If any clerk shall knowingly and willfully do any act contrary to the duties of his office, or shall knowingly and willfully fail to perform any act or duty required of him by law, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 483.165
Nonfeasance or misfeasance, misdemeanor
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 13300); Prior revisions: 1929 § 11681; 1919 § 2125; 1909 § 2688
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.