Director of divisions - oath - bond - removal from office.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 207.030
in effect207.030. Director of divisions — oath — bond — removal from office. — The directors of the family support division and children's division shall be persons qualified by education and experience to supervise the work of such divisions and shall be citizens and taxpayers of Missouri. Before entering upon his or her duties, each director shall subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri and to faithfully demean himself or herself in office. Each director shall enter into good and sufficient bond, payable to the state of Missouri, conditioned upon the faithful discharge and performance of official duties, and upon accountability for all property and funds coming under such director's administration and control, said bond to be approved by the attorney general as to form, and by the governor as to its sufficiency, the premium on said bond to be paid by the state. The governor may remove the director of the children's division and the director of the family support division for incompetence, misconduct, or neglect of duty.
(L. 1945 p. 945 § 34, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=207.030Fetched: 10/17/2026