Opinion No. 56-80 (1980)

Dear Mr. Williams:

This letter is in response to your question asking whether deputy sheriffs are entitled to receive fifteen cents for each mile traveled in criminal cases and investigations under § 57.300, RSMo. Further correspondence from you indicates that you are referring to the sheriff's mileage reimbursement and that the proper section reference is § 57.350, RSMo.

In this respect we refer you to Att'y Gen. Op. No. 161, Pruett, November 27, 1979, and Att'y Gen. Op. Ltr. No. 205, Millan, June 5, 1974. While those opinions refer to third class counties, they are informative in that they…