| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEJOINT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION NO.61 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOOK. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 0899H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 7 | 7 | | JOINTRESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmenttoArticleVIIofthe |
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| 9 | 9 | | ConstitutionofMissouri,byadoptingtwonewsectionsrelatingtosheriffs. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein: |
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| 11 | 11 | | ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2026,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe |
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| 13 | 13 | | 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for |
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| 14 | 14 | | 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleVIIoftheConstitutionofthestate |
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| 15 | 15 | | 5ofMissouri: |
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| 16 | 16 | | SectionA.ArticleVII,ConstitutionofMissouri,isamendedbyadoptingtwonew |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2sections,tobeknownasSections15and16,toreadasfollows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | Section15.1.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection2ofthissection,eachcountyand |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2anycitynotwithinacountyshallelectasheriffforatermoffouryearsbyamajorityof |
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| 20 | 20 | | 3thequalifiedvotersofthecountyvotingthereonatthetimeofvotingdesignatedfor |
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| 21 | 21 | | 4suchofficeprovidedbylawasoftheeffectivedateofthissectionandeveryfouryears |
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| 22 | 22 | | 5thereafter. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 6 2.Theprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissectionshallnotapplytoacountyin |
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| 24 | 24 | | 7whichtheofficeofsheriffisnotanelectedofficeasoftheeffectivedateofthissection. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 8Suchcountymayrestoretheofficeofsheriffasanelectedofficeasprovidedbylaw,and |
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| 26 | 26 | | 9suchrestorationshallbeirrevocable.Acountythatrestorestheofficeofsheriffasan |
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| 27 | 27 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 28 | 28 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 10electedofficeshallelectasheriffbyamajorityofthequalifiedvotersofthecounty |
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| 29 | 29 | | 11votingthereonforatermoffouryears. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 12 3.Theelectedsheriffshallbethechieflawenforcementofficerinhisorher |
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| 31 | 31 | | 13countyandshallbenotifiedofallfederalinvestigationsinhisorhercounty. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 14NotwithstandingArticleVISection18(a)oranyotherarticleoftheMissouri |
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| 33 | 33 | | 15Constitutiontothecontrary,everysheriff,inadditiontodutiesassetinlaw,shall |
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| 34 | 34 | | 16quellandsuppressassaults,batteries,riots,routs,affrays,andinsurrectionsandshall: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 17 (1)Apprehendandcommittojailallfelonsandtraitors; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 18 (2)Attendeachdivisionofthecircuitcourtpresidedoverbyacircuitor |
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| 37 | 37 | | 19associatecircuitcourtjudgeheldinhisorhercounty,whensodirectedbythecourt; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 20and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 21 (3)Executeprocess,includingwritsofreplevin,attachments,andfinalprocess |
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| 40 | 40 | | 22issuedbycircuitandassociatecircuitjudges,unlessthesheriffofthecountydoesnot |
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| 41 | 41 | | 23performsuchdutiesasofAugust28,2026. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 24 4.Everysheriffisaconservatorofthepeacewithinhisorhercountyandshall |
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| 43 | 43 | | 25causealloffendersagainstthelawtoappearatthenexttermofthecircuitorassociate |
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| 44 | 44 | | 26courtofthecounty,andtobecommittedtojailincaseoffailuretogivethe |
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| 45 | 45 | | 27recognizance. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 28 5.Thesheriffofallcountiesshallhireandappointsuchdeputies,assistants,and |
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| 47 | 47 | | 29otheremployeesasthesheriffdeemsnecessaryfortheproperdischargeofthedutiesof |
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| 48 | 48 | | 30hisorheroffice,whoshallholdofficeatthewillandpleasureofthesheriff,andmayset |
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| 49 | 49 | | 31theircompensationwithinthelimitsoftheallocationsmadeforthatpurpose. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 32 6.Anelectedcountysheriffshallnotberemovedfromofficeexceptbywritof |
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| 51 | 51 | | 33quowarrantoinitiatedbytheattorneygeneral. |
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| 52 | 52 | | Section16.Becausesheriffsarepartoftheadministrationofjustice,thegeneral |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2assemblymaylevycourtcostsandfeestosupportsalariesorbenefitsforsheriffsand |
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| 54 | 54 | | 3retiredsheriffspursuanttoSection14ofArticleIoftheConstitutionofthestateof |
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| 55 | 55 | | 4Missouri. |
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| 56 | 56 | | SectionB.Pursuanttochapter116,andotherapplicableconstitutionalprovisionsand |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2lawsofthisstateallowingthegeneralassemblytoadoptballotlanguageforthesubmissionof |
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| 58 | 58 | | 3thisjointresolutiontothevotersofthisstate,theofficialsummarystatementofthis |
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| 59 | 59 | | 4resolutionshallbeasfollows: |
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| 60 | 60 | | 5 "ShalltheMissouriConstitutionbeamendedtosupportlawenforcementby |
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| 61 | 61 | | 6 preservingtherightofcitizenstoelectacountysheriff,prohibitingtheremovalofa |
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| 62 | 62 | | HJR61 2 7 countysheriffexceptbyawritofquowarranto,andprotectingfundingforlaw |
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| 63 | 63 | | 8 enforcementofficials?". |
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| 64 | 64 | | âś” |
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| 65 | 65 | | HJR61 3 |
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