Missouri sheriffs are asking the state legislature to address their priorities, including tightening Missouri sentencing laws. Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett said the Missouri Sheriffs Association has been pushing the proposed “Truth in Sentencing”...
Amendment 6, one of several proposed constitutional amendments on the November 5th ballot, would restore a $3 fee that was used to fund the Missouri Sheriff’s Retirement System. The fee was charged to people convicted of traffic citations and other crimes. It was...
Missouri voters will get to decide in November whether to reinstate a $3 court fee and put the proceeds toward funding the Missouri Sheriff’s Retirement System. Amendment 6 will be on the general election ballot statewide. The fee was struck down by the State Supreme...
Beginning the next election cycle, sheriffs elected in Missouri will have fewer options for retirement. Two bills signed by Gov. Mike Parson will require all future sheriffs to only use the Sheriff’s Retirement System, and they won’t be vested until they’ve served two...
