2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 50 County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems
Section 50.853 Counties, third and fourth class, reimbursed for expenses of prosecution in capital cases, requirements of negative financial situation--funding.

50.853. In addition the office of administration may reimburse counties of the third and fourth class, out of funds appropriated by the general assembly, for expenses related to trial of capital cases. Such expenses shall not exceed fifty percent of expenses. The amount of reimbursement shall be for actual expenses incurred by the county for capital cases tried. The reimbursement set forth under this section shall be limited to counties which were at the time of the trial in a negative financial situation and* to counties which would be placed in a negative financial situation as a result of the trial. The county requesting reimbursement under this section shall furnish the office of administration required proof of the negative financial situation in order to avail itself of this act. The request for funds under this section shall be included in the appropriations request of the office of administration.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1340 & 1348 10 subsec. 2)

*Word "and" does not appear in original rolls, an apparent typographical error.

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