Missouri Statutes
§ 542.190 — Special deputies and policemen to be residents of state.
Missouri § 542.190
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XXXVIICRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 542Proceedings to Preserve the Peace — Searches and Seizures
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.190 (2026).
Text
No sheriff of a county, mayor of a city or other private person authorized by law to appoint special deputies, marshals or policemen in this state to preserve the public peace and quell public disturbances shall appoint as special deputies, marshals or policemen any person who is not a resident of this state and who has not been a resident of this state for at least three years prior to his appointment.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 4622, A.L. 1955 p. 515)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4233; 1919 § 3480; 1909 § 4695
Bona fide citizens only may be deputized, 57.117, 85.005
Nearby Sections
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§ 542.010
Magistrate defined.§ 542.030
Warrant may issue, when.§ 542.060
Parties committed, how discharged.§ 542.070
Recognizance, where deposited.§ 542.080
Recognizance, when broken.§ 542.090
Recognizance to be prosecuted, when.§ 542.110
Appeal granted, when.§ 542.130
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Missouri § 542.190, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/542/542.190.