Section 490.720 – Definitions, admissibility of TDD, TTY, or TT communications.
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 490.720. Definitions, admissibility of TDD, TTY, or TT communications. — As used in this section and section 490.722, the following terms mean: (1) “Duplicate”, a counterpart, produced by the same impression as the original, or from the same matrix, or by means of photography, including enlargements and miniatures, or by […]
Section 490.722 – Admissibility of communication through TDD, TTY, or TT.
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 490.722. Admissibility of communication through TDD, TTY, or TT. — The contents, writings, or tapes resulting from any communication, directly or indirectly, through TDD, TTY, or TT are inadmissible as evidence of those communications or the specific contents of the communication thereof in any court of law, legal proceeding, or […]
Section 490.733 – Hazardous materials, defined, admission of samples into evidence, when — photos, videotapes or lab reports deemed competent evidence.
Effective – 28 Aug 1998 490.733. Hazardous materials, defined, admission of samples into evidence, when — photos, videotapes or lab reports deemed competent evidence. — 1. As used in this section, the term “hazardous materials” means any substance which is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety and property. It shall include any […]
Section 491.010 – Witness’s interest does not disqualify — exception — statements of deceased persons and incompetents and other parties to the transaction — abrogation of deadman statute.
Effective – 28 Aug 1985 491.010. Witness’s interest does not disqualify — exception — statements of deceased persons and incompetents and other parties to the transaction — abrogation of deadman statute. — 1. No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any civil suit or proceeding at law or in equity, by reason of […]
Section 491.015 – Victim or witness in certain cases not to be interrogated as to prior sexual conduct.
Effective – 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories 491.015. Victim or witness in certain cases not to be interrogated as to prior sexual conduct. — 1. In prosecutions under chapter 566 or prosecutions related to sexual conduct under chapter 568, opinion and reputation evidence of a victim’s or witness’ prior sexual conduct, acts, or practices is […]
Section 490.680 – Records, competent evidence, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 490.680. Records, competent evidence, when. — A record of an act, condition or event, shall, insofar as relevant, be competent evidence if the custodian or other qualified witness testifies to its identity and the mode of its preparation, and if it was made in the regular course of business, at […]
Section 490.690 – Interpretation and construction.
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 490.690. Interpretation and construction. — Sections 490.660 to 490.690 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. ——– (L. 1949 p. 275 § 4)
Section 490.590 – Marriage contracts.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 490.590. Marriage contracts. — Marriage contracts, duly proved or acknowledged and certified and recorded, shall be received in evidence in any court in this state, without further proof of their execution. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 1870) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1706; 1919 § 5393; 1909 § 6337
Section 490.600 – Certified copy, evidence when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 490.600. Certified copy, evidence when. — When it shall appear to the court that such marriage contract, duly acknowledged or proved and recorded, is lost or is not in the power of the party wishing to use it, a copy thereof, duly certified under the hand and seal of the […]
Section 490.620 – Person, when presumed to be dead.
Effective – 28 Aug 2002 490.620. Person, when presumed to be dead. — If any person who shall have resided in this state goes from and does not return to this state for five successive years, he or she shall be presumed to be dead in any case wherein his or her death shall come […]