Title XXXII COURTS Chapter 476 • Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.480. Judges convicted, impeached or removed from office ineligible — intentional killing of judge bars survivor benefits, when. — 1. Sections 476.450 to 476.510 shall not apply to any person who has been convicted of a felony in any court or who has been impeached or removed from office for misconduct for acts involving moral turpitude. 2. The board of trustees of the Missouri state employees' retirement system shall cease paying benefits to any beneficiary of a judge who is charged with the intentional killing of the judge without legal excuse or justification. A beneficiary who is convicted of such charge shall no longer be entitled to receive benefits. If the beneficiary is not convicted of such charge, the board shall resume payment of benefits and shall pay the beneficiary any benefits that were suspended pending resolution of such charge. -------- (L. 1951 p. 442 § 4, A.L. 1993 S.B. 88, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356)
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