Effective – 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories 476.001. Purpose of law. — An efficient, well operating and productive judiciary is essential to the preservation of the people’s liberty and prosperity. In order to achieve this goal, the general assembly and the supreme court must constantly be aware of the operations, needs, strengths and weaknesses of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 476.010. Courts of record. — The supreme court of the state of Missouri, the court of appeals, and the circuit courts shall be courts of record, and shall keep just and faithful records of their proceedings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, municipal divisions of the circuit courts shall not be considered courts […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 476.015. Short title. — House Bill 1634 of the 2nd regular session of the 79th general assembly shall be known and may be cited as the “Court Reform and Revision Act of 1978”. ——– (L. 1978 H.B. 1634 § 1) Effective 1-02-79
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.020. Courts to keep a seal. — Each court of record in this state shall procure and keep a seal, with such emblems and devices as the court may think proper, and the impression thereof by stamp shall be deemed a sufficient sealing. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 1991) Prior revisions: […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.030. Private seal used, when. — When no seal is provided, the clerk may use his private seal for the authentication of any record, process or proceeding required by law to be authenticated by the seal of the court; and the attestation of the clerk, stating that he has no […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 476.050. Records to be kept in English language. — All writs, process, proceedings and records in any court, and in all inferior tribunals established by law, shall be in the English language, except that the proper and known names of process and technical words may be expressed in the language […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 5 histories 476.055. Statewide court automation fund created, administration, committee, members — powers, duties, limitation — unauthorized release of information, penalty — report — expiration date. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the “Statewide Court Automation Fund”. All moneys collected pursuant to section 488.027, as well […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 476.056. Municipal court automation, duties of municipality. — 1. Any city, county, village or other municipality may provide for automation of its municipal court pursuant to subsection 3 of section 476.055, in the manner provided in this section. In order to make such provisions, such municipality must: (1) Adopt an […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 476.057. Judicial personnel training fund, judicial personnel defined. — 1. The state courts administrator shall determine the amount of the projected total collections of fees pursuant to section 488.015, payable to the state pursuant to section 488.023*, or subdivision (4) of subsection 2 of section 488.018; and the amount of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2003 476.058. Court personnel defined — state court administration revolving fund created. — 1. As used in this section, the term “court personnel” includes all personnel of all state courts and all divisions of the courts, including juvenile, family and municipal divisions, and clerks, deputy clerks, division clerks, official court reporters, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.060. Interpreters appointed, when. — The courts may, from time to time, appoint interpreters and translators to interpret the testimony of witnesses, and to translate any writing necessary to be translated in such court, or any cause therein. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 2010) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1846; 1919 § […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 476.062. Court marshals’ arrest powers — may carry firearms, when. — Subject to supreme court rule, district court of appeal rule and local circuit court rule, marshals of any court may carry firearms when necessary for the proper discharge of their duties. Such marshals shall have all powers granted law […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.070. Power of courts to issue writs. — All courts shall have power to issue all writs which may be necessary in the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, according to the principles and usages of law. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 2008) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1844; 1919 § 2341; 1909 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.080. Court or clerk may appoint person to execute process, when. — Where there is no sheriff or other ministerial officer qualified to act, or where they are interested or prejudiced, the court, or clerk thereof in vacation, may appoint one or more persons to execute its process and perform […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories 476.083. Circuit court marshal may be appointed in certain circuits, powers and duties, salary, qualifications. — 1. In addition to any appointments made pursuant to section 485.010, the presiding judge of each circuit containing one or more facilities operated by the department of corrections with an average total […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.090. Courts may enforce return of process. — Each court may enforce, by attachment, the return of any writ or process sent out of the same court, and the payment of any moneys had and received by any sheriff, marshal, coroner, constable, attorney or collector, in his official capacity, and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.100. No process abated by failure of court to sit. — No writ, process or proceedings whatsoever, civil or criminal, shall be deemed discontinued or abated by reason of the failure of any term or session of any court, nor by reason of any adjournment in the cases mentioned in […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.110. Acts constituting contempt of court. — Every court of record shall have power to punish as for criminal contempt persons guilty of: (1) Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior committed during its session, in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceeding or to impair the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.120. Punishment for contempt. — Punishment for contempt may be by fine or imprisonment in the jail of the county where the court may be sitting, or both, in the discretion of the court. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 2029) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1865; 1919 § 2360; 1909 § 3882 […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 476.130. May be punished summarily, when. — Contempt committed in the immediate view and presence of the court may be punished summarily; in other cases the party charged shall be notified of the accusation, and have a reasonable time to make his defense. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 2030) Prior revisions: […]
