If any officer to whom any execution shall be delivered shall not return the same according to law and the command of the writ, such officer and his sureties shall be liable to pay the damages sustained by such default, to be recovered by the party aggrieved, by action upon the official bond of the officer, or by civil action against such officer.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.345
Officer liable on his bond for refusal to perform duty
Known as the Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act
The act spans §§ 513–513 (120 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1385); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1221; 1919 § 1672; 1909 § 2241
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.