Missouri § 57.095 - Service of process, immunity from liability for sheriffs and law enforcement officers, when.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 57.095 — Service of process, immunity from liability for sheriffs and law enforcement officers, when., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57.095. Service of process, immunity from liability for sheriffs and law enforcement officers, when.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 537.600 to the contrary, sheriffs or any other law enforcement officers shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, while conducting service of process at the direction of any court to the extent that the officers' actions do not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.
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(L. 2014 H.B. 1231 merged with S.B. 621 merged with S.B. 672)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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