Action by attorney general.

106.250. When an affidavit has been filed with the clerk ofthe circuit court of any county in this state, as provided insections 106.230 and 106.240, the governor may, in hisdiscretion, direct the attorney general to assist in theprosecution against said officer; and in case of the refusal ofthe prosecuting attorney or special prosecutor, after the filingof the affidavit provided for in sections 106.230 and 106.240, tofile a complaint, the attorney general shall have authority tofile a complaint against the official complained of.

(RSMo 1939 § 12831)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11205; 1919 § 9178; 1909 § 10207