Terms Used In Missouri Laws 61.131

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

Neither the county highway administrator, nor any other officer or employee of the county or state, or of any road district, shall be pecuniarily interested in any sale, bid or contract for the purchase of any machinery, materials or equipment, or for the building, improvement, repair or maintenance of any highway, road, bridge or culvert in the county. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars or by removal from office, or both.