Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories
478.245. Circuit courts may adopt local court rules — procedure — restrictions — role of associate circuit judges. — 1. Subject to the provisions of Article V of the Constitution and authority exercised under such provisions, the circuit judges of the circuit may adopt local court rules which provide:
(1) Cases or classes of cases that may or shall be assigned to particular divisions of the circuit court;
(2) Filing (including the place of filing) and assignment systems for the circuit court of each county which may include: (a) centralized filing procedures for cases which are heard by circuit judges; (b) centralized assignment procedures or individualized docketing procedures for cases or classes of cases which are heard by circuit judges; and (c) filing and assignment procedures for cases which are heard by municipal judges.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, no such local circuit court rule:
(1) Shall provide for assignments which a presiding judge is prohibited from making by subdivisions (1), (2) and (4) of subsection 2 of section 478.240 or which are contrary to provisions of supreme court rules;
(2) Shall provide for the maintenance of the permanent case records and judgments of the circuit court other than with the circuit clerk, except records with respect to probate cases, misdemeanor and municipal ordinance violation cases, records in felony cases before the filing of an information, and records in cases within the categories of cases specified in subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection 1 of section 517.011; and
(3) Shall provide for the filing of cases or the maintenance of the permanent records in cases which are heard by municipal judges outside of the municipality providing the municipal judge, except in those situations where there is a trial de novo or the municipality consents to such filing or maintenance of records.
3. Local circuit court rules shall be adopted by a majority of the circuit judges of the circuit. A copy of each circuit court rule certified by the presiding judge of the circuit shall be filed with the circuit clerk and the clerk of the supreme court, and shall not become effective until so filed. Each local circuit court rule adopted prior to January 2, 1979, shall cease to be effective sixty days after that date if a copy thereof certified by the presiding judge of the circuit is not filed with the clerk of the supreme court during that period of time.
4. Subject to the provisions of Article V of the Constitution and authority exercised under such provisions, a majority of circuit and associate circuit judges of the circuit by order may provide for: (1) centralized filing or divisional filing of cases or classes of cases which are heard by associate circuit judges; and (2) centralized assignment procedures or individualized docketing procedures of cases or classes of cases which are heard by associate circuit judges. A copy of each such order certified by the presiding judge of the circuit shall be filed with the circuit clerk and the clerk of the supreme court, and shall not become effective until so filed.
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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1985 S.B. 5, et al., A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al.)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Section 478.010 - Election of circuit judges.
Section 478.011 - Number of judicial circuits
Section 478.012 - Circuit court defined.
Section 478.013 - Salaries of circuit judges — practice of or doing law business prohibited.
Section 478.014 - Judge of the circuit court, defined.
Section 478.017 - Travel allowance for circuit judges.
Section 478.018 - Associate judges, circuit court, compensation.
Section 478.020 - Expenses of judge when serving outside regular circuit.
Section 478.023 - Salary and expenses, how paid.
Section 478.035 - Circuit courts — counties and City of St. Louis to provide quarters.
Section 478.063 - Juvenile divisions designated.
Section 478.070 - Jurisdiction of circuit courts.
Section 478.191 - Authority for establishment of circuits, repealed, effective when.
Section 478.205 - Circuit court, continual session — when term required, time commencing.
Section 478.206 - Writs and other processes returned to first term, when, effect.
Section 478.220 - Circuit and associate circuit judges, jurisdiction, restrictions.
Section 478.230 - Municipal judges, jurisdiction — cases subject to transfer.
Section 478.248 - Availability of a judge for bail purposes, when, local court rules to ensure.
Section 478.250 - Procedure for filing cases, docketing, assignment, hearing.
Section 478.260 - Probate division of circuit court established, jurisdiction.
Section 478.270 - Judge or clerk not to prepare wills or settlements — letters revoked, when.
Section 478.330 - Additional circuit judges authorized, when.
Section 478.370 - Divisions of Circuit No. 5, number — when judges elected.
Section 478.385 - Circuit No. 7, number of judges.
Section 478.387 - Circuit No. 22, number of judges.
Section 478.400 - General term — business, how distributed and expedited.
Section 478.434 - Fines, penalties and forfeitures, to be paid into city treasury, reports.
Section 478.435 - Register to furnish names of collectors to court.
Section 478.437 - Circuit No. 21, number of judges.
Section 478.450 - To make rules for numbering, assignment and transfer of cases.
Section 478.463 - Circuit No. 16, number of judges, divisions — where divisions to sit.
Section 478.464 - Associate circuit divisions numbered — divisions to sit, where — (Jackson County).
Section 478.467 - Court may make rules for distribution of cases.
Section 478.469 - Appeals from municipal judges, where heard.
Section 478.473 - Letters where granted (Jackson County).
Section 478.475 - Sales of real estate at courthouse door.
Section 478.483 - Jurisdiction as to mechanic's liens.
Section 478.513 - Circuit No. 31, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.527 - Circuit No. 29, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.528 - Family court commissioner position.
Section 478.530 - Court may make rules for distribution, transfer of cases.
Section 478.570 - Circuit No. 17, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.577 - Circuit No. 46, number of judges — election, when.
Section 478.620 - Records of former Sturgeon court of common pleas, transfer and keeping of.
Section 478.625 - Circuit No. 19, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.630 - Circuit No. 20, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.690 - Circuit No. 24, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.700 - Circuit No. 25, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.705 - Circuit No. 26, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.710 - Circuit No. 32, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.715 - Circuit No. 42, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected.
Section 478.716 - Treatment court commissioner position.
Section 478.730 - Circuit No. 44, judge appointed, elected when.
Section 478.740 - Circuit No. 38, number of judges — number of divisions — election dates.
Section 478.750 - Circuit No. 43, number of judges — divisions — election.