{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-85.005","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 85.005","heading":"Mayor and police authorities can appoint none but residents.","body":"The mayor, chief of police and members of the board of police commissioners of any city in this state shall be governed by the same restrictions and subject to the same penalties as a sheriff of any county, under the provisions of section 57.117.","path":["Title VII - CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES","Chapter 85 - City Police and Fire Departments Generally"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=85.005","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"92f3b0ae504f55958cff3c220c665002c409eb631b0be296a9535692aa2e0ac6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-84.890","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-85.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}