The neglect or refusal of any sheriff, police officer, jail warden or magistrate to execute any process, or to make proper return of all fines and penalties collected, or to receive in custody any prisoner, shall be deemed a class C misdemeanor and shall subject the offender to a prosecution by the proper prosecuting attorney.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.460
Civilian officers to execute required duties, failure to perform, penalty
Effective: 28 Aug 1984; (L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 130)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.