{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-57.119","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 57.119","heading":"Deputy sheriffs, temporary appointment.","body":"In any emergency the sheriff shall appoint sworn deputies, who are residents of the county, possessing all the qualifications of sheriff. The deputies shall serve not exceeding thirty days, and shall possess all the powers and perform all the duties of deputy sheriffs, with like responsibilities, and for their services shall receive two dollars per day, to be paid out of the county treasury.","path":["Title VI - COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT","Chapter 57 - Sheriffs"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=57.119","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"cf8ed813c5c275b5b2e8eb26e55395808674ff0575d25493a11a6995d997b304","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-57.117","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-57.125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}