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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.2855
33 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHOVIS.
55 5902H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections1.020,56.010,56.060,56.066,56.363,56.640,56.700,56.805,56.807,
88 70.010,70.060,and70.090,RSMo,andsection56.067asenactedbysenatebillno.
99 672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section56.067as
1010 enactedbysenatebillno.275,ninetiethgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,section
1111 56.265asenactedbysenatebillno.672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,second
1212 regularsession,section56.265asenactedbysenatebillno.275,ninetiethgeneral
1313 assembly,firstregularsession,section56.816asenactedbysenatebillno.672,
1414 ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,andsection56.816as
1515 enactedbysenatebillno.290,ninety-firstgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,and
1616 toenactinlieuthereofsixteennewsectionsrelatingtoprosecutingattorneys.
1717 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1818 SectionA.Sections1.020,56.010,56.060,56.066,56.363,56.640,56.700,56.805,
1919 256.807,70.010,70.060,and70.090,RSMo,andsection56.067asenactedbysenatebillno.
2020 3672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section56.067asenactedby
2121 4senatebillno.275,ninetiethgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,section56.265asenacted
2222 5bysenatebillno.672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section
2323 656.265asenactedbysenatebillno.275,ninetiethgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,
2424 7section56.816asenactedbysenatebillno.672,ninety-seventhgeneralassembly,second
2525 8regularsession,andsection56.816asenactedbysenatebillno.290,ninety-firstgeneral
2626 9assembly,firstregularsession,arerepealedandsixteennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,
2727 10tobeknownassections1.020,56.010,56.015,56.060,56.066,56.067,56.265,56.363,
2828 1156.640,56.700,56.805,56.807,56.816,70.010,70.060,and70.090,toreadasfollows:
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 1.020.Asusedinthestatutorylawsofthisstate,unlessotherwisespeciallyprovided
3131 2orunlessplainlyrepugnanttotheintentofthelegislatureortothecontextthereof:
3232 3 (1)"Certifiedmail"or"certifiedmailwithreturnreceiptrequested",includes
3333 4certifiedmailcarriedbytheUnitedStatesPostalService,oranyparcelorlettercarriedbyan
3434 5overnight,express,orgrounddeliveryservicethatallowsasenderorrecipientto
3535 6electronicallytrackitslocationandprovidesrecordofthesignatureoftherecipient;
3636 7 (2)"County[orcircuitattorney"meansprosecutingattorney] attorney","circuit
3737 8attorney","prosecutingattorney",oranyderivationthereof,whenusedinthecontext
3838 9ofthefunctions,duties,powers,andresponsibilitiesoftheoffice,meansanelected
3939 10officialofacountyordesignatedjurisdictionwiththeresponsibilityforprosecuting
4040 11violationsofstatelaw;
4141 12 (3)"Executor"includesadministratorwherethesubjectmatterappliestoan
4242 13administrator;
4343 14 (4)"Generalelection"meanstheelectionrequiredtobeheldontheTuesday
4444 15succeedingthefirstMondayofNovember,biennially;
4545 16 (5)"Guardian",ifusedinasectioninacontextrelatingtopropertyrightsor
4646 17obligations,meansconservatoroftheestateasdefinedinchapter475."Guardianship",if
4747 18usedinasectioninacontextrelatingtorightsandobligationsotherthanpropertyrightsor
4848 19obligations,meansguardianofthepersonasdefinedinchapter475;
4949 20 (6)"Handicap"meansamentalorphysicalimpairmentthatsubstantiallylimitsoneor
5050 21moremajorlifeactivities,whethertheimpairmentiscongenitaloracquiredbyaccident,
5151 22injury,ordisease,andwheretheimpairmentisverifiedbymedicalfindings;
5252 23 (7)"Heretofore"meansanytimeprevioustothedaywhenthestatutecontainingit
5353 24takeseffect;and"hereafter"meansthetimeafterthestatutecontainingittakeseffect;
5454 25 (8)"Invacation"includesanyadjournmentofcourtformorethanonedaywhenever
5555 26anyactisauthorizedtobedonebyoranypowergiventoacourt,orjudgethereofinvacation,
5656 27orwheneveranyactisauthorizedtobedonebyoranypowergiventoaclerkofanycourtin
5757 28vacation;
5858 29 (9)"Incompetent",ifusedinasectioninacontextrelatingtoactualoccupational
5959 30abilitywithoutreferencetoacourtadjudicationofincompetency,meanstheactualabilityofa
6060 31persontoperforminthatoccupation."Incompetent",ifusedinasectioninacontextrelating
6161 32tothepropertyrightsandobligationsofaperson,meansadisabledpersonasdefinedin
6262 33chapter475."Incompetent",ifusedinasectioninacontextrelatingtotherightsand
6363 34obligationsofapersonotherthanpropertyrightsandobligations,meansanincapacitated
6464 35personasdefinedinchapter475;
6565 36 (10)"Justiceofthecountycourt"meanscommissionerofthecountycommission;
6666 HB2855 2 37 (11)"Month"and"year"."Month"meansacalendarmonth,and"year"meansa
6767 38calendaryearunlessotherwiseexpressed,andisequivalenttothewordsyearofourLord;
6868 39 (12)Theword"person"mayextendandbeappliedtobodiespoliticandcorporate,
6969 40andtopartnershipsandotherunincorporatedassociations;
7070 41 (13)"Personalproperty"includesmoney,goods,chattels,thingsinactionand
7171 42evidencesofdebt;
7272 43 (14)"Placeofresidence"meanstheplacewherethefamilyofanyperson
7373 44permanentlyresidesinthisstate,andtheplacewhereanypersonhavingnofamilygenerally
7474 45lodges;
7575 46 (15)"Preceding"and"following",whenusedbywayofreferencetoanysectionof
7676 47thestatutes,meanthesectionnextprecedingornextfollowingthatinwhichthereferenceis
7777 48made,unlesssomeothersectionisexpresslydesignatedinthereference;
7878 49 (16)"Property"includesrealandpersonalproperty;
7979 50 (17)"Realproperty"or"premises"or"realestate"or"lands"iscoextensivewith
8080 51lands,tenementsandhereditaments;
8181 52 (18)"State",whenappliedtoanyoftheUnitedStates,includestheDistrictof
8282 53Columbiaandtheterritories,andthewords"UnitedStates"includessuchdistrictand
8383 54territories;
8484 55 (19)"Underlegaldisability"includespersonswithintheageofminorityorof
8585 56unsoundmindorimprisoned;
8686 57 (20)"Ward",ifusedinasectioninacontextrelatingtothepropertyrightsand
8787 58obligationsofaperson,meansaprotecteeasdefinedinchapter475."Ward",ifusedina
8888 59sectioninacontextrelatingtotherightsandobligationsofapersonotherthanpropertyrights
8989 60andobligations,meansawardasdefinedinchapter475;
9090 61 (21)"Will"includesthewordstestamentandcodicil;
9191 62 (22)"Written"and"inwriting"and"writingwordforword"includesprinting,
9292 63lithographing,orothermodeofrepresentingwordsandletters,butinallcaseswherethe
9393 64signatureofanypersonisrequired,theproperhandwritingoftheperson,orhismark,is
9494 65intended.
9595 56.010.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedundersubsections2and3ofthis
9696 2section,atthegeneralelection[tobeheldinthisstateintheyearA.D.1982,] in2026and
9797 3everyfouryearsthereafter,thereshallbeelectedineachcounty[ofthisstate]aprosecuting
9898 4attorney,orbeginningin2026andeveryfouryearsthereafterthereshallbeelectedin
9999 5eachmulticountyjurisdictionestablishedundersection56.015aprosecutingattorney,
100100 6whoshallbeapersonlearnedinthelaw,dulylicensedtopracticeasanattorneyatlawinthis
101101 7state,andenrolledassuch,atleasttwenty-oneyearsofage,andwhohasbeenabonafide
102102 8residentofthe[county] jurisdictioninwhich[he]suchindividualseekselectionfortwelve
103103 HB2855 3 9monthsnextprecedingthedateofthegeneralelectionatwhich[he]suchindividualisa
104104 10candidateforsuchofficeandshallhold[his]officeforfouryears,anduntil[his]asuccessor
105105 11iselected,commissionedandqualified.
106106 12 2.(1)Atthegeneralelectionin2028andeveryfouryearsthereafter,thereshall
107107 13beelectedineachmulticountyjurisdictionestablishedundersection56.015a
108108 14prosecutingattorney,whoshallbeanindividualwho:
109109 15 (a)Islearnedinthelaw;
110110 16 (b)Isdulylicensedtopracticeasanattorney-at-lawinthisstate;
111111 17 (c)Isenrolledasalicensedattorney;
112112 18 (d)Isatleasttwenty-oneyearsofage;and
113113 19 (e)Hasbeenabonafideresidentofthejurisdictioninwhichsuchindividual
114114 20seekselectionfortwelvemonthsnextprecedingthedateofthegeneralelectionatwhich
115115 21suchindividualisacandidateforsuchoffice.
116116 22 (2)Aprosecutingattorneyelectedunderthissubsectionshallserveatermof
117117 23fouryearsandshallholdofficeuntilasuccessoriselected,commissioned,andqualified.
118118 24 3.Theprosecutingattorneyforeachcountywithacharterformofgovernment
119119 25shallbeelectedatthegeneralelectionprovidedforinthecounty'scharter.
120120 56.015.1.Beginningwiththeprosecutingattorneyelectedatthe2026general
121121 2election,twoormorecontiguouscountieswithinasinglejudicialcircuitmayact
122122 3cooperativelyinthecommonemploymentofaprosecutingattorneyinthemanner
123123 4providedundersections70.010to70.090.
124124 5 2.Eachprosecutingattorneywhoservesmultiplecountiesunderthissection
125125 6shallhaveallthepowersanddutiesprovidedtoprosecutingattorneysincountiesofthe
126126 7firstclassificationandeachprosecutingattorneyshallalsoperformthedutiesrequired
127127 8ofprosecutingattorneysinthecountiessuchindividualrepresentsundersections
128128 956.291,56.293,56.300,and56.305.
129129 10 3.Theprosecutingattorneyshallberesponsibleforthebudgetsandstaffofthe
130130 11officeswithineachcountyemployingtheprosecutingattorney.Theprosecuting
131131 12attorneymayappointsuchassistantprosecutingattorneysandemploysuch
132132 13investigatorsandstenographicandclericalhelpastheprosecutingattorneydeems
133133 14necessaryfortheproperdischargeofthedutiesoftheprosecutingattorney'soffice,and
134134 15maysettheircompensationwithinthelimitsoftheallocationsmadeforthatpurposeby
135135 16jointagreementofthegoverningbodiesoftheemployingcounties.Thecompensation
136136 17fortheassistantprosecutingattorneys,investigators,andstenographicandclericalhelp
137137 18shallbepaidinequalinstallmentsoutoftherespectivecountytreasuriesinthesame
138138 19mannerasothercountyemployeesarepaid.
139139 HB2855 4 20 4.Theassistantprosecutingattorneysshallbesubjecttothesamefinesand
140140 21penaltiesforneglectofdutyormisdemeanorinofficeastheprosecutingattorney.
141141 22 5.Allassistantprosecutingattorneys,investigators,andstenographicand
142142 23clericalhelpshallholdofficeatthepleasureoftheprosecutingattorney.
143143 24 6.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytocountiesofthefirst
144144 25classificationorcountieswithacharterformofgovernment.
145145 56.060.1.Ineachcountyaprosecutingattorneyserves,theprosecutingattorney
146146 2shallcommenceandprosecuteallcivilandcriminalactions[intheprosecutingattorney's
147147 3county] inwhichthecountyorstateisconcerned,defendallsuitsagainstthestateorcounty,
148148 4andprosecuteforfeitedrecognizancesandactionsfortherecoveryofdebts,fines,penalties
149149 5andforfeituresaccruingtothestateorcounty.Inallcases,civilandcriminal,inwhich
150150 6changesofvenuearegranted,theprosecutingattorneyshallfollowandprosecuteordefend,
151151 7asthecasemaybe,allthecauses,forwhich,inadditiontothefeesnowallowedbylaw,the
152152 8prosecutingattorneyshallreceivehisorheractualexpenses.Ifanymisdemeanorcaseis
153153 9takentothecourtofappealsbyappealtheprosecutingattorneyshallrepresentthestateinthe
154154 10caseinthecourtandmakeoutandcausetobeprinted,attheexpenseofthecounty,all
155155 11necessaryabstractsofrecordandbriefs,andifnecessaryappearinthecourtinperson,or
156156 12shallemploysomeattorneyattheprosecutingattorney'sownexpensetorepresentthestatein
157157 13thecourt,andforhisorherservicesheorsheshallreceivethecompensationthatisproper,
158158 14nottoexceedtwenty-fivedollarsforeachcase,andnecessarytravelingexpenses,tobe
159159 15auditedandpaidasotherclaimsareauditedandpaidbythecountycommissionofthecounty.
160160 16 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissection,inanycountyfor
161161 17whichacountycounselorisappointed,theprosecutingattorneyshallonlyperformthose
162162 18dutiesprescribedbysubsection1ofthissection[which] thatarenotperformedbythecounty
163163 19counselorundertheprovisionsoflawrelatingtotheofficeofcountycounselor.
164164 20 3.Ineachcountytheprosecutingattorneyserves,theprosecutingattorneymay
165165 21performthefollowingdutiesinadditiontoallotherdutiesimposedbylaw:
166166 22 (1)Representstateagenciesinthecollectionofdebtwithinthejurisdiction,
167167 23exceptasotherwiseprovidedbylaworforthecollectionofdebtowedforservices
168168 24renderedbythestatepublicdefendersystemunlesssuchcollectionisunderamutual
169169 25agreementormemorandumofunderstandingbetweenthepublicdefendersystemand
170170 26theprosecutingattorney;and
171171 27 (2)Providenotlessthansixhoursofcontinuingeducationtopeaceofficersin
172172 28thejurisdictionineachyearoftheprosecutingattorney'stermofoffice.
173173 29 4.Intheabsenceofanagreementotherwise,theprosecutingattorneyshall
174174 30retaintwentypercentofalldebtcollectedonbehalfofstateagenciesundersubsection3
175175 31ofthissectionasacollectionfeeand:
176176 HB2855 5 32 (1)One-halfofsuchfeecollectedshallbepayabletothestateofMissouriand
177177 33remittedtothedirectorofrevenue,whoshalldeposittheamountcollectedunderthis
178178 34subdivisiontothecreditoftheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservicesfundtobeused
179179 35onlyforthepurposeofoffsettingcountyexpensesrelatedtovictimservices,office
180180 36supplies,postage,books,training,officeequipment,capitaloutlay,expensesoftrialand
181181 37witnesspreparation,additionalemployeesforthestaffoftheprosecutingattorney,and
182182 38salarysupplementsforexistingemployeesonthestaffoftheprosecutingattorney;and
183183 39 (2)One-halfofthefeecollectedshallbepayabletothecountytreasurerofeach
184184 40countyemployingtheprosecutingattorneyonaproratabasis,undertheagreement
185185 41enteredintobythecountiesundersection70.060,ifapplicable,anddepositedintothe
186186 42countytreasurytobeusedsolelyfortheofficeoftheprosecutingattorney.
187187 56.066.1.(1)Inanyjurisdictionincludinganycounty[which] thatcontains
188188 2facilities[which] thatareoperatedbythedepartmentofcorrectionswithatotalaverage
189189 3yearlyinmatepopulationinexcessofsevenhundredandfiftypersonsbutlessthanone
190190 4thousandfivehundredpersons,theprosecutingattorneyshallreceivetenthousanddollarsper
191191 5annuminadditiontoallothercompensationprovidedbylaw.
192192 6 (2)Inanyjurisdictionincludinganycounty[which] thatcontainsfacilities[which]
193193 7thatareoperatedbythedepartmentofcorrectionswithatotalaverageyearlyinmate
194194 8populationinexcessofonethousandfivehundredpersonsbutlessthanthreethousand
195195 9persons,theprosecutingattorneyshallreceivetwelvethousandfivehundreddollarsper
196196 10annuminadditiontoallothercompensationprovidedbylaw.
197197 11 (3)Inanyjurisdictionincludinganycounty[which] thatcontainsfacilities[which]
198198 12thatareoperatedbythedepartmentofcorrectionswithatotalaverageyearlyinmate
199199 13populationinexcessofthreethousandpersonsbutlessthanfourthousandpersons,the
200200 14prosecutingattorneyshallreceivefifteenthousanddollarsperannuminadditiontoallother
201201 15compensationprovidedbylaw.
202202 16 (4)Inanyjurisdictionincludinganycounty[which] thatcontainsfacilities[which]
203203 17thatareoperatedbythedepartmentofcorrectionswithatotalaverageinmatepopulationin
204204 18excessoffourthousandpersons,theprosecutingattorneyshallreceivetwentythousand
205205 19dollarsperannuminadditiontoallothercompensationprovidedbylaw.
206206 20 2.Thecompensationprovidedinconnectionwiththeaverageinmatepopulationshall
207207 21notbeconsideredforpurposesofdetermininganyincreaseincompensationfromJanuary1,
208208 221988.Theamountsprovidedinthissubsectionshallbeincludedinthecomputationofthe
209209 23maximumallowablecompensationasthattermisusedinsection50.333.
210210 24 [2.]3.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection56.360,theprosecutingattorneyofa
211211 25jurisdictionincludinganycountyofthefourthclassification,withapopulationofatleast
212212 26forty-eightthousandandnotmorethansixtythousandinhabitants,twocorrectionalfacilities,
213213 HB2855 6 27andastatementalhealthcenter[,] shalldevotefulltimetotheprosecutor'soffice[,] and,
214214 28exceptfortheperformanceofofficialduties,shallnotengageinthepracticeoflaw.
215215 56.067.Incountiesofthefirstclassification[nothavingacharterformof
216216 2government] andother[counties] jurisdictionsinwhichtheprosecutingattorneyisafull-
217217 3timeposition,theprosecutingattorney,exceptintheperformanceofspecialprosecutionsor
218218 4otherwiserepresentingthestateoritspoliticalsubdivisions,shalldevotefulltimeto[his]the
219219 5prosecutingattorney'soffice[,] andshallnotengageinthepracticeoflaw.
220220 [56.067.Incountiesofthefirstclassificationnothavingacharterform
221221 2 ofgovernment,andcountieswhichhavepassedthepropositionauthorizedby
222222 3 section56.363,theprosecutingattorney,exceptintheperformanceofspecial
223223 4 prosecutionsorotherwiserepresentingthestateoritspoliticalsubdivisions,
224224 5 shalldevotefulltimetohisoffice,andshallnotengageinthepracticeoflaw.]
225225 56.265.1.[Thecounty] (1)Aprosecutingattorney[inanycounty], otherthana
226226 2prosecutingattorneyinacharteredcounty,shallreceiveanannualsalary[computedusing
227227 3thefollowingschedule,whenapplicable.Theassessedvaluationfactorshallbetheamount
228228 4thereofasshownfortheyearimmediatelyprecedingtheyearforwhichthecomputationis
229229 5done.] asfollows:
230230 6 [(1)](a)Forafull-timeprosecutor, theprosecutorshallreceivecompensationequal
231231 7tothecompensationofanassociatecircuitjudge;and
232232 8 [(2)](b)Forapart-timeprosecutor[:], theprosecutorshallreceivecompensation
233233 9equaltosixty-sevenpercentofthecompensationofanassociatecircuitjudge.
234234 10 (2)BeginningonJanuary1,2027,eachpart-timeprosecutorshalldevotea
235235 11minimumoftwenty-fivehoursperweektothedutiesoftheprosecutingattorney.
236236 12 [AssessedValuation] [Amount]
237237 13 [$18,000,000] [to][40,999,999] [$37,000]
238238 14 [41,000,000] [to][53,999,999] [38,000]
239239 15 [54,000,000] [to][65,999,999] [39,000]
240240 16 [66,000,000] [to][85,999,999] [41,000]
241241 17 [86,000,000] [to][99,999,999] [43,000]
242242 18 [100,000,000] [to][130,999,999] [45,000]
243243 19 [131,000,000] [to][159,999,999] [47,000]
244244 20 [160,000,000] [to][189,999,999] [49,000]
245245 21 [190,000,000] [to][249,999,999] [51,000]
246246 22 [250,000,000] [to][299,999,999] [53,000]
247247 23 [300,000,000] [or][more] [55,000]
248248 HB2855 7 24 2.Twothousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbepayabletothe
249249 25prosecutingattorneyonlyiftheprosecutingattorneyhascompletedatleasttwentyhoursof
250250 26classroominstructioneachcalendaryearrelatingtotheoperationsoftheprosecuting
251251 27attorney'sofficewhenapprovedbyaprofessionalassociationofthe[county] prosecuting
252252 28attorneysofMissouriunlessexemptedfromthetrainingbytheprofessionalassociation.The
253253 29professionalassociationapprovingtheprogramshallprovideacertificateofcompletionto
254254 30eachprosecutingattorneywhocompletesthetrainingprogramandshallsendalistof
255255 31certifiedprosecutingattorneystothetreasurerofeachcounty.Expensesincurredfor
256256 32attendingthetrainingsessionmaybereimbursedtothe[county] prosecutingattorneyinthe
257257 33samemannerasotherexpensesasmaybeappropriatedforthatpurpose.
258258 34 3.Asusedinthissection,theterm"prosecutingattorney"includesthecircuitattorney
259259 35ofanycitynotwithinacounty.
260260 36 4.Theprosecutingattorneyofanycountywhichbecomesacountyofthefirst
261261 37classificationduringafour-yeartermofofficeoracountywhichpassedtheproposition
262262 38authorizedbysubsection1ofsection56.363shallnotberequiredtodevotefulltimetosuch
263263 39officepursuanttosection56.067untilthebeginningoftheprosecutingattorney'snexttermof
264264 40officeoruntilthepropositionotherwisebecomeseffective.
265265 41 5.Theprovisionsofsection56.066shallnotapplytofull-timeprosecutorswhoare
266266 42compensatedpursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection1ofthissection.
267267 [56.265.1.Thecountyprosecutingattorneyinanycounty,otherthan
268268 2 inacharteredcounty,shallreceiveanannualsalarycomputedusingthe
269269 3 followingschedule,whenapplicable.Theassessedvaluationfactorshallbe
270270 4 theamountthereofasshownfortheyearimmediatelyprecedingtheyearfor
271271 5 whichthecomputationisdone.
272272 6 (1)Forafull-timeprosecutortheprosecutorshallreceive
273273 7 compensationequaltothecompensationofanassociatecircuitjudge;
274274 8 (2)Forapart-timeprosecutor:
275275 9 AssessedValuation Amount
276276 10 $18,000,000to40,999,999 $37,000
277277 11 41,000,000to53,999,999 38,000
278278 12 54,000,000to65,999,999 39,000
279279 13 66,000,000to85,999,999 41,000
280280 14 86,000,000to99,999,999 43,000
281281 15 100,000,000to130,999,999 45,000
282282 16 131,000,000to159,999,999 47,000
283283 17 160,000,000to189,999,999 49,000
284284 18 190,000,000to249,999,999 51,000
285285 HB2855 8 19 250,000,000to299,999,999 53,000
286286 20 300,000,000ormore 55,000
287287 21 2.Twothousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbe
288288 22 payabletotheprosecutingattorneyonlyiftheprosecutingattorneyhas
289289 23 completedatleasttwentyhoursofclassroominstructioneachcalendaryear
290290 24 relatingtotheoperationsoftheprosecutingattorney'sofficewhenapproved
291291 25 byaprofessionalassociationofthecountyprosecutingattorneysofMissouri
292292 26 unlessexemptedfromthetrainingbytheprofessionalassociation.The
293293 27 professionalassociationapprovingtheprogramshallprovideacertificateof
294294 28 completiontoeachprosecutingattorneywhocompletesthetrainingprogram
295295 29 andshallsendalistofcertifiedprosecutingattorneystothetreasurerofeach
296296 30 county.Expensesincurredforattendingthetrainingsessionmaybe
297297 31 reimbursedtothecountyprosecutingattorneyinthesamemannerasother
298298 32 expensesasmaybeappropriatedforthatpurpose.
299299 33 3.Asusedinthissection,theterm"prosecutingattorney"includesthe
300300 34 circuitattorneyofanycitynotwithinacounty.
301301 35 4.Theprosecutingattorneyofanycountywhichbecomesacountyof
302302 36 thefirstclassificationduringafour-yeartermofofficeoracountywhich
303303 37 passedthepropositionauthorizedbysection56.363shallnotberequiredto
304304 38 devotefulltimetosuchofficepursuanttosection56.067untilthebeginningof
305305 39 theprosecutingattorney'snexttermofofficeoruntilthepropositionotherwise
306306 40 becomeseffective.
307307 41 5.Theprovisionsofsection56.066shallnotapplytofull-time
308308 42 prosecutorswhoarecompensatedpursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection1
309309 43 ofthissection.]
310310 56.363.1.Thecountycommissionofanycountymayonitsownmotionandshall
311311 2uponthepetitionoftenpercentofthetotalnumberofpeoplewhovotedintheprevious
312312 3generalelectioninthecountysubmittothevotersatageneralorspecialelectionthe
313313 4propositionofmakingthe[countyprosecutor] officeofprosecutingattorneyafull-time
314314 5position.Thecommissionshallcausenoticeoftheelectiontobepublishedinanewspaper
315315 6publishedwithinthecounty,orifnonewspaperispublishedwithinthecounty,ina
316316 7newspaperpublishedinanadjoiningcounty,forthreeweeksconsecutively,thelastinsertion
317317 8ofwhichshallbeatleasttendaysandnotmorethanthirtydaysbeforethedayoftheelection,
318318 9andbypostingprintednoticesthereofatthreeofthemostpublicplacesineachtownshipin
319319 10thecounty.Thepropositionshallbeputbeforethevoterssubstantiallyinthefollowingform:
320320 11 Shalltheofficeofprosecutingattorneybemadeafull-timepositionin
321321 12 _________County?
322322 13☐YES☐NO
323323 14
324324 15Ifamajorityofthevotersvotingonthepropositionvoteinfavorofmakingthecounty
325325 16prosecutorafull-timeposition,itshallbecomeeffectiveuponthedatethatthe[prosecutor]
326326 HB2855 9 17prosecutingattorneywhoiselectedatthenextelectionsubsequenttothepassageofsuch
327327 18proposalisswornintooffice.Thepositionshallthenqualifyfortheretirementbenefits
328328 19availabletoafull-time[prosecutor] prosecutingattorneyofacountyofthefirst
329329 20classification.Anycountythatelectstomakethepositionofprosecutingattorneyfull
330330 21timeshallpayintotheMissouriprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirementfundat
331331 22thesamecontributionamountaspaidbycountiesofthefirstclassification.
332332 23 2.Theprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissectionnotwithstanding,inanycountywhere
333333 24thepropositionofmakingthe[countyprosecutor] officeofprosecutingattorneyafull-time
334334 25positionwassubmittedtothevotersatageneralelectionin1998andwhereamajorityofthe
335335 26votersvotingonthepropositionvotedinfavorofmakingthecountyprosecutorafull-time
336336 27position,thepropositionshallbecomeeffectiveonMay1,1999.Anyprosecutingattorney
337337 28whosepositionbecomesfulltimeonMay1,1999,undertheprovisionsofthissubsection
338338 29shallhavetheadditionaldutyofprovidingnotlessthanthreehoursofcontinuingeducationto
339339 30peaceofficersinthecountyservedbytheprosecutingattorneyineachyearoftheterm
340340 31beginningJanuary1,1999.
341341 32 3.Incountiesthat,priortoAugust28,2001,haveelectedpursuanttothissectionto
342342 33makethepositionofprosecutingattorneyafull-timeposition,thecountycommissionmayat
343343 34anytimeelecttohavethatpositionalsoqualifyfortheretirementbenefitavailableforafull-
344344 35time[prosecutor] prosecutingattorneyofacountyofthefirstclassification.Suchelection
345345 36shallbemadebyamajorityvoteofthecountycommissionandoncemadeshallbe
346346 37irrevocable,unlessthevotersofthecountyelecttochangethepositionofprosecuting
347347 38attorneybacktoapart-timepositionundersubsection4ofthissection.Whensuchan
348348 39electionismade,theresultsshallbetransmittedtotheMissouriprosecutingattorneysand
349349 40circuitattorneys'retirementsystemfund,andtheelectionshallbeeffectiveonthefirstdayof
350350 41Januaryfollowingsuchelection.Suchelectionshallalsoobligatethecountytopayintothe
351351 42Missouriprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'systemretirementfundthesame
352352 43retirementcontributionsforfull-time[prosecutors] prosecutingattorneysasarepaidby
353353 44countiesofthefirstclassification.
354354 45 4.Inanycountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformofgovernment
355355 46andwithmorethantwelvethousandbutfewerthanfourteenthousandinhabitantsandwitha
356356 47cityofthefourthclassificationwithmorethanonethousandsevenhundredbutfewerthan
357357 48onethousandninehundredinhabitantsasthecountyseatthathaselectedtomakethe[county
358358 49prosecutor] officeofprosecutingattorneyafull-timepositionunderthissectionafter
359359 50August28,2014,thecountycommissionmayonitsownmotionandshalluponthepetition
360360 51oftenpercentofthetotalnumberofpeoplewhovotedinthepreviousgeneralelectioninthe
361361 52countysubmittothevotersatageneralorspecialelectionthepropositionofchangingthe
362362 53full-timeprosecutorpositiontoapart-timeposition.Thecommissionshallcausenoticeof
363363 HB2855 10 54theelectiontobepublishedinanewspaperpublishedwithinthecounty,orifnonewspaperis
364364 55publishedwithinthecounty,inanewspaperpublishedinanadjoiningcounty,forthreeweeks
365365 56consecutively,thelastinsertionofwhichshallbeatleasttendaysandnotmorethanthirty
366366 57daysbeforethedayoftheelection,andbypostingprintednoticesthereofatthreeofthemost
367367 58publicplacesineachtownshipinthecounty.Thepropositionshallbeputbeforethevoters
368368 59substantiallyinthefollowingform:
369369 60 Shalltheofficeofprosecutingattorneybemadeapart-timepositionin
370370 61 _________County?
371371 62☐YES☐NO
372372 63
373373 64Ifamajorityofthevotersvoteinfavorofmakingthe[countyprosecutor] officeof
374374 65prosecutingattorneyapart-timeposition,itshallbecomeeffectiveuponthedatethatthe
375375 66[prosecutor] prosecutingattorneywhoiselectedatthenextelectionsubsequenttothe
376376 67passageofsuchproposalisswornintooffice.
377377 68 5.Inanycountythathaselectedtomakethefull-timepositionof[countyprosecutor]
378378 69prosecutingattorneyapart-timepositionundersubsection4ofthissection,thecounty's
379379 70retirementcontributiontotheretirementsystemandtheretirementbenefitearnedbythe
380380 71membershallprospectivelybethatofapart-time[prosecutor] prosecutingattorneyas
381381 72establishedinthischapter.Anyretirementcontributionmadeandretirementbenefitearned
382382 73priortotheeffectivedateofthevoter-approvedpropositionundersubsection4ofthissection
383383 74shallbemaintainedbytheretirementsystemandusedtocalculatetheretirementbenefitfor
384384 75suchpriorfull-timepositionservice.Undernocircumstancesshallamemberinapart-time
385385 76[prosecutor] prosecutingattorneypositionearnfull-timepositionretirementbenefitservice
386386 77accrualsfortimeperiodsaftertheeffectivedateofthepropositionchangingthe[county
387387 78prosecutor] officeofprosecutingattorneybacktoapart-timeposition.
388388 56.640.1.Ifacountycounselorisappointed,thecountycounselorandthecounty
389389 2counselor'sassistantsunderthecountycounselor'sdirectionshallrepresentthecountyandall
390390 3departments,officers,institutionsandagenciesthereof,exceptasotherwiseprovidedbylaw
391391 4andshalluponrequestofanycountydepartment,officer,institutionoragencyforwhichlegal
392392 5counselisotherwiseprovidedbylaw,andupontheapprovalofthecountycommissionor
393393 6governingbody,representsuchdepartment,officer,institutionoragency.Thecounty
394394 7counselorshallcommence,prosecuteordefend,asthecasemayrequire,andexercise
395395 8exclusiveauthorityinallcivilsuitsoractionsinwhichthecountyoranycountyofficer,
396396 9commission,governingbody,oragencyisaparty,inthecountycounselor'soritsofficial
397397 10capacity,thecountycounselorshalldrawallcontractsrelatingtothebusinessofthecounty,
398398 11thecountycounselorshallrepresentthecountygenerallyinallmattersofcivillaw,andthe
399399 HB2855 11 12countycounselorshalluponrequestfurnishwrittenopinionstoanycountyofficeror
400400 13department.
401401 14 2.Inallcasesinwhichacivilfinemaybeimposedpursuanttosection49.272,itshall
402402 15bethedutyofthecountycounselor,ratherthanthe[county] prosecutingattorney,toprosecute
403403 16suchviolationsintheassociatedivisionofthecircuitcourtinthecountywheretheviolation
404404 17occurred.
405405 18 3.Notwithstandinganylawtothecontrary,thecountycounselorinanycountyofthe
406406 19firstclassificationandtheprosecutingattorneyofsuchcountymaybymutualcooperation
407407 20agreementprosecuteordefendanycivilactionwhichtheprosecutingattorneyorcounty
408408 21counselorofthecountyisauthorizedorrequiredbylawtoprosecuteordefend.
409409 56.700.1.Theprosecutingattorney[in]ofeachjurisdictionincludingacountyof
410410 2thesecond,third,orfourthclass[which] thatcontainsamentalhealthfacilityabletoserveat
411411 3leasteightypersonsonanovernight,inpatientbasisatanyonetime,and[which] thatis
412412 4operatedbythestatedepartmentofmentalhealth,divisionofpsychiatricservices,may
413413 5employanassistantprosecutingattorneytoassistincarryingoutthedutiesoftheofficeof
414414 6prosecutingattorneyrelatingtomentalhealthandmentalhealthfacilities.Theassistant
415415 7prosecutingattorneyauthorizedbythissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoanyotherassistant
416416 8prosecutingattorneyauthorizedbylaw.Theassistantprosecutingattorneyemployedunder
417417 9thissubsectionshallreceiveanannualcompensationoffifteenthousanddollarspayableout
418418 10ofthestatetreasuryfromfundsappropriatedforthatpurpose.
419419 11 2.Thecountycounselororcircuitattorneyineachcounty[ofthefirstclass] witha
420420 12charterformofgovernmentcontainingpartofacitywithapopulationofoverfourhundred
421421 13fiftythousandandineachcitynotwithinacountymayemployanassistantcountycounselor
422422 14orcircuitattorneytoassistincarryingoutthedutiesoftheofficeofthecountycounseloror
423423 15circuitattorneyrelatingtomentalhealthandmentalhealthfacilities.Theassistantauthorized
424424 16bythissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoanyotherassistantsauthorizedbylaw.Theassistant
425425 17countycounselororcircuitattorneyemployedunderthissubsectionshallreceiveanannual
426426 18compensationoffifteenthousanddollarspayableoutofthestatetreasuryfromfunds
427427 19appropriatedforthatpurpose.
428428 20 3.Theprosecutingattorney[in]ofeachjurisdictionincludingacountyofthe
429429 21second,third,orfourthclass[which] thatcontainsamentalhealthfacilityabletoserveat
430430 22leasteightypersonsonanovernight,inpatientbasisatanyonetime,and[which] thatis
431431 23operatedbythestatedepartmentofmentalhealth,divisionofpsychiatricservices,may
432432 24employadditionalinvestigativeandclericalpersonneltoassistincarryingoutthedutiesof
433433 25theofficeofprosecutingattorneyrelatingtomentalhealthandmentalhealthfacilities.The
434434 26investigativeandclericalpersonnelauthorizedbythissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoany
435435 27otherpersonnelauthorizedbylaw.Thecompensationforsuchadditionalinvestigativeand
436436 HB2855 12 28clericalpersonnel,nottoexceedatotaloffifteenthousanddollarsannuallyforeacheligible
437437 29county,shallbepaidoutofthestatetreasuryfromfundsappropriatedforthatpurpose.
438438 30 4.Thecountycounselororcircuitattorneyineachcounty[ofthefirstclass] witha
439439 31charterformofgovernmentcontainingpartofacitywithapopulationofoverfourhundred
440440 32fiftythousandandineachcitynotwithinacountymayemployadditionalinvestigativeand
441441 33clericalpersonneltoassistincarryingoutthedutiesoftheofficeofthecountycounseloror
442442 34circuitattorneyrelatingtomentalhealthandmentalhealthfacilities.Theinvestigativeand
443443 35clericalpersonnelauthorizedbythissubsectionshallbeinadditiontoanyotherpersonnel
444444 36authorizedbylaw.Thecompensationforsuchadditionalinvestigativeandclericalpersonnel,
445445 37nottoexceedatotaloffifteenthousanddollarsannuallyforeacheligiblecountyorcitynot
446446 38withinacounty,shallbepaidoutofthestatetreasuryfromfundsappropriatedforthat
447447 39purpose.
448448 56.805.Asusedinsections56.800to56.840,thefollowingwordsandtermsmean:
449449 2 (1)"Annuity",annualpayments,madeinequalmonthlyinstallments,toaretired
450450 3memberfromfundsprovidedfor,in,orauthorizedby,theprovisionsofsections56.800to
451451 456.840;
452452 5 (2)"Averagefinalcompensation",theaveragecompensationofanemployeeforthe
453453 6twoconsecutiveyearspriortoretirementwhentheemployee'scompensationwasgreatest;
454454 7 (3)"Boardoftrustees"or"board",theboardoftrusteesestablishedbytheprovisions
455455 8ofsections56.800to56.840;
456456 9 (4)"Compensation",allsalaryandothercompensationpayablebyacountytoan
457457 10employeeforpersonalservicesrenderedasanemployee,includinganysalaryreduction
458458 11amountsunderacafeteriaplanthatsatisfies26U.S.C.Section125oraneligibledeferred
459459 12compensationplanthatsatisfies26U.S.C.Section457butnotincludingreimbursementfor
460460 13anyexpenses,anyconsiderationforagreeingtoterminateemployment,oranyother
461461 14nonrecurringorunusualpaymentthatisnotpartofregularremuneration;
462462 15 (5)"County",theCityofSt.Louisandeachcountyinthestate;
463463 16 (6)"Creditableservice",thesumofbothmembershipserviceandcreditableprior
464464 17service;
465465 18 (7)"Effectivedateoftheestablishmentofthesystem",August28,1989;
466466 19 (8)"Employee",anelectedorappointedprosecutingattorneyorcircuitattorneywho
467467 20isemployedbyacountyoracitynotwithinacounty;
468468 21 (9)"Membershipservice",serviceasaprosecutingattorneyorcircuitattorneyafter
469469 22becomingamemberthatiscreditableindeterminingtheamountofthemember'sbenefits
470470 23underthissystem;
471471 24 (10)"Priorservice",serviceofamemberrenderedpriortotheeffectivedateofthe
472472 25establishmentofthesystemwhichiscreditableundersection56.823;
473473 HB2855 13 26 (11)"Prosecutingattorney",anyelectedorappointedprosecutingattorney
474474 27employedbyacountyorcountiesoranycircuitattorneyemployedbyacitynotwithina
475475 28county;
476476 29 (12)"Retirementsystem"or"system",theprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'
477477 30retirementsystemauthorizedbytheprovisionsofsections56.800to56.840.
478478 56.807.1.BeginningAugust28,1989,andcontinuingmonthlythereafteruntil
479479 2August27,2003,thefundsforprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneysprovidedforin
480480 3subsection2ofthissectionshallbepaidfromcountyorcityfunds.
481481 4 2.BeginningAugust28,1989,andcontinuingmonthlythereafteruntilAugust27,
482482 52003,eachcountytreasurershallpaytothesystemthefollowingamountstobedrawnfrom
483483 6thegeneralrevenuesofthecounty:
484484 7 (1)Forcountiesofthethirdandfourthclassificationexceptasprovidedin
485485 8subdivision(3)ofthissubsection,threehundredseventy-fivedollars;
486486 9 (2)Forcountiesofthesecondclassification,fivehundredforty-onedollarsandsixty-
487487 10sevencents;
488488 11 (3)Forcountiesofthefirstclassification,and,exceptasotherwiseprovidedunder
489489 12section56.363,countieswhichpursuanttosection56.363electtomakethepositionof
490490 13prosecutingattorneyafull-timepositionafterAugust28,2001,orwhosecountycommission
491491 14haselectedafull-timeretirementbenefitpursuanttosubsection3ofsection56.363,andthe
492492 15CityofSt.Louis,onethousandtwohundredninety-onedollarsandsixty-sevencents; and
493493 16 (4)Forcountiesthatareengagedinthecommonemploymentofaprosecuting
494494 17attorneyasprovidedinsection56.015,onethousandtwohundredninety-onedollars
495495 18andsixty-sevencents,whichshallbeproratedamongthecountiesunderthejoint
496496 19agreementthecountiesenteredintoundersection70.060.
497497 20 3.BeginningAugust28,1989,andcontinuinguntilAugust27,2003,thecounty
498498 21treasurershallatleastmonthlytransmitthesumsspecifiedinsubsection2ofthissectionto
499499 22theMissouriofficeofprosecutionservicesfordeposittothecreditofthe"Missouri
500500 23ProsecutingAttorneysandCircuitAttorneys'RetirementSystemFund",whichishereby
501501 24created.Allmoneysheldbythestatetreasureronbehalfofthesystemshallbepaidtothe
502502 25systemwithinninetydaysafterAugust28,1993.MoneysintheMissouriprosecuting
503503 26attorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirementsystemfundshallbeusedonlyforthepurposes
504504 27providedinsections56.800to56.840andfornootherpurpose.
505505 28 4.BeginningAugust28,2003,thefundsforprosecutingattorneysandcircuit
506506 29attorneysprovidedforinthissectionshallbepaidfromcountyorcityfundsandthesurcharge
507507 30establishedinthissectionandcollectedasprovidedbythissectionandsections488.010to
508508 31488.020.
509509 HB2855 14 32 5.(1)BeginningAugust28,2003,eachcountytreasurershallpaytothesystemthe
510510 33followingamountstobedrawnfromthegeneralrevenuesofthecounty:
511511 34 (a)Forcountiesofthethirdandfourthclassificationexceptasprovidedinparagraph
512512 35(c)ofthissubdivision,onehundredeighty-sevendollars;
513513 36 (b)Forcountiesofthesecondclassification,twohundredseventy-onedollars;
514514 37 (c)Forcountiesofthefirstclassification,countieswhichpursuanttosection56.363
515515 38electtomakethepositionofprosecutingattorneyafull-timepositionafterAugust28,2001,
516516 39orwhosecountycommissionhaselectedafull-timeretirementbenefitpursuanttosubsection
517517 403ofsection56.363,andtheCityofSt.Louis,sixhundredforty-sixdollars.
518518 41 (2)BeginningAugust28,2015,thecountycontributionsetforthinparagraphs(a)to
519519 42(c)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefollowing
520520 43schedulebasedupontheprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirementsystem's
521521 44annualactuarialvaluationreport.Ifthesystem'sfundingratiois:
522522 45 (a)Onehundredtwentypercentormore,nomonthlysumshallbetransmitted;
523523 46 (b)Morethanonehundredtenpercentbutlessthanonehundredtwentypercent,the
524524 47monthlysumtransmittedshallbereducedfiftypercent;
525525 48 (c)Atleastninetypercentanduptoandincludingonehundredtenpercent,the
526526 49monthlysumtransmittedshallremainthesame;
527527 50 (d)Atleasteightypercentandlessthanninetypercent,themonthlysumtransmitted
528528 51shallbeincreasedfiftypercent;and
529529 52 (e)Lessthaneightypercent,themonthlysumtransmittedshallbeincreasedone
530530 53hundredpercent.
531531 54 6.BeginningAugust28,2003,thecountytreasurershallatleastmonthlytransmitthe
532532 55sumsspecifiedinsubsection5ofthissectiontotheMissouriofficeofprosecutionservices
533533 56fordeposittothecreditoftheMissouriprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirement
534534 57systemfund.MoneysintheMissouriprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirement
535535 58systemfundshallbeusedonlyforthepurposesprovidedinsections56.800to56.840,andfor
536536 59nootherpurpose.
537537 60 7.BeginningAugust28,2003,thefollowingsurchargeforprosecutingattorneysand
538538 61circuitattorneysshallbecollectedandpaidasfollows:
539539 62 (1)Thereshallbeassessedandcollectedasurchargeoffourdollarsinallcriminal
540540 63casesfiledinthecourtsofthisstateincludingviolationofanycountyordinance,any
541541 64violationofcriminalortrafficlawsofthisstate,includinginfractions,andagainstanyperson
542542 65whohaspledguiltyforanyviolationandpaidafinethroughafinecollectioncenter,butno
543543 66suchsurchargeshallbeassessedwhenthecostsarewaivedoraretobepaidbythestate,
544544 67county,ormunicipalityorwhenacriminalproceedingorthedefendanthasbeendismissedby
545545 HB2855 15 68thecourt.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"countyordinance"shallincludeany
546546 69ordinanceoftheCityofSt.Louis;
547547 70 (2)Theclerkresponsibleforcollectingcourtcostsincriminalcasesshallcollectand
548548 71disbursesuchamountsasprovidedbysections488.010to488.026.Suchfundsshallbe
549549 72payabletotheprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirementfund.Moneyscredited
550550 73totheprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirementfundshallbeusedonlyforthe
551551 74purposesprovidedforinsections56.800to56.840andfornootherpurpose.
552552 75 8.Theboardmayacceptgifts,donations,grantsandbequestsfromprivateorpublic
553553 76sourcestotheMissouriprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirementsystemfund.
554554 77 9.Nostatemoneysshallbeusedtofundsection56.700andsections56.800to56.840
555555 78unlessprovidedforbylaw.
556556 79 10.BeginningJanuary1,2019,allmembers,whouponvestingandretiringare
557557 80eligibletoreceiveanormalannuityequaltofiftypercentofthefinalaveragecompensation,
558558 81shall,asaconditionofparticipation,contributetwopercentoftheirgrosssalarytothefund.
559559 82BeginningonJanuary1,2020,eachsuchmembershallcontributefourpercentofthe
560560 83member'sgrosssalarytothefund.Eachcountytreasurershalldeducttheappropriateamount
561561 84fromthegrosssalaryoftheprosecutingattorneyorcircuitattorneyand,atleastmonthly,shall
562562 85transmitthesumtotheprosecutingattorneyandcircuitattorneyretirementsystemfordeposit
563563 86intheprosecutingattorneysandcircuitattorneys'retirementfund.
564564 87 11.Uponseparationfromthesystem,anonvestedmembershallreceivealumpsum
565565 88paymentequaltothetotalcontributionofthememberwithoutinterestorotherincreasesin
566566 89value.
567567 90 12.Uponretirementandinthesolediscretionoftheboardontheadviceofthe
568568 91actuary,amembershallreceivealumpsumpaymentequaltothetotalcontributionofthe
569569 92memberwithoutinterestorotherincreasesinvalue,butsuchlumpsumshallnotexceed
570570 93twenty-fivepercentofthefinalaveragecompensationofthemember.Thisamountshallbe
571571 94inadditiontoanyretirementbenefitstowhichthememberisentitled.
572572 95 13.Uponthedeathofanonvestedmemberorthedeathofavestedmemberpriorto
573573 96retirement,thelumpsumpaymentinsubsection11or12ofthissectionshallbemadetothe
574574 97designatedbeneficiaryofthememberor,ifnobeneficiaryhasbeendesignated,tothe
575575 98member'sestate.
576576 56.816.1.Thenormalannuityofaretiredmemberwhoservedasprosecuting
577577 2attorneyofacountyofthethirdorfourthclassshall,exceptasprovidedinsubsection3of
578578 3thissection,beequalto:
579579 4 (1)Anymemberwhohasservedtwelveormoreyearsasaprosecutingattorneyand
580580 5whomeetstheconditionsofretirementatorafterthemember'snormalretirementageshallbe
581581 6entitledtoanormalannuityinamonthlyamountequaltoonehundredfivedollarsmultiplied
582582 HB2855 16 7bythenumberoftwo-yearperiodsandpartialtwo-yearperiodsservedasaprosecuting
583583 8attorney;
584584 9 (2)Anymemberwhohasservedtwentyormoreyearsasaprosecutingattorneyand
585585 10whomeetstheconditionsofretirementatorafterthemember'snormalretirementageshallbe
586586 11entitledtoanormalannuityinamonthlyamountequaltoonehundredthirtydollars
587587 12multipliedbythenumberoftwo-yearperiodsandpartialtwo-yearperiodsasaprosecuting
588588 13attorney.
589589 14 2.Thenormalannuityofaretiredmemberwhoservedasprosecutingattorneyofa
590590 15firstorsecondclasscounty[or],ascircuitattorneyofacitynotwithinacounty, oras
591591 16prosecutingattorneyofamulticountyjurisdictionshallbeequaltofiftypercentofthe
592592 17finalaveragecompensation.
593593 18 3.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedundersection56.363,thenormalannuityofaretired
594594 19memberwhoservedasaprosecutingattorneyofacountywhichafterAugust28,2001,
595595 20electedtomakethepositionofprosecutingattorneyfulltimepursuanttosection56.363shall
596596 21beequaltofiftypercentofthefinalaveragecompensation.
597597 22 4.Theactuarialpresentvalueofaretiredmember'sbenefitsshallbeplacedina
598598 23reserveaccountdesignatedasa"RetiredLivesReserve".Thevalueoftheretiredlives
599599 24reserveshallbeincreasedbytheactuarialpresentvalueofretiringmembers'benefits,andby
600600 25theinterestearningofthetotalfundonaproratabasisanditshallbedecreasedbypayments
601601 26toretiredmembersandtheirsurvivors.Eachyeartheactuaryshallcomparetheactuarial
602602 27presentvalueofretiredmembers'benefitswiththeretiredlivesreserve.Ifthevalueofthe
603603 28retiredlivesreserveplusoneyear'sinterestattheassumedrateofinterestexceedsthe
604604 29actuarialpresentvalueofretiredlives,thendistributionofthisexcessmaybemadeequallyto
605605 30allretiredmembers,ortheireligiblesurvivors.Thedistributionmaybeinasinglesumorin
606606 31monthlypaymentsatthediscretionoftheboardontheadviceoftheactuary.
607607 [56.816.1.Thenormalannuityofaretiredmemberwhoservedas
608608 2 prosecutingattorneyofacountyofthethirdorfourthclassshall,exceptas
609609 3 providedinsubsection3ofthissection,beequalto:
610610 4 (1)Anymemberwhohasservedtwelveormoreyearsasaprosecuting
611611 5 attorneyandwhomeetstheconditionsofretirementatorafterthemember's
612612 6 normalretirementageshallbeentitledtoanormalannuityinamonthly
613613 7 amountequaltoonehundredfivedollarsmultipliedbythenumberoftwo-
614614 8 yearperiodsandpartialtwo-yearperiodsservedasaprosecutingattorney;
615615 9 (2)Anymemberwhohasservedtwentyormoreyearsasa
616616 10 prosecutingattorneyandwhomeetstheconditionsofretirementatorafterthe
617617 11 member'snormalretirementageshallbeentitledtoanormalannuityina
618618 12 monthlyamountequaltoonehundredthirtydollarsmultipliedbythenumber
619619 13 oftwo-yearperiodsandpartialtwo-yearperiodsasaprosecutingattorney.
620620 14 2.Thenormalannuityofaretiredmemberwhoservedasprosecuting
621621 15 attorneyofafirstorsecondclasscountyorascircuitattorneyofacitynot
622622 HB2855 17 16 withinacountyshallbeequaltofiftypercentofthefinalaverage
623623 17 compensation.
624624 18 3.Thenormalannuityofaretiredmemberwhoservedasa
625625 19 prosecutingattorneyofacountywhichafterAugust28,2001,electedtomake
626626 20 thepositionofprosecutingattorneyfulltimepursuanttosection56.363shall
627627 21 beequaltofiftypercentofthefinalaveragecompensation.
628628 22 4.Theactuarialpresentvalueofaretiredmember'sbenefitsshallbe
629629 23 placedinareserveaccountdesignatedasa"RetiredLivesReserve".The
630630 24 valueoftheretiredlivesreserveshallbeincreasedbytheactuarialpresent
631631 25 valueofretiringmembers'benefits,andbytheinterestearningofthetotal
632632 26 fundonaproratabasisanditshallbedecreasedbypaymentstoretired
633633 27 membersandtheirsurvivors.Eachyeartheactuaryshallcomparethe
634634 28 actuarialpresentvalueofretiredmembers'benefitswiththeretiredlives
635635 29 reserve.Ifthevalueoftheretiredlivesreserveplusoneyear'sinterestatthe
636636 30 assumedrateofinterestexceedstheactuarialpresentvalueofretiredlives,
637637 31 thendistributionofthisexcessmaybemadeequallytoallretiredmembers,or
638638 32 theireligiblesurvivors.Thedistributionmaybeinasinglesumorinmonthly
639639 33 paymentsatthediscretionoftheboardontheadviceoftheactuary.]
640640 70.010.1.Twoormore,notexceedingten,contiguouscountiesmayjoinin
641641 2performinganycommonfunctionorservice,includingthepurchase,constructionand
642642 3maintenanceofhospitals,almshouses,roadmachineryandanyothercountypropertyand
643643 4mayjoininthecommonemploymentofanycountyofficeroremployeecommontoeachof
644644 5thecounties.Thecountycommissionsshalladministerthedelegatedpowersandallocatethe
645645 6costsamongthecounties.
646646 7 2.Countycoronersofanynumberofcontiguouscountiesmayestablishacooperative
647647 8districtandappointadistrictcoroneranddeputydistrictcoronerforsuchdistrict.District
648648 9coronersanddeputydistrictcoronersshallbecountycoronersselectedbyamajorityvoteof
649649 10coronersofcountieswithinthedistrictandcertifiedasmasterdeathinvestigatorsbya
650650 11professionalassociationofthecountycoronersofMissouri.Thedistrictanddeputydistrict
651651 12coronersshallreceiveremunerationonlyfornecessaryexpensesincurredforproviding
652652 13assistanceintheinvestigationofadeathattherequestofacountycoronerwhichshallbepaid
653653 14inthemannerprovidedundertheprovisionsofsection58.570.
654654 15 3.Beginningwiththeprosecutingattorneyelectedatthe2026generalelection,
655655 16twoormorecontiguouscountiesofthesecond,third,orfourthclassificationwithina
656656 17singlejudicialcircuitmayactcooperativelyinthecommonemploymentofaprosecuting
657657 18attorney.
658658 70.060.1.Uponthereceiptofanoticethat[the]apropositionforanypurpose
659659 2otherthanthecommonemploymentofaprosecutingattorneyhasbeenadoptedas
660660 3providedinsection70.050,thepresidingcommissionerofthemostpopulouscounty,as
661661 4determinedbythelastfederaldecennialcensus,shallcallameetingofthecounty
662662 HB2855 18 5commissionsofallthecountiesvotingontheproposition,atsuchplaceandtimeas[he]such
663663 6presidingcommissionermaydesignate.Unlessotherwiseprovidedbylaw,therespective
664664 7countycommissionssittingasabody,witheachcountycommissionerhavingonevote,shall
665665 8proceedtoadministerthefunction,serviceorcommonemploymentofthecountyofficeror
666666 9employeeandallocatethecostsamongthecounties.Anycountythathasvotedtoparticipate
667667 10inajointundertakingasprovidedinsections70.010to70.090isherebyauthorizedtoissue
668668 11bonds,asprovidedbylawfortheissuanceofcountybonds,forsuchpurposes.
669669 12 2.Uponthereceiptofanoticethatapropositionforthecommonemploymentof
670670 13aprosecutingattorneyhasbeenadoptedasprovidedinsection70.050,thepresiding
671671 14commissionerofthemostpopulouscounty,asdeterminedbythelastfederaldecennial
672672 15census,shallcallameetingofthecountycommissionsofallthecountiesvotingonthe
673673 16proposition,atsuchplaceandtimeassuchpresidingcommissionermaydesignate.The
674674 17respectivecountycommissionssittingasabody,witheachcountycommissionerhaving
675675 18onevote,shallproceedtoapproveajointagreementthatspecifiesthedutiesofeach
676676 19county.Theagreementshallcontainthefollowing:
677677 20 (1)Thenamesofthecountiesengaginginthecommonemploymentofthe
678678 21prosecutingattorney;
679679 22 (2)Theformulaforcalculatingeachcounty'scontributiontothecostsofthe
680680 23prosecutingattorney'soffice;
681681 24 (3)Theformulaforcalculatingeachcounty'sportionofthefeecollectedunder
682682 25subsection3ofsection56.060;and
683683 26 (4)Thetimingandproceduresforapprovaloftheannualbudgetforthe
684684 27prosecutingattorney'sofficebythegoverningbodiesoftheemployingcounties.
685685 70.090.Whentwoormorecountiesmayhavejoinedtogetherforthepurposesof
686686 2sections70.010to70.090,additionalcounties,untilthetotalshallhavereached[ten]the
687687 3limitsspecifiedinsection70.010, maybeadmittedtoparticipationbyallsuchcounties,
688688 4includingthosealreadyparticipatingandthosedesiringtoparticipate,proceedingasis
689689 5providedforinsections70.010to70.090fortheformationofanewagreement.Ifthe
690690 6propositiontoadmitadditionalcountiesshallfailtoreceiveamajorityvoteofthosevoting
691691 7thereoninanyoneofsuchcounties,includingthosealreadyparticipatingandthosedesiring
692692 8toparticipate,thepropositionshallbedeemedtohavefailedandthecountiesalready
693693 9participatingbeforesuchpropositionwassubmittedshallcarryoninthesamemanneras
694694 10before.
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