Title VI — COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

56.550. Circuit attorneys and assistants — oaths — duties. — Before entering upon the duties of their office, the circuit attorney and said assistants shall be severally sworn to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Missouri, and to faithfully dem…

56.570. Assistants and clerks — tenure. — The assistant circuit attorneys, clerks and stenographers appointed under the provisions of this chapter shall hold office from month to month, during the pleasure of the circuit attorney, and shall be removable at any time by the circuit…

56.600. Circuit attorney — salary — fees, collection, disposition. — For the performance of additional duties imposed by Section 32 of Article I of the Missouri Constitution and the additional duties imposed by the 1992 revision of section 546.630*, beginning on January 1, 1998, …

56.631. County counselor, how appointed, tenure, qualifications, compensation. — 1. The county commission or governing body of any county, except for any county with a charter form of government and with more than two hundred fifty thousand but fewer than three hundred fifty thou…

56.640. County counselor and assistants, duties of. — 1. If a county counselor is appointed, the county counselor and the county counselor's assistants under the county counselor's direction shall represent the county and all departments, officers, institutions and agencies there…

56.650. Counselor to advise county commission — employees of counselor, how paid, tenure — assistant counselor, compensation, how set. — If a county counselor is appointed, the county counselor shall in person, or by assistant, at the election of the county commission or governin…

56.660. Special county counselors — employment — compensation — qualifications. — The county counselor may, with the approval of the county commission or the governing body of such county, employ special county counselors to represent such county in prosecuting or defending any s…

56.670. Certain counties may contract with a private attorney to furnish nonprosecutorial legal service. — 1. The county commission of any county of the first classification without a charter form of government or any county of the second classification which contains part of a c…

56.700. Assistants for prosecuting attorneys, number, appointment, compensation. — 1. The prosecuting attorney in each county of the second, third or fourth class which contains a mental health facility able to serve at least eighty persons on an overnight, inpatient basis at any…

56.750. Office of prosecution services created — purpose — services. — 1. The "Missouri Office of Prosecution Services" is hereby established as an autonomous entity in the Missouri attorney general's office. It shall be the purpose of the Missouri office of prosecution services …

56.755. Executive director — staff — duties — office site. — There shall be an executive director of the office of prosecution services with a staff, within the limits of appropriations for the purpose, to carry out the purpose of this office. The prosecutors coordinators trainin…

56.760. Prosecutors coordinators training council created — officers, qualifications, terms, meetings, expenses — executive director, appointment, compensation, powers, removal from office. — The "Prosecutors Coordinators Training Council" is created to be composed of the preside…

56.765. Funding — surcharge to be collected in criminal and infraction cases, exceptions — registration fees — funds created — audit — use of fund. — 1. A surcharge of five dollars shall be assessed as costs in each court proceeding filed in any court in the state in all criminal…

56.770. Office of prosecution services not to usurp powers and duties of other officials. — Anything in sections 56.750 to 56.775 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Missouri office of prosecution services may not exercise any power, supervisory or otherwise, undertake any duty …

56.775. Severability of provisions. — The provisions of sections 56.750 to 56.775 are severable. If any part of sections 56.750 to 56.775 is declared invalid or unconstitutional, it is the intent of the legislature that the remaining portions of sections 56.750 to 56.775 shall re…

56.800. Retirement fund authorized, administration of. — There is hereby authorized a "Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys' Retirement Fund" which shall be under the management of a board of trustees described in section 56.809. The board of trustees shall be responsible …

56.805. Definitions. — As used in sections 56.800 to 56.840, the following words and terms mean: (1) "Annuity", annual payments, made in equal monthly installments, to a retired member from funds provided for, in, or authorized by, the provisions of sections 56.800 to 56.840; (2)…

56.807. Local payments, amounts — prosecuting attorneys and circuit attorneys' retirement system fund created — surcharges — donations may be accepted — member contribution to fund, amount. — 1. Beginning August 28, 1989, and continuing monthly thereafter until August 27, 2003, t…

56.809. Board established, trustees, terms, selection of — actuaries, advisors, counsel — audits — tables, rates, records — hearings, appeal — surety bonds — rules — powers of trustees — delegation of authority to advisors — records. — 1. The general administration and the respon…

56.811. Members, eligibility. — On and after the effective date of the establishment of the system, as an incident to his employment or continued employment, each person employed as an elected or appointed prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney shall become a member of the syst…

56.814. Retirement age, creditable service required for normal annuity. — 1. Any person who became a member prior to January 1, 2019, who has attained the age of sixty-two years and who has twelve years or more of creditable service as prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney may…

*56.816. Normal annuity, computation of — reserve account established, purpose. — 1. The normal annuity of a retired member who served as prosecuting attorney of a county of the third or fourth class shall, except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, be equal to: (1) Any …

56.818. Benefits, annual cost-of-living increase, limits. — 1. Each member who retires on or after August 28, 1989, shall receive each year an increase in the amount of benefits received by the member during the preceding year equal to the increase in the consumer price index cal…

56.820. Partial years to be used in computation of creditable service. — For the purpose of calculating benefits of a member, years of service as an employee and twelfths of a year are to be used. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 30)

56.823. Prior service, credit, limitation, amount. — 1. Any prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney who becomes a member of the system on the effective date of the establishment of the system* shall be given full credit for prior service as prosecuting attorney or circuit attorn…

56.824. Certain members may elect reduced benefit at age sixty-two. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who was a member of the system on August 28, 1989, who had served more than eight years as a prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney may elect to retire a…

56.825. Retirement of member, application to board — payments to begin, when. — Any member may retire at any time after the end of the month during which the member becomes eligible to retire under the provisions of section 56.814 and upon the member's submission of a written app…

56.827. Duration of benefits, exception — election to reduce benefits, spousal benefits allowed, when. — 1. The normal annuity of a member shall be paid to a member during his lifetime. Upon his death no further payments shall be made. 2. In lieu of the normal annuity otherwise p…

56.830. Death benefits, amount — surviving spouse entitled to benefits, when. — 1. A death benefit of ten thousand dollars shall be paid to the designated beneficiary of every active member upon the member's death or to the member's estate if there is no designated beneficiary. 2…

56.833. Deferred benefits allowed, when — forfeiture of creditable service, when, restoration of service, how — illness or injury, counts as service. — 1. Upon termination of employment, any person who became a member prior to January 1, 2019, shall be entitled to a deferred norm…

56.840. Benefits to retired employees, initial payments, when — creditable service, how accrued, certain counties — benefits as part-time prosecutor, when. — 1. Annuity payments to retired employees under the provisions of sections 56.800 to 56.840 shall be available beginning Ja…