Opinion No. (2011)

Dear Former Representative Jones:

This opinion is replacing the original Opinion No. 8 that was issued June 23, 2010. You asked whether § 57.955, RSMo, 1 relating to the Sheriffs' Retirement System, requires a municipality2 to collect a $3 surcharge for municipal ordinance violations and remit the surcharge to the System. We are providing this revised opinion after taking into consideration matters raised by the Office of the State Courts Administrator. Although the question is a very close one, we adhere to our original conclusion.

Section 57.955, RSMo, provides as follows:

1. There shall be…