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Chapter 521 - Attachments
Section 521.010 - Attachment, when issued — parties to — causes for. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.010. Attachment, when issued —...
Section 521.020 - Attachments on demands not due — exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.020. Attachments on demands not...
Section 521.030 - The affidavit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.030. The affidavit. — An...
Section 521.040 - Issuance on demands less than fifty dollars. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 521.040. Issuance on demands less...
Section 521.050 - Suits by attachment — affidavit and bond — exceptions. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.050. Suits by attachment —...
Section 521.060 - Form of affidavit, by whom made. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.060. Form of affidavit, by...
Section 521.070 - Bond, by whom executed — conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.070. Bond, by whom executed...
Section 521.080 - Bond, by whom approved — attachment not to issue until. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.080. Bond, by whom approved...
Section 521.090 - New bond, when required — notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.090. New bond, when required...
Section 521.100 - Suit dismissed for failure to give new bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.100. Suit dismissed for failure...
Section 521.110 - Who may sue on bond — damages, how assessed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.110. Who may sue on...
Section 521.120 - Suit on bond, setoff pleaded by obligor — costs, how adjudged. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.120. Suit on bond, setoff...
Section 521.130 - Attachment, how issued after suit is commenced. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.130. Attachment, how issued after...
Section 521.140 - Form of original writs, to whom directed — contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.140. Form of original writs,...
Section 521.150 - Original writs, how issued and returned. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.150. Original writs, how issued...
Section 521.160 - Separate writs may issue to different counties, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.160. Separate writs may issue...
Section 521.170 - Manner of serving writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.170. Manner of serving writ....
Section 521.180 - Return of writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.180. Return of writ. —...
Section 521.190 - Officer liable for insufficient bond — motion for new bonds, when made. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.190. Officer liable for insufficient...
Section 521.200 - Additional writs may issue, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.200. Additional writs may issue,...
Section 521.210 - Such writs, how entitled. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.210. Such writs, how entitled....
Section 521.220 - Form of writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.220. Form of writ. —...
Section 521.230 - How issued, served and returned. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.230. How issued, served and...
Section 521.240 - Property subject to attachment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.240. Property subject to attachment....
Section 521.250 - Shares of stock subject to attachment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.250. Shares of stock subject...
Section 521.260 - Attached property retained by defendant before judgment or sale — bond, conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.260. Attached property retained by...
Section 521.270 - Sale of perishable property — when and by whom ordered, how made. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.270. Sale of perishable property...
Section 521.280 - Order of sale, to whom delivered, return — disposition of proceeds. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.280. Order of sale, to...
Section 521.290 - Compensation of officer. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.290. Compensation of officer. —...
Section 521.300 - Receiver appointed, by whom — oath and bond required — who may sue on bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.300. Receiver appointed, by whom...
Section 521.310 - Receivers, duties of — notes not taken by delivery bond — may sue — defenses not impaired. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.310. Receivers, duties of —...
Section 521.320 - Receiver to give notice to debtor, how — effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.320. Receiver to give notice...
Section 521.330 - Receiver, report, money retained, how — compensation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.330. Receiver, report, money retained,...
Section 521.340 - Sheriff to act as receiver, when — his rights, duties and liabilities. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.340. Sheriff to act as...
Section 521.350 - Practice in civil cases to govern in absence of special rules. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.350. Practice in civil cases...
Section 521.360 - Personal service or appearance, effect of — property of defendant, how affected by judgment and execution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.360. Personal service or appearance,...
Section 521.370 - Proceedings where defendant is personally served or appears. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.370. Proceedings where defendant is...
Section 521.380 - Proceedings upon constructive service — judgment not to exceed amount sworn to. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.380. Proceedings upon constructive service...
Section 521.390 - Judgment upon constructive service, effect of. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.390. Judgment upon constructive service,...
Section 521.400 - Proceedings where property of one of several defendants is attached — not delayed, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.400. Proceedings where property of...
Section 521.410 - Issues raised by motion to dissolve. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 521.410. Issues raised by motion...
Section 521.420 - Motion to dissolve attachment, evidence — burden of proof — appeal bond — liability of sureties. - Effective - 01 Jan 1987 521.420. Motion to dissolve attachment,...
Section 521.430 - Proceedings in case of defendant's death. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.430. Proceedings in case of...
Section 521.440 - Powers of the attorney under section 521.430. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.440. Powers of the attorney...
Section 521.450 - No execution to issue on judgment, when — property sold, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.450. No execution to issue...
Section 521.460 - Court or judge not to order sale of property after death of defendant — how sold. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.460. Court or judge not...
Section 521.470 - Defendant may plead to merits, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.470. Defendant may plead to...
Section 521.480 - Attachments, how dissolved — affidavit may be amended. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.480. Attachments, how dissolved —...
Section 521.490 - Effect of dissolution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.490. Effect of dissolution. —...
Section 521.500 - Controversies between plaintiffs, how and where adjudicated. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.500. Controversies between plaintiffs, how...
Section 521.510 - Attaching creditor may maintain action to set aside fraudulent conveyance. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.510. Attaching creditor may maintain...
Section 521.520 - Persons claiming attached property may interplead — affidavit — trial without delay. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.520. Persons claiming attached property...
Section 521.530 - Costs adjudged as in other actions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.530. Costs adjudged as in...
Section 521.540 - When creditors may defend. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.540. When creditors may defend....
Section 521.550 - Judgments on constructive service bind only property attached. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.550. Judgments on constructive service...
Section 521.560 - Executions, how awarded. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.560. Executions, how awarded. —...
Section 521.570 - When execution returned unsatisfied, bonds to be assigned — judgment rendered on motion — damages. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.570. When execution returned unsatisfied,...
Section 521.580 - Notice to obligors in bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.580. Notice to obligors in...
Section 521.590 - Proceedings to avoid judgments on constructive notice — when defendant has two years to plead. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.590. Proceedings to avoid judgments...
Section 521.600 - Proceedings to avoid debt. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.600. Proceedings to avoid debt....
Section 521.610 - If cause of action be denied under oath, plaintiff must prove. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.610. If cause of action...
Section 521.620 - If not verified or collateral avoidance pleaded, effect of — judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.620. If not verified or...
Section 521.630 - When plaintiff shall answer. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.630. When plaintiff shall answer....
Section 521.640 - Proceedings when setoff is pleaded. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.640. Proceedings when setoff is...
Section 521.650 - Issues tried as in ordinary actions — costs adjudged, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.650. Issues tried as in...
Section 521.660 - Provisions relative to attachment to apply to proceedings before circuit and associate circuit judges. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.660. Provisions relative to attachment...
Section 521.740 - Bond and affidavit filed before circuit clerk issues writ of attachment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 521.740. Bond and affidavit filed...
Section 521.750 - Bond may be exacted, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.750. Bond may be exacted,...
Section 521.760 - Form of bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.760. Form of bond. —...
Section 521.770 - Third-party claim to be in writing. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.770. Third-party claim to be...
Section 521.780 - Action on bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.780. Action on bond. —...
Section 521.790 - Officer not liable, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.790. Officer not liable, when....
Section 521.800 - Officer, when liable. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.800. Officer, when liable. —...
Section 521.810 - Objections to security, how made. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.810. Objections to security, how...
Section 521.820 - Effect of overruling objections. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.820. Effect of overruling objections....
Section 521.830 - Officer, when not protected. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.830. Officer, when not protected....
Section 521.840 - Proceedings in case of more than one claimant. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.840. Proceedings in case of...
Section 521.850 - Claim to state value of property. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.850. Claim to state value...
Section 521.860 - Court may require bond, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 521.860. Court may require bond,...
Section 521.870 - Proceedings for the distribution of money. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.870. Proceedings for the distribution...
Section 521.880 - Bond under claim for specific property. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.880. Bond under claim for...
Section 521.890 - Nature and extent of law. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 521.890. Nature and extent of...
Chapter 522 - Actions on Bonds
Section 522.010 - Persons injured may proceed against principals or sureties, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.010. Persons injured may proceed...
Section 522.020 - Suits on official bonds — in whose name to be brought. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.020. Suits on official bonds...
Section 522.030 - Pleadings and proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.030. Pleadings and proceedings. —...
Section 522.040 - When judgment operates as a bar. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.040. When judgment operates as...
Section 522.050 - Any party aggrieved may sue. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.050. Any party aggrieved may...
Section 522.060 - When parties may again prosecute. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.060. When parties may again...
Section 522.070 - No scire facias shall issue. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.070. No scire facias shall...
Section 522.080 - Action to use of party a private action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.080. Action to use of...
Section 522.090 - Suit not barred, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.090. Suit not barred, when....
Section 522.100 - When defendant discharged from further liability. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.100. When defendant discharged from...
Section 522.110 - Proceedings in estimating surety's liability. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.110. Proceedings in estimating surety's...
Section 522.120 - Judgment, how satisfied. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.120. Judgment, how satisfied. —...
Section 522.130 - When proceeds distributed pro rata. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.130. When proceeds distributed pro...
Section 522.140 - Proceeds, how distributed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.140. Proceeds, how distributed. —...
Section 522.150 - Provisions of this chapter relating to official bonds shall apply to suits against executors and others. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 522.150. Provisions of this chapter...
Section 522.160 - Actions on penal bonds. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.160. Actions on penal bonds....
Section 522.170 - What defendant may plead. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.170. What defendant may plead....
Section 522.180 - Tender of amount in court — discontinuance of action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.180. Tender of amount in...
Section 522.190 - Judgment, how rendered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.190. Judgment, how rendered. —...
Section 522.200 - Bonds with collateral condition — action on, assignment of breaches. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.200. Bonds with collateral condition...
Section 522.210 - Jury to assess damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.210. Jury to assess damages....
Section 522.220 - Inquiry of damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 522.220. Inquiry of damages. —...
Section 522.230 - Verdict and judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.230. Verdict and judgment. —...
Section 522.240 - Execution, form of. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.240. Execution, form of. —...
Section 522.250 - Judgment to remain as security for other breaches. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.250. Judgment to remain as...
Section 522.260 - Scire facias to issue, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.260. Scire facias to issue,...
Section 522.270 - Proceedings to obtain damages upon scire facias. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.270. Proceedings to obtain damages...
Section 522.280 - Effect of execution in proceeding by scire facias. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.280. Effect of execution in...
Section 522.290 - Verdict of jury a bar, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.290. Verdict of jury a...
Section 522.300 - Suit on bond — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 522.300. Suit on bond —...
Chapter 523 - Condemnation Proceedings
Section 523.001 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.001. Definitions. — For the...
Section 523.010 - Lands may be condemned, when — petition — parties — power of public utility to condemn certain lands, limitation. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories 523.010. Lands may...
Section 523.020 - Different owners may be joined in one petition. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 523.020. Different owners may be...
Section 523.025 - Involuntary easement by eminent domain by electrical corporation, financial commitments to project required — failure, remedy. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022 523.025. Involuntary easement by eminent...
Section 523.030 - Summons, when to issue, how served — publication. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 523.030. Summons, when to issue,...
Section 523.039 - Just compensation for condemned property, amount — agricultural or horticultural property, amount. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories 523.039. Just compensation...
Section 523.040 - Appointment of commissioners — duties — notice of property viewing. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories 523.040. Appointment of...
Section 523.045 - Interest on awards payable when — enforcement. - Effective - 28 Aug 1959 523.045. Interest on awards payable...
Section 523.050 - Commissioners' report — notice of filing — review. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 523.050. Commissioners' report — notice...
Section 523.053 - Distribution of condemnation awards among defendants. - Effective - 28 Aug 1965 523.053. Distribution of condemnation awards...
Section 523.055 - Possession of land delivered, when, notice — writ of possession, executed how. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.055. Possession of land delivered,...
Section 523.060 - Right of trial by jury in condemnation proceedings — jury responsibility in determining fair market value. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.060. Right of trial by...
Section 523.061 - Determination of homestead taking and heritage value. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories 523.061. Determination of...
Section 523.070 - Costs, by whom paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 523.070. Costs, by whom paid....
Section 523.080 - Shall not enter or appropriate dwelling house. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 523.080. Shall not enter or...
Section 523.090 - Who may have damages ascertained — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 523.090. Who may have damages...
Section 523.100 - Appropriation of lands of corporations by other corporations. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 523.100. Appropriation of lands of...
Section 523.200 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.200. Definitions. — As used...
Section 523.205 - Relocation assistance given, when — definitions — relocation plans — contents — residential payments — business payments — advance payments — waiver — notice — report — ineligibility for tax abatement, when — additional requirements... - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.205. Relocation assistance given, when...
Section 523.210 - Agencies authorized to establish rules and regulations. - Effective - 28 Aug 1971 523.210. Agencies authorized to establish...
Section 523.215 - Not to affect other condemnation compensation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1971 523.215. Not to affect other...
Section 523.250 - Notice of intended acquisition — mailing requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.250. Notice of intended acquisition...
Section 523.253 - Written offer, requirements — explanation of determination of property value. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.253. Written offer, requirements —...
Section 523.256 - Good faith negotiation required, findings, remedies. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories 523.256. Good faith...
Section 523.259 - Abandonment of condemnation, remedies — applicability. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.259. Abandonment of condemnation, remedies...
Section 523.261 - Legislative determinations of areas to be condemned to be supported by substantial evidence, hearing, appeal. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.261. Legislative determinations of areas...
Section 523.262 - Power of eminent domain limited, how — private entities to have power of eminent domain — notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.262. Power of eminent domain...
Section 523.265 - Alternative locations for condemnation, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.265. Alternative locations for condemnation,...
Section 523.271 - Exercise of eminent domain over private property for economic development purposes prohibited — definition. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.271. Exercise of eminent domain...
Section 523.274 - Consideration of each parcel of property — time limit on commencement of eminent domain acquisitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.274. Consideration of each parcel...
Section 523.277 - Office of ombudsman for property rights. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.277. Office of ombudsman for...
Section 523.282 - Blanket easements void, when — definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.282. Blanket easements void, when...
Section 523.283 - Easement or right-of-way by certain entities fixed by use — definition — commissioners appointed by court — attorneys' fees and costs for prevailing property owners. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.283. Easement or right-of-way by...
Section 523.286 - Declaration of farmland as blighted prohibited — definition. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 523.286. Declaration of farmland as...
Chapter 524 - Ejectment
Section 524.010 - Ejectment maintained generally, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.010. Ejectment maintained generally, when....
Section 524.020 - Ejectment maintained in particular cases, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.020. Ejectment maintained in particular...
Section 524.030 - Tenants in common may sue jointly. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.030. Tenants in common may...
Section 524.040 - Parties to action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.040. Parties to action. —...
Section 524.050 - Who may be made codefendant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.050. Who may be made...
Section 524.060 - Petition — necessary averments. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.060. Petition — necessary averments....
Section 524.070 - Pleadings and proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.070. Pleadings and proceedings. —...
Section 524.080 - What plaintiff must show to recover. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.080. What plaintiff must show...
Section 524.090 - What plaintiff must show to recover as against cotenant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.090. What plaintiff must show...
Section 524.100 - One or more joint plaintiffs may recover. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.100. One or more joint...
Section 524.110 - What plaintiff may recover, if successful. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.110. What plaintiff may recover,...
Section 524.120 - Judgment where plaintiff's right expires after suit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.120. Judgment where plaintiff's right...
Section 524.130 - Jury shall assess value of rents and profits, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.130. Jury shall assess value...
Section 524.140 - Judgment in such cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.140. Judgment in such cases....
Section 524.150 - Appeals — amount and condition of bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 524.150. Appeals — amount and...
Section 524.160 - Defendant may recover compensation for improvements, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.160. Defendant may recover compensation...
Section 524.170 - Petition — contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.170. Petition — contents. —...
Section 524.180 - Injunction may be granted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.180. Injunction may be granted....
Section 524.190 - Plaintiff may relinquish land and recover value, less the improvements. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.190. Plaintiff may relinquish land...
Section 524.200 - Claimant to pay value of land, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.200. Claimant to pay value...
Section 524.210 - Plaintiff to make deed, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.210. Plaintiff to make deed,...
Section 524.220 - Land may be divided, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.220. Land may be divided,...
Section 524.230 - Not to be divided, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.230. Not to be divided,...
Section 524.240 - If plaintiff gives notice, in writing, compensation shall not be recovered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.240. If plaintiff gives notice,...
Section 524.250 - Compensation shall only be made once. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.250. Compensation shall only be...
Section 524.260 - Writ of possession and execution may issue, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.260. Writ of possession and...
Section 524.270 - Ordinary execution to issue, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.270. Ordinary execution to issue,...
Section 524.280 - Executions, to whom issued and how governed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.280. Executions, to whom issued...
Section 524.290 - Action for damages may be maintained, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 524.290. Action for damages may...
Chapter 525 - Garnishments
Section 525.010 - Who may be summoned as garnishees. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.010. Who may be summoned...
Section 525.020 - Garnishees summoned, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.020. Garnishees summoned, how. —...
Section 525.030 - Persons exempted from summons as garnishee, when — amount to be withheld from wages, how computed — earnings defined — penalty. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 525.030. Persons exempted from summons...
Section 525.040 - Effect of notice of garnishment — priority based on date of service. - Effective - 15 Jan 2015 525.040. Effect of notice of...
Section 525.050 - Notice of garnishment, how served on corporations. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 525.050. Notice of garnishment, how...
Section 525.060 - Return of writ, how made. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.060. Return of writ, how...
Section 525.070 - Garnishee may discharge himself, how. - Effective - 15 Jan 2015 525.070. Garnishee may discharge himself,...
Section 525.080 - Garnishee to deliver property, or pay debts, or may give bond therefor. - Effective - 15 Jan 2015 525.080. Garnishee to deliver property,...
Section 525.090 - Claimants may interplead. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.090. Claimants may interplead. —...
Section 525.100 - Adjudication of costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.100. Adjudication of costs. —...
Section 525.110 - Execution same as on general judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.110. Execution same as on...
Section 525.120 - Courts may prescribe rules. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.120. Courts may prescribe rules....
Section 525.130 - Plaintiff may exhibit interrogatories against garnishees — interrogatories, when filed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.130. Plaintiff may exhibit interrogatories...
Section 525.140 - Garnishee shall file answer — failing, judgment by default. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.140. Garnishee shall file answer...
Section 525.150 - Garnishment for wages, issued against railroad, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.150. Garnishment for wages, issued...
Section 525.160 - Railroad to answer garnishment for wages, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.160. Railroad to answer garnishment...
Section 525.170 - Judgment by default, how rendered final — extent and effect of against garnishee. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.170. Judgment by default, how...
Section 525.180 - Answer of garnishee excepted to, adjudged insufficient — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.180. Answer of garnishee excepted...
Section 525.190 - Denial of garnishee to answer, how — replication — issues tried, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.190. Denial of garnishee to...
Section 525.200 - What proceedings had, if effects found in hands of garnishee — judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.200. What proceedings had, if...
Section 525.210 - Answer taken as sufficient, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.210. Answer taken as sufficient,...
Section 525.220 - If answer admits effects or indebtedness, proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.220. If answer admits effects...
Section 525.230 - Garnishee is a financial institution, one-time deduction permitted, when — procedure. - Effective - 15 Jan 2015 525.230. Garnishee is a financial...
Section 525.233 - Notice of garnishment and writ of sequestration to contain federal taxpayer identification number — failure to comply, effect. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010 525.233. Notice of garnishment and...
Section 525.240 - Costs adjudged against plaintiff, when — allowance to garnishee. - Effective - 28 Aug 2000 525.240. Costs adjudged against plaintiff,...
Section 525.250 - Adjudication of costs in other cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 2000 525.250. Adjudication of costs in...
Section 525.260 - Debts not due may be attached. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.260. Debts not due may...
Section 525.270 - Claimants of debts assigned, or property sold, may be made parties, how — notice, how given — trial. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.270. Claimants of debts assigned,...
Section 525.280 - Garnishee owing note to defendant, latter may be required to produce same in court — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 525.280. Garnishee owing note to...
Section 525.290 - Garnishment of wages — personal service upon defendant required — exception — petition and summons to show cause of action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 525.290. Garnishment of wages —...
Section 525.300 - Wages earned out of state exempt — exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 525.300. Wages earned out of...
Section 525.310 - Compensation of state and municipal employees subject to garnishment, procedure. - Effective - 15 Jan 2015 525.310. Compensation of state and...
Chapter 526 - Injunctions
Section 526.010 - Injunctions granted by certain courts. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 526.010. Injunctions granted by certain...
Section 526.030 - Remedy by injunction to exist, in what cases — prohibition. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.030. Remedy by injunction to...
Section 526.040 - Filing of petition and return of injunction bond. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 526.040. Filing of petition and...
Section 526.050 - Temporary injunction, when granted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.050. Temporary injunction, when granted....
Section 526.070 - Injunction bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1977 526.070. Injunction bond. — No...
Section 526.080 - Bond, where filed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.080. Bond, where filed. —...
Section 526.090 - Venue of proceedings to stay judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.090. Venue of proceedings to...
Section 526.100 - Notice, to whom given. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.100. Notice, to whom given....
Section 526.110 - Notice to be posted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.110. Notice to be posted,...
Section 526.120 - Form and service of notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.120. Form and service of...
Section 526.130 - Notice, when not necessary. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.130. Notice, when not necessary....
Section 526.140 - Proceedings where notice not required. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.140. Proceedings where notice not...
Section 526.150 - Extent of injunction to stay proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.150. Extent of injunction to...
Section 526.160 - To operate as release of errors. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.160. To operate as release...
Section 526.170 - Motion to dissolve. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.170. Motion to dissolve. —...
Section 526.180 - Motion, when continued. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 526.180. Motion, when continued. —...
Section 526.190 - Testimony, how taken. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.190. Testimony, how taken. —...
Section 526.200 - Damages upon dissolution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.200. Damages upon dissolution. —...
Section 526.210 - Judgment against sureties, how enforced. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 526.210. Judgment against sureties, how...
Section 526.220 - Violation of injunction, how punished. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 526.220. Violation of injunction, how...
Chapter 527 - Declaratory Judgments; Actions Involving Land Titles; Lis Pendens; Change of Name
Section 527.010 - Scope. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 527.010. Scope. — The circuit...
Section 527.020 - Power to construe. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.020. Power to construe. —...
Section 527.030 - Before breach. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.030. Before breach. — A...
Section 527.040 - Declaration of rights or legal relationships, right to obtain, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 527.040. Declaration of rights or...
Section 527.050 - Enumeration not exclusive. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.050. Enumeration not exclusive. —...
Section 527.060 - Discretionary. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.060. Discretionary. — The court...
Section 527.070 - Review. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.070. Review. — All orders,...
Section 527.080 - Supplemental relief. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.080. Supplemental relief. — Further...
Section 527.090 - Jury trial. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.090. Jury trial. — When...
Section 527.100 - Costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.100. Costs. — In any...
Section 527.110 - Parties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.110. Parties. — When declaratory...
Section 527.120 - Construction. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.120. Construction. — This law...
Section 527.130 - "Person" defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.130. "Person" defined. — The...
Section 527.150 - Suits to determine interest and quiet title, how instituted — effect of judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.150. Suits to determine interest...
Section 527.160 - Practice to conform to code of civil procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.160. Practice to conform to...
Section 527.170 - Costs in suits to determine interest and quiet title. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.170. Costs in suits to...
Section 527.180 - Suit to perfect title by limitation — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.180. Suit to perfect title...
Section 527.188 - Petition for vacation of abandoned easement. - Effective - 28 Aug 2006 527.188. Petition for vacation of...
Section 527.190 - Proceedings to establish title when records, deeds are lost or destroyed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.190. Proceedings to establish title...
Section 527.200 - Publication of notice — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.200. Publication of notice —...
Section 527.210 - Decree conclusive as to whom — prima facie as to whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.210. Decree conclusive as to...
Section 527.220 - Limitation — court may modify its decree, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 527.220. Limitation — court may...
Section 527.230 - Copy to be recorded, where — may be read in evidence. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.230. Copy to be recorded,...
Section 527.240 - Proceedings to conform to the rules in civil practice. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.240. Proceedings to conform to...
Section 527.250 - Form of publication notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.250. Form of publication notice....
Section 527.260 - Notice of lis pendens in equity action — recording. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.260. Notice of lis pendens...
Section 527.270 - Petition, where presented — contents — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.270. Petition, where presented —...
Section 527.280 - Fees to be paid by petitioner. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 527.280. Fees to be paid...
Section 527.290 - Notice of change to be given, when and how — not required, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories 527.290. Notice of...
Chapter 528 - Partition Suits
Section 528.010 - Equity suit — who may bring. - Effective - 07 Jul 1997 528.010. Equity suit — who...
Section 528.020 - Parties to suit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.020. Parties to suit. —...
Section 528.030 - Partition, suit for, by whom brought, how determined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.030. Partition, suit for, by...
Section 528.040 - Suit, where brought. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.040. Suit, where brought. —...
Section 528.050 - Petition shall set forth what facts. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.050. Petition shall set forth...
Section 528.060 - Who shall be made parties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.060. Who shall be made...
Section 528.070 - When name or interest of a party is unknown, what necessary. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.070. When name or interest...
Section 528.080 - Those having an interest may appear and be made parties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.080. Those having an interest...
Section 528.090 - Proceedings, how governed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.090. Proceedings, how governed. —...
Section 528.100 - Conservators may act for disabled persons. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 528.100. Conservators may act for...
Section 528.130 - Partition not to be made contrary to will. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.130. Partition not to be...
Section 528.140 - Partitioned lands subject to debts of estate. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.140. Partitioned lands subject to...
Section 528.150 - Judgment by default shall be rendered, when — proof of title to be exhibited. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.150. Judgment by default shall...
Section 528.160 - Rights of parties to be determined, how — judgment to be rendered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.160. Rights of parties to...
Section 528.170 - Several shares may be set off together. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.170. Several shares may be...
Section 528.180 - Parcels, set off to the parties, to be held and enjoyed by them, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.180. Parcels, set off to...
Section 528.190 - When parties claim adversely, court shall proceed, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.190. When parties claim adversely,...
Section 528.200 - Court shall appoint commissioners, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.200. Court shall appoint commissioners,...
Section 528.210 - Court, or judge, may appoint new commissioners, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.210. Court, or judge, may...
Section 528.220 - Compensation of commissioners. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.220. Compensation of commissioners. —...
Section 528.230 - Commissioners to make affidavit and give notice to parties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 528.230. Commissioners to make affidavit...
Section 528.240 - Commissioners shall proceed, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.240. Commissioners shall proceed, how....
Section 528.250 - Land not susceptible of division, commissioners shall report, what. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.250. Land not susceptible of...
Section 528.260 - Lands shall be divided, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.260. Lands shall be divided,...
Section 528.270 - May divide lands into lots, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.270. May divide lands into...
Section 528.280 - Commissioners shall make report — contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.280. Commissioners shall make report...
Section 528.290 - Report to be proved or acknowledged — filed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.290. Report to be proved...
Section 528.300 - Report may be set aside and new commissioners appointed, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.300. Report may be set...
Section 528.310 - If report approved, judgment to be rendered thereon — force of judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.310. If report approved, judgment...
Section 528.320 - Copy of report and judgment to be recorded. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.320. Copy of report and...
Section 528.330 - When land laid out, map shall be returned, filed and recorded. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.330. When land laid out,...
Section 528.340 - Court may order sale of lands, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.340. Court may order sale...
Section 528.350 - Proceedings where part of shares has been set off. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.350. Proceedings where part of...
Section 528.360 - Effect of confirmation of report on parties claiming adversely. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.360. Effect of confirmation of...
Section 528.370 - Order of sale shall specify what — shall be certified to sheriff — duty of sheriff — sale, how conducted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.370. Order of sale shall...
Section 528.380 - Order of sale shall be renewed, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.380. Order of sale shall...
Section 528.390 - Lands may be sold in parcels, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.390. Lands may be sold...
Section 528.400 - Sheriff to collect purchase money, make deed to purchaser — proceedings if sheriff or purchaser dies. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.400. Sheriff to collect purchase...
Section 528.410 - Defective sheriff's deed to be corrected, when and how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.410. Defective sheriff's deed to...
Section 528.420 - Sale to be a bar against dower, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.420. Sale to be a...
Section 528.430 - Sheriff and sureties responsible on his bond, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.430. Sheriff and sureties responsible...
Section 528.440 - Outgoing sheriff to complete sale — exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.440. Outgoing sheriff to complete...
Section 528.450 - Sheriff to report to court — report shall contain what. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.450. Sheriff to report to...
Section 528.460 - Proceeds of sale, how divided. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 528.460. Proceeds of sale, how...
Section 528.470 - Adverse claim to share, how disposed of. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.470. Adverse claim to share,...
Section 528.480 - Party claiming proceeds of sale may proceed, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.480. Party claiming proceeds of...
Section 528.490 - Summons may be directed to whom — how served. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.490. Summons may be directed...
Section 528.500 - Answer shall contain what — issue shall be tried, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.500. Answer shall contain what...
Section 528.510 - Judgment by default rendered, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.510. Judgment by default rendered,...
Section 528.520 - Payment of money adjudged, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.520. Payment of money adjudged,...
Section 528.530 - Courts to allow attorney's fee and compensation for guardian ad litem. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.530. Courts to allow attorney's...
Section 528.540 - Majority of commissioners may act. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.540. Majority of commissioners may...
Section 528.550 - Order of sale may be had without the appointment of commissioners, when — special commissioner, duty and power of. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.550. Order of sale may...
Section 528.560 - Court to order sale of lots, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.560. Court to order sale...
Section 528.570 - Special commissioner to execute and file bond with clerk. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.570. Special commissioner to execute...
Section 528.580 - Special commissioner to perform same duties as sheriff. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.580. Special commissioner to perform...
Section 528.590 - Sales, when and where made. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.590. Sales, when and where...
Section 528.600 - Note to be taken for deferred sums — form of — shall express what — bidder with interest in property. - Effective - 07 Jul 1997 528.600. Note to be taken...
Section 528.610 - Compensation of sheriff. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.610. Compensation of sheriff. —...
Section 528.620 - Partition of personal property — proceedings in. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 528.620. Partition of personal property...
Section 528.630 - Sale, how conducted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.630. Sale, how conducted. —...
Section 528.640 - Suits to be tried, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 528.640. Suits to be tried,...
Section 528.700 - Citation of law — definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.700. Citation of law —...
Section 528.705 - Applicability to partition actions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.705. Applicability to partition actions....
Section 528.710 - Complaint, act not to limit method of service — posting of sign on property, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.710. Complaint, act not to...
Section 528.715 - Appointment of commissioners, shall be disinterested and impartial, and not a party to action. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.715. Appointment of commissioners, shall...
Section 528.720 - Heir's property, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.720. Heir's property, procedure. —...
Section 528.725 - Cotenants, notice requirements, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.725. Cotenants, notice requirements, procedure....
Section 528.730 - Interests not purchased by cotenants, options. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.730. Interests not purchased by...
Section 528.735 - Partition in-kind, prejudice to cotenants as a group, remedy. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.735. Partition in-kind, prejudice to...
Section 528.740 - Sale of heir's property, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.740. Sale of heir's property,...
Section 528.745 - Broker to file report, when, contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.745. Broker to file report,...
Section 528.750 - Construction of act, promotion of uniformity of law to be considered. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019 528.750. Construction of act, promotion...
Chapter 529 - Mandamus
Section 529.010 - Return made to first writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 529.010. Return made to first...
Section 529.020 - Person suing out writ to plead to return. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 529.020. Person suing out writ...
Section 529.030 - Persons making returns shall reply. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 529.030. Persons making returns shall...
Section 529.040 - Proceedings therein. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 529.040. Proceedings therein. — Such...
Section 529.050 - Issues to be tried, in what court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 529.050. Issues to be tried,...
Section 529.060 - Damages recovered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 529.060. Damages recovered. — In...
Section 529.070 - Peremptory writ to issue. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 529.070. Peremptory writ to issue....
Section 529.080 - Costs, how adjudged. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 529.080. Costs, how adjudged. —...
Section 529.090 - Recovery a bar to further suit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 529.090. Recovery a bar to...
Section 529.100 - Time allowed for making return and pleadings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 529.100. Time allowed for making...
Chapter 530 - Prohibition
Section 530.010 - Writ issued for what purposes. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 530.010. Writ issued for what...
Section 530.020 - What courts and judges may grant writ. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 530.020. What courts and judges...
Section 530.030 - Form of action — parties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 530.030. Form of action —...
Section 530.040 - Petition — preliminary writ — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 530.040. Petition — preliminary writ...
Section 530.050 - Pleadings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 530.050. Pleadings. — The defendant...
Section 530.060 - Cause to be heard, when — issues of fact, how triable. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 530.060. Cause to be heard,...
Section 530.070 - Judgment, for what rendered — how enforced. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 530.070. Judgment, for what rendered...
Section 530.080 - Motion for new trial — appeal. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 530.080. Motion for new trial...
Section 530.090 - Further proceedings governed by what law. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 530.090. Further proceedings governed by...
Chapter 531 - Quo Warranto
Section 531.010 - Exhibition of information, when — by whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 1996 531.010. Exhibition of information, when...
Section 531.020 - Proceedings in, how governed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 531.020. Proceedings in, how governed....
Section 531.030 - Exhibition of information against several persons, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 531.030. Exhibition of information against...
Section 531.040 - When defendant shall appear — prosecutor to proceed, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 531.040. When defendant shall appear...
Section 531.050 - Judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 531.050. Judgment. — In case...
Section 531.060 - Time for pleading fixed by court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 531.060. Time for pleading fixed...
Chapter 532 - Habeas Corpus
Section 532.010 - Who may prosecute the writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.010. Who may prosecute the...
Section 532.020 - Application, how made — petition and oath. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.020. Application, how made —...
Section 532.030 - Application, to what court first made. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.030. Application, to what court...
Section 532.040 - Second writ not to issue, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.040. Second writ not to...
Section 532.050 - Copy of warrant to accompany petition, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.050. Copy of warrant to...
Section 532.060 - Writ to be granted without delay, unless. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.060. Writ to be granted...
Section 532.070 - Writ shall issue without application, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.070. Writ shall issue without...
Section 532.080 - Writ, how directed, form of. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.080. Writ, how directed, form...
Section 532.090 - To be under seal of court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.090. To be under seal...
Section 532.100 - Custodian of prisoner, how designated. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.100. Custodian of prisoner, how...
Section 532.110 - Writ not to be disobeyed — how endorsed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.110. Writ not to be...
Section 532.120 - Expense of producing prisoner paid by petitioner. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.120. Expense of producing prisoner...
Section 532.130 - Charges, when paid or tendered — bond may be required. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.130. Charges, when paid or...
Section 532.140 - Service of writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.140. Service of writ. —...
Section 532.150 - How served when party conceals himself. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.150. How served when party...
Section 532.160 - Officer to obey writ, whether directed to him or not. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.160. Officer to obey writ,...
Section 532.170 - Return made, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.170. Return made, when. —...
Section 532.180 - Return, contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.180. Return, contents. — Every...
Section 532.190 - Return, when sworn to and by whom signed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.190. Return, when sworn to...
Section 532.200 - The body to accompany the return. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.200. The body to accompany...
Section 532.210 - Prisoner may not be returned with writ, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.210. Prisoner may not be...
Section 532.220 - Proceedings under section 532.210. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.220. Proceedings under section 532.210....
Section 532.230 - Prisoner removed from county on writ, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.230. Prisoner removed from county...
Section 532.240 - Papers relating to commitment returned with writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.240. Papers relating to commitment...
Section 532.250 - Judge or clerk to furnish examination, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.250. Judge or clerk to...
Section 532.260 - Judge shall appear in person, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.260. Judge shall appear in...
Section 532.270 - Writ may issue when party about to be removed from state. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.270. Writ may issue when...
Section 532.280 - Arrest of person having prisoner in charge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.280. Arrest of person having...
Section 532.290 - Warrant, how executed. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.290. Warrant, how executed. —...
Section 532.300 - Proceedings on return of writ. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.300. Proceedings on return of...
Section 532.310 - A day to be set for hearing the cause. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.310. A day to be...
Section 532.320 - Answer to return, contents. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.320. Answer to return, contents....
Section 532.330 - Return and answer may be amended. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.330. Return and answer may...
Section 532.340 - Examination to be read when prisoner under criminal charge. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.340. Examination to be read...
Section 532.350 - Evidence admissible on hearing — duty of judge. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.350. Evidence admissible on hearing...
Section 532.360 - Duty of court on final hearing. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.360. Duty of court on...
Section 532.370 - Duty of court in awarding custody of children. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.370. Duty of court in...
Section 532.380 - Prisoner discharged, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.380. Prisoner discharged, when. —...
Section 532.390 - Who not entitled to benefit of this chapter. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.390. Who not entitled to...
Section 532.400 - Parties held under judgment erroneous as to time and place, not entitled to writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.400. Parties held under judgment...
Section 532.410 - When remanded. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.410. When remanded. — It...
Section 532.420 - Party remanded, not to be discharged on second writ. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.420. Party remanded, not to...
Section 532.430 - Prisoner held under judicial proceedings discharged, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.430. Prisoner held under judicial...
Section 532.440 - Limitations on court under this chapter. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.440. Limitations on court under...
Section 532.450 - Parties under indictment not to be discharged except on bail. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.450. Parties under indictment not...
Section 532.460 - When prisoner may be let to bail. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.460. When prisoner may be...
Section 532.470 - The order of discharge. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.470. The order of discharge....
Section 532.480 - Court to fix amount of bail, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.480. Court to fix amount...
Section 532.490 - Judge or clerk to take recognizance, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.490. Judge or clerk to...
Section 532.500 - Prisoner remanded, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.500. Prisoner remanded, when. —...
Section 532.510 - When prisoner remanded or bailed, evidence to be returned. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.510. When prisoner remanded or...
Section 532.520 - Custody of prisoner between return and judgment. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.520. Custody of prisoner between...
Section 532.530 - Order of discharge, how enforced. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.530. Order of discharge, how...
Section 532.540 - Officer discharging prisoner, not liable. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.540. Officer discharging prisoner, not...
Section 532.550 - Person discharged cannot be again imprisoned — exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.550. Person discharged cannot be...
Section 532.560 - Officer refusing to obey writ, proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.560. Officer refusing to obey...
Section 532.570 - Officer or person to be committed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.570. Officer or person to...
Section 532.580 - When sheriff in contempt, coroner shall serve. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.580. When sheriff in contempt,...
Section 532.590 - Custody of prisoner granted officer holding attachment for derelict officer. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 532.590. Custody of prisoner granted...
Section 532.600 - Officer having attachment may invoke aid, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.600. Officer having attachment may...
Section 532.630 - Penalty for refusing copy of process. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.630. Penalty for refusing copy...
Section 532.640 - Penalty for failing to obey and make return to writ. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.640. Penalty for failing to...
Section 532.650 - Penalty for concealing prisoner. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.650. Penalty for concealing prisoner....
Section 532.660 - Penalty for rearresting party after discharge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.660. Penalty for rearresting party...
Section 532.670 - Aiding in violation of sections 532.650 and 532.660, misdemeanor. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.670. Aiding in violation of...
Section 532.680 - Punishment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.680. Punishment. — Every person...
Section 532.690 - Right of action to survive. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.690. Right of action to...
Section 532.700 - Recovery of penalty no bar to civil action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.700. Recovery of penalty no...
Section 532.710 - This chapter, how construed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 532.710. This chapter, how construed....
Chapter 533 - Replevin
Section 533.010 - Action to recover specific personal property, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.010. Action to recover specific...
Section 533.020 - Order of delivery. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.020. Order of delivery. —...
Section 533.030 - Plaintiff to deliver bond before property can be taken — types of bonds authorized, requirements. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 533.030. Plaintiff to deliver bond...
Section 533.040 - Sheriff to take and deliver property to plaintiff unless bond given. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.040. Sheriff to take and...
Section 533.050 - Qualifications of sureties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.050. Qualifications of sureties. —...
Section 533.060 - Defendant not entitled to retain property, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.060. Defendant not entitled to...
Section 533.070 - Bonds taken by sheriff, filed with clerk, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.070. Bonds taken by sheriff,...
Section 533.080 - Plaintiff — new bond ordered by court, when — failure to comply with order — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.080. Plaintiff — new bond...
Section 533.090 - Defendant — new bond ordered by court, when — failure to comply with order — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.090. Defendant — new bond...
Section 533.100 - When order in sections 533.080 and 533.090 is made, duty of clerk. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.100. When order in sections...
Section 533.110 - Plaintiff — failure to prosecute his suit after obtaining property — value of property — assessment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.110. Plaintiff — failure to...
Section 533.120 - Judgment rendered against plaintiff and his sureties, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.120. Judgment rendered against plaintiff...
Section 533.130 - If plaintiff has not property, assessment of damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.130. If plaintiff has not...
Section 533.140 - If defendant fails in his defense — assessment of damages. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.140. If defendant fails in...
Section 533.150 - Party to elect, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.150. Party to elect, when....
Section 533.160 - Duty of officer if property not delivered in ten days. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.160. Duty of officer if...
Section 533.170 - Title of property vested, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.170. Title of property vested,...
Section 533.180 - Enforcement of orders. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.180. Enforcement of orders. —...
Section 533.190 - Suit on bond, how and by whom brought. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.190. Suit on bond, how...
Section 533.200 - Right of action against sheriff barred, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.200. Right of action against...
Section 533.210 - Court to allow charges for taking and delivering property. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.210. Court to allow charges...
Section 533.220 - Sheriff and sureties liable, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.220. Sheriff and sureties liable,...
Section 533.230 - Issuance of execution — to whom directed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 533.230. Issuance of execution —...
Section 533.240 - Replevin — who may hear. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 533.240. Replevin — who may...
Section 533.250 - Value of property governs jurisdiction. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 533.250. Value of property governs...
Chapter 534 - Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
Section 534.010 - What entries deemed lawful. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.010. What entries deemed lawful....
Section 534.020 - Forcible entry and detainer defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.020. Forcible entry and detainer...
Section 534.030 - Unlawful detainer defined — foreclosure, notice to tenants, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 534.030. Unlawful detainer defined —...
Section 534.040 - Estates comprehended in sections 534.010 to 534.030. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.040. Estates comprehended in sections...
Section 534.050 - Demand for possession, how made and proved. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.050. Demand for possession, how...
Section 534.060 - Before whom cognizable — centralized filing — assignment of cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 534.060. Before whom cognizable —...
Section 534.070 - Complaint and summons — court date assigned, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 534.070. Complaint and summons —...
Section 534.080 - Form of summons. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.080. Form of summons. —...
Section 534.090 - Serving of summons — service by mail — publication of notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 534.090. Serving of summons —...
Section 534.100 - Return of officer. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.100. Return of officer. —...
Section 534.110 - Power to issue subpoenas and compel attendance of witnesses. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.110. Power to issue subpoenas...
Section 534.120 - Failure to prosecute, nonsuit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.120. Failure to prosecute, nonsuit....
Section 534.130 - Failure of defendant to appear. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.130. Failure of defendant to...
Section 534.140 - Both parties appear — proceedings. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.140. Both parties appear —...
Section 534.160 - Demand for trial by jury. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.160. Demand for trial by...
Section 534.170 - Amendments permitted and new parties added, when. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.170. Amendments permitted and new...
Section 534.180 - Depositions may be taken. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.180. Depositions may be taken....
Section 534.190 - When depositions may be read. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.190. When depositions may be...
Section 534.200 - Proof required of complainant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 534.200. Proof required of complainant....
Section 534.210 - Merits of title cannot be inquired into. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.210. Merits of title cannot...
Section 534.220 - Rights under derivative titles may be shown. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.220. Rights under derivative titles...
Section 534.230 - Extent of claim of person having lawful possession. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.230. Extent of claim of...
Section 534.240 - Extent of claim where there has been no survey. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.240. Extent of claim where...
Section 534.250 - Persons having settlement on public lands may maintain action, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.250. Persons having settlement on...
Section 534.260 - Heirs, devisees entitled to what remedies. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.260. Heirs, devisees entitled to...
Section 534.270 - If lessor dies, remedy survives to heirs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.270. If lessor dies, remedy...
Section 534.280 - Effect of forfeiture of lease. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.280. Effect of forfeiture of...
Section 534.290 - New tenant may maintain action, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.290. New tenant may maintain...
Section 534.300 - Three years' possession a bar to the action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 534.300. Three years' possession a...
Section 534.310 - Verdict for complainant — what it shall include. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.310. Verdict for complainant —...
Section 534.320 - Verdict may be corrected in matters of form. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.320. Verdict may be corrected...
Section 534.330 - Judgment on verdict for complainant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 534.330. Judgment on verdict for...
Section 534.340 - Transcript of judgment — revived and enforced, how. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.340. Transcript of judgment —...
Section 534.345 - Notice of default judgment in eviction proceeding must be sent to defaulting party. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 534.345. Notice of default judgment...
Section 534.347 - Unauthorized sublessor or assignor of leased premises, double damages, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 534.347. Unauthorized sublessor or assignor...
Section 534.350 - Execution — when issued and levied. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 534.350. Execution —...
Section 534.355 - Court may include in judgment of possession an order to sheriff requiring delivery of premises to prevailing party within fifteen days. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 534.355. Court may include in...
Section 534.370 - Form of execution against defendant. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 534.370. Form of execution against...