Section 10 Qualifications

• Library: Juvenile Law 2011

The qualifications for the office of juvenile officer can be found in § 211.361, RSMo 2000. When the need arises for the appointment of a juvenile officer, the juvenile court must either:

(1) Provide, by rule of court, for open competitive written and oral examinations and create an eligible list of persons who possess the qualifications prescribed by [statute] and who have successfully passed such examination; or

(2) Appoint any person over the age of twenty‑one years who has completed satisfactorily four...