2013 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 57 Sheriffs
Section 57.317 Compensation of sheriff--training program, attendance required, when, expenses, compensation (noncharter counties).

Compensation of sheriff--training program, attendance required, when, expenses, compensation (noncharter counties).

57.317. 1. The county sheriff in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of sheriff on January 1, 1997.

Assessed Valuation Salary $ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $36,000 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 37,000 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 38,000 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 39,000 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 40,000 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 42,000 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 44,000 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 45,000 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 46,000 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 48,000 300,000,000 to 449,999,999 50,000 450,000,000 to 599,999,999 52,000 600,000,000 to 749,999,999 54,000 750,000,000 to 899,999,999 56,000 900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999 58,000 1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999 60,000 1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999 62,000 1,350,000,000 and over 64,000

2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the sheriff only if the sheriff has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the sheriff's office when approved by a professional association of the county sheriffs of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each sheriff who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified sheriffs to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county sheriff in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

3. The county sheriff in any county, other than a first classification charter county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received for the office of county sheriff in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.

(L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al. § 4, A.L. 1988 S.B. 431, A.L. 1997 S.B. 11)