Mo. Rev. Stat. § 528.430
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
The sheriff and his sureties shall be responsible on his official bond for his acts in all cases under this chapter, and for the notes, bonds or money collected or received by him, and he may be compelled to account for and pay over the same, in the same manner as in cases of money collected on execution.
§ 528.430, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 1751