Every sheriff shall, within fifteen days after he or she is sworn into office, give bond to the state in a sum not less than five thousand dollars nor more than fifty thousand dollars, with sureties approved by the presiding judge of the circuit court, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties; which bond shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 57.020
Bond
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Missouri ex rel. Pemiscot County v. Western Surety Co. (1995)
Most recently applied in Missouri ex rel. Pemiscot County v. Western Surety Co. (April 1995)
Effective: 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories; (RSMo 1939 § 13127, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2001 H.B. 80); Prior revisions: 1929 § 11507; 1919 § 11631; 1909 § 11202
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.