to duplicate those of commissioner of administration — retention and destruction, duties. —
The state auditor is authorized to keep such records as may be necessary for the proper performance of his duties; provided, however, that he shall not keep any original records which duplicate the records kept by the commissioner of administration. He shall file, retain, store and destroy those records in accordance with the state and local records law.
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(L. 1945 p. 584 § 26, A.L. 1983 H.B. 713 Revision)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Records retention and destruction, duties, Chap. 109
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.170 - To furnish forms for reports of county officers.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1961
29.170. To furnish forms for reports of county officers. —
The state auditor shall make out blank forms of returns and reports required by law to be made to his office by clerks of courts and other county officers, and transmit them with directions, if necessary, to the clerks and officers who shall make their returns and reports in conformity thereto.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13069, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 19, A.L. 1961 p. 409)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11452; 1919 § 13358; 1909 § 11859
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.185 - Conducting of audits, requirements.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
29.185. Conducting of audits, requirements. —
When conducting an audit under this chapter, the audit objectives as defined in the standards established by the comptroller general of the United States shall determine the type of audit to be conducted which may include financial and performance audits. Neither the audit type nor the audit objectives shall be mutually exclusive. An audit may include either financial or performance audit objectives or one or more objectives from both types of audits. A performance audit may include one primary objective, such as economy and efficiency, or a combination of objectives, such as internal control and compliance.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 116)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.190 - To prescribe uniform method and plan of publishing the financial statements for counties.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
29.190. To prescribe uniform method and plan of publishing the financial statements for counties. —
The state auditor shall prescribe a uniform method and plan of publishing the county financial statement each year for the information of the public. Such statement or statements shall set forth the true financial condition of the county, the revenues and receipts, expenditures and disbursements for the year as compared with the budget for the year, the bonded debt and other liabilities at the close of the year, the total salaries, fees and all other emoluments received by all county officers, and such other information as shall be prescribed by the state auditor. The form of such statements shall follow the recognized governmental reporting practices.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13095, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 24, A. 1949 S.B. 1012, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11479; 1919 § 13303
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.205 - Power to audit school districts.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories
29.205. Power to audit school districts. —
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state auditor shall have the power to audit any school district or charter school within the state in the same manner as the auditor may audit any agency of the state.
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(L. 2008 S.B. 1066 § 1, A.L. 2012 S.B. 576)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.210 - To audit state transportation department — expenses of, how paid.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
29.210. To audit state transportation department — expenses of, how paid. —
Whenever the state auditor conducts an audit of the state highways and transportation commission and the state transportation department, salaries of auditors, examiners, clerks, stenographers and other employees of the state auditor making such audit and all expenses incurred in making such audit shall be paid monthly by the state highways and transportation commission and the state transportation department out of moneys appropriated to the state highways and transportation commission and the state transportation department, when such payrolls and expense accounts for such purposes are certified to the state highways and transportation commission and the state transportation department by the state auditor.
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(L. 1949 p. 232 § 21a, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.216 - Public employee retirement and health care systems, audit of, when.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
29.216. Public employee retirement and health care systems, audit of, when. —
The state auditor may make, or cause to be made, audits of any public employee retirement or public employee health care system operating within the state, which shall include but not be limited to a public employee retirement or public employee health care system established under sections 70.600 to 70.755 and chapters 50, 56, 103, 104, and 169.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 116)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.221 - Reports of improper governmental activities, auditor's duties.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
29.221. Reports of improper governmental activities, auditor's duties. —
1. The auditor shall provide various means to receive reports of allegations of improper governmental activities, which shall include a telephone hotline, electronic mail, and internet access. The auditor shall periodically publicize the hotline telephone number, electronic mail address, internet website address, and any other means by which the auditor may receive reports of allegations of improper governmental activities. Individuals who make a report under this section may choose to remain anonymous until the individual affirmatively consents to having the individual's identity disclosed.
2. The auditor shall receive and initially review reports of allegations of improper governmental activities of state agencies, political subdivisions, or state or political subdivision officers or employees within the scope of authority set forth in this section, including misappropriation, mismanagement, waste of resources, fraud, or violations of state or federal law, rule or regulation. After conducting an initial review, the auditor may investigate those allegations the auditor deems to be credible. When the auditor believes that an allegation of improper governmental activity is outside the authority set forth in this section, the auditor shall refer the allegation to the appropriate state agency responsible for the enforcement or administration of the matter for investigation. When the auditor believes that an allegation of improper governmental activity involves matters set forth in this subsection, those matters shall be referred as follows:
(1) Allegations of criminal misconduct to either the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney for the county where the alleged misconduct occurred;
(2) Allegations of violations of sections 105.450 to 105.496 to the Missouri ethics commission;
(3) Allegations of violations of chapter 115 to the appropriate election authority or the secretary of state.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 116)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.240 - Continuous audit of accounts in commissioner of administration's office.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1959
29.240. Continuous audit of accounts in commissioner of administration's office. —
The state auditor shall have free access to the office, books, accounts and papers of the commissioner of administration for the inspection thereof and may conduct a continuous audit of the books, accounts and papers. He may assign employees to conduct the continuous audit in the office of the commissioner of administration and the commissioner of administration shall afford the employees every reasonable facility.
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(L. 1945 p. 584 § 23, A.L. 1959 S.B. 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.250 - False, misleading, or unfounded reports, penalty — failure to comply with chapter, penalty — report of violations.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
29.250. False, misleading, or unfounded reports, penalty — failure to comply with chapter, penalty — report of violations. —
1. Any person who willfully makes or causes to be made, to the state auditor or the auditor's designated representatives, any false, misleading, or unfounded report for the purpose of interfering with the performance of any audit, special review, or investigation, or to hinder or obstruct the auditor or the auditor's designated representatives in the performance of duties, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2. Any person or entity affected by this chapter who shall refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Refusing or failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall include but not be limited to any person or entity failing to submit their books, papers and concerns to the inspection of the state auditor, or any of the auditor's examiners, or if anyone connected with the official duties of the state, county, institution, or political subdivision of the state, shall refuse to submit to be examined upon oath.
3. The state auditor shall report any violation of subsection 1 or 2 of this section to the prosecuting attorney, who shall institute such action or proceedings against such person or entity as the prosecutor may deem proper.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13100, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 29, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11484; 1919 § 13308
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.260 - Officers to have recourse to law.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
29.260. Officers to have recourse to law. —
The provisions of this chapter shall not preclude any officer or officers in charge of the offices and institutions mentioned in this chapter from having proper recourse in the courts of law in this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13104, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 33, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11488; 1919 § 13312
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.280 - Vacancy — governor to fill.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 1945
29.280. Vacancy — governor to fill. —
When a vacancy occurs in the office of state auditor the governor shall immediately appoint an auditor to fill such vacancy for the residue of the term in which the vacancy occurred, and until his successor is elected or appointed, commissioned and qualified.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13016, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 4)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11394; 1919 § 13291; 1909 § 11803
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 29 - State Auditor › Section 29.351 - Audit of state auditor's office, when — procedure — cost, how paid.

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 29
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
29.351. Audit of state auditor's office, when — procedure — cost, how paid. —
1. During the regular legislative session which convenes in an odd-numbered year, the general assembly shall, by concurrent resolution, employ an independent certified public accountant or certified public accounting firm to conduct an audit examination of the accounts, functions, programs, and management of the state auditor's office. The audit examination shall be made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, including such reviews and inspections of books, records and other underlying data and documents as are necessary to enable the independent certified public accountant performing the audit to reach an informed opinion on the condition and performance of the accounts, functions, programs, and management of the state auditor's office. Upon completion of the audit, the independent certified public accountant shall make a written report of his findings and conclusions, and shall supply each member of the general assembly, the governor, and the state auditor with a copy of the report. The cost of the audit and report shall be paid out of the joint contingent fund of the general assembly.
2. The commissioner of administration shall bid these services, at the direction of the general assembly, pursuant to state purchasing laws.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 36 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)
Transferred 2013; formerly 21.760