HOUSE BILL NO. 2167 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DOLAN.
5270H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To repeal section 27.020, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the attorney general.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 27.020, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 27.020, to read as follows: 27.020. 1. The attorney general is hereby authorized to appoint such assistant 2 attorneys general as may be necessary to properly perform the duties of his or her office and 3 shall fix the compensation of such assistants within the limits of the amount appropriated by 4 the general assembly. Said assistant attorneys general shall hold their office at the pleasure of 5 the attorney general, shall possess the same qualifications as the attorney general, and before 6 entering upon the discharge of their duties shall each take and subscribe to an oath to support 7 the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri and to faithfully demean 8 themselves in office. It shall be their duty to assist the attorney general in his or her official 9 duties with power and authority under his or her direction to represent him or her in the 10 discharge of all the duties of his or her office. 11 2. The attorney general may, at the request of any officer, department, board, bureau, 12 commission or agency of the state, assign assistant attorneys general to perform the duties 13 prescribed by law before or upon behalf of such officer, department, board, bureau, 14 commission or agency and may, upon request as aforesaid, from time to time reassign such 15 assistants. 16 3. The attorney general is also authorized to appoint a chief clerk, stenographers, 17 typists, clerks, [investigators] and such other employees as shall be necessary to properly
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 2167 2
18 perform the duties of his or her office [and shall fix the compensation of persons thus 19 employed within the limits of the amount appropriated by the general assembly]. Said 20 employees shall serve during the pleasure of the attorney general. [The assistant attorneys 21 general and the chief clerk, stenographers, typists, clerks, investigators and other employees 22 shall be paid in the same manner and at the same time as the attorney general. The 23 compensation and expenses of said assistants and employees may be paid out of any state or 24 federal funds appropriated to said department for such purposes.] 25 4. The attorney general is further authorized to appoint commissioned and 26 noncommissioned investigators, as shall be necessary to properly perform the duties of 27 his or her office. Investigators shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general. Each 28 commissioned investigator, upon appointment, shall take and subscribe an oath of office 29 to support the constitution and laws of the United States and the state of Missouri and 30 shall receive a certificate of appointment, a copy of which shall be filed with the 31 secretary of state, issued by the attorney general or his or her designee granting such 32 commissioned investigator all the same powers of arrest held by peace officers to 33 maintain order and preserve the peace in any matter in which the attorney general is 34 appointed or assigned in accordance with the law. Commissioned investigators may 35 assist law enforcement agencies when requested. The certificate of appointment of each 36 commissioned investigator may be withdrawn at any time by the attorney general. 37 Commissioned investigators shall comply with all peace officer standards required by 38 chapter 590. 39 5. The attorney general is authorized to fix the compensation of persons 40 employed by him or her within the limits of the amount appropriated by the general 41 assembly. The assistant attorneys general and the chief clerk, stenographers, typists, 42 clerks, investigators, and other employees shall be paid in the same manner and at the 43 same time as the attorney general. The compensation and expenses of such assistants, 44 investigators, and other employees may be paid out of any state or federal funds 45 appropriated to such department for such purposes. ✔
Statutes affected: