Mo. Rev. Stat. § 136.220: Violation by sheriff.

The officer to whom any distress warrant shall be delivered, and his sureties, shall be liable for the same causes, and in the same manner, and to the same extent, and with like effect, in all respects, as far as the same may be applicable, for refusing or neglecting to perform any duty under such distress warrant, as is provided by law against sheriffs and their sureties, in cases of refusal or neglect on the part of such sheriffs to perform the duties prescribed by law in case of executions.