Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions
Section 476.250 - No court to sit on Sunday.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979
476.250. No court to sit on Sunday. — No court shall be open or transact business on Sunday, unless it be for the purpose of receiving a verdict or discharging a jury; and every adjournment of a court on Saturday shall always be to some other day than Sunday, except such adjournment as may be made after a cause has been committed to a jury; but this section shall not prevent the exercise of the jurisdiction of any judge, when it shall be necessary in criminal cases, to preserve the peace or arrest the offender, nor shall it prevent the issuing and service of any attachment in a case where a debtor is about fraudulently to secrete or remove his effects, nor shall it prevent the issuing and service of such orders as exigencies may require.
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(RSMo 1939 § 2027, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1863; 1919 § 2358; 1909 § 3880
Effective 1-02-79

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXXII - Courts

Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions

Section 476.001 - Purpose of law.

Section 476.010 - Courts of record.

Section 476.015 - Short title.

Section 476.020 - Courts to keep a seal.

Section 476.030 - Private seal used, when.

Section 476.050 - Records to be kept in English language.

Section 476.055 - Statewide court automation fund created, administration, committee, members — powers, duties, limitation — unauthorized release of information, penalty — report — expiration date.

Section 476.056 - Municipal court automation, duties of municipality.

Section 476.057 - Judicial personnel training fund, judicial personnel defined.

Section 476.058 - Court personnel defined — state court administration revolving fund created.

Section 476.060 - Interpreters appointed, when.

Section 476.062 - Court marshals' arrest powers — may carry firearms, when.

Section 476.070 - Power of courts to issue writs.

Section 476.080 - Court or clerk may appoint person to execute process, when.

Section 476.083 - Circuit court marshal may be appointed in certain circuits, powers and duties, salary, qualifications.

Section 476.090 - Courts may enforce return of process.

Section 476.100 - No process abated by failure of court to sit.

Section 476.110 - Acts constituting contempt of court.

Section 476.120 - Punishment for contempt.

Section 476.130 - May be punished summarily, when.

Section 476.140 - Commitment for contempt to set forth particulars.

Section 476.150 - Contempt not to be used to enforce civil rights.

Section 476.160 - Parties may be indicted, when.

Section 476.170 - Sittings to be public.

Section 476.180 - Judge interested, not to sit.

Section 476.220 - Judge may call special term for disposition of cause pending.

Section 476.240 - May try civil cases at such special terms.

Section 476.250 - No court to sit on Sunday.

Section 476.260 - Court to audit accounts.

Section 476.265 - Judicial department, budget, procedure for formulation.

Section 476.270 - Expenditures of court to be paid out of county treasury — exceptions.

Section 476.280 - Oath of judges.

Section 476.290 - Judges not to practice law — exception, municipal judges.

Section 476.310 - No judge or clerk to have partner — exception.

Section 476.320 - Judicial conference of the state of Missouri established, members.

Section 476.330 - Conference shall meet, when.

Section 476.340 - Executive council shall be governing body, how formed — members.

Section 476.350 - Duties of judicial conference, executive council and circuit judges.

Section 476.360 - Clerks of various courts shall make reports to executive council.

Section 476.370 - Conference or council empowered to hold hearings.

Section 476.380 - Expense allowance for conference attendance.

Section 476.385 - Schedule of fines committee, appointment, duties, powers — associate circuit judges may adopt schedule — central violations bureau established — powers, duties.

Section 476.405 - Judicial department, annual salary adjustment, when, restrictions on, how appropriated — compensation schedule to be maintained, where, how — duty of revisor of statutes.

Section 476.406 - Employees of twenty-second judicial circuit may work forty-hour week.

Section 476.410 - Transfer of case filed in wrong jurisdiction.

Section 476.412 - Reports, statistical information on caseload, filed with supreme court, when — contents.

Section 476.419 - Securities, multiple recipients, requirements and limitations on court to divide.

Section 476.450 - Judges may become special commissioners, when — salary or retirement compensation.

Section 476.451 - Definitions.

Section 476.452 - Beneficiaries of special commissioners, benefits, how paid.

Section 476.453 - Judges of six years' service prior to law, eligible.

Section 476.455 - All judges under nonpartisan plan eligible for retirement.

Section 476.456 - Probate or magistrate judges may become special commissioners, when — salary or retirement compensation — credit for service as justice of peace.

Section 476.458 - Probate and magistrate judges shall retire, age, exception — may petition to serve beyond retirement age, when petition to be granted — elected judges to complete term.

Section 476.460 - Special commissioner subject to temporary duty.

Section 476.470 - Judge not eligible for retirement, when.

Section 476.480 - Judges convicted, impeached or removed from office ineligible — intentional killing of judge bars survivor benefits, when.

Section 476.490 - Expenses of special commissioner.

Section 476.500 - Acceptance by judge — procedure.

Section 476.510 - Practice of law permitted, when, requirements, exceptions.

Section 476.515 - Definitions — reinstatement of benefits for surviving spouse terminated by remarriage, when, procedure.

Section 476.517 - One-time retirement plan election for certain judges.

Section 476.520 - Eligibility requirements.

Section 476.521 - New judges, benefits, eligibility requirements — contribution amount — employment after retirement, effect of.

Section 476.524 - Judge who served in Armed Forces may elect to purchase creditable prior service, limitation — amount of contribution — payment period — treatment of payments.

Section 476.529 - New judges, election for reduced annuity, options.

Section 476.530 - Retirement compensation, how computed.

Section 476.535 - Survivor's benefits, how paid.

Section 476.537 - Judge leaving no surviving spouse or surviving spouse dies — dependents to receive benefits.

Section 476.539 - Surviving spouse of judge may become a special consultant, when, duties — compensation to be judgment and claim exempt, also unassignable.

Section 476.540 - Refund of contributions, when — reentry into system, how.

Section 476.545 - Early retirement, reduced benefit, how computed.

Section 476.550 - Not eligible for benefits while retired under other plan.

Section 476.555 - Lump sum payments, when.

Section 476.560 - Disqualification by improper behavior.

Section 476.565 - Retiree may practice law, when, requirements, exceptions.

Section 476.575 - Definitions.

Section 476.580 - Retirement benefits, who administers, how paid.

Section 476.585 - No payroll deductions, when — accumulated contributions refunded, when, to whom.

Section 476.590 - Life insurance benefits to be provided judges, retired judges and dependents.

Section 476.595 - Election to become a special commissioner, when, how — compensation — refund of certain contributions, how.

Section 476.601 - Special consultants, duties, compensation.

Section 476.675 - Commissioner of juvenile division of circuit court may elect to transfer membership service to creditable service as a judge, procedure.

Section 476.680 - Votes, how counted and canvassed — governor to proclaim results (Clay County).

Section 476.681 - Retired senior judges or commissioners, application, qualifications, appointment, term.

Section 476.682 - Retired judge serving as senior judge or commissioner, compensation — expenses, how paid — computation of service as retirement credit, adjustment, exception — annual report, content.

Section 476.683 - Judge failing to retire on seventieth birthday, a waiver of salary and retirement benefits.

Section 476.684 - Judges with certain service may tack prior service credit in MOSERS to judicial system by purchase, limitation.

Section 476.686 - Magistrate judges not now serving in St. Louis City may become special consultant, when — compensation to be creditable service in judicial retirement system.

Section 476.687 - Previous state employment, additional credited service.

Section 476.688 - Compensation to be treated as other benefits.

Section 476.690 - Eligible judge electing not to retire shall receive in addition to retirement compensation all annual cost-of-living increases given to retired judges — appointment as special consultant.

Section 476.750 - Definitions.

Section 476.753 - Interpretation of proceedings, when — admissibility of evidence — indigent persons.

Section 476.756 - Determination of qualification of interpreter.

Section 476.760 - Privileged communications — commencement of proceedings, requirement — waiver of right, requirement — fees — payment.

Section 476.763 - Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing, list of qualified interpreters — compliance directives.

Section 476.766 - Americans with disabilities act, requirements not to exceed.

Section 476.777 - Missouri CASA fund established, disbursements — lapse of fund into general revenue prohibited.

Section 476.800 - Definitions.

Section 476.803 - Appointment of interpreters and translators, when — waiver, when — oath required.

Section 476.806 - Fee for service, amount, paid by whom.

Section 476.1000 - Mandatory electronic filing jurisdictions, notice of entry of appearance to be accepted, when — expiration date.