MO HB436

Repeals and reenacts section 57.010, RSMo, relating to sheriff elections and qualifications.

Requires sheriffs elected at general elections every four years to be resident taxpayers and electors who have lived in the county for at least one year and are capable of efficient law enforcement.

Prohibits sheriffs without a valid peace officer license under chapter 590 from personally executing police powers including arrest, detention, vehicular pursuit, search, and interrogation, effective January 1, 2003.

Allows third classification counties without a township form of government with populations between 10,600 and 10,700 inhabitants to adopt an order or ordinance providing for nonpartisan sheriff elections.

Requires nonpartisan sheriff candidates to file signed statements of candidacy with the election authority, with ballot names appearing in the order statements were filed and election conducted under chapter 115 provisions.