SPONSOR: Butz
Currently, sheriffs other than the sheriffs of the City of St. Louis and of St. Louis County are required to hold a valid peace officer license to be eligible to hold the office of sheriff. This bill repeals the provision excluding the sheriff of the City of St. Louis, thus requiring him or her to have a valid peace officer license to qualify to be sheriff.
The bill also requires the annual compensation for sheriffs' deputies in the City of St. Louis to be at least $50,000, and it requires the sheriff to fix the compensation for deputy assistants.
This bill is the same as HB 1784 (2024).
Statutes affected: