Effective - 28 Aug 1939
550.160. Certain officers not to receive witness fees. — No officer, appointee or employee holding a state, county, township or municipal office, including police officers and policemen, either by election or appointment, shall claim, be allowed or receive any fee or compensation as a witness for testifying before a coroner's inquest, grand jury, or in any criminal cases. All officers, appointees and employees as aforesaid, shall be compelled to attend the trial of all criminal cases, coroner's inquest and grand juries, when legally subpoenaed; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any officer who is a witness in any case where the residence of such officer is five miles from the place where the trial or coroner's inquest is held, or where the grand jury is in session.
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(RSMo 1939 § 4232)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3837; 1919 § 4180; 1909 § 5388
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 550 - Costs in Criminal Cases
Section 550.010 - State or county to pay only reasonable occupancy costs and cost of incarceration.
Section 550.020 - State to pay certain costs.
Section 550.030 - County to pay costs, when.
Section 550.110 - Costs taxed against clerk, when.
Section 550.120 - Costs in change of venue — costs defined.
Section 550.130 - Judge and prosecuting attorney to certify cost bill.
Section 550.140 - Clerk to make out fee bills.
Section 550.150 - Names of witnesses certified.
Section 550.160 - Certain officers not to receive witness fees.
Section 550.170 - Costs of three witnesses allowed.
Section 550.180 - Clerk liable for neglect, when.
Section 550.190 - Examination and certification of fee bill, by whom.
Section 550.200 - Original fee bill to director of department of corrections or county commission.
Section 550.210 - Fee bill, how certified — information required.
Section 550.220 - Fee bill certified to county commission — penalty.
Section 550.230 - Subsequent fee bill, when issued.
Section 550.240 - Fee bill from cases before associate circuit judge.
Section 550.270 - Payment of fees — deductions.
Section 550.280 - Certain fees deemed criminal costs.
Section 550.290 - Fees not negotiable or assignable — exception.
Section 550.300 - Disposition of court costs by county treasurers.
Section 550.310 - Judge or other officer violating law, how punished.