If any person commit any waste, trespass or other injury in or upon any county buildings or other property belonging to any county, he shall forfeit and pay, to the use of the county, fourfold damages, to be recovered in the name of the county, in such form of action as individuals may maintain for like injuries to their property.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 49.490
Damages recoverable for injuring county property
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 13731); Prior revisions: 1929 § 12072; 1919 § 9472; 1909 § 3693
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.