Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue
Section 508.012 - Transfer of case based on addition, removal or severance of a plaintiff or defendant prior to commencement of trial.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
508.012. Transfer of case based on addition, removal or severance of a plaintiff or defendant prior to commencement of trial. — At any time prior to the commencement of a trial, if a plaintiff or defendant, including a third-party plaintiff or defendant, is either added to, removed, or severed from a petition filed in any court in the state of Missouri which would have, if originally added to, removed, or severed from the initial petition, altered the determination of venue under section 508.010, then the judge shall upon application of any party transfer the case to a proper forum.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 393 § 3, A.L. 2019 S.B. 7)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Applicability of statute changes to cases filed after August 28, 2005, 538.305

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations

Chapter 508 - Venue and Change of Venue

Section 508.010 - Venue for nontort and tort suits.

Section 508.011 - Change of venue, state statute prevails if in conflict with supreme court rules.

Section 508.012 - Transfer of case based on addition, removal or severance of a plaintiff or defendant prior to commencement of trial.

Section 508.013 - Venue for actions filed after or pending as of February 13, 2019.

Section 508.020 - Suits by attachment or replevin, where commenced.

Section 508.030 - Actions for real estate, where commenced.

Section 508.050 - Suits against municipal corporations, where commenced.

Section 508.060 - Actions against counties, where instituted.

Section 508.072 - Suits against issuers of bad checks to the department of revenue, where commenced, when commenced — notice of election of venue to be given, when.

Section 508.080 - Removal of suits by consent.

Section 508.090 - Judge disqualified — change of venue granted, when.

Section 508.100 - Judge disqualified without application, when — exception.

Section 508.110 - Judge disqualified, case transferred to another division of court, when.

Section 508.130 - Application for disqualification of judge or change of venue — contents.

Section 508.140 - After notice given, duty of court.

Section 508.150 - Written order for change in vacation.

Section 508.160 - Pleadings to be made up before award of change of venue.

Section 508.170 - After change, clerk to transmit record.

Section 508.180 - Clerk to file and docket cause when transmitted.

Section 508.190 - Party applying to pay costs, when — paid to which county — jury selection and service costs paid by county in which case originated.

Section 508.240 - Failure of clerk to transmit, or loss of record, proceedings.

Section 508.250 - Jurisdiction of court in cases removed.

Section 508.300 - Change of venue from other counties.

Section 508.310 - Further causes for change of venue.

Section 508.320 - Change of venue from district No. 2 of Marion County circuit court.

Section 508.330 - Change of venue to district No. 2 of Marion County circuit court.

Section 508.340 - Change of venue from Marion County when people are prejudiced.