Every such officer who shall fail to pay the amount found due from him on such settlement, and who shall be returned by the collector to the county commission as a delinquent, so that the collector shall be credited in his account with the amount of delinquency, shall forfeit five percent per month upon the amount due from the time it ought to have been paid until collected, which may be recovered by suit upon his official bond or otherwise according to law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.120
Penalty on delinquents
Known as the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Law
The act spans §§ 105–105 (212 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 11230); Prior revisions: 1929 § 9999; 1919 § 12989; 1909 § 11541
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.