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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 27.030 (2026)

To aid prosecuting and circuit attorneys, when

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  27.030.  To aid prosecuting and circuit attorneys, when. — When directed by the governor, the attorney general, or one of his assistants, shall aid any prosecuting or circuit attorney in the discharge of their respective duties in the trial courts and in examinations before grand juries, and when so directed by the trial court, he may sign indictments in lieu of the prosecuting attorney.

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(RSMo 1939 § 12898)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11273; 1919 § 693; 1909 § 967

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1959–2025 · leading case: Ronald Calzone v. Josh Hawley, 866 F.3d 866 (8th Cir. 2017).
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Ronald Calzone v. Josh Hawley, 866 F.3d 866 (8th Cir. 2017). “Mo. Rev. Stat. § 27.030 . Calzone has pointed to no authority, however, suggesting that the attorney general has any role in causing vehicle inspections by the highway patrol.”
State v. Harrington, 534 S.W.2d 44 (Mo. 1976). · cites it 4× “240, RSMo 1969] and further assistance from the state's attorney general is made available [§ 27.030, RSMo 1969]. Provision is found for the court to appoint an attorney to prosecute if the prosecuting attorney is disqualified [§ 56.”
State v. Fears, 803 S.W.2d 605 (Mo. 1991). · cites it 3× “110, RSMo 1986, due to a prosecutor’s conflict of interest, or under section 27.030, RSMo 1986, when the governor requests the attorney general or an assistant attorney general to serve as a special prosecutor.”
Shondel Church v. State of Missouri, 913 F.3d 736 (8th Cir. 2019). “IV, §§ 1-2. The district court also cited a Missouri statute: "When directed by the governor, the attorney general, or one of his assistants, shall aid any prosecuting or circuit attorney in the discharge of their respective duties in the trial courts and in examinations before…”
State v. Steffen, 647 S.W.2d 146 (Mo. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 10× “He asserts (a) that the Attorney General’s office appeared as special prosecutor upon the order only of the circuit judge; (b) there was no order obtained from the Governor directing the Attorney General to aid the prosecutor in the case pursuant to § 27.030, RSMo 1978; and (c)…”
Reproductive Health Servs. of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, Inc. v. Nixon, 428 F.3d 1139 (8th Cir. 2005). · cites it 3× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 27.030 . At this stage of the proceedings, we agree with the district court that this statutory authority creates a sufficient connection with the enforcement of § 188.”
Church v. Missouri, 268 F. Supp. 3d 992 (W.D. Mo. 2017). · cites it 3× “IV, §§ 1-2; Mo. Rev. Stat. § 27.030 . Governor Greitens’s predecessor, Governor Nixon, affirmatively used his executive authority to withhold roughly $7 million, in funding allocated by the Missouri Legislature to the MSPD, thereby demonstrating an even more direct “connection”…”
State v. Crockett, 419 S.W.2d 22 (Mo. 1967). · cites it 2× “In addition, Section 27.030, V.A. M.S., provides that when directed by the governor, the attorney general, or one of his assistants, shall aid any prosecuting or circuit attorney in the discharge of their respective duties in the trial courts and in the examinations before grand…”
Hawke Ye Commodity Promotions, Inc. v. Miller, 432 F. Supp. 2d 822 (N.D. Iowa 2006). “(quoting Mo.Rev.Stat. § 27.030). The Eighth Circuit Court .”
State ex inf. Dalton v. Moody, 325 S.W.2d 21 (Mo. 1959). · cites it 3× “” On June 8, 1954, under the authority of Section 27.030 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., the Attorney General was directed by the then Governor to investigate complaints reaching him, the Governor, of alleged law violations in Wright County, and the alleged failure of law enforcement…”
Grass v. Nixon, 926 S.W.2d 67 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “The Attorney General was directed by the Governor to assist in this case pursuant to § 27.030, RSMo 1994. As a matter of convenience, we shall refer to these intervenors as the State.”
Midwest Freedom Coalition, LLC v. Koster, 398 S.W.3d 23 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). “See §§ 27.030, 56.110; see also State v. Becker, 938 S.”
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