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Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions
Section 476.001 - Purpose of law. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 476.001. Purpose of...
Section 476.010 - Courts of record. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 476.010. Courts of record. —...
Section 476.015 - Short title. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 476.015. Short title. — House...
Section 476.020 - Courts to keep a seal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.020. Courts to keep a...
Section 476.030 - Private seal used, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.030. Private seal used, when....
Section 476.050 - Records to be kept in English language. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.050. Records to be kept...
Section 476.055 - Statewide court automation fund created, administration, committee, members — powers, duties, limitation — unauthorized release of information, penalty — report — expiration date. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 5 histories 476.055. Statewide court...
Section 476.056 - Municipal court automation, duties of municipality. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.056. Municipal court automation, duties...
Section 476.057 - Judicial personnel training fund, judicial personnel defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 476.057. Judicial personnel training fund,...
Section 476.058 - Court personnel defined — state court administration revolving fund created. - Effective - 28 Aug 2003 476.058. Court personnel defined —...
Section 476.060 - Interpreters appointed, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.060. Interpreters appointed, when. —...
Section 476.062 - Court marshals' arrest powers — may carry firearms, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.062. Court marshals' arrest powers...
Section 476.070 - Power of courts to issue writs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.070. Power of courts to...
Section 476.080 - Court or clerk may appoint person to execute process, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.080. Court or clerk may...
Section 476.083 - Circuit court marshal may be appointed in certain circuits, powers and duties, salary, qualifications. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 476.083. Circuit court...
Section 476.090 - Courts may enforce return of process. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.090. Courts may enforce return...
Section 476.100 - No process abated by failure of court to sit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.100. No process abated by...
Section 476.110 - Acts constituting contempt of court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.110. Acts constituting contempt of...
Section 476.120 - Punishment for contempt. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.120. Punishment for contempt. —...
Section 476.130 - May be punished summarily, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.130. May be punished summarily,...
Section 476.140 - Commitment for contempt to set forth particulars. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.140. Commitment for contempt to...
Section 476.150 - Contempt not to be used to enforce civil rights. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.150. Contempt not to be...
Section 476.160 - Parties may be indicted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.160. Parties may be indicted,...
Section 476.170 - Sittings to be public. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.170. Sittings to be public....
Section 476.180 - Judge interested, not to sit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.180. Judge interested, not to...
Section 476.220 - Judge may call special term for disposition of cause pending. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 476.220. Judge may call special...
Section 476.240 - May try civil cases at such special terms. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.240. May try civil cases...
Section 476.250 - No court to sit on Sunday. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 476.250. No court to sit...
Section 476.260 - Court to audit accounts. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 476.260. Court to audit accounts....
Section 476.265 - Judicial department, budget, procedure for formulation. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 476.265. Judicial department, budget, procedure...
Section 476.270 - Expenditures of court to be paid out of county treasury — exceptions. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 476.270. Expenditures of court to...
Section 476.280 - Oath of judges. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 476.280. Oath of judges. —...
Section 476.290 - Judges not to practice law — exception, municipal judges. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 476.290. Judges not to practice...
Section 476.310 - No judge or clerk to have partner — exception. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 476.310. No judge or clerk...
Section 476.320 - Judicial conference of the state of Missouri established, members. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 476.320. Judicial conference of the...
Section 476.330 - Conference shall meet, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 476.330. Conference shall meet, when....
Section 476.340 - Executive council shall be governing body, how formed — members. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 476.340. Executive council shall be...
Section 476.350 - Duties of judicial conference, executive council and circuit judges. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 476.350. Duties of judicial conference,...
Section 476.360 - Clerks of various courts shall make reports to executive council. - Effective - 28 Aug 1943 476.360. Clerks of various courts...
Section 476.370 - Conference or council empowered to hold hearings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1943 476.370. Conference or council empowered...
Section 476.380 - Expense allowance for conference attendance. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 476.380. Expense allowance for conference...
Section 476.385 - Schedule of fines committee, appointment, duties, powers — associate circuit judges may adopt schedule — central violations bureau established — powers, duties. - Effective - 03 Mar 2014, 2 histories 476.385. Schedule of...
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. - Effective - 28 Aug 1996 476.405. Judicial department, annual salary...
Section 476.406 - Employees of twenty-second judicial circuit may work forty-hour week. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 476.406. Employees of twenty-second judicial...
Section 476.410 - Transfer of case filed in wrong jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 476.410. Transfer of...
Section 476.412 - Reports, statistical information on caseload, filed with supreme court, when — contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 476.412. Reports, statistical information on...
Section 476.419 - Securities, multiple recipients, requirements and limitations on court to divide. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 476.419. Securities, multiple recipients, requirements...
Section 476.450 - Judges may become special commissioners, when — salary or retirement compensation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.450. Judges may become special...
Section 476.451 - Definitions. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 476.451. Definitions. — The meaning...
Section 476.452 - Beneficiaries of special commissioners, benefits, how paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 476.452. Beneficiaries of special commissioners,...
Section 476.453 - Judges of six years' service prior to law, eligible. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 476.453. Judges of six years'...
Section 476.455 - All judges under nonpartisan plan eligible for retirement. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 476.455. All judges under nonpartisan...
Section 476.456 - Probate or magistrate judges may become special commissioners, when — salary or retirement compensation — credit for service as justice of peace. - Effective - 28 Aug 1969 476.456. Probate or magistrate judges...
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. - Effective - 28 Aug 1976 476.458. Probate and magistrate judges...
Section 476.460 - Special commissioner subject to temporary duty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1951 476.460. Special commissioner subject to...
Section 476.470 - Judge not eligible for retirement, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1951 476.470. Judge not eligible for...
Section 476.480 - Judges convicted, impeached or removed from office ineligible — intentional killing of judge bars survivor benefits, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.480. Judges convicted, impeached or...
Section 476.490 - Expenses of special commissioner. - Effective - 28 Aug 1951 476.490. Expenses of special commissioner....
Section 476.500 - Acceptance by judge — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1951 476.500. Acceptance by judge —...
Section 476.510 - Practice of law permitted, when, requirements, exceptions. - Effective - 12 May 1981 476.510. Practice of law permitted,...
Section 476.515 - Definitions — reinstatement of benefits for surviving spouse terminated by remarriage, when, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 476.515. Definitions — reinstatement of...
Section 476.517 - One-time retirement plan election for certain judges. - Effective - 11 Jul 2002 476.517. One-time retirement plan election...
Section 476.520 - Eligibility requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 476.520. Eligibility requirements. — 1....
Section 476.521 - New judges, benefits, eligibility requirements — contribution amount — employment after retirement, effect of. - Effective - 12 Oct 2010 476.521. New judges, benefits, eligibility...
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. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 476.524. Judge who served in...
Section 476.529 - New judges, election for reduced annuity, options. - Effective - 12 Oct 2010 476.529. New judges, election for...
Section 476.530 - Retirement compensation, how computed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.530. Retirement compensation, how computed....
Section 476.535 - Survivor's benefits, how paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 476.535. Survivor's benefits, how paid....
Section 476.537 - Judge leaving no surviving spouse or surviving spouse dies — dependents to receive benefits. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 476.537. Judge leaving no surviving...
Section 476.539 - Surviving spouse of judge may become a special consultant, when, duties — compensation to be judgment and claim exempt, also unassignable. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.539. Surviving spouse of judge...
Section 476.540 - Refund of contributions, when — reentry into system, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 476.540. Refund of contributions, when...
Section 476.545 - Early retirement, reduced benefit, how computed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 476.545. Early retirement, reduced benefit,...
Section 476.550 - Not eligible for benefits while retired under other plan. - Effective - 28 Aug 1971 476.550. Not eligible for benefits...
Section 476.555 - Lump sum payments, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.555. Lump sum payments, when....
Section 476.560 - Disqualification by improper behavior. - Effective - 28 Aug 1971 476.560. Disqualification by improper behavior....
Section 476.565 - Retiree may practice law, when, requirements, exceptions. - Effective - 12 May 1981 476.565. Retiree may practice law,...
Section 476.575 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1977 476.575. Definitions. — As used...
Section 476.580 - Retirement benefits, who administers, how paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.580. Retirement benefits, who administers,...
Section 476.585 - No payroll deductions, when — accumulated contributions refunded, when, to whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 476.585. No payroll deductions, when...
Section 476.590 - Life insurance benefits to be provided judges, retired judges and dependents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1992 476.590. Life insurance benefits to...
Section 476.595 - Election to become a special commissioner, when, how — compensation — refund of certain contributions, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 476.595. Election to become a...
Section 476.601 - Special consultants, duties, compensation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 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. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 476.675. Commissioner of...
Section 476.680 - Votes, how counted and canvassed — governor to proclaim results (Clay County). - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 476.680. Votes, how counted and...
Section 476.681 - Retired senior judges or commissioners, application, qualifications, appointment, term. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 476.681. Retired senior judges or...
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. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 476.682. Retired judge serving as...
Section 476.683 - Judge failing to retire on seventieth birthday, a waiver of salary and retirement benefits. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 476.683. Judge failing to retire...
Section 476.684 - Judges with certain service may tack prior service credit in MOSERS to judicial system by purchase, limitation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 476.684. Judges with certain service...
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. - Effective - 28 Aug 1992 476.686. Magistrate judges not now...
Section 476.687 - Previous state employment, additional credited service. - Effective - 01 Jul 2000 476.687. Previous state employment, additional...
Section 476.688 - Compensation to be treated as other benefits. - Effective - 28 Aug 1998 476.688. Compensation to be treated...
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. - Effective - 01 Jul 2000 476.690. Eligible judge electing not...
Section 476.750 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 476.750. Definitions. — As used...
Section 476.753 - Interpretation of proceedings, when — admissibility of evidence — indigent persons. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 476.753. Interpretation of proceedings, when...
Section 476.756 - Determination of qualification of interpreter. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 476.756. Determination of qualification of...
Section 476.760 - Privileged communications — commencement of proceedings, requirement — waiver of right, requirement — fees — payment. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 476.760. Privileged communications — commencement...
Section 476.763 - Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing, list of qualified interpreters — compliance directives. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 476.763. Commission for the deaf...
Section 476.766 - Americans with disabilities act, requirements not to exceed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 476.766. Americans with disabilities act,...
Section 476.777 - Missouri CASA fund established, disbursements — lapse of fund into general revenue prohibited. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 476.777. Missouri CASA fund established,...
Section 476.800 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 476.800. Definitions. — As used...
Section 476.803 - Appointment of interpreters and translators, when — waiver, when — oath required. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 476.803. Appointment of interpreters and...
Section 476.806 - Fee for service, amount, paid by whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 476.806. Fee for service, amount,...
Section 476.1000 - Mandatory electronic filing jurisdictions, notice of entry of appearance to be accepted, when — expiration date. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 476.1000. Mandatory electronic filing jurisdictions,...
Chapter 477 - Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Section 477.004 - Supreme court may answer questions of law certified to it by certain courts, procedure — fees and costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 477.004. Supreme court may answer...
Section 477.005 - Supreme court and court of appeals, employees authorized. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 477.005. Supreme court and court...
Section 477.010 - Supreme court to promulgate general rules for all courts of the state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1943 477.010. Supreme court to promulgate...
Section 477.011 - Supreme court employees to serve judicial council. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 477.011. Supreme court employees to...
Section 477.012 - Rule on jury instruction on child under age ten as a witness in criminal trial, duty of court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 477.012. Rule on jury instruction...
Section 477.020 - Majority decision — special judge appointed, when and by whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 1973 477.020. Majority decision — special...
Section 477.030 - Opinion in writing — where filed — how endorsed. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 477.030. Opinion in writing —...
Section 477.040 - Court of appeals consists of three districts. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 477.040. Court of...
Section 477.050 - Territorial jurisdiction of the eastern district court of appeals. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 477.050. Territorial jurisdiction of the...
Section 477.060 - Territorial jurisdiction of the southern district court of appeals. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 477.060. Territorial jurisdiction of the...
Section 477.070 - Territorial jurisdiction of the western district court of appeals. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 477.070. Territorial jurisdiction of the...
Section 477.080 - Appeal to wrong court — transfer of cause. - Effective - 28 Aug 1973 477.080. Appeal to wrong court...
Section 477.087 - Official station of judges — office space to be provided — travel to and from official station to be a paid expense. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 477.087. Official station of judges...
Section 477.120 - Expenditures, how paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 477.120. Expenditures, how paid. —...
Section 477.130 - Compensation of supreme court and appellate judges — practice of law prohibited — practice before supreme court prohibited, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 477.130. Compensation of supreme court...
Section 477.140 - Office and library furnishings — expenditures, how paid. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 477.140. Office and library furnishings...
Section 477.150 - Expenditure for books, how paid. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 477.150. Expenditure for books, how...
Section 477.160 - Judges, eastern district court of appeals, number. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories 477.160. Judges, eastern...
Section 477.170 - Judges, western district court of appeals, number. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 3 histories 477.170. Judges, western...
Section 477.180 - Judges, southern district court of appeals, number. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 3 histories 477.180. Judges, southern...
Section 477.220 - Sessions of southern district of court of appeals — when and where held. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 477.220. Sessions of southern district...
Section 477.231 - Designation of private publication as official reports. - Effective - 28 Aug 1973 477.231. Designation of private publication...
Section 477.235 - Publications revolving fund established, funding, exemption — sale of publications to public. - Effective - 25 Jun 1981 477.235. Publications revolving fund established,...
Section 477.241 - Old official reports, custody, sale, reprinting, disposition. - Effective - 28 Aug 1973 477.241. Old official reports, custody,...
Section 477.285 - Copies of reports disposed of, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1973 477.285. Copies of reports disposed...
Section 477.390 - Supreme court to replace reports lost by fire. - Effective - 28 Aug 1973 477.390. Supreme court to replace...
Section 477.400 - Reports to belong to offices. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 477.400. Reports to belong to...
Section 477.405 - Judicial personnel, court to furnish guidelines for general assembly. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 477.405. Judicial personnel, court to...
Section 477.600 - Judicial finance commission members, terms, vacancies, compensation — powers, duties, staff. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 477.600. Judicial finance commission members,...
Section 477.650 - Basic civil legal services fund created, moneys to be used to increase funding for legal services to eligible low-income persons — allocation of moneys — record-keeping requirements — report to general assembly — expiration date. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 3 histories 477.650. Basic civil...
Chapter 478 - Circuit Courts
Section 478.001 - Treatment court divisions, definitions, establishment, purpose — referrals to certified treatment programs required, exception — completion of treatment program, effect — adult treatment court — DWI court — family treatment court —... - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 3 histories 478.001. Treatment court...
Section 478.003 - Administration — commissioners, appointment, term, removal, powers, duties, qualifications, compensation — orders of commissioners, confirmation or rejection by judges, effect — assignment of judges outside circuit, when. - Effective - 18 Dec 2018, 2 histories 478.003. Administration —...
Section 478.004 - Meetings prior to treatment court sessions — criminal cases, defendant ordered to treatment court division for treatment, when — accepting participants from outside circuit — opioid treatment. - Effective - 18 Dec 2018, 2 histories 478.004. Meetings prior...
Section 478.005 - Conditions and criteria for referral — statements by participant not to be used as evidence, when — records, access to staff, closed, when. - Effective - 18 Dec 2018, 2 histories 478.005. Conditions and...
Section 478.007 - Alternative disposition of cases, court may be established — private probation services, when. - Effective - 18 Dec 2018, 4 histories 478.007. Alternative disposition...
Section 478.009 - Treatment courts coordinating commission established, members, meetings — duties — fund created. - Effective - 18 Dec 2018, 2 histories 478.009. Treatment courts...
Section 478.010 - Election of circuit judges. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.010. Election of circuit judges....
Section 478.011 - Number of judicial circuits - Effective - 18 Feb 2016 478.011. Number of judicial circuits...
Section 478.012 - Circuit court defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 478.012. Circuit court defined. —...
Section 478.013 - Salaries of circuit judges — practice of or doing law business prohibited. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 478.013. Salaries of circuit judges...
Section 478.014 - Judge of the circuit court, defined. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.014. Judge of the circuit...
Section 478.017 - Travel allowance for circuit judges. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.017. Travel allowance for circuit...
Section 478.018 - Associate judges, circuit court, compensation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 478.018. Associate judges, circuit court,...
Section 478.019 - Judge of probate division, ex officio circuit or associate circuit judge, when, salary, how payable. - Effective - 28 Aug 1984 478.019. Judge of probate division,...
Section 478.020 - Expenses of judge when serving outside regular circuit. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.020. Expenses of judge when...
Section 478.023 - Salary and expenses, how paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1980 478.023. Salary and expenses, how...
Section 478.035 - Circuit courts — counties and City of St. Louis to provide quarters. - Effective - 03 Feb 1995 478.035. Circuit courts — counties...
Section 478.038 - Circuit number nine, election to maintain quarters for circuit court, form of question. - Effective - 03 Feb 1995 478.038. Circuit number nine, election...
Section 478.063 - Juvenile divisions designated. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 478.063. Juvenile divisions designated. —...
Section 478.070 - Jurisdiction of circuit courts. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.070. Jurisdiction of circuit courts....
Section 478.072 - Preserving record, case assigned to associate circuit judge, how, approval required — supreme court to prescribe procedures and forms. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.072. Preserving record, case assigned...
Section 478.073 - Circuit realignment plan authorized — judicial conference duties — effective date — minimum number of circuits — publication by the revisor. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 478.073. Circuit realignment plan authorized...
Section 478.191 - Authority for establishment of circuits, repealed, effective when. - Effective - 18 Feb 2016, 2 histories 478.191. Authority for...
Section 478.205 - Circuit court, continual session — when term required, time commencing. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.205. Circuit court, continual session...
Section 478.206 - Writs and other processes returned to first term, when, effect. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.206. Writs and other processes...
Section 478.220 - Circuit and associate circuit judges, jurisdiction, restrictions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 478.220. Circuit and...
Section 478.230 - Municipal judges, jurisdiction — cases subject to transfer. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 478.230. Municipal judges,...
Section 478.240 - Presiding judge, term, selection procedures — chief justice of supreme court may remove presiding judge, designate acting judge — authority to assign cases, exception — judge hears case not properly assigned, effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories 478.240. Presiding judge,...
Section 478.245 - Circuit courts may adopt local court rules — procedure — restrictions — role of associate circuit judges. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 478.245. Circuit courts...
Section 478.248 - Availability of a judge for bail purposes, when, local court rules to ensure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 478.248. Availability of a judge...
Section 478.250 - Procedure for filing cases, docketing, assignment, hearing. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 478.250. Procedure for...
Section 478.255 - Disqualification of judge, reassignment procedure — applicability to probate judges. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories 478.255. Disqualification of...
Section 478.260 - Probate division of circuit court established, jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 478.260. Probate division...
Section 478.265 - Commissioner of the probate division of circuit court, appointment, qualifications, powers, duties, compensation (counties over 400,000). - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories *478.265. Commissioner of...
Section 478.266 - Probate division, commissioner authorized, certain counties, compensation, commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation — deputy commissioner, certain counties and cities, appointment, term — powers and duties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 478.266. Probate division, commissioner authorized,...
Section 478.267 - Probate division of circuit court, commissioner authorized, compensation, term — commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation of (St. Louis County). - Effective - 28 Aug 1991, 2 histories *478.267. Probate division...
Section 478.268 - Probate division commissioner authorized, thirty-first judicial circuit, term, compensation — commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 478.268. Probate division commissioner authorized,...
Section 478.270 - Judge or clerk not to prepare wills or settlements — letters revoked, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories *478.270. Judge or...
Section 478.320 - Associate circuit judges, authorized number — population determination — election — restrictions on practice of law or paid public appointment — residency requirement. - Effective - 08 Jul 2014, 2 histories 478.320. Associate circuit...
Section 478.330 - Additional circuit judges authorized, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016 478.330. Additional circuit judges authorized,...
Section 478.370 - Divisions of Circuit No. 5, number — when judges elected. - Effective - 01 Jan 1982, 2 histories 478.370. Divisions of...
Section 478.385 - Circuit No. 7, number of judges. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.385. Circuit No. 7, number...
Section 478.387 - Circuit No. 22, number of judges. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.387. Circuit No. 22, number...
Section 478.400 - General term — business, how distributed and expedited. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 478.400. General term — business,...
Section 478.422 - Friend of court in child support matters, appointment, compensation (St. Louis County and St. Louis City). - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.422. Friend of court in...
Section 478.428 - Presiding judge and circuit clerk St. Louis City to meet with mayor and budget director to discuss court's estimate of expenditures for year — estimate to be filed when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 478.428. Presiding judge and circuit...
Section 478.434 - Fines, penalties and forfeitures, to be paid into city treasury, reports. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 *478.434. Fines, penalties and forfeitures,...
Section 478.435 - Register to furnish names of collectors to court. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 *478.435. Register to furnish names...
Section 478.437 - Circuit No. 21, number of judges. - Effective - 08 Jul 2014 478.437. Circuit No. 21, number...
Section 478.450 - To make rules for numbering, assignment and transfer of cases. - Effective - 01 Jan 1979, 2 histories 478.450. To make...
Section 478.461 - Division into eastern and western portions — jurisdiction — venue — actions against county, where filed — transfer of cases, when — cases commenced prior to division, effect — rules authorized. - Effective - 02 Jan 1986 478.461. Division into eastern and...
Section 478.462 - Circuit No. 16, filing in improper division of circuit, venue — transfer of cases, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 478.462. Circuit No. 16, filing...
Section 478.463 - Circuit No. 16, number of judges, divisions — where divisions to sit. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories 478.463. Circuit No....
Section 478.464 - Associate circuit divisions numbered — divisions to sit, where — (Jackson County). - Effective - 08 Jul 2014 478.464. Associate circuit divisions numbered...
Section 478.465 - Transfer of cases by local court rule, circuit court and probate division (Circuit No. 16). - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.465. Transfer of cases by...
Section 478.466 - Treatment court commissioner, appointment, qualifications, compensation, powers and duties — surcharge (Jackson County). - Effective - 18 Dec 2018, 2 histories 478.466. Treatment court...
Section 478.467 - Court may make rules for distribution of cases. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 478.467. Court may...
Section 478.469 - Appeals from municipal judges, where heard. - Effective - 28 Aug 1984 478.469. Appeals from municipal judges,...
Section 478.473 - Letters where granted (Jackson County). - Effective - 28 Aug 1983, 2 histories *478.473. Letters where...
Section 478.475 - Sales of real estate at courthouse door. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 478.475. Sales of...
Section 478.483 - Jurisdiction as to mechanic's liens. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 478.483. Jurisdiction as to mechanic's...
Section 478.513 - Circuit No. 31, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 08 Jul 2014 478.513. Circuit No. 31, number...
Section 478.527 - Circuit No. 29, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.527. Circuit No. 29, number...
Section 478.528 - Family court commissioner position. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 478.528. Family court commissioner position....
Section 478.530 - Court may make rules for distribution, transfer of cases. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories *478.530. Court may...
Section 478.550 - Circuit No. 23, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — family court commissioner and treatment court commissioner to become associate circuit judge positions, when. - Effective - 18 Dec 2018, 2 histories 478.550. Circuit No....
Section 478.570 - Circuit No. 17, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 478.570. Circuit No. 17, number...
Section 478.577 - Circuit No. 46, number of judges — election, when. - Effective - 18 Feb 2016 478.577. Circuit No. 46, number...
Section 478.600 - Circuit No. 11, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — treatment court commissioner to become associate circuit judge position. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories 478.600. Circuit No....
Section 478.610 - Circuit No. 13, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — additional associate circuit judge for Boone County, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 478.610. Circuit No. 13, number...
Section 478.620 - Records of former Sturgeon court of common pleas, transfer and keeping of. - Effective - 28 Aug 1969 478.620. Records of former Sturgeon...
Section 478.625 - Circuit No. 19, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 478.625. Circuit No....
Section 478.630 - Circuit No. 20, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.630. Circuit No. 20, number...
Section 478.690 - Circuit No. 24, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 28 Aug 1991 478.690. Circuit No. 24, number...
Section 478.700 - Circuit No. 25, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.700. Circuit No. 25, number...
Section 478.705 - Circuit No. 26, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 478.705. Circuit No....
Section 478.710 - Circuit No. 32, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 28 Aug 1991 478.710. Circuit No. 32, number...
Section 478.711 - Circuit court, where may be held — probate division, where offices may be maintained. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 478.711. Circuit court, where may...
Section 478.715 - Circuit No. 42, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.715. Circuit No. 42, number...
Section 478.716 - Treatment court commissioner position. - Effective - 18 Dec 2018, 2 histories 478.716. Treatment court...
Section 478.720 - Districts of Marion County circuit court — where court held — jurisdiction transfers. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 478.720. Districts of Marion County...
Section 478.730 - Circuit No. 44, judge appointed, elected when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1982 478.730. Circuit No. 44, judge...
Section 478.740 - Circuit No. 38, number of judges — number of divisions — election dates. - Effective - 08 Jul 2014 478.740. Circuit No. 38, number...
Section 478.750 - Circuit No. 43, number of judges — divisions — election. - Effective - 01 Jan 1982 478.750. Circuit No. 43, number...
Section 478.1000 - Criminal nonsupport courts authorized — referral of cases — allocation of resources — fund created, use of moneys. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 478.1000. Criminal nonsupport courts authorized...
Chapter 479 - Municipal Courts and Traffic Courts
Section 479.010 - Violation of municipal ordinances, jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 2007, 2 histories 479.010. Violation of...
Section 479.011 - Administrative adjudication of certain code violations, certain cities — authorization, rules requirements — tribunal designated by ordinance, procedures — evidence reviewed — imprisonment and fines limited — judicial review, lien i... - Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 3 histories 479.011. Administrative adjudication...
Section 479.020 - Municipal judges, selection, tenure, jurisdiction, qualifications, course of instruction. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 4 histories 479.020. Municipal judges,...
Section 479.030 - Municipalities, notification of circuit clerk — judges in office, terms. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.030. Municipalities, notification...
Section 479.040 - Cities may elect where violations of municipal ordinances may be heard. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories 479.040. Cities may...
Section 479.050 - Municipalities may establish traffic violation bureau, procedure, costs. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.050. Municipalities may...
Section 479.060 - Clerks, courtroom, other employees — municipalities to provide for, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.060. Clerks, courtroom,...
Section 479.070 - Duties and powers of municipal judge. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 479.070. Duties and...
Section 479.080 - Fines and costs, where paid, deposited — supreme court may provide for uniform procedure. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.080. Fines and...
Section 479.090 - Prosecutions based on information only, proceedings. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.090. Prosecutions based...
Section 479.100 - Warrants, how issued and executed. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 479.100. Warrants, how...
Section 479.110 - Arrest without warrants, procedure. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.110. Arrest without...
Section 479.120 - Municipality to designate attorney to prosecute violations — duties. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 479.120. Municipality to...
Section 479.130 - Trial by jury, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 479.130. Trial by...
Section 479.140 - Judge to be trier of fact, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 479.140. Judge to...
Section 479.150 - Trial by jury, certification for assignment — exception, Springfield municipal court, when, procedure, costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 3 histories 479.150. Trial by...
Section 479.155 - Municipal division, reporting requirements to Missouri Supreme Court. - Effective - 28 Aug 2015 479.155. Municipal division, reporting requirements...
Section 479.160 - Witnesses, how summoned, fees. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 479.160. Witnesses, how...
Section 479.162 - Municipal ordinance violations, no charge or fee for police reports or other documents or videos, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 479.162. Municipal ordinance violations, no...
Section 479.170 - Municipal judge without jurisdiction, when, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 4 histories 479.170. Municipal judge...
Section 479.172 - Intoxication-related traffic offenses, municipal judges to receive adequate instruction — written policy on timely disposition of cases — report required. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 479.172. Intoxication-related traffic offenses, municipal...
Section 479.180 - Commitment in county jail, when — duty of sheriff. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.180. Commitment in...
Section 479.190 - Parole or probation, when granted — certificate — conditions of probation — modification of conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990, 2 histories 479.190. Parole or...
Section 479.200 - Appeals, trial de novo. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.200. Appeals, trial...
Section 479.210 - Recognizances and forfeitures. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.210. Recognizances and...
Section 479.220 - Disqualification of judge, when, procedure. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 479.220. Disqualification of...
Section 479.230 - Absence of judge, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories 479.230. Absence of...
Section 479.240 - Fines, installments allowed. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.240. Fines, installments...
Section 479.250 - Municipal ordinances, evidence of, judicial notice of. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.250. Municipal ordinances,...
Section 479.260 - Court costs and fees, judicial education fund, purpose, administration. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009, 2 histories 479.260. Court costs...
Section 479.270 - Transfer or assignment of cases, procedure. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 479.270. Transfer or...
Section 479.350 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 479.350. Definitions. —...
Section 479.353 - Conditions — review of original fine and sentence, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 3 histories 479.353. Conditions —...
Section 479.354 - Notice to appear in court, date and time to be given when first provided. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 479.354. Notice to appear in...
Section 479.356 - Failure to pay court costs, fines, or fees, setoff of income tax refund, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2015 479.356. Failure to pay court...
Section 479.359 - Political subdivisions to annually calculate percentage of revenue from municipal ordinance violations and minor traffic violations — limitation on percentage — addendum to report, contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 479.359. Political subdivisions...
Section 479.360 - Certification of substantial compliance, filed with state auditor — procedures adopted and certified. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 479.360. Certification of...
Section 479.362 - Filing of addendum, notice to revenue — failure to file, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2015 479.362. Filing of addendum, notice...
Section 479.368 - Failure to timely file, loss of local sales tax revenue and certain county sales tax revenue — election required, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 479.368. Failure to...
Section 479.372 - Rulemaking authority. - Effective - 28 Aug 2015 479.372. Rulemaking authority. — Any...
Section 479.375 - Severability clause. - Effective - 28 Aug 2015 479.375. Severability clause. — If...
Section 479.500 - Traffic court may be established in twenty-first judicial circuit — appointment of judges — procedure and operation — jurisdiction — qualification of traffic judges, compensation — pleas without personal appearance — recording of pr... - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 479.500. Traffic court...
Chapter 482 - Small Claims Courts
Section 482.300 - Judges to maintain separate docket for small claims — court to be known as small claims court — assignment of cases. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 482.300. Judges to maintain separate...
Section 482.305 - Jurisdiction of small claims court. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 482.305. Jurisdiction of small claims...
Section 482.310 - Procedure in small claims court. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 482.310. Procedure in small claims...
Section 482.315 - Procedure if amount of claim exceeds jurisdictional amount — amendment of claim in transferred action not to exceed jurisdictional amount of court to which transferred. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 482.315. Procedure if amount of...
Section 482.320 - Counterclaims, filing, different transaction, same transaction, arising at hearing, duty of judge. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 482.320. Counterclaims, filing, different transaction,...
Section 482.325 - Counterclaims exceeding jurisdictional limit, procedure — consent of all parties required — transfer of counterclaim, when — dismissal, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 1987 482.325. Counterclaims exceeding jurisdictional limit,...
Section 482.330 - Restrictions on filing of claims — statement required of plaintiff — counterclaim not prohibited — suit may be brought, where. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 482.330. Restrictions on filing of...
Section 482.335 - Duties of clerk of small claims courts — notices to be posted — plaintiff to advise clerk of time hearing preferred — clerk not practicing law. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 482.335. Duties of clerk of...
Section 482.340 - Form of petition and summons — instructions for defendant — waiver of trial by jury — availability of forms. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 482.340. Form of petition and...
Section 482.345 - Court costs — procedure for assessment of costs, award of fees and disbursement of fees. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 482.345. Court costs — procedure...
Section 482.350 - Personal service not required — exceptions — procedure for service — proof of service, what constitutes — record of service. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 482.350. Personal service not required...
Section 482.355 - Appearance for trial — continuance, when granted — failure of defendant to appear, consequences — procedure — dismissal of action, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 482.355. Appearance for trial —...
Section 482.360 - Barring person from small claims court, grounds, length of bar. - Effective - 28 Aug 1976 482.360. Barring person from small...
Section 482.365 - Small claim judgment not lien on real estate — trial de novo, how perfected — duty of clerk — recognizance required, when — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 482.365. Small claim judgment not...
Chapter 483 - Clerks of Courts of Record and Court Records
Section 483.010 - Qualifications of a clerk. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.010. Qualifications of a clerk....
Section 483.015 - Election — term of office — commission exceptions, Jackson County court administrator to be clerk, St. Louis County circuit clerk, how selected — circuit clerk of sixth, seventh, and twenty-second judicial circuits, how selected. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 483.015. Election — term of...
Section 483.020 - Vacancy, how filled. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.020. Vacancy, how filled. —...
Section 483.050 - If surety of clerk is insufficient, new bond required. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.050. If surety of clerk...
Section 483.055 - Office supplies — duties relating to. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 483.055. Office supplies — duties...
Section 483.060 - Allowances, how paid. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.060. Allowances, how paid. —...
Section 483.065 - Office and records, where kept. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.065. Office and records, where...
Section 483.070 - May remove records, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 483.070. May remove records, when....
Section 483.075 - Duties of clerk — when county clerk replaces circuit clerk, exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 483.075. Duties of...
Section 483.080 - Deputies, their duties. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.080. Deputies, their duties. —...
Section 483.082 - Court records, how kept. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.082. Court records, how kept....
Section 483.083 - Circuit clerks, compensation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 483.083. Circuit clerks, compensation. —...
Section 483.086 - Clerk to serve as secretary to court en banc (St. Louis City). - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 483.086. Clerk to serve as...
Section 483.088 - Circuit clerks to report to state auditor annually all fees collected. - Effective - 30 Jun 1989 483.088. Circuit clerks to report...
Section 483.130 - Courts to direct filing of papers. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.130. Courts to direct filing...
Section 483.135 - Clerk to bunch, label, and index papers. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 483.135. Clerk to bunch, label,...
Section 483.140 - Judge to superintend keeping of records. - There are multiple enactments of 483.140 Effective - 28 Aug...
Section 483.145 - Court to reconstruct records, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.145. Court to reconstruct records,...
Section 483.150 - Clerks to keep account of fines. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 483.150. Clerks to keep account...
Section 483.160 - Clerks of courts to deliver reports to successors. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.160. Clerks of courts to...
Section 483.163 - Circuit clerk to cooperate in nonsupport investigations; additional compensation, exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 483.163. Circuit clerk to cooperate...
Section 483.165 - Nonfeasance or misfeasance, misdemeanor. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 483.165. Nonfeasance or misfeasance, misdemeanor....
Section 483.170 - Duty of court when clerk is charged with misdemeanor in office — notice — temporary clerk during suspension. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.170. Duty of court when...
Section 483.175 - Duty of attorney general or prosecuting attorney — notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 483.175. Duty of attorney general...
Section 483.180 - Notice and copy of charges to be delivered — witnesses summoned. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.180. Notice and copy of...
Section 483.190 - Trial by the court or a jury. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 483.190. Trial by the court...
Section 483.195 - Clerk found guilty, removed and fined. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.195. Clerk found guilty, removed...
Section 483.200 - If clerk acquitted, reinstatement — costs. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.200. If clerk acquitted, reinstatement...
Section 483.205 - Additional proceedings by indictment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 483.205. Additional proceedings by indictment....
Section 483.210 - Clerk's successor to receive all records of office. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 483.210. Clerk's successor to receive...
Section 483.225 - Office, where kept. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.225. Office, where kept. —...
Section 483.235 - Liable on bond for acts of his deputies. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.235. Liable on bond for...
Section 483.240 - Circuit clerks, duties and responsibilities — exceptions. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 483.240. Circuit clerks,...
Section 483.241 - Other clerks, duties. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.241. Other clerks, duties. —...
Section 483.245 - Deputy circuit clerks, appointment, removal, assignment of duties — compensation, how determined and paid. - Effective - 01 Jul 1981, 3 histories 483.245. Deputy circuit...
Section 483.246 - Municipal clerks, selection, tenure, compensation — limitation on compensation. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.246. Municipal clerks, selection, tenure,...
Section 483.260 - Clerk to employ attorney (St. Louis City). - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 483.260. Clerk to employ attorney...
Section 483.270 - Certain abstract of judgments to be continued (St. Louis City). - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 483.270. Certain abstract of judgments...
Section 483.310 - Investment of funds in registry — income, how used — clerk defined — collection of moneys, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 483.310. Investment of funds in...
Section 483.312 - Security required for deposit of funds in circuit court registry. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 483.312. Security required for deposit...
Section 483.355 - Circuit clerk of Lewis County — duties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 483.355. Circuit clerk of Lewis...
Section 483.360 - Clerk to file judgments at Lewis County seat. - Effective - 28 Aug 1897 483.360. Clerk to file judgments...
Section 483.390 - Papers may be recorded in office of clerk of circuit court — fee charged. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 483.390. Papers may be recorded...
Section 483.420 - Circuit clerk, office (Cape Girardeau County). - Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 2 histories 483.420. Circuit clerk,...
Section 483.445 - District No. 2 clerk, qualifications — election (Marion County). - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.445. District No. 2 clerk,...
Section 483.450 - Residence and office hours of clerk. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.450. Residence and office hours...
Section 483.480 - Probate clerk, oath — itemized fee bill. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955, 2 histories 483.480. Probate clerk,...
Section 483.500 - Fees of the clerks of the supreme court and court of appeals — collection. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 483.500. Fees of the clerks...
Section 483.505 - Account of fees — supreme court. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 483.505. Account of fees —...
Section 483.510 - Account of fees — court of appeals. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 483.510. Account of fees —...
Section 483.530 - Fees, clerk's duties. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997, 2 histories 483.530. Fees, clerk's...
Section 483.535 - Fees for naturalization. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 483.535. Fees for naturalization. —...
Section 483.537 - Passports, accounting for fees charged, use of moneys collected. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 483.537. Passports, accounting for fees...
Section 483.550 - Clerks to charge, collect court costs, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004, 2 histories 483.550. Clerks to...
Section 483.580 - Fees, probate proceedings, guardianships. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 483.580. Fees, probate proceedings, guardianships....
Section 483.617 - Fees not to be charged against counties or St. Louis City, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 483.617. Fees not to be...
Section 483.630 - Records transferred to circuit clerk — certificate of clerk effective, how (St. Louis City). - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.630. Records transferred to circuit...
Section 483.640 - Records transferred to clerk (Marion County). - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.640. Records transferred to clerk...
Section 483.650 - Records transferred to clerk (Cape Girardeau County). - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 483.650. Records transferred...
Section 483.660 - Records of probate courts transferred. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.660. Records of probate courts...
Section 483.670 - Records of magistrate courts transferred. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.670. Records of magistrate courts...
Section 483.680 - Records of municipal courts transferred, when, how. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 483.680. Records of municipal courts...
Chapter 484 - Attorneys at Law
Section 484.010 - Practice of the law and law business defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.010. Practice of the law...
Section 484.020 - Who shall engage in the practice of law or do law business — penalty. - Effective - 24 Jun 1997 484.020. Who shall engage in...
Section 484.025 - Residential loans, imposition of fee to complete documentation not deemed engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 484.025. Residential loans, imposition of...
Section 484.040 - Power to admit to practice vested in supreme court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 484.040. Power to admit to...
Section 484.053 - Supreme court to furnish director with list of persons currently licensed to practice law in Missouri — tax delinquency, effect of. - Effective - 01 Jul 2003 484.053. Supreme court to furnish...
Section 484.130 - Compensation of attorney governed by agreement — lien upon client's cause of action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.130. Compensation of attorney governed...
Section 484.140 - Attorney may contract for percentage of proceeds of claim — notice of lien to be given to defendant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.140. Attorney may contract for...
Section 484.150 - Division of fees forbidden, when — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.150. Division of fees forbidden,...
Section 484.160 - Judgment for costs and damages rendered against attorney, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.160. Judgment for costs and...
Section 484.170 - Partners of prosecuting attorneys not to defend. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.170. Partners of prosecuting attorneys...
Section 484.190 - Powers to suspend or remove. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.190. Powers to suspend or...
Section 484.200 - Charges, where exhibited. - Effective - 28 Aug 1973 484.200. Charges, where exhibited. —...
Section 484.210 - Day for hearing — citation, where served. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.210. Day for hearing —...
Section 484.220 - Citation and charges, how served. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.220. Citation and charges, how...
Section 484.230 - Proceedings on failure to appear. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.230. Proceedings on failure to...
Section 484.240 - Removal or suspension without trial. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.240. Removal or suspension without...
Section 484.250 - Trial by court or commissioner. - Effective - 28 Aug 1973 484.250. Trial by court or...
Section 484.260 - Defendant may except to ruling and appeal from judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.260. Defendant may except to...
Section 484.270 - Judgment operates as removal or suspension — reinstatement, how secured. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 484.270. Judgment operates as removal...
Section 484.350 - Standards for representation to be updated and adopted statewide, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 2 histories 484.350. Standards for...
Chapter 485 - Court Reporters and Stenographers
Section 485.010 - Presiding judge may appoint secretary, additional staff — set salaries — source of funds for salaries. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 3 histories 485.010. Presiding judge...
Section 485.040 - Judges of circuit courts to appoint reporters — qualifications. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 485.040. Judges of circuit courts...
Section 485.050 - Duties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 485.050. Duties. — It shall...
Section 485.055 - Reporters may be transferred, when — power and rights. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 485.055. Reporters may be transferred,...
Section 485.060 - Compensation of reporters. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 485.060. Compensation of...
Section 485.065 - Source of funds for reporter's salary. - Effective - 01 Jan 1985 485.065. Source of funds for...
Section 485.075 - Appointment of temporary court reporter, when — compensation — duration. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 485.075. Appointment of temporary court...
Section 485.077 - Certification of official court reporters required. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009, 2 histories 485.077. Certification of...
Section 485.090 - Reimbursement for expenses while attending court — how paid. - Effective - 01 Jan 1985 485.090. Reimbursement for expenses while...
Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public
Section 486.100 - Appointment — powers generally. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 486.100. Appointment — powers generally....
Section 486.110 - Official oath. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 486.110. Official oath. — Every...
Section 486.120 - Effect of authentication by commissioner. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 486.120. Effect of authentication by...
Section 486.130 - Additional powers — oaths — depositions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 486.130. Additional powers — oaths...
Section 486.140 - Fees. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 486.140. Fees. — Commissioners shall...
Section 486.600 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.600. Definitions. — As used...
Section 486.605 - Notary commission issued, qualifications — denial of application, when, appeal — rulemaking authority. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.605. Notary commission issued, qualifications...
Section 486.610 - Notary, term of commission — grandfather provision. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.610. Notary, term of commission...
Section 486.615 - Commission effective, when, bond amount — surety duties — suspension of commission, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.615. Commission effective, when, bond...
Section 486.620 - Secretary to prepare notary commission, duties — register of notaries. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.620. Secretary to prepare notary...
Section 486.625 - Application, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.625. Application, procedure. — 1....
Section 486.630 - Application, contents — declaration — application fee. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.630. Application, contents — declaration...
Section 486.635 - Application records, limitations on disclosure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.635. Application records, limitations on...
Section 486.640 - Notarial acts authorized to be performed by notary. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.640. Notarial acts authorized to...
Section 486.645 - Limitation on notarial acts, principal requirements — disqualification of notary, when — nonnotarial fee permitted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.645. Limitation on notarial acts,...
Section 486.650 - Refusal to perform notarial act prohibited, when — exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.650. Refusal to perform notarial...
Section 486.655 - Notary not to influence person on transaction — notary not to investigate document or transaction. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.655. Notary not to influence...
Section 486.660 - Prohibited acts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.660. Prohibited acts. — A...
Section 486.665 - Signatures and photographs, prohibited acts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.665. Signatures and photographs, prohibited...
Section 486.670 - Intent to deceive or defraud prohibited — prohibited uses of title or seal. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.670. Intent to deceive or...
Section 486.675 - Nonattorney notaries, prohibited acts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.675. Nonattorney notaries, prohibited acts....
Section 486.680 - Limitation on notary making any claim not authorized — nonattorney notaries, services not in English, notice required — prohibited non-English terms. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.680. Limitation on notary making...
Section 486.685 - Fees. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.685. Fees. — 1. For...
Section 486.690 - Fees, payment prior to services — nonrefundable, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.690. Fees, payment prior to...
Section 486.695 - Notary's employer may prohibit charging of fees, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.695. Notary's employer may prohibit...
Section 486.700 - Journal to be maintained, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.700. Journal to be maintained,...
Section 486.705 - Journal contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.705. Journal contents. — 1....
Section 486.710 - Examination and copying of journal — fee for certified copy, exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.710. Examination and copying of...
Section 486.715 - Safeguarding of journal, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.715. Safeguarding of journal, requirements....
Section 486.725 - Paper documents, notarizing — signature and seal — lost or stolen seal — resignation, expiration, or death of notary, effect of — revocation, return of seal. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.725. Paper documents, notarizing —...
Section 486.730 - Official seal, placement of, elements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.730. Official seal, placement of,...
Section 486.735 - Selling or manufacturing notary seals, registration required — requirements for sale or manufacture — violation, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.735. Selling or manufacturing notary...
Section 486.740 - Notarial certificate required, contents, form. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.740. Notarial certificate required, contents,...
Section 486.745 - Paper notarial certificates, requirements — correction or errors or omissions, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.745. Paper notarial certificates, requirements...
Section 486.750 - Form of certificate. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.750. Form of certificate. —...
Section 486.755 - Jurat certificate form. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.755. Jurat certificate form. —...
Section 486.760 - Signature form. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.760. Signature form. — A...
Section 486.765 - Certified copy form. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.765. Certified copy form. —...
Section 486.770 - Notarized document sent out of state or country, form — certificate of authority form — apostille form, fee. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.770. Notarized document sent out...
Section 486.775 - Notarial act may be performed, when — seal, signature, title, prima facie evidence, when — reciprocity, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.775. Notarial act may be...
Section 486.780 - Change of address of notary, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.780. Change of address of...
Section 486.785 - Change of notary's name, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.785. Change of notary's name,...
Section 486.790 - Resignation of notary commission. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.790. Resignation of notary commission....
Section 486.795 - Expiration, resignation, or revocation of notary commission, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.795. Expiration, resignation, or revocation...
Section 486.800 - Death of notary, personal representative duties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.800. Death of notary, personal...
Section 486.805 - Liability for damages by notary, surety, or employer of notary, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.805. Liability for damages by...
Section 486.810 - Revocation of commission, when — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.810. Revocation of commission, when...
Section 486.815 - Suspension of notary commission. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.815. Suspension of notary commission....
Section 486.820 - List of suspended or revoked commissions, publication of. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.820. List of suspended or...
Section 486.825 - Additional sanctions permitted. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.825. Additional sanctions permitted. —...
Section 486.830 - Rulemaking authority. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.830. Rulemaking authority. — The...
Section 486.900 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.900. Definitions. — As used...
Section 486.902 - Controlling law. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.902. Controlling law. — Sections...
Section 486.905 - Electronic notaries, commission, registration. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.905. Electronic notaries, commission, registration....
Section 486.910 - Course of instruction required. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.910. Course of instruction required....
Section 486.915 - Term of registration. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.915. Term of registration. —...
Section 486.920 - Electronic registration form, contents — denial of registration, when — confidentiality of records. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.920. Electronic registration form, contents...
Section 486.925 - Electronic notarial acts authorized. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.925. Electronic notarial acts authorized....
Section 486.930 - Electronic notarization, principal requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.930. Electronic notarization, principal requirements....
Section 486.935 - Electronic notarial certificate, contents, wording. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.935. Electronic notarial certificate, contents,...
Section 486.940 - Electronic signature and seal, requirements — employers, restrictions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.940. Electronic signature and seal,...
Section 486.945 - Journal of notarial acts, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.945. Journal of notarial acts,...
Section 486.947 - Journal recordings. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.947. Journal recordings. — 1....
Section 486.950 - Additional requirements for electronic journal of electronic notarial acts and electronic notaries. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.950. Additional requirements for electronic...
Section 486.955 - Resignation, revocation, expiration, or death of electronic notary. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.955. Resignation, revocation, expiration, or...
Section 486.960 - Fees. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.960. Fees. — 1. For...
Section 486.965 - Fees, payment of prior to performance — nonrefundable, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.965. Fees, payment of prior...
Section 486.970 - Notarized electronic documents transmitted to other states or nations — certificate of authority form. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.970. Notarized electronic documents transmitted...
Section 486.975 - Fee for electronic certificate of authority. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.975. Fee for electronic certificate...
Section 486.980 - Electronic notary's e-mail address change, other changes, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.980. Electronic notary's e-mail address...
Section 486.985 - Production of electronic signature or seal, compromise of, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.985. Production of electronic signature...
Section 486.990 - Termination of registration upon termination of commission as an electronic notary. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.990. Termination of registration upon...
Section 486.995 - Notary representative's duties upon termination of electronic notary commission. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.995. Notary representative's duties upon...
Section 486.1000 - Improper performance of electronic notarial acts — liabilities, sanctions, and remedies. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1000. Improper performance of electronic...
Section 486.1005 - Secretary to terminate electronic notary's registration, when — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1005. Secretary to terminate electronic...
Section 486.1010 - Impersonating or improperly influencing an electronic notary, penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1010. Impersonating or improperly influencing...
Section 486.1100 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1100. Definitions. — As used...
Section 486.1105 - Controlling law. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1105. Controlling law. — Sections...
Section 486.1110 - Rulemaking authority. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1110. Rulemaking authority. — The...
Section 486.1115 - Standards for remote online notarization, secretary's duties. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1115. Standards for remote online...
Section 486.1120 - Notary commission and registration required. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1120. Notary commission and registration...
Section 486.1125 - Course of instruction required, content. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1125. Course of instruction required,...
Section 486.1130 - Registration form, contents — denial of registration, when — confidentiality of information. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1130. Registration form, contents —...
Section 486.1135 - Term of registration. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1135. Term of registration. —...
Section 486.1140 - Permissible remote online notarial acts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1140. Permissible remote online notarial...
Section 486.1145 - Audio-video communication, use of, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1145. Audio-video communication, use of,...
Section 486.1150 - Principal requirements for remote online notarization. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1150. Principal requirements for remote...
Section 486.1155 - Remote online notary required to be physically located within this state for performance of remote online notarial acts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1155. Remote online notary required...
Section 486.1160 - Additional transaction fee. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1160. Additional transaction fee. —...
Section 486.1165 - Remote online notarial certificate, contents, wording. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1165. Remote online notarial certificate,...
Section 486.1170 - Registered electronic signature, seal, or single element required, when — employer restrictions — limitations on use of registered signature and seal. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1170. Registered electronic signature, seal,...
Section 486.1175 - Jurat certificate form — signature form. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1175. Jurat certificate form —...
Section 486.1180 - Electronic journals. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1180. Electronic journals. — 1....
Section 486.1185 - Electronic journal recording requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1185. Electronic journal recording requirements....
Section 486.1190 - Additional requirements for electronic journal of remote online notarial acts and remote online notaries. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1190. Additional requirements for electronic...
Section 486.1195 - Audio and video recording of performance of notarial acts, when, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1195. Audio and video recording...
Section 486.1200 - Safeguarding electronic documents, signature, and seal. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1200. Safeguarding electronic documents, signature,...
Section 486.1205 - Remote online notary — resignation, revocation, expiration, or death — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020 486.1205. Remote online notary —...
Chapter 487 - Family Courts
Section 487.010 - Designation of family courts — designation of division — administrative judge — split venue, assignments — removal of judge. - Effective - 31 Dec 2020, 2 histories *487.010. Designation of...
Section 487.020 - Appointment of commissioners, juvenile commissioners, automatic appointment, terms — family court commissioner, compensation, certain circuits — qualifications, compensation, retirement. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013 487.020. Appointment of commissioners, juvenile...
Section 487.030 - Findings by commissioner become judgment of court, when, notice of findings — motion for hearing by judge, time limit, computation of time. - Effective - 28 Aug 1998 487.030. Findings by commissioner become...
Section 487.040 - Cases may be heard by commissioner — hearings, where conducted — split venue, assignment of commissioners. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 487.040. Cases may be heard...
Section 487.050 - Judges and commissioners, qualifications — reviewability — removal, grounds — terms. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.050. Judges and commissioners, qualifications...
Section 487.060 - Family court administrator — duties — compensation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.060. Family court administrator —...
Section 487.070 - Proceedings — confidentiality. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.070. Proceedings — confidentiality. —...
Section 487.080 - Jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 487.080. Jurisdiction. — Except as...
Section 487.090 - Transfer of certain actions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 487.090. Transfer of certain actions....
Section 487.100 - Mediation, counseling, home study may be recommended — costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 487.100. Mediation, counseling, home study...
Section 487.110 - Uniform child custody jurisdiction act, application. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.110. Uniform child custody jurisdiction...
Section 487.120 - Immediate need to hear case outside jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.120. Immediate need to hear...
Section 487.130 - Immediate need to hear case within jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.130. Immediate need to hear...
Section 487.140 - Cooperative agreements with department of social services. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 487.140. Cooperative agreements with department...
Section 487.150 - Family court coordinating committee, duties — members. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 487.150. Family court coordinating committee,...
Section 487.160 - Laws relating to juvenile courts, include family court, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.160. Laws relating to juvenile...
Section 487.180 - Transfer of equipment and property from juvenile court division to family court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.180. Transfer of equipment and...
Section 487.190 - Continuation of payment of salaries and benefits. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 487.190. Continuation of payment of...
Section 487.200 - Medication-assisted treatment, not prohibited, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2017 487.200. Medication-assisted treatment, not prohibited,...
Chapter 488 - Court Costs
Section 488.005 - Clerk not to collect surcharge, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 488.005. Clerk not to collect...
Section 488.006 - Infraction charges imposed same as misdemeanor charges. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 488.006. Infraction charges imposed same...
Section 488.010 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1996 488.010. Definitions. — As used...
Section 488.012 - Clerk to collect — supreme court to set amount — amount prior to adjustment. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 488.012. Clerk to collect —...
Section 488.014 - Overpayment of court costs, no duty to refund, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories 488.014. Overpayment of...
Section 488.015 - Court not to increase charges, may be adjusted annually — additional fee, when — review. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 488.015. Court not to increase...