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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...