{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-56.020","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.020","heading":"When term begins.","body":"Prosecuting attorneys elected under the provisions of this chapter shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the first day of January next after they shall have been elected.","path":["Title VI - COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT","Chapter 56 - Circuit and Prosecuting Attorneys and County Counselors"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=56.020","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"c35f1e487399a366c1d60f9430a2646048045529cabbb8a88f5e99a77b8bc852","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-56.010","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-56.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}