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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1116 - Law not applicable to peace officers or employees in safety-sensitive positions, definitions.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
105.1116. Law not applicable to peace officers or employees in safety-sensitive positions, definitions. —
1. The provisions of sections 105.1105 and 105.1108 shall apply only with respect to criminal offenses committed on or after August 28, 1993.
2. The provisions of sections 105.1100 to 105.1114 and subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to a peace officer of any state or local law enforcement agency or other public employees in safety-sensitive positions. For the purpose of this subsection,
"safety-sensitive positions"
shall mean public employment involving the performance of duties which have a direct and immediate impact on the safety of the public and other public employees.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 67 §§ 8, 9)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1155 - Public employees not required by political subdivisions to receive COVID-19 vaccinations — exceptions.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
Effective - 28 Aug 2022
*105.1155. Public employees not required by political subdivisions to receive COVID-19 vaccinations — exceptions. —
No public employee, as that term is defined in section 105.500, shall be required by any political subdivision to receive a vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of commencing or continuing employment. As used in this section, the term
"political subdivision"
shall not include any facility that meets the definition of hospital in section 197.020, any long-term care facility licensed under chapter 198, any entity that meets the definition of facility in section 199.170, any facility certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), any state department or agency, or employees thereof, that are part of an onsite survey team performing federal oversight of certified providers and suppliers for CMS, or any entity or individual licensed under sections 190.001 to 190.245.
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(L. 2022 H.B. 1606 § 6)
*Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Byrd, et al. v. State of Missouri, et al. (see 2023 annotation below).
(2023) The inclusion of Section 67.2300 in H.B. 1606 from 2022 declared unconstitutional as violating the single subject rule of Article III, § 23 of the Missouri Constitution. The remaining provisions of H.B. 1606 could not be severed and the bill is declared invalid in its entirety. Byrd, et al. v. State of Missouri, et al., Case No. SC100045 (Mo.banc, Dec. 19, 2023).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1200 - Guidelines for standardized audits, additional information may be requested.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
Effective - 28 Aug 1994
105.1200. Guidelines for standardized audits, additional information may be requested. —
1. All state government departments shall accept a standardized audit following federal audit guidelines and a uniform cost report audited by a certified public accountant qualified to conduct such an audit.
2. Departments may require additional information outside the scope of a standardized audit if they indicate in writing that they have reason to suspect financial mismanagement or fraud.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1547 & 961 § 11)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1204 - Missouri National Guard members offered interview for state agency positions, when.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
Effective - 28 Aug 2021
105.1204. Missouri National Guard members offered interview for state agency positions, when. —
In filling any position in a state agency, as that term is defined under section 36.020, where employees are not required to be selected on the basis of merit under subsection 1 of section 36.030, the employing agency shall offer an interview to every applicant who is or was a member of the Missouri National Guard and who meets the minimum qualifications established for the position.
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(L. 2021 S.B. 120)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1209 - State agencies prohibited from requiring certain educational certificates as condition of employment.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
105.1209. State agencies prohibited from requiring certain educational certificates as condition of employment. —
No state agency, board or commission shall establish any policy or rule which requires any person to obtain any state certificate pursuant to a public school program linking education and careers, including any school-to-work program, as a condition of employment, nor shall any state agency establish any policy or rule requiring any employer to require such state certificate as a condition of employment.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 889 § 162.1120, first sentence)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1210 - Title.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
105.1210. Title. —
Sections 105.1210 to 105.1216 shall be known and may be cited as the "Selective Service Registration Awareness and Compliance Act".
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(L. 1999 H.B. 415 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1213 - Failure to register, ineligibility for state employment and certain state education assistance.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
105.1213. Failure to register, ineligibility for state employment and certain state education assistance. —
Any person who is required to register with the selective service system pursuant to the provisions of the United States Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451, et seq., shall not without proof of such registration:
(1) Be offered employment with the state of Missouri; or
(2) Be eligible for state-supported scholarships, programs for financial assistance for postsecondary education or loans insured by any state agency.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 415 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1216 - Hiring authorities to verify registration.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
105.1216. Hiring authorities to verify registration. —
Any official having charge of and authority over the hiring of employees or granting of educational assistance, as described in section 105.1213, shall adopt procedures deemed appropriate to effectuate the provisions of sections 105.1210 to 105.1216. Certification by the applicant of his registration status shall be deemed adequate to satisfy the provisions of sections 105.1210 to 105.1216.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 415 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1270 - No conflict of interest for state — authorized tax credits, abatements, exemptions, or loans, when.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
Effective - 28 Aug 2008
105.1270. No conflict of interest for state — authorized tax credits, abatements, exemptions, or loans, when. —
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a corporation, partnership, firm, trust, association, or other entity shall not be disqualified from receiving any state-authorized tax credit, abatement, exemption, or loan on the basis that there exists a conflict of interest due to a relationship of any degree or affinity to any statewide elected official or member of the general assembly, when the person of relation holds less than a two percent equity interest in the entity standing to benefit from the credit, abatement, exemption, or loan.
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(L. 2008 H.B. 2058)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1415 - Volunteer not considered employee, when.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
Effective - 28 Aug 2014
*105.1415. Volunteer not considered employee, when. —
Any person who performs volunteer work in the office of a judge or prosecutor and receives no pay or compensation shall not be considered an employee of the county or municipality.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 672)
*Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Calzone v. Koster, et al., see 2016 annotation below.
(2016) Provisions of S.B. 672 from 2014 declared unconstitutional as violating the single subject rule of Article III, § 23; under the facts presented, those provisions cannot be severed and the bill is unconstitutional in its entirety. Calzone v. Koster, et al., Case No. 15AC-CC00247 (Cole County Cir. Ct., Feb. 9, 2016).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 105 - Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 105.1445 - Notice to public employees, eligibility for loan forgiveness — public employers to adopt policy, notice.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105
Effective - 28 Aug 2016
105.1445. Notice to public employees, eligibility for loan forgiveness — public employers to adopt policy, notice. —
1. On or before January 1, 2017, the department of higher education and workforce development shall create guidance regarding notice of public employee eligibility for public service loan forgiveness. Public employers may use the guidance in providing notice to employees under subsection 2 of this section. The guidance shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Up-to-date, accurate, and complete information regarding eligibility for participation in existing public service loan forgiveness programs;
(2) Contact information and relevant forms for applying for existing public service loan forgiveness programs; and
(3) Other relevant information as determined by the department of higher education and workforce development.
2. On or before April 1, 2017, the governing body of each public employer in this state shall adopt a policy that provides up-to-date, accurate, and complete information to each new employee regarding eligibility for public service loan forgiveness. Notice to new employees shall be provided within ten days following the start of employment with the public employer. On or before June 30, 2017, the public employer shall provide the same information to all current employees employed on that date.
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(L. 2016 S.B. 997)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.010 - Appointive officers — removal.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
106.010. Appointive officers — removal. —
The governor shall have power and he is hereby authorized to remove from office, without assigning any other reason therefor, any appointive state official required by law to be appointed by the governor, whenever in his opinion such removal is necessary for the betterment of the public service, but the governor may, at his discretion, in any order of removal which he may make under authority of this section, assign additional and more specific reasons for such removal.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12826)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Appointive state officers, removal of, Const. Art. IV § 17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.020 - Who is impeachable — reasons for impeachment.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 28 Aug 1973
106.020. Who is impeachable — reasons for impeachment. —
All elective executive officials of the state, judges of the supreme court, the court of appeals and circuit judges shall be liable to impeachment for crime, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude, or oppression in office.
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(L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12836, A.L. 1973 S.B. 263)
CROSS REFERENCES:
Impeachment of public officers, Const. Art. VII §§ 1 to 3
Removal of officers not subject to impeachment, Const. Art. VII § 4
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.030 - Power of impeachment — trial.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
106.030. Power of impeachment — trial. —
The house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. All impeachments shall be tried before the supreme court, except that the governor or a member of the supreme court shall be tried by a special commission as provided for in sections 106.020 to 106.210.
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(L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12837)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.040 - Articles of impeachment — transmittal.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
106.040. Articles of impeachment — transmittal. —
When the house of representatives shall be satisfied that there is good cause to impeach any officer, they shall cause articles of impeachment to be made out in due form against such officer and shall transmit the same to the supreme court, and immediately elect managers to prosecute such impeachment; provided, however, that in the case of impeachment of the governor or a member of the supreme court, they shall transmit such articles of impeachment to the senate who shall, without delay, proceed to the election of a special commission to try such impeachment as provided in section 106.080. In case of death, resignation or failure to serve, of any manager elected by the house as aforesaid, the governor shall, if the house be not in session, fill such vacancy; and the person thus appointed shall have the same power and perform the same duties as if elected by the house.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12836, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12838)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11210; 1919 § 9183; 1909 § 10212
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.050 - Suspension of impeached officer.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
106.050. Suspension of impeached officer. —
If any officer shall be impeached, he is hereby suspended from exercising his office, after he shall be notified thereof, until his acquittal.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12837, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12839)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11211; 1919 § 9184; 1909 § 10213
(1995) In attorney general's quo warranto action seeking ouster of secretary of state, court suspended secretary of state from exercising the duties of her office pending trial for impeachment while leaving all other emoluments of office, including salary, in effect. The only method provided in the constitution for removal from office of statewide elective official is impeachment. Legislature is without authority to enact statutes that automatically provide for the removal from office of any elective executive official of the state. State ex inf. Nixon v. Moriarty, 893 S.W.2d 806 (Mo. en banc).
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12838, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12840)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11212; 1919 § 9185; 1909 § 10214
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12839, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12841)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11213; 1919 § 9186; 1909 § 10215
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12841, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12842)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11215; 1919 § 9188; 1909 § 10217
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12843)
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12840, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12844)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11214; 1919 § 9187; 1909 § 10216
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12845)
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12842, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12846)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11216; 1919 § 9189; 1909 § 10218
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.130 - Depositions.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12843, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12847)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11217; 1919 § 9190; 1909 § 10219
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12844, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12848)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11218; 1919 § 9191; 1909 § 10220
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12845, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12849)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11219; 1919 § 9192; 1909 § 10221
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12846, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12850)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11220; 1919 § 9193; 1909 § 10222
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 02 Jan 1979, see footnote
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.
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(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
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12848, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12851a)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11222; 1919 § 9195; 1909 § 10224
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(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
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12850, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12851c)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11224; 1919 § 9197; 1909 § 10226
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12851, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12851d)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11225; 1919 § 9198; 1909 § 10227
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(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.
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12829)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11203; 1919 § 9176; 1909 § 10205
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12830)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11204; 1919 § 9177; 1909 § 10206
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12831)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11205; 1919 § 9178; 1909 § 10207
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12832)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11206; 1919 § 9179; 1909 § 10208
2023 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.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12833, A.L. 2013 H.B. 307)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11207; 1919 § 9180; 1909 § 10209
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.273 - Removal of chief law enforcement officer, when.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
106.273. Removal of chief law enforcement officer, when. —
1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Chief"
, any nonelected chief law enforcement officer of any political subdivision;
(2)
"Just cause"
, exists when a chief:
(a) Is unable to perform his or her duties with reasonable competence or reasonable safety as a result of a mental condition, including alcohol or substance abuse;
(b) Has committed any act, while engaged in the performance of his or her duties, that constitutes a reckless disregard for the safety of the public or another law enforcement officer;
(c) Has caused a material fact to be misrepresented for any improper or unlawful purpose;
(d) Acts in a manner for the sole purpose of furthering his or her self-interest or in a manner inconsistent with the interests of the public or the chief's governing body;
(e) Has been found to have violated any law, statute, or ordinance which constitutes a felony; or
(f) Has been deemed insubordinate or found to be in violation of a written established policy, unless such claimed insubordination or violation of a written established policy was a violation of any federal or state law or local ordinance.
2. A chief shall be subject to removal from office or employment by the appointing authority or the governing body of the political subdivision employing the chief if:
(1) The governing body of the political subdivision employing the chief issues a written notice to the chief whose removal is being sought no fewer than ten business days prior to the meeting at which his or her removal will be considered;
(2) The chief has been given written notice as to the governing body's intent to remove him or her. Such notice shall include:
(a) Charges specifying just cause for which removal is sought;
(b) A statement of facts that are alleged to constitute just cause for the chief's removal; and
(c) The date, time, and location of the meeting at which the chief's removal will be considered;
(3) The chief is given an opportunity to be heard before the governing body, together with any witnesses, evidence and counsel of his or her choosing; and
(4) The governing body, by two-thirds majority vote, finds just cause for removing the chief.
3. Upon the satisfaction of the removal procedure under subsection 2 of this section, the chief shall be immediately removed from his or her office, shall be relieved of all duties and responsibilities of said office, and shall be entitled to no further compensation or benefits not already earned, accrued, or agreed upon.
4. Any chief removed pursuant to subsection 3 of this section shall be issued a written notice of the grounds of his or her removal within fourteen calendar days of the removal.
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(L. 2013 H.B. 307)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.280 - Right of appeal.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
106.280. Right of appeal. —
In all prosecutions under sections 106.220 to 106.290, the defendant shall, upon conviction, after judgment of removal is entered, be entitled to an appeal to the supreme court of Missouri, and said cause shall have precedence in said court on such appeal, and such supreme court shall hear such appeal as soon as possible. Pending such appeal such officer shall be suspended from office, and the trial court shall appoint a resident of the county, qualified in law, who shall act as such special officer pending the appeal; and if the decision on said appeal in said supreme court shall be in favor of the defendant, he shall be entitled to the pay for the time for which he was removed. The person acting as such officer during such appeal shall be entitled to the same compensation of a duly elected officer. The costs herein provided for shall be taxed against and paid by the county in which said proceedings originated. And the fee of any prosecuting attorney, as provided for in sections 106.220 to 106.290, shall be a reasonable one, fixed by the court, and payable out of the county treasury.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12834)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11208; 1919 § 9181; 1909 § 10210
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 106 - Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers › Section 106.290 - Payment of costs.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 106
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
106.290. Payment of costs. —
If, upon the trial of such cause, the defendant be acquitted, the complainant shall be adjudged to pay all costs, and upon motion for that purpose, filed before said cause shall be called for trial, the court may compel him to give security for payment of the same, and in default thereof may dismiss the complaint, except that in cases where the complaint is filed officially, no security for costs shall be required, and no costs adjudged against the complainant; but the same shall be paid by the county in case of acquittal, and by the defendant in case of conviction.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12835)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11209; 1919 § 9182; 1909 § 10211
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 107 - Bonds of Officers and Contractors for Public Works › Section 107.010 - Sureties of county officers to be residents of county.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 107
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
107.010. Sureties of county officers to be residents of county. —
The sureties of all clerks, sheriffs, constables, collectors and other county officers shall be residents of the county in which the bonds to which they become parties, by reason of being sureties for any of the said officers, shall be executed.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3233)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2846; 1919 § 997; 1909 § 1204
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 107 - Bonds of Officers and Contractors for Public Works › Section 107.020 - Who shall not be taken as surety.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 107
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
107.020. Who shall not be taken as surety. —
No sheriff, collector, constable, county treasurer, attorney at law, clerk of any court of record, judge or justice of any court of record shall be taken as surety in any official bond that may be given by an officer in this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3234)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2847; 1919 § 998; 1909 § 1205
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records › Chapter 107 - Bonds of Officers and Contractors for Public Works › Section 107.030 - Court shall require additional security, when.

Title VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 107
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
107.030. Court shall require additional security, when. —
When it shall come to the knowledge of any court whose duty it is to approve the official bonds of any of the officers named in section 107.010, that a surety of any of the said officers has become a nonresident of the county in which his official bond was executed and required to be filed, or has died, become insolvent or otherwise insufficient, said court shall make an order requiring the officer for whom any such surety executed the bond, on a day therein named, to appear and show cause why he should not give additional security.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3235)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2848; 1919 § 999; 1909 § 1206