Missouri § 211.156 Care and detention of certain children by county, contribution by state, when.

Missouri Statutes

§ 211.156 — Care and detention of certain children by county, contribution by state, when.

Missouri § 211.156

Title XIIPUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Ch. 211Juvenile Courts

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.156 (2026).

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1.Whenever a county shall own or operate an institution as a home for neglected and delinquent children, the state of Missouri shall pay to the county toward the care and maintenance of each of these children, upon an order or voucher submitted to the state by the circuit court fourteen to thirty-seven dollars per day, subject to appropriations.

2.Whenever a child is detained as provided in section 211.151 , the state shall pay to the county governing body toward the care and maintenance of each such child upon a voucher or order submitted to the state by the circuit court the amount specified in this subsection. When submitting the voucher or order to the state, the circuit court shall certify that the child was detained only in a manner as provided by section 211.151 . The amount

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1. Whenever a county shall own or operate an institution as a home for neglected and delinquent children, the state of Missouri shall pay to the county toward the care and maintenance of each of these children, upon an order or voucher submitted to the state by the circuit court fourteen to thirty-seven dollars per day, subject to appropriations.

2. Whenever a child is detained as provided in section 211.151 , the state shall pay to the county governing body toward the care and maintenance of each such child upon a voucher or order submitted to the state by the circuit court the amount specified in this subsection. When submitting the voucher or order to the state, the circuit court shall certify that the child was detained only in a manner as provided by section 211.151 . The amount to be paid to the county governing body is fourteen to thirty-seven dollars per day, subject to appropriations.