Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.420

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56.420 Restoration to office.

Official statutory text

56.420. Restoration to office. — If the suspended officer is acquitted he shall be restored to the office from which he was suspended, by an order of record of the court by which the suspension was made, and the commission and authority of the successor of the suspended officer shall thereupon cease and determine.

(RSMo 1939 § 12933, A.L. 1965 p. 166) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11308; 1919 § 728; 1909 § 999

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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