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Revised Statutes of Missouri
Title VI
Chapter 50
Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 50
County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems
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50.010
Fiscal year in counties
50.020
Transfer of county funds
50.030
Section 50.020 construed
50.032
Mediation of disputes necessary for receipt of state funds
50.040
County commission may invest school funds, when and how
50.050
County treasurer to report
50.055
Accounts of county may be audited (counties of the second classification)
50.057
Audit, when, by whom (certain counties of the first classification)
50.059
Counties with federal highways, or weigh stations to receive additional funds, allocation
50.060
County commission may borrow money — amount (first and second class counties)
50.065
Borrowing by first class counties authorized, limitations on — tax anticipation warrants, procedure for issue and redemption
50.070
Tax anticipation notes may be issued in counties of first, third and fourth class
50.080
Tax anticipation notes — how made, signed and attested
50.090
Estimate of county revenue to be basis for issuing anticipated notes
50.095
Notes not to issue until revenue estimate made — limitation on amount issued — form of note (first class counties)
50.100
Note provisions
50.1000
Definitions
50.1010
Fund authorized, management — apportionment of benefits
50.1020
Source of funds, delinquent tax penalties — county assessor, duties — deposit of funds — payroll deduction
50.1030
Board of directors, election, appointment by the governor, term, powers, duties — chairman, secretary, meetings — advisors — audits — compensation, costs — record — annual review
50.1031
Benefit adjustments, required assets-to-liability ratio — frequency of adjustments — effective date of adjustments
50.1032
Board to adopt rules for administration of retirement system
50.1034
Correction of errors — false statements — benefits not paid to survivor or beneficiary who intentionally kills member
50.1036
Errors, false statements, false records, consequences
50.1038
Survivor or beneficiary charged with intentional killing of member, benefits suspended — conviction, benefits to cease — no conviction, effect
50.1040
Membership in system — payroll deduction for nonLAGERS members — opting out prohibited, exceptions — opting in, when
50.1050
Normal annuity, qualifications
50.1060
Normal annuity, amount, limitation — board to recommend adjustments to formula
50.1070
Increase in benefits, limitation — determination — waiver of increase
50.1080
What calculators apply
50.1090
Creditable service — special consultant, duty, compensation — limitation — verification of records — refund of contributions, when
50.110
Board of estimate of anticipated revenue
50.1100
Retirement, application, payment of annuity, restriction — exception, part-time work for county member may receive annuity, part-time work not to affect annuity
50.1110
Options in lieu of normal annuity, election — survivorship benefit
50.1120
Death of beneficiary, reversion of normal annuity
50.1130
Death benefit
50.1140
Termination of employment, forfeit of rights, refund — deferred annuity permanent, when — payment of accumulated contributions — restoration of creditable service
50.1150
Law not to affect certain rights — discrimination prohibited
50.1160
Effect upon eligibility for other retirement systems
50.1170
Applicability
50.1175
Pension benefits and retirement allowances, exempt from attachment, garnishment and other processes — exception, child support and maintenance
50.1180
Law not to apply to certain political subdivisions
50.1190
Recorder of deeds, extra fees, deposit
50.120
County treasurer to sell notes — publication — private sale
50.1200
Ex officio collector, fees, deposit
50.1210
Contribution accounts established, board and nonLAGERS members to contribute to accounts
50.1220
NonLAGERS member contribution, amount
50.1230
Matching contributions by board, when, rules — matching contributions by county, when
50.1240
Bookkeeping account established
50.1250
Forfeiture of contributions, when — reversion of forfeitures — distribution of contribution account, when — death of a member, effect of
50.1260
Direct rollover permitted, when
50.130
Registration of notes
50.1300
Deferred compensation plan authorized — consolidation permitted, when
50.140
Proceeds from sale of notes to be deposited in county treasury — used only to pay warrants — use of surplus
50.150
County warrants may be pledged — for what purpose — redemption
50.160
Powers of county commission — auditing and enforcement of claims of county — refusal to testify, penalty
50.166
Clerk may fill in warrant for expenses — form, negotiable instrument — county treasurer access to financially relevant documents
50.170
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.172
Documents approved by commission to be preserved — destruction of documents, method — replacement of lost or destroyed checks, procedure
50.180
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.190
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.200
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.210
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.220
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.230
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.240
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.250
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.260
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.270
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.280
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.290
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.300
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.310
(Repealed L. 1992 S.B. 833 § A)
Repealed
50.320
Penalty for clerk or treasurer violating section 50.160, 50.166 or 50.172
50.327
Base salary schedules for county officials — salary commission responsible for computation of county official salaries, except for charter counties — salary increases, when
50.330
Salaries of county officers and assistants, how paid
50.331
(Repealed L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al.)
Repealed
50.332
Certain counties may perform certain duties for municipalities, when — compensation for, paid how, to whom
50.333
Salary commission, duties of clerk or court administrator, meetings, notice of, members, duties, report, form, failure to meet, effect of — mileage allowance — maximum compensation allowable, defined (noncharter counties)
50.334
Recorders of deeds, compensation — classroom instruction required, when, expenses shall be reimbursed, when (certain counties)
50.335
(Repealed L. 1988 H.B. 1208)
Repealed
50.336
(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 1121 & 1257 § 1 merged with H.B. 1634 § A)
Repealed
50.337
Governing body may provide for pension plan for county employees (first class counties)
50.338
Compensation for loss of commissions by reduction of school operating levy, loss offset procedure
50.339
Cole County and Cape Girardeau salary commission authorized to equalize salaries on a one-time basis
50.340
Officers compensated by salaries only — exceptions — to collect fees and turn over to treasury — report to county commission (first class counties)
50.343
Compensation of certain officers, how computed (St. Charles, Clay, Jefferson, Greene and certain other counties)
50.350
Salaried officer to collect fees (second class counties)
50.360
Pay money to county treasurer — monthly report concerning paid and unpaid fees — duty of county commission
50.370
Officers to file monthly report with county commission (third and fourth class counties)
50.380
Penalty
50.390
Officers to settle with county commission
50.400
Refusal to settle — commission may estimate amount due
50.410
Penalty of defaulting officer
50.420
Damages against delinquents
50.430
Commission determination final, when — interest — misdemeanor
50.440
Penalties may be remitted, when
50.450
County clerk to make abstract of settlement — record of
50.460
Abstract to be a lien, when — execution
50.470
Officers to keep an account of fees collected for others
50.480
Duty of officer to pay fees belonging to others to county treasurer and take receipts
50.490
Treasurer to keep an account of such fees
50.500
(Repealed L. 1998 HB 1510)
Repealed
50.510
Books and fees to be turned over to successor
50.515
County governing body may impose administrative service fee, when, rate — limit on fee in counties of the third classification
50.520
(Repealed L. 1977 S.B. 60 § 1)
Repealed
50.525
County budget law
50.527
Revenue defined
50.530
Definitions
50.535
County sheriff's revolving fund established — fees deposited into, use of moneys — no prior approval for expenditures required—authorized payment of certain expenses — excess funds, use of
50.540
Offices to prepare estimates of expenditures and revenues — duties of budget officer — hearings
50.550
Annual budget shall present a complete financial plan — county law enforcement restitution fund authorized
50.560
(Repealed L. 1959 S.B. 64 § 1)
Repealed
50.565
County law enforcement restitution fund may be established, proceeds designated for deposit in, use of moneys — audit of fund
50.570
(Repealed L. 1959 S.B. 64 § 1)
Repealed
50.580
(Repealed L. 1959 S.B. 64 § 1)
Repealed
50.590
Budget document — contents
50.600
Form of budget documents — public hearing
50.610
Commission may revise budget — adoption and appropriation order
50.620
Appropriations (first and second class counties)
50.622
Amendment of annual budget by any county during fiscal year receiving additional funds, procedure — decrease permitted, when
50.630
County commissions shall have power to authorize the transfer of any unencumbered appropriation balance
50.640
Estimate of circuit court or circuit clerk, changed, how — disagreement with county, escrow account equal to difference established — resolved, how
50.641
Estimates — contents — covering circuit judges, associate circuit judges, staffs, juvenile officers and juvenile court personnel
50.642
Presiding judge of circuit court to meet with county budget officer and county commission to discuss budget before filing estimate
50.650
Liability of certain officers
50.660
Rules governing contracts
50.670
(Repealed L. 1965 p. 155 § 1)
Repealed
50.680
(Repealed L. 1965 p. 155 § 1)
Repealed
50.690
(Repealed L. 1965 p. 155 § 1)
Repealed
50.695
(Repealed L. 1965 p. 155 § 1)
Repealed
50.698
(Repealed L. 1965 p. 155 § 1)
Repealed
50.700
(Repealed L. 1965 p. 155 § 1)
Repealed
50.710
(Repealed L. 1965 p. 155 § 1)
Repealed
50.720
(Repealed L. 1959 S.B. 64 § 1)
Repealed
50.730
(Transferred 1949; now 50.695)
Repealed
50.740
Commission to revise and amend estimates (counties of the third and fourth classification)
50.745
State auditor to develop, approve forms (third and fourth class counties)
50.750
Missouri products to be purchased by officers
50.753
Purchasing agent, how appointed, compensation, assistants
50.755
Purchasing agent to investigate need for supplies requested by officers
50.757
Purchasing agent, duties — bids rejected, when
50.760
Advertisement for bids, procedure for — purchase at public auctions — purchase order required (second class and certain first class counties)
50.770
Supplies defined (second class and certain first class counties)
50.780
Commissions may permit officers to purchase supplies direct — liability therefor — preference in bids — waiver, when (second class and certain first class counties)
50.783
Waiver of competitive bid requirements, when — rescission of waiver, when — single feasible source purchases — exception for Boone and Greene counties
50.784
Procurement authority delegation permitted, when — accepting department's duties
50.790
Duties of commissioners — violation of law — penalty (second class and certain first class counties)
50.800
(Repealed L. 2022 H.B. 1606, Repealed L. 2025 H.B. 199 merged with S.B. 2)
Repealed
50.810
(Repealed L. 2022 H.B. 1606, Repealed L. 2025 H.B. 199 merged with S.B. 2)
Repealed
50.820
Statement, how published — duties of state auditor (certain counties)
50.850
Counties reimbursed for expense of prosecuting crimes committed within state correctional facilities, how computed, limitation
50.853
Counties, third and fourth class, reimbursed for expenses of prosecution in capital cases, requirements of negative financial situation — funding