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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...