{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-61.005","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 61.005","heading":"Employment of county engineer by county commission not required.","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall require the county commission to hire a county engineer. The county commission may hire and authorize an individual to perform those duties the individual is qualified for, based upon the individual's education and training.","path":["Title VI - COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT","Chapter 61 - County Highway Engineers"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=61.005","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"2e9e6a448eb6ae6219bebd2ce4b44b7497ab82d84705a5fba833056b78e86fb0","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-60.670","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-61.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}