No sheriff of a county, mayor of a city or other private person authorized by law to appoint special deputies, marshals or policemen in this state to preserve the public peace and quell public disturbances shall appoint as special deputies, marshals or policemen any person who is not a resident of this state and who has not been a resident of this state for at least three years prior to his appointment.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.190
Special deputies and policemen to be residents of state
Effective: 28 Aug 1955; (RSMo 1939 § 4622, A.L. 1955 p. 515); Prior revisions: 1929 § 4233; 1919 § 3480; 1909 § 4695
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.