{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.190","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.190","heading":"Special deputies and policemen to be residents of state.","body":"No sheriff of a county, mayor of a city or other private person authorized by law to appoint special deputies, marshals or policemen in this state to preserve the public peace and quell public disturbances shall appoint as special deputies, marshals or policemen any person who is not a resident of this state and who has not been a resident of this state for at least three years prior to his appointment.","path":["Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 542 - Proceedings to Preserve the Peace — Searches and Seizures"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=542.190","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"5f4d9017383a0545405d2fd08def1833397968741be99c22392ee9d2ecc02359","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.170","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}