Each and every bill of costs presented to any county commission for allowance shall be examined and certified to by the judge and prosecuting attorney in the same manner, all necessary charges excepted, as provided for certifying bills of costs to the director of the department of corrections for payment; and any county commissioner who shall pay, or vote to pay, any costs incurred in any criminal case or proceeding, unless the same is so certified to, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 550.220
Fee bill certified to county commission — penalty
Effective: 01 Jul 2006, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 4240, A. 1949 H.B. 2146, A.L. 2006 S.B. 870); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3845; 1919 § 4188; 1909 § 5396
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.