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Section 491.010 - Witness's interest does not disqualify — exception — statements of deceased persons and incompetents and other parties to the transaction — abrogation of deadman statute. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 491.010. Witness's interest does not...
Section 491.015 - Victim or witness in certain cases not to be interrogated as to prior sexual conduct. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories 491.015. Victim or...
Section 491.016 - Otherwise inadmissible witness statement admissible in criminal proceeding, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 491.016. Otherwise inadmissible witness statement...
Section 491.030 - Adverse party may be compelled to testify in civil cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.030. Adverse party may be...
Section 491.040 - Sections 491.010 and 491.030 construed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.040. Sections 491.010 and 491.030...
Section 491.050 - Convicts competent witnesses — convictions and certain pleas may be proved to affect credibility. - Effective - 28 Aug 1981 491.050. Convicts competent witnesses —...
Section 491.060 - Persons incompetent to testify — exceptions, children in certain cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 491.060. Persons incompetent to testify...
Section 491.070 - Cross-examination of witnesses — scope. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.070. Cross-examination of witnesses —...
Section 491.074 - Prior inconsistent statement may be admissible in criminal cases as substantive evidence. - Effective - 28 Aug 2000 491.074. Prior inconsistent statement may...
Section 491.075 - Statement of child under fourteen or vulnerable person admissible, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories 491.075. Statement of...
Section 491.078 - Juvenile court adjudication, use to affect credibility — sexual offense adjudication, affect on credibility — multiple adjudications, admissible, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 491.078. Juvenile court adjudication, use...
Section 491.080 - Testimony of witness not to be used to convict him of fraud. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.080. Testimony of witness not...
Section 491.090 - Summons of witnesses — procedure — consequences of failure to appear. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 491.090. Summons of witnesses —...
Section 491.100 - Summons, form — how issued — subpoena for property, court's authority to quash, when exercised. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 491.100. Summons, form — how...
Section 491.110 - Subpoenas, by whom served. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.110. Subpoenas, by whom served....
Section 491.120 - Subpoenas, how served and returned. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.120. Subpoenas, how served and...
Section 491.130 - Fees to be tendered, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.130. Fees to be tendered,...
Section 491.140 - Witness liable to action, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.140. Witness liable to action,...
Section 491.150 - Attendance, how enforced. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.150. Attendance, how enforced. —...
Section 491.160 - Attachment may issue, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.160. Attachment may issue, when....
Section 491.170 - Witness attached, may be discharged on bail. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.170. Witness attached, may be...
Section 491.180 - Penalty where party refuses to attend and testify. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.180. Penalty where party refuses...
Section 491.190 - Fine for nonattendance. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.190. Fine for nonattendance. —...
Section 491.200 - Penalty for refusing to testify. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.200. Penalty for refusing to...
Section 491.205 - Court may compel testimony, witness immunity, exception, when, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 491.205. Court may compel testimony,...
Section 491.210 - Witness not excused from testifying, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.210. Witness not excused from...
Section 491.220 - Witness, when free from arrest. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.220. Witness, when free from...
Section 491.230 - Power to issue writ of habeas corpus — persons detained in correctional facility shall not attend civil proceeding — exceptions — conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 491.230. Power to issue writ...
Section 491.240 - Writ to obtain witness from county jail. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 491.240. Writ to obtain witness...
Section 491.250 - Application for writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.250. Application for writ. —...
Section 491.260 - Application of prosecuting officers. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.260. Application of prosecuting officers....
Section 491.270 - Prisoner to be remanded after testifying. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.270. Prisoner to be remanded...
Section 491.280 - Fees of witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 2003 491.280. Fees of witnesses. —...
Section 491.290 - Fees, how paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 491.290. Fees, how paid. —...
Section 491.310 - Associate circuit judge to issue subpoenas. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 491.310. Associate circuit judge to...
Section 491.320 - Validity of subpoena. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 491.320. Validity of subpoena. —...
Section 491.330 - Associate circuit judge may order witness attached, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 491.330. Associate circuit judge may...
Section 491.340 - Attachment to be executed as in criminal cases — cost. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 491.340. Attachment to be executed...
Section 491.350 - Penalty for failure to obey subpoena without excuse. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 491.350. Penalty for failure to...
Section 491.360 - Continuance of case — associate circuit judge to notify witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 491.360. Continuance of case —...
Section 491.370 - Cost of surplus witnesses paid by whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 491.370. Cost of surplus witnesses...
Section 491.380 - Competency of witnesses, how determined — oath of witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 491.380. Competency of witnesses, how...
Section 491.400 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 491.400. Definitions. — As used...
Section 491.410 - Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 491.410. Summoning witness in this...
Section 491.420 - Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 491.420. Witness from another state...
Section 491.430 - Exemption from arrest and service of process. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 491.430. Exemption from arrest and...
Section 491.440 - Uniformity of interpretation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 491.440. Uniformity of interpretation. —...
Section 491.450 - Short title. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 491.450. Short title. — This...
Section 491.600 - Courts with criminal jurisdiction may issue orders to protect witness or victim. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 491.600. Courts with criminal jurisdiction...
Section 491.610 - Violation of protective orders, penalties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 491.610. Violation of protective orders,...
Section 491.620 - Pretrial releases of defendant conditional — notice of prohibited witness tampering activities required. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 491.620. Pretrial releases of defendant...
Section 491.640 - Prosecutors coordinators training council may provide for security of witnesses and families, when — powers — request by law enforcement agencies, content — delegation of program administration, to whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 491.640. Prosecutors coordinators training council...
Section 491.641 - Pretrial witness protection services fund created — use of moneys — application, contents, closed record. - Effective - 21 Sep 2020 491.641. Pretrial witness protection services...
Section 491.675 - Citation of sections 491.675 to 491.705. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 491.675. Citation of sections 491.675...
Section 491.678 - Child defined. - Effective - 19 Jul 1985 491.678. Child defined. — For...
Section 491.680 - Court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure — transcript — exclusion of defendant from proceedings, opportunity to review — cross-examination. - Effective - 28 Aug 1992 491.680. Court may order video...
Section 491.685 - Defendant may be excluded from child victim deposition proceedings, when. - Effective - 19 Jul 1985 491.685. Defendant may be excluded...
Section 491.687 - Court may order videotaped reexamination, when. - Effective - 19 Jul 1985 491.687. Court may order videotaped...
Section 491.690 - Provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 not to apply where defendant has waived right to counsel — exceptions. - Effective - 19 Jul 1985 491.690. Provisions of sections 491.675...
Section 491.693 - Testimony to be under oath. - Effective - 19 Jul 1985 491.693. Testimony to be under...
Section 491.696 - Child defined — videotaped testimony for juvenile court hearings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 491.696. Child defined — videotaped...
Section 491.699 - Juvenile court hearings — court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure — cross-examination — counsel appointed for perpetrator, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 491.699. Juvenile court hearings —...
Section 491.702 - Perpetrator may be excluded from child victim deposition proceeding, when — sequestration of victim — review of tapes required, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 491.702. Perpetrator may be excluded...
Section 491.705 - Court may order videotaped reexamination, when — testimony to be under oath. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 491.705. Court may order videotaped...
Section 491.710 - Hearings involving child witnesses given docket priority — delays or continuances granted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 491.710. Hearings involving child witnesses...
Section 491.725 - Citation of law — definitions — applicability. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 491.725. Citation of law —...