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Rule 54 - Issuance and Service of Summons or Other Process
Rule 54.05 - Deputies Acting for Clerk or Sheriff

Mo. R. Civ. P. 54.05

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Rule 54.05 - Deputies Acting for Clerk or Sheriff

A deputy clerk or deputy sheriff shall have the same authority as the clerk or sheriff, respectively, to do any act which this Rule 54 authorizes the clerk or sheriff to do.

Mo. R. Civ. P. 54.05

Adopted Jan. 19, 1973, eff. 9/1/1973.

Committee Note - 1974

This is substantially the same as prior Rule 54.05.

Compare: Rules 4(c) and 45(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.