Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 313

Licensed Gaming Activities

←313.210

Section 313.215.1

313.220→

August 28, 2015

Commission members--terms, qualifications--expense reimbursement.

313.215. The commission shall consist of five members appointed by the

governor with advice and consent of the senate, no more than three of whom

shall be of the same political party. Members shall be appointed for terms of

three years except for the initial members, two of whom shall be appointed

for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, and one for a term of

three years. No person shall be appointed as a commissioner who has been

convicted of a felony or gambling related offense. The commission shall

elect one of its members as chairman of the commission. All appointments

shall be made within thirty days after expiration of a term. Vacancies shall

be filled within thirty days by the governor for the unexpired portion of the

term. The governor may remove any commissioner for cause following a hearing.

Commissioners shall not be compensated for their services, but shall be

reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of

their duties from the state lottery fund. Each member of the commission at

the time of his appointment and qualification shall have been a resident of

this state for at least five years next preceding his appointment and

qualification and shall also be a registered voter and at least thirty years

of age.



(L. 1985 S.B. 44 § 4, A.L. 1988 S.B. 643)



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