Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure

Chapter 540 - Grand Juries and Their Proceedings

Section 540.021 - Selection of grand jurors, summons and jury qualification form — notification of persons not qualified to serve — alternate grand jurors — length of service — compensation. - Effective - 28 Aug 2003 540.021. Selection of grand jurors,...

Section 540.031 - Duties of grand jury. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 540.031. Duties of grand jury....

Section 540.045 - Qualifications and exemptions from service. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.045. Qualifications and exemptions from...

Section 540.050 - Disqualification of grand juror — new juror summoned. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.050. Disqualification of grand juror...

Section 540.060 - Challenge of grand jurors — grounds. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.060. Challenge of grand jurors...

Section 540.070 - Challenge for other causes not allowed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.070. Challenge for other causes...

Section 540.080 - Oath of grand jurors. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.080. Oath of grand jurors....

Section 540.090 - Foreperson of grand jury, appointment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.090. Foreperson of grand jury,...

Section 540.100 - Clerk of grand jury, appointment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.100. Clerk of grand jury,...

Section 540.105 - Reporter to record testimony — oath. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.105. Reporter to record testimony...

Section 540.106 - Grand jury proceeding to be recorded, when — transcript to defendant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 540.106. Grand jury proceeding to...

Section 540.110 - Foreperson — powers and duties — oath. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.110. Foreperson — powers and...

Section 540.120 - Penalty for violation of oath. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.120. Penalty for violation of...

Section 540.130 - Prosecuting or circuit attorney to attend. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.130. Prosecuting or circuit attorney...

Section 540.140 - Rights and privileges of prosecuting or circuit attorney. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.140. Rights and privileges of...

Section 540.150 - Interpreter — appointment — oath. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.150. Interpreter — appointment —...

Section 540.160 - Grand jury entitled to process — exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.160. Grand jury entitled to...

Section 540.170 - Subpoenas in vacation, when issued. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.170. Subpoenas in vacation, when...

Section 540.180 - Compulsory process, when issued. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 540.180. Compulsory process, when issued....

Section 540.190 - Refusal to testify — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.190. Refusal to testify —...

Section 540.200 - Witness may be compelled to testify. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.200. Witness may be compelled...

Section 540.210 - Continued refusal to testify — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.210. Continued refusal to testify...

Section 540.220 - Grand juror as witness, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 540.220. Grand juror as witness,...

Section 540.230 - Indictment of grand juror — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.230. Indictment of grand juror...

Section 540.240 - Bills of indictment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 540.240. Bills of indictment. —...

Section 540.250 - True bill — concurrence by nine grand jurors. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.250. True bill — concurrence...

Section 540.260 - Indictment not a true bill, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.260. Indictment not a true...

Section 540.270 - Indictments — presented to court — filed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.270. Indictments — presented to...

Section 540.300 - Grand jurors required to testify, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.300. Grand jurors required to...

Section 540.310 - Cannot be compelled to disclose vote. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 540.310. Cannot be compelled to...

Section 540.320 - Grand juror not to disclose evidence — penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.320. Grand juror not to...

Section 540.330 - Charge to grand jury. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 540.330. Charge to grand jury....

Section 540.331 - Lists of tangible personal property — authority of grand jury (first class counties). - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 540.331. Lists of tangible personal...

Chapter 541 - Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases

Section 541.010 - Code applicable, when and where. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 541.010. Code applicable, when and...

Section 541.015 - Jurisdiction of associate circuit judges. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 541.015. Jurisdiction of associate circuit...

Section 541.020 - Jurisdiction of circuit courts. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 541.020. Jurisdiction of circuit courts....

Section 541.033 - Offenses, where prosecuted. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 541.033. Offenses, where prosecuted. —...

Section 541.035 - Failure to file reports required by law, where prosecuted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 541.035. Failure to file reports...

Section 541.040 - Property stolen in another state, prosecution here, jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 541.040. Property stolen in another...

Section 541.050 - Stealing — prior trial in other state a bar. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.050. Stealing — prior trial...

Section 541.060 - Receipt of stolen or embezzled property — trial, where held. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.060. Receipt of stolen or...

Section 541.070 - Property stolen in one county taken to another, jurisdiction — wrongfully taken, defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 541.070. Property stolen in one...

Section 541.080 - Party wounded in one county and dying in another. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.080. Party wounded in one...

Section 541.090 - Party wounded in this state and dying in another. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.090. Party wounded in this...

Section 541.100 - Wounded in another state and dying in this. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.100. Wounded in another state...

Section 541.110 - Accessory to felony, where indicted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.110. Accessory to felony, where...

Section 541.120 - Prosecution in wrong county — duty of court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.120. Prosecution in wrong county...

Section 541.130 - Jury discharged without prejudice, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.130. Jury discharged without prejudice,...

Section 541.140 - Prisoner to be removed to proper county. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.140. Prisoner to be removed...

Section 541.150 - Change in venue law applicable. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.150. Change in venue law...

Section 541.155 - Fraudulent use of a credit device, where prosecuted. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 541.155. Fraudulent use of a...

Section 541.160 - Concurrent jurisdiction in certain territories (Missouri). - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.160. Concurrent jurisdiction in certain...

Section 541.170 - Concurrent jurisdiction in certain territories (Arkansas). - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.170. Concurrent jurisdiction in certain...

Section 541.180 - Missouri and Arkansas to have concurrent jurisdiction. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 541.180. Missouri and Arkansas to...

Section 541.191 - State has jurisdiction over offenses if element of offense or result occurs in state — body of homicide victim found in state, presumption death occurred in state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1987 541.191. State has jurisdiction over...

Chapter 542 - Proceedings to Preserve the Peace — Searches and Seizures

Section 542.010 - Magistrate defined. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 542.010. Magistrate defined. — The...

Section 542.020 - Certain officers to preserve peace, issue process. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 542.020. Certain officers to preserve...

Section 542.030 - Warrant may issue, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.030. Warrant may issue, when....

Section 542.040 - Proceedings before associate circuit judge — jury — verdict — recognizance — costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 542.040. Proceedings before associate circuit...

Section 542.050 - Recognizance — penalty for failure to give. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.050. Recognizance — penalty for...

Section 542.060 - Parties committed, how discharged. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.060. Parties committed, how discharged....

Section 542.070 - Recognizance, where deposited. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.070. Recognizance, where deposited. —...

Section 542.080 - Recognizance, when broken. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.080. Recognizance, when broken. —...

Section 542.090 - Recognizance to be prosecuted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.090. Recognizance to be prosecuted,...

Section 542.100 - Offense stated in record is evidence of breach. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.100. Offense stated in record...

Section 542.110 - Appeal granted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.110. Appeal granted, when. —...

Section 542.120 - Recognizance forfeited on failure to prosecute appeal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.120. Recognizance forfeited on failure...

Section 542.130 - Proceedings on appeal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.130. Proceedings on appeal. —...

Section 542.140 - Affray in presence of associate circuit judge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.140. Affray in presence of...

Section 542.170 - What officers may require aid of persons to disperse rioters. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 542.170. What officers...

Section 542.190 - Special deputies and policemen to be residents of state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1955 542.190. Special deputies and policemen...

Section 542.261 - Peace officer defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010 542.261. Peace officer defined. —...

Section 542.266 - Search warrant defined — who may issue. - Effective - 28 Aug 1974 542.266. Search warrant defined —...

Section 542.271 - Warrant may issue to search and seize, certain persons and items, or to copy, photograph or record. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 542.271. Warrant may issue to...

Section 542.276 - Who may apply for search warrant — contents of application, affidavit — where filed, hearing — contents of warrant — who may execute, return, when and how made — warrant deemed invalid, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2010, 3 histories 542.276. Who may...

Section 542.281 - Obscene matter, search warrant, procedure for obtaining — application for warrant, content — adversary hearing required, when — alteration of material after notice of hearing or execution of warrant prohibited. - Effective - 15 Jul 1987 542.281. Obscene matter, search warrant,...

Section 542.286 - Warrant to be executed within territorial jurisdiction, exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 1974 542.286. Warrant to be executed...

Section 542.291 - Search, when conducted — receipt for property taken. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 542.291. Search, when conducted —...

Section 542.296 - Motion to suppress, grounds for. - Effective - 28 Aug 1974 542.296. Motion to suppress, grounds...

Section 542.300 - Prisoners may be searched. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 542.300. Prisoners may be searched....

Section 542.301 - Disposition of unclaimed seized property — forfeiture to the state, when — allegedly obscene matter, how treated — appeal authorized. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories 542.301. Disposition of...

Section 542.400 - Definitions. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002, 2 histories 542.400. Definitions. —...

Section 542.402 - Penalty for illegal wiretapping, permitted activities. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 542.402. Penalty for...

Section 542.404 - Application for an order — authorization by attorney general — approval by judge, probable cause required. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 542.404. Application for an order...

Section 542.406 - Disclosure of contents — privileged communications. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 542.406. Disclosure of contents —...

Section 542.408 - Application, contents — ex parte order issued, when, contents, extensions granted, when — reports, court may require, when — pen registers, who may request — communication, common carriers may provide aid, immunity from suit, compen... - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 542.408. Application, contents — ex...

Section 542.410 - Recording of contents, required, how, custody of, duplication, destruction of — applications and orders sealed by court, disclosure, when, destruction of — penalty — notice to persons named in order, when, right to inspect and copy... - Effective - 28 Aug 2002, 2 histories 542.410. Recording of...

Section 542.412 - Contents may be used as evidence, when — disclosure of additional evidence to defendant. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 542.412. Contents may be used...

Section 542.414 - Suppression of contents, grounds — right of state to appeal suppression motion, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 542.414. Suppression of contents, grounds...

Section 542.416 - Reports to state courts administrator required, when, contents, who must report — state courts administrator to report to general assembly, when — rules and regulations. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 542.416. Reports to state courts...

Section 542.418 - Use of contents of wiretap in civil action, limitations on — illegal wiretap, cause of action, damages, attorney fees and costs — good faith reliance on court order a prima facie defense. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 542.418. Use of contents of...

Section 542.420 - Evidence obtained in violation of law may not be used. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002, 2 histories 542.420. Evidence obtained...

Section 542.422 - Injunctions of felony violations of sections 542.400 to 542.424, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2002 542.422. Injunctions of felony violations...

Section 542.425 - Criminal investigations, site of criminal conduct undetermined, attorney general may subpoena witnesses and documents. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 542.425. Criminal investigations, site of...

Section 542.525 - Surveillance or game cameras on private property, state and local government prohibited from placing without landowner consent. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 542.525. Surveillance or game cameras...

Chapter 543 - Proceedings in Misdemeanor and Infraction Cases

Section 543.200 - Either party may demand jury. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 543.200. Either party may demand...

Section 543.210 - Jury — number — selection. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 543.210. Jury — number —...

Section 543.220 - Proceedings, how governed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 543.220. Proceedings, how governed. —...

Section 543.270 - Fine payable in installments. - Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 3 histories 543.270. Fine payable...

Section 543.335 - Appeal — records, how kept. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 543.335. Appeal — records, how...

Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail

Section 544.010 - Magistrate defined. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 544.010. Magistrate defined. — The...

Section 544.020 - Issuance of warrant upon complaint. - Effective - 28 Aug 2004 544.020. Issuance of warrant upon...

Section 544.030 - Issuance of warrants by associate circuit judge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.030. Issuance of warrants by...

Section 544.040 - Bail, associate circuit judge may grant, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.040. Bail, associate circuit judge...

Section 544.045 - License to operate motor vehicle may be deposited in lieu of bail — exceptions — failure to appear, notice to director of revenue. - Effective - 01 Jul 1992 544.045. License to operate motor...

Section 544.046 - Compact — entered into. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 544.046. Compact — entered into....

Section 544.050 - Recognizances. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.050. Recognizances. — All recognizances...

Section 544.060 - Issuance of warrants by clerk upon indictments. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.060. Issuance of warrants by...

Section 544.070 - Issuance of process. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.070. Issuance of process. —...

Section 544.080 - Issuance of warrant to sheriff — execution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.080. Issuance of warrant to...

Section 544.090 - Warrants, where executed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 544.090. Warrants, where executed. —...

Section 544.100 - Arrest in another county — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 544.100. Arrest in another county...

Section 544.110 - Escape to another county when guilty of felony. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.110. Escape to another county...

Section 544.120 - Attempted escape of felon, officers to pursue — arrest. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.120. Attempted escape of felon,...

Section 544.130 - Attempted escape, proceeding after arrest. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.130. Attempted escape, proceeding after...

Section 544.145 - Governor may offer reward for escaped felon — payment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1957 544.145. Governor may offer reward...

Section 544.150 - Reward by county commission. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.150. Reward by county commission....

Section 544.155 - Uniform fresh pursuit law. - Effective - 28 Aug 1996 544.155. Uniform fresh pursuit law....

Section 544.157 - Law enforcement officers, conservation agents, capitol police, college or university police officers, and park rangers, arrest powers — fresh pursuit defined — policy of agency electing to institute vehicular pursuits. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories 544.157. Law enforcement...

Section 544.160 - Escaped prisoner may be retaken after term expires. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.160. Escaped prisoner may be...

Section 544.170 - Twenty hours detention on arrest without warrant — twenty-four hours detention for certain offenses, rights of confinee — violations, penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 544.170. Twenty hours detention on...

Section 544.180 - Arrest. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.180. Arrest. — An arrest...

Section 544.190 - Rights of officer in making arrests. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.190. Rights of officer in...

Section 544.193 - Strip searches prohibited, when — how executed if authorized. - Effective - 28 Aug 1980 544.193. Strip searches prohibited, when...

Section 544.195 - Rights and remedies of person wronged. - Effective - 28 Aug 1980 544.195. Rights and remedies of...

Section 544.197 - Sections 544.193 to 544.197 not applicable, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1980 544.197. Sections 544.193 to 544.197...

Section 544.200 - Officer may break open doors. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.200. Officer may break open...

Section 544.210 - Arrests, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.210. Arrests, when. — An...

Section 544.216 - Powers of arrest, arrest without warrant on suspicion persons violating any law of state including infractions, misdemeanors and ordinances, exception — power of municipal officer in unincorporated area. - Effective - 28 Aug 2014 544.216. Powers of arrest, arrest...

Section 544.218 - Arrest without warrant, lawful, when. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 544.218. Arrest without warrant, lawful,...

Section 544.220 - Conveyance of prisoner through another county. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.220. Conveyance of prisoner through...

Section 544.230 - Officer not subject to arrest — posse. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.230. Officer not subject to...

Section 544.240 - Duty of jailer. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.240. Duty of jailer. —...

Section 544.250 - Preliminary hearing, when required — release, when, what conditions. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 544.250. Preliminary hearing, when required...

Section 544.260 - Arrest of person, where tried. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.260. Arrest of person, where...

Section 544.270 - Procedure before associate circuit judge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.270. Procedure before associate circuit...

Section 544.275 - State correctional facilities may be used for certain civil or criminal proceedings not requiring a jury. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 544.275. State correctional facilities may...

Section 544.280 - Trial, how conducted. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 544.280. Trial, how conducted. —...

Section 544.290 - Disqualification of associate circuit judge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 544.290. Disqualification of associate circuit...

Section 544.300 - Proceedings in case of disqualification. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 544.300. Proceedings in case of...

Section 544.310 - Associate circuit judge may call associate. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.310. Associate circuit judge may...

Section 544.320 - Adjournment of hearing by associate circuit judge — release of prisoner, when, what conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.320. Adjournment of hearing by...

Section 544.330 - Failure to appear under recognizance. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.330. Failure to appear under...

Section 544.340 - Commitment of party, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.340. Commitment of party, when....

Section 544.350 - Complaint to be read, time given for advice. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.350. Complaint to be read,...

Section 544.360 - Exclusion of witnesses from examination. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.360. Exclusion of witnesses from...

Section 544.370 - Homicide, written evidence. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.370. Homicide, written evidence. —...

Section 544.376 - Crime laboratory reports, evidence as to test results, procedure — person conducting tests, recorded interview prior to hearing, procedure, right to subpoena. - Effective - 28 Aug 1998 544.376. Crime laboratory reports, evidence...

Section 544.380 - Examination of prisoner and his witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.380. Examination of prisoner and...

Section 544.390 - Examination and recognizance, certified, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.390. Examination and recognizance, certified,...

Section 544.400 - Failure of associate circuit judge to discharge duty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.400. Failure of associate circuit...

Section 544.410 - Discharge, when ordered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.410. Discharge, when ordered. —...

Section 544.420 - Recognizance, when required. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.420. Recognizance, when required. —...

Section 544.430 - Who may be bound by recognizance. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.430. Who may be bound...

Section 544.440 - Commitment of witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.440. Commitment of witnesses. —...

Section 544.455 - Release of person charged, when — conditions which may be imposed. - Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories 544.455. Release of...

Section 544.456 - Sam Pratt's Law — prohibition on providing child care services for compensation pending final disposition, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2012 544.456. Sam Pratt's Law —...

Section 544.457 - Bail, amount of, information which may be considered — denial of bail — special conditions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1993 544.457. Bail, amount of, information...

Section 544.470 - Commitment of individual, when — presumption for aliens unlawfully present. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 2 histories 544.470. Commitment of...

Section 544.472 - Persons confined to jail, verification of lawful immigration status required. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017 544.472. Persons confined to jail,...

Section 544.490 - What courts may accept recognizance. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 544.490. What courts may accept...

Section 544.500 - Recognizance, disposition of. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.500. Recognizance, disposition of. —...

Section 544.510 - Bail, when taken other than by court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.510. Bail, when taken other...

Section 544.520 - Name of prosecutor returned with bail bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.520. Name of prosecutor returned...

Section 544.530 - Bond or recognizance, by whom taken. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.530. Bond or recognizance, by...

Section 544.540 - Court to fix conditions for release, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.540. Court to fix conditions...

Section 544.550 - Recognizances, how taken. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.550. Recognizances, how taken. —...

Section 544.560 - Sheriff may set conditions for release, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.560. Sheriff may set conditions...

Section 544.570 - Recognizances returned to clerk. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.570. Recognizances returned to clerk....

Section 544.575 - No proceeding upon a recognizance defeated for defects. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 544.575. No proceeding upon a...

Section 544.580 - Qualification of sureties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1972 544.580. Qualification of sureties. —...

Section 544.590 - When security deemed sufficient. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.590. When security deemed sufficient....

Section 544.600 - Surrender of principal, how made. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.600. Surrender of principal, how...

Section 544.610 - Discharge of bailor's liability, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.610. Discharge of bailor's liability,...

Section 544.620 - What deemed a surrender. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.620. What deemed a surrender....

Section 544.630 - Other bail. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.630. Other bail. — Any...

Section 544.640 - Recognizance forfeited, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.640. Recognizance forfeited, when. —...

Section 544.650 - Writ of scire facias, how served. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.650. Writ of scire facias,...

Section 544.660 - Writs of scire facias, service construed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 544.660. Writs of scire facias,...

Section 544.665 - Failure to appear, penalty. - Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 544.665. Failure to...

Section 544.671 - Certain defendants not entitled to bail for certain offenses. - Effective - 05 Jun 2006 544.671. Certain defendants not entitled...

Section 544.676 - Court may deny bail upon showing that defendant poses danger to victim, witness, or community — considerations — right to trial, time limit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1994 544.676. Court may deny bail...

Chapter 545 - Proceedings Before Trial

Section 545.010 - Felonies and misdemeanors may be prosecuted by indictment or information, exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1984 545.010. Felonies and misdemeanors may...

Section 545.015 - Definitions. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 545.015. Definitions. — As used...

Section 545.020 - Recovery of fine or forfeiture, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.020. Recovery of fine or...

Section 545.030 - Indictments and informations, when valid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.030. Indictments and informations, when...

Section 545.040 - Indictments signed by whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 545.040. Indictments signed by whom....

Section 545.050 - Name of prosecutor on indictment, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2009 545.050. Name of prosecutor on...

Section 545.060 - Indictment to have name of prosecutor — by whom made — effect of failure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 545.060. Indictment to have name...

Section 545.070 - Names of witnesses must be affixed to indictment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 545.070. Names of witnesses must...

Section 545.080 - Indictments, when not to be made public. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.080. Indictments, when not to...

Section 545.090 - Judges and others forbidden to disclose finding of indictment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.090. Judges and others forbidden...

Section 545.100 - Officer may make disclosure, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.100. Officer may make disclosure,...

Section 545.110 - Second indictment suspends first, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.110. Second indictment suspends first,...

Section 545.130 - Different degrees of same offense may be incorporated. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.130. Different degrees of same...

Section 545.140 - Two or more persons and offenses may be charged in same indictment, when — separate counts for each offense — all defendants need not be joined in each count — separate trials, when — substantial prejudice, defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 2 histories 545.140. Two or...

Section 545.150 - Indictments in relation to property belonging to several owners. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.150. Indictments in relation to...

Section 545.160 - Venue, how stated. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.160. Venue, how stated. —...

Section 545.170 - Intent to injure or defraud, how charged. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.170. Intent to injure or...

Section 545.180 - Certain indictments, what designation sufficient. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.180. Certain indictments, what designation...

Section 545.190 - Identification of counterfeiting equipment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.190. Identification of counterfeiting equipment....

Section 545.200 - Instruments, how described. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.200. Instruments, how described. —...

Section 545.210 - Money or note, how described. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.210. Money or note, how...

Section 545.220 - Demurrer or motion to quash indictment must specify grounds. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.220. Demurrer or motion to...

Section 545.230 - Indictment by wrong name. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.230. Indictment by wrong name....

Section 545.240 - Informations — how filed, verified. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 545.240. Informations — how filed,...

Section 545.250 - Who may make affidavit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.250. Who may make affidavit....

Section 545.260 - Lost affidavit, how replaced. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.260. Lost affidavit, how replaced....

Section 545.270 - Form of information. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 545.270. Form of information. —...

Section 545.280 - Prosecuting witness, who deemed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.280. Prosecuting witness, who deemed....

Section 545.290 - Statute of jeofails applicable to proceedings by information. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.290. Statute of jeofails applicable...

Section 545.300 - Informations — amendment — substitution for defective indictment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.300. Informations — amendment —...

Section 545.310 - Issuance of warrant — recognizance after arrest. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.310. Issuance of warrant —...

Section 545.320 - Issuance of subpoenas for state witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.320. Issuance of subpoenas for...

Section 545.330 - Issuance of subpoenas for defense witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.330. Issuance of subpoenas for...

Section 545.340 - Disobedience to subpoena, how punished. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.340. Disobedience to subpoena, how...

Section 545.350 - Tender of fees not necessary. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.350. Tender of fees not...

Section 545.360 - Law governing witnesses in civil cases to apply. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.360. Law governing witnesses in...

Section 545.370 - Witness to attend until end of case — consequences of failure to so attend. - Effective - 28 Aug 1985 545.370. Witness to attend until...

Section 545.380 - Defense witnesses — commission to take deposition, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.380. Defense witnesses — commission...

Section 545.390 - Depositions to be taken and read as in civil cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.390. Depositions to be taken...

Section 545.400 - Conditional examination of witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.400. Conditional examination of witnesses....

Section 545.410 - Duty of prosecuting attorney in taking depositions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.410. Duty of prosecuting attorney...

Section 545.415 - Criminal cases, prosecutors and circuit attorneys may take depositions of any person, procedure — prisoners deposed, where. - Effective - 01 Jan 1995 545.415. Criminal cases, prosecutors and...

Section 545.420 - Indictment against judge to be removed to another circuit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.420. Indictment against judge to...

Section 545.430 - Change of venue may be granted defendant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.430. Change of venue may...

Section 545.440 - Change of venue in counties where court held at more than one place. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.440. Change of venue in...

Section 545.450 - When case may be removed to another circuit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.450. When case may be...

Section 545.460 - Removal to be made on application of defendant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.460. Removal to be made...

Section 545.470 - Application for change of venue, when made. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.470. Application for change of...

Section 545.473 - Cole County, change of venue, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 545.473. Cole County, change of...

Section 545.480 - Additional affidavit, when made. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.480. Additional affidavit, when made....

Section 545.490 - Petition for change of venue must be proved and may be rebutted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.490. Petition for change of...

Section 545.500 - Order for removal shall specify what. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.500. Order for removal shall...

Section 545.510 - Order for removal, where entered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.510. Order for removal, where...

Section 545.520 - Recognizance to be given. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.520. Recognizance to be given....

Section 545.530 - Who may take recognizance. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.530. Who may take recognizance....

Section 545.540 - Order for removal void, unless bail given. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.540. Order for removal void,...

Section 545.550 - Defendant in custody, to be removed, when — which county jail to house defendant. - Effective - 28 Aug 2005 545.550. Defendant in custody, to...

Section 545.560 - Duty of sheriff. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.560. Duty of sheriff. —...

Section 545.570 - In case of removal, transcript of record to be made. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.570. In case of removal,...

Section 545.580 - Transcript to be filed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.580. Transcript to be filed....

Section 545.590 - Lost transcript may be replaced. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.590. Lost transcript may be...

Section 545.600 - Witnesses to attend trial in cases of removal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.600. Witnesses to attend trial...

Section 545.610 - In case of removal, when notice to be given. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.610. In case of removal,...

Section 545.620 - Costs, how taxed and paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.620. Costs, how taxed and...

Section 545.630 - Clerk, when liable to civil action. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.630. Clerk, when liable to...

Section 545.640 - Change of venue for one not to affect other defendants. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.640. Change of venue for...

Section 545.650 - Change of venue and disqualification of judges in multiple-judge circuits. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 545.650. Change of venue and...

Section 545.660 - When judge deemed incompetent to try case. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.660. When judge deemed incompetent...

Section 545.690 - Another circuit judge may sit, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1961 545.690. Another circuit judge may...

Section 545.700 - Adjourned term held, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.700. Adjourned term held, when....

Section 545.710 - Continuances, when and how granted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.710. Continuances, when and how...

Section 545.720 - Contents of affidavit. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.720. Contents of affidavit. —...

Section 545.730 - Continuances on behalf of state, how obtained. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.730. Continuances on behalf of...

Section 545.740 - Witnesses to enter into recognizance, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.740. Witnesses to enter into...

Section 545.780 - Speedy trial, when — what constitutes — failure to comply not grounds for dismissal, exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 1986 545.780. Speedy trial, when —...

Section 545.790 - Cause continued, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.790. Cause continued, when. —...

Section 545.800 - Copy of indictment or information furnished accused on request. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.800. Copy of indictment or...

Section 545.810 - Defendant granted reasonable time to plead. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.810. Defendant granted reasonable time...

Section 545.820 - Court shall assign prisoner counsel, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.820. Court shall assign prisoner...

Section 545.830 - Dilatory pleas, when entertained. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.830. Dilatory pleas, when entertained....

Section 545.840 - Matters pleaded occurring in another county. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.840. Matters pleaded occurring in...

Section 545.850 - Special term of court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.850. Special term of court....

Section 545.860 - If prisoner bailed, no special term. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.860. If prisoner bailed, no...

Section 545.870 - Prosecuting attorney to be notified, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.870. Prosecuting attorney to be...

Section 545.880 - Joint trials, when — separate trials for joint defendants, when — probability of prejudice exists, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1984 545.880. Joint trials, when —...

Section 545.885 - Joint trials for persons jointly charged — exceptions — substantial prejudice defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 545.885. Joint trials for persons...

Section 545.890 - Defendant imprisoned — discharge if not tried before end of second term. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.890. Defendant imprisoned — discharge...

Section 545.900 - Defendant on bail — discharged if not tried before end of third term. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.900. Defendant on bail —...

Section 545.910 - When state not entitled to further continuance. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.910. When state not entitled...

Section 545.920 - When defendant not entitled to discharge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 545.920. When defendant not entitled...

Section 545.930 - Endorsement or signature of pleadings in criminal cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 545.930. Endorsement or signature of...

Section 545.940 - Defendant may be tested for various serious infectious or communicable diseases, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 545.940. Defendant may...

Section 545.950 - Child victim of sexual offense, video and aural recordings and photographs, defendant not to copy or distribute without court order. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016 545.950. Child victim of sexual...

Chapter 546 - Trials, Judgments and Executions in Criminal Cases

Section 546.010 - Proceedings upon information, how conducted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.010. Proceedings upon information, how...

Section 546.020 - Plea of not guilty, not formally tendered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.020. Plea of not guilty,...

Section 546.030 - Prisoner must be present in court, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.030. Prisoner must be present...

Section 546.040 - Issues of fact to be tried by jury. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.040. Issues of fact to...

Section 546.050 - Misdemeanors may be tried by court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.050. Misdemeanors may be tried...

Section 546.060 - Practice in civil case to apply, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.060. Practice in civil case...

Section 546.070 - Order of trial — instructions, requirements. - Effective - 01 Oct 1984 546.070. Order of trial —...

Section 546.080 - Variance between charge and proof. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.080. Variance between charge and...

Section 546.090 - Court may amend record, when — clerk to certify corrections. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.090. Court may amend record,...

Section 546.095 - Offense not cognizable before associate circuit judge — procedure. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 546.095. Offense not cognizable before...

Section 546.250 - Person injured may testify. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.250. Person injured may testify....

Section 546.260 - Defendant may testify in own behalf — spouse may testify for husband or wife — spouse may testify against husband or wife, when. - Effective - 19 Jul 1985 546.260. Defendant may testify in...

Section 546.262 - Domestic assault, victim and victim's family not to be compelled to testify or disclose certain information. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022 546.262. Domestic assault, victim and...

Section 546.263 - Domestic assault, victim may testify by video conference — local court rules. - Effective - 28 Aug 2022 546.263. Domestic assault, victim may...

Section 546.265 - Criminal activity reporting to crime stoppers organization, privileged communication not subject to disclosure — in camera inspection permitted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 546.265. Criminal activity reporting to...

Section 546.270 - Failure to testify not to prejudice defendant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.270. Failure to testify not...

Section 546.280 - Defendant may be discharged to testify for state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.280. Defendant may be discharged...

Section 546.300 - Existence of corporation, how proved. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.300. Existence of corporation, how...

Section 546.360 - Defense of former jeopardy may be proved, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.360. Defense of former jeopardy...

Section 546.370 - Exceptions may be taken as in civil cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.370. Exceptions may be taken...

Section 546.380 - Court not to charge, but may instruct jury. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.380. Court not to charge,...

Section 546.390 - Verdict of jury, how rendered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.390. Verdict of jury, how...

Section 546.400 - Verdict must show degree of guilt. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.400. Verdict must show degree...

Section 546.540 - Confinement of insane persons, costs paid, how. - Effective - 28 Aug 1965 546.540. Confinement of insane persons,...

Section 546.550 - Presence of prisoner at rendition of judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.550. Presence of prisoner at...

Section 546.560 - Presence of prisoner in court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.560. Presence of prisoner in...

Section 546.570 - Hearing before sentence. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.570. Hearing before sentence. —...

Section 546.580 - Section 546.570 deemed directory, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.580. Section 546.570 deemed directory,...

Section 546.590 - Judgment to be entered by clerk. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.590. Judgment to be entered...

Section 546.595 - Associate circuit judge to file statement with certain officers if no appeal — collection of fines. - Effective - 01 Jan 1987 546.595. Associate circuit judge to...

Section 546.600 - Copy of judgment of conviction to sheriff. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.600. Copy of judgment of...

Section 546.610 - Copy of commitment to sheriff — prisoner, how and where delivered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 546.610. Copy of commitment to...

Section 546.620 - Power of sheriff to summon aid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.620. Power of sheriff to...

Section 546.650 - Court may require security to keep the peace. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.650. Court may require security...

Section 546.660 - Section 546.650 construed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.660. Section 546.650 construed. —...

Section 546.670 - Recognizance, when broken. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.670. Recognizance, when broken. —...

Section 546.680 - Capital cases, duty of court. - Effective - 28 Aug 1988 546.680. Capital cases, duty of...

Section 546.690 - Statement of conviction and judgment to governor. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.690. Statement of conviction and...

Section 546.700 - Sentence not executed, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.700. Sentence not executed, procedure....

Section 546.710 - Execution warrant issued to the director of department of corrections for execution of offender. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 546.710. Execution warrant issued to...

Section 546.720 - Death penalty — manner of execution — execution team to be selected, members, confidentiality. - Effective - 28 Aug 2007 546.720. Death penalty — manner...

Section 546.730 - Place of executing judgment of death, duties of director. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 546.730. Place of executing judgment...

Section 546.740 - Execution, witnesses. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 546.740. Execution, witnesses. — The...

Section 546.750 - Warrant of execution, how returned. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 546.750. Warrant of execution, how...

Section 546.800 - Pregnancy of female convict under death sentence — proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1969 546.800. Pregnancy of female convict...

Section 546.810 - If found pregnant — sentence suspended. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.810. If found pregnant —...

Section 546.820 - Execution ordered when causes for suspension cease. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.820. Execution ordered when causes...

Section 546.860 - All property bound for fine and costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.860. All property bound for...

Section 546.870 - Executions shall issue, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.870. Executions shall issue, when....

Section 546.880 - May be consigned to workhouse, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.880. May be consigned to...

Section 546.881 - St. Louis City workhouse, commitment. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 546.881. St. Louis City workhouse,...

Section 546.890 - Persons committed to workhouse imprisoned for full term. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.890. Persons committed to workhouse...

Section 546.900 - Stay of execution granted, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 546.900. Stay of execution granted,...

Section 546.902 - Municipalities in St. Louis County, authority to enact ordinances and enforce them with fines or imprisonment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 546.902. Municipalities in St. Louis...

Chapter 547 - Appeals, New Trials and Exceptions

Section 547.010 - New trials. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.010. New trials. — Verdicts...

Section 547.020 - New trials — when granted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.020. New trials — when...

Section 547.030 - Motion for new trial. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.030. Motion for new trial....

Section 547.031 - Information of innocence of convicted person — prosecuting or circuit attorney may file to vacate or set aside judgment — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021 547.031. Information of innocence of...

Section 547.035 - Postconviction DNA testing for persons in the custody of the department — motion, contents — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 547.035. Postconviction DNA testing for...

Section 547.037 - Motion for release filed, when, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 547.037. Motion for release filed,...

Section 547.040 - Motion in arrest of judgment — abolished. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.040. Motion in arrest of...

Section 547.050 - Court of its own motion may arrest judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.050. Court of its own...

Section 547.060 - In cases of arrest, court may order prisoner recommitted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.060. In cases of arrest,...

Section 547.070 - Appeals — when granted. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.070. Appeals — when granted....

Section 547.080 - Writs of error. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.080. Writs of error. —...

Section 547.090 - Appeals in felony cases, within what time. - Effective - 28 Aug 1941 547.090. Appeals in felony cases,...

Section 547.100 - Appeals in misdemeanor cases — procedure. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 547.100. Appeals in misdemeanor cases...

Section 547.110 - Transcript on appeal prepared by clerk, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.110. Transcript on appeal prepared...

Section 547.120 - Transcript prepared by appellant, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.120. Transcript prepared by appellant,...

Section 547.130 - Stay of execution, when — exceptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.130. Stay of execution, when...

Section 547.140 - Suspension of judgment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.140. Suspension of judgment. —...

Section 547.150 - Stay of proceedings and writ of error to be filed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.150. Stay of proceedings and...

Section 547.160 - Sheriff to keep prisoner in custody, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.160. Sheriff to keep prisoner...

Section 547.170 - Prisoner, when let to bail. - Effective - 05 Jun 2006 547.170. Prisoner, when let to...

Section 547.180 - Condition of recognizance — felony cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.180. Condition of recognizance —...

Section 547.190 - Recognizance on appeal — misdemeanor cases. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.190. Recognizance on appeal —...

Section 547.200 - Appeal by state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 547.200. Appeal by state. —...

Section 547.210 - Indictment or information insufficient, defendant held — state may appeal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.210. Indictment or information insufficient,...

Section 547.220 - Defendant to make recognizance in cases of appeal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.220. Defendant to make recognizance...

Section 547.230 - State may sue out writ of error. - Effective - 28 Aug 1983 547.230. State may sue out...

Section 547.240 - Recognizances, where certified. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.240. Recognizances, where certified. —...

Section 547.250 - Forfeiture, where certified. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.250. Forfeiture, where certified. —...

Section 547.260 - Attorney general and chief administrative officer to be notified of appeal, how, by whom. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 547.260. Attorney general and chief...

Section 547.270 - No assignment, or joinder in error, necessary. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.270. No assignment, or joinder...

Section 547.280 - Errors as to time or place of imprisonment, no ground for reversal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.280. Errors as to time...

Section 547.290 - Supreme court shall direct execution of sentence, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.290. Supreme court shall direct...

Section 547.300 - Effect of affirmance or reversal. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.300. Effect of affirmance or...

Section 547.310 - Defendant ordered arrested, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.310. Defendant ordered arrested, when....

Section 547.320 - Cause remanded, procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 547.320. Cause remanded, procedure. —...

Section 547.330 - Affirmation of conviction or dismissal of appeal, execution of sentence, arrest of convict, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 547.330. Affirmation of conviction or...

Section 547.340 - Duty of marshal under execution of sentence order — warrant for arrest, issuance, authority under. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 547.340. Duty of marshal under...

Section 547.350 - Power of marshal in executing order. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 547.350. Power of marshal in...

Section 547.360 - Post conviction relief. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 547.360. Post conviction relief. —...

Section 547.370 - Post conviction relief, death penalty. - Effective - 28 Aug 1997 547.370. Post conviction relief, death...

Chapter 548 - Extradition

Section 548.011 - Definitions. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 548.011. Definitions. — Where appearing...

Section 548.021 - Fugitives from justice, duty of governor. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.021. Fugitives from justice, duty...

Section 548.031 - Form of demand. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.031. Form of demand. —...

Section 548.041 - Governor may require investigation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.041. Governor may require investigation....

Section 548.051 - Extradition of persons imprisoned or charged in another state or who have left demanding state under compulsion. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.051. Extradition of persons imprisoned...

Section 548.061 - Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.061. Extradition of persons not...

Section 548.071 - Issue of governor's warrant of arrest — its recitals. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.071. Issue of governor's warrant...

Section 548.081 - Manner and place of execution. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.081. Manner and place of...

Section 548.091 - Authority of arresting officer. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.091. Authority of arresting officer....

Section 548.101 - Rights of accused person — application for writ of habeas corpus. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.101. Rights of accused person...

Section 548.111 - Penalty for noncompliance with section 548.101. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.111. Penalty for noncompliance with...

Section 548.121 - Confinement in jail when necessary. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.121. Confinement in jail when...

Section 548.131 - Arrest prior to requisition. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979 548.131. Arrest prior to requisition....

Section 548.141 - Arrest without a warrant. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.141. Arrest without a warrant....

Section 548.151 - Commitment to await requisition — bail. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.151. Commitment to await requisition...

Section 548.161 - Bail — in what cases — conditions of bond. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.161. Bail — in what...

Section 548.171 - Extension of time of commitment — adjournment. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.171. Extension of time of...

Section 548.181 - Forfeiture of bail. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.181. Forfeiture of bail. —...

Section 548.191 - Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.191. Persons under criminal prosecution...

Section 548.201 - Guilt or innocence of accused when inquired into. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.201. Guilt or innocence of...

Section 548.211 - Governor may recall warrant or issue alias. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.211. Governor may recall warrant...

Section 548.221 - Fugitives from this state — duty of governor. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.221. Fugitives from this state...

Section 548.231 - Application for issuance of requisition — by whom made — contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.231. Application for issuance of...

Section 548.241 - Costs and expenses. - Effective - 01 Jul 1994 548.241. Costs and expenses. —...

Section 548.243 - Waiver of extradition — costs, how paid — return of person, by whom. - Effective - 01 Jul 1994 548.243. Waiver of extradition —...

Section 548.251 - Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.251. Immunity from service of...

Section 548.260 - Written waiver of extradition proceedings. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.260. Written waiver of extradition...

Section 548.270 - Nonwaiver by this state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.270. Nonwaiver by this state....

Section 548.280 - No right of asylum — no immunity from other criminal prosecution while in this state. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.280. No right of asylum...

Section 548.290 - Interpretation. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.290. Interpretation. — The provisions...

Section 548.300 - Short title. - Effective - 28 Aug 1953 548.300. Short title. — This...

Chapter 549 - Probation, Pardons and Paroles

Section 549.500 - Documents of board or division to be privileged — exceptions — inspection. - Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 549.500. Documents of...

Section 549.525 - Municipal probation services, fee, Kansas City, exemptions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 549.525. Municipal probation services, fee,...

Chapter 550 - Costs in Criminal Cases

Section 550.010 - State or county to pay only reasonable occupancy costs and cost of incarceration. - Effective - 01 Jan 1978 550.010. State or county to...

Section 550.020 - State to pay certain costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1945 550.020. State to pay certain...

Section 550.030 - County to pay costs, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.030. County to pay costs,...

Section 550.110 - Costs taxed against clerk, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.110. Costs taxed against clerk,...

Section 550.120 - Costs in change of venue — costs defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 2001 550.120. Costs in change of...

Section 550.130 - Judge and prosecuting attorney to certify cost bill. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.130. Judge and prosecuting attorney...

Section 550.140 - Clerk to make out fee bills. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 550.140. Clerk to make out...

Section 550.150 - Names of witnesses certified. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.150. Names of witnesses certified....

Section 550.160 - Certain officers not to receive witness fees. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.160. Certain officers not to...

Section 550.170 - Costs of three witnesses allowed. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.170. Costs of three witnesses...

Section 550.180 - Clerk liable for neglect, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.180. Clerk liable for neglect,...

Section 550.190 - Examination and certification of fee bill, by whom. - Effective - 01 Jul 2006 550.190. Examination and certification of...

Section 550.200 - Original fee bill to director of department of corrections or county commission. - Effective - 01 Jul 2006 550.200. Original fee bill to...

Section 550.210 - Fee bill, how certified — information required. - Effective - 01 Jul 2006 550.210. Fee bill, how certified...

Section 550.220 - Fee bill certified to county commission — penalty. - Effective - 01 Jul 2006 550.220. Fee bill certified to...

Section 550.230 - Subsequent fee bill, when issued. - Effective - 01 Jul 2006 550.230. Subsequent fee bill, when...

Section 550.240 - Fee bill from cases before associate circuit judge. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 550.240. Fee bill from cases...

Section 550.260 - Copy of court cost bill filed with treasurer — warrants — criminal court cost bills recorded. - Effective - 01 Jul 2006 550.260. Copy of court cost...

Section 550.270 - Payment of fees — deductions. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.270. Payment of fees —...

Section 550.280 - Certain fees deemed criminal costs. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.280. Certain fees deemed criminal...

Section 550.290 - Fees not negotiable or assignable — exception. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 550.290. Fees not negotiable or...

Section 550.300 - Disposition of court costs by county treasurers. - Effective - 01 Jul 1997 550.300. Disposition of court costs...

Section 550.310 - Judge or other officer violating law, how punished. - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 550.310. Judge or...

Chapter 551 - Relief of Insolvents Confined on Criminal Process

Section 551.150 - Insolvency relief law not applicable (St. Louis). - Effective - 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 551.150. Insolvency relief...

Chapter 552 - Criminal Proceedings Involving Mental Illness

Section 552.010 - Mental disease or defect defined. - Effective - 28 Aug 1969 552.010. Mental disease or defect...

Section 552.015 - Evidence of mental disease or defect, admissible, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 552.015. Evidence of mental disease...

Section 552.020 - Lack of mental capacity bar to trial or conviction — psychiatric examination, when, report of — plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease, supporting pretrial evaluation, conditions of release — commitment to hospital, when — s... - Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 552.020. Lack of...

Section 552.030 - Mental disease or defect, not guilty plea based on, pretrial investigation — evidence — notice of defense — examination, reports confidential — statements not admissible, exception — presumption of competency — verdict contents — or... - Effective - 28 Aug 2011 552.030. Mental disease or defect,...

Section 552.040 - Definitions — acquittal based on mental disease or defect, commitment to state hospital required — immediate conditional release — conditional or unconditional release, when — prior commitment, authority to revoke — applications for... - Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories 552.040. Definitions —...

Section 552.043 - Hearings open to public. - Effective - 28 Aug 1994 552.043. Hearings open to public....

Section 552.045 - Transcript of proceedings and preliminary letter to institution, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1965 552.045. Transcript of proceedings and...

Section 552.050 - Mental illness during service of sentence, proceedings relating thereto. - Effective - 28 Aug 1990 552.050. Mental illness during service...

Section 552.060 - Mental disease or defect upon sentence to death. - Effective - 28 Aug 1989 552.060. Mental disease or defect...

Section 552.070 - Power of governor to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons. - Effective - 28 Aug 1963 552.070. Power of governor to...

Section 552.080 - Court costs, examination fees, care and treatment, transportation, how paid. - Effective - 28 Aug 1980 552.080. Court costs, examination fees,...