The county shall pay the salaries, in the amount approved by a majority of the circuit judges of the circuit court, of each deputy appointed by the sheriff and approved by a majority of the circuit judges of the circuit court.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 57.230
Salaries of deputies from county treasury
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 41 F. Supp. 2d 965 - Baker v. Stone County, Mo. (1999)
Most recently applied in Linda Jenkins v. Frederick Tucker (May 2017)
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (L. 1945 p. 1569 § 10, A.L. 1959 S.B. 68, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
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Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.