Bill > SJR87

This resolution proposes an amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would establish a four-year term for elected county sheriffs and define their role as the chief law enforcement officer in their county, responsible for suppressing disturbances, apprehending offenders, attending court, and executing legal processes, unless specific exceptions apply. These exceptions include cities not within a county, counties with a charter form of government adjacent to such a city, and counties with a charter form of government that are large and adjacent to another very large county. The resolution also clarifies that sheriffs can hire and set compensation for deputies and staff, and that elected sheriffs can only be removed from office through a writ of quo warranto initiated by the attorney general, with the overall aim of preserving the right to elect sheriffs and recognizing their importance in the justice system.