Effective - 02 Jan 1979
478.720. Districts of Marion County circuit court — where court held — jurisdiction transfers. — 1. Within Marion County there shall be two geographical districts of the circuit courts one at the county seat in Palmyra which shall be known as "District Number 1" and the other in Hannibal which shall be known as "District Number 2". Said districts may also be known as the "Circuit Court of Marion County at Palmyra" and the "Circuit Court at Marion County at Hannibal", respectively. Both the circuit and associate circuit judges shall regularly hold court at both Palmyra and Hannibal.
2. District number 2 of the Marion County circuit court shall have within the limits of Mason and Miller townships of the county of Marion exclusive original jurisdiction in all civil and criminal actions except as may otherwise herein be specifically provided. Municipal ordinance violations of the city of Hannibal shall be prosecuted originally and on application for trial de novo within district number 2, and any municipal judge for which the city of Hannibal determines to make provisions shall be a municipal judge of district number 2.
3. District number 1 of the Marion County circuit court shall have within all of Marion County except in Mason and Miller townships exclusive original jurisdiction in all civil and criminal actions except as may otherwise herein be specifically provided.
4. No person residing within the limits of Marion County, and beyond the limits of Mason and Miller townships, shall be sued in district number 2 of the Marion County circuit court, nor shall any person residing within the limits of said townships be sued in district number 1 of the circuit court for the county of Marion, except in cases where there are more defendants than one in the county of Marion, some of whom reside within and some of whom reside without the limits of Mason and Miller townships; in which event suit may be brought in either district of the circuit court of Marion County, except as herein provided.
5. When an offense shall be committed on the boundaries of the said Mason or Miller townships, or within five hundred yards of said boundaries, or where the person committing the offense shall be on one side and the injury be done on the other side of said boundaries, an examination thereof may be made and an indictment may be found and a trial and conviction thereon had either in the said district number 2 or in district number 1 of the circuit court of Marion County or the circuit court of Ralls County.
6. If a cause be filed in district number 1 of the circuit court of Marion County when it should have been filed in district number 2 of said court, or if a cause be filed in district number 2 of said court when it should have been filed in district number 1 of said court, upon motion of any party, the cause shall be transferred to the proper district and proceedings thereafter had in that district as if the case was originally filed in that district. The matter of the filing of the action in the improper district shall be deemed waived in the following situations:
(1) In a civil action where procedures applicable before circuit judges apply, such matter must be raised by motion or responsive pleading in the same manner and within the same time as those defenses specified in supreme court rule 55.27(g)(1) or it will be deemed waived;
(2) In a civil action where procedures under chapter 517 or small claim procedures are applicable, such matter must be raised prior to the commencement of the trial or it will be deemed waived;
(3) In a felony case, such matter must be raised within the time permitted to file motions directed to the information or it will be deemed waived; and
(4) In a misdemeanor case or municipal ordinance violation case, such matter must be raised prior to the commencement of the trial or it will be deemed waived. When a cause is filed in an improper district, all proceedings had in the cause until a proper motion or application is filed raising the matter of filing in the improper district shall be considered lawful and proper, and unless such a timely motion or application be made, the matter of filing in the improper district shall be of no effect.
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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Effective 1-02-79
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.