Missouri § 56.550 - Circuit attorneys and assistants — oaths — duties.
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§ 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 demean themselves in office. The duties of said assistants shall be to assist the circuit attorney generally in the conduct of his office, under his direction and subject to his control; and said circuit attorney and his assistants shall institute and prosecute all criminal actions in the circuit court. The circuit attorney and said assistant circuit attorneys, when so directed by the circuit attorney, may attend upon the grand jury.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 12909, 12912, A.L. 1945 p. 581 § 12906B, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 11284, 11287; 1919 §§ 704, 707; 1909 §§ 978, 981
Effective 1-02-79
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56.550 ("Circuit attorneys and assistants — oaths — duties.") 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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