{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.030","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.030","heading":"Qualifications — declaration candidacy, requirements.","body":"1. No person shall be elected or appointed to the office of coroner unless such person:\n(1) Is a citizen of the United States;\n(2) Is over twenty-one years of age;\n(3) Has resided within the state for the whole year immediately preceding such person's election or appointment; and\n(4) Has resided within the county for the six months immediately preceding such person's election or appointment.\n2. No person shall file a declaration of candidacy for the office of coroner unless, at the time such person files such declaration of candidacy, such person provides evidence of completion of a certification to do death investigations from:\n(1) An independent, nationally recognized and accredited credentialing organization;\n(2) An entity that provides the training as described in this chapter; or\n(3) Attendance at an annual training as described in this chapter.","path":["Title VI - COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT","Chapter 58 - Coroners and Inquests"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=58.030","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"c6409f4e40a3d950c75f0cf93e373a2aa1b2fe58e20b13d8872e5ccee938a841","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.020","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}