Missouri § 109.030 - Penalties for failure to deliver records.
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§ 109.030. Penalties for failure to deliver records.
1. If any such officer, or the executor or administrator of such officer, shall fail to deliver such records, books or papers, he or they shall forfeit not more than one thousand nor less than one hundred dollars, to be recovered by civil action to the use of the county.
2. Such officer, or the executor or administrator of such officer, shall pay to any person injured by the detention of such records, books or papers all damages which may accrue to him, to be recovered by civil action.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 3624, 3625)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 3234, 3235; 1919 §§ 10596, 10597; 1909 §§ 10407, 10408
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Section 109.030 ("Penalties for failure to deliver records.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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