{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-65.170","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.170","heading":"Certificate — acceptance.","body":"Such person shall, within ten days thereafter, cause such certificate, together with his acceptance of the office, to be filed in the office of the township clerk; his neglect or refusal so to do shall be deemed a refusal to serve.","path":["Title VI - COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT","Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=65.170","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"754df07cd5bf3afdd8c47ca3f616ad61217da3c142295480f369d107a765dbf3","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-65.160","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-65.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}