Missouri § 57.550 - Salary for sheriff and deputies.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 57.550 — Salary for sheriff and deputies., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57.550. Salary for sheriff and deputies.
Beginning January 1, 1998, the sheriff of the city of St. Louis shall receive for his or her services the sum of sixty-six thousand dollars per annum, and beginning January 1, 1999, the sheriff of the City of St. Louis shall receive for the sheriff's services the sum of seventy-two thousand six hundred dollars per annum. Beginning January 1, 2000, the compensation of the sheriff of the city of St. Louis may be annually increased by an amount equal to the annual salary adjustment for employees of the City of St. Louis as approved by the board of aldermen of such city. Said sum and the compensation of his or her deputies and assistants shall be paid out of the treasury of the City of St. Louis in equal semimonthly installments. For additional duties hereunder imposed, the sheriff shall mail all petit jury summons.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15675, A.L. 1963 p. 114, A.L. 1972 S.B. 569, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 11, A.L. 1999 H.B. 748)
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Section 57.550 ("Salary for sheriff and deputies.") 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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