Effective – 02 Jan 1979 544.010. Magistrate defined. — The term “magistrate”, as used in this chapter, shall mean those officers authorized by section 542.020 to issue process to preserve the peace, unless from the context of the law it appears that the term refers to magistrates created by Section 18 of Article V of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2004 544.020. Issuance of warrant upon complaint. — Whenever complaint shall be made, in writing and upon oath, to any associate circuit judge setting forth that a felony has been committed, and the name of the person accused thereof, it shall be the duty of such associate circuit judge to issue […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.030. Issuance of warrants by associate circuit judge. — Warrants authorized by law to be issued in criminal cases may be under the hand of the associate circuit judge issuing the same, and shall be as valid and effectual, in all respects, as if sealed. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 4179) […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1972 544.040. Bail, associate circuit judge may grant, when. — If the offense charged is a bailable one, the associate circuit judge who issued the warrant may, at the request of the person arrested, release him as provided in section 544.455 for his appearance at the next term of the court […]
Effective – 01 Jul 1992 544.045. License to operate motor vehicle may be deposited in lieu of bail — exceptions — failure to appear, notice to director of revenue. — 1. Any person arrested and charged with violating a traffic law of this state or a traffic ordinance of any county, city, town or village […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2012 544.046. Compact — entered into. — The Nonresident Violator Compact, hereinafter called “the compact,” is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: Article I (a) The party jurisdictions find that: (1) In most instances, a motorist who […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.050. Recognizances. — All recognizances required or authorized to be taken in any criminal proceedings in open court, by any court of record, shall be entered on the minutes of such court and the substance thereof shall be read to the person recognized. All other recognizances in any criminal matter […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.060. Issuance of warrants by clerk upon indictments. — When an indictment is found, the court may direct the clerk to issue a warrant returnable forthwith; and if no order is made he must issue warrants upon all indictments as soon as practicable after the close of the term, unless […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.070. Issuance of process. — A warrant or other process for the arrest of the defendant indicted may be issued by the court in which such indictment shall have been found or may be pending, or by the judge or clerk thereof, or by any judge of the supreme court, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.080. Issuance of warrant to sheriff — execution. — The warrant shall issue to the sheriff of the county where the indictment or information is filed, unless the prosecuting attorney directs it to be issued to some other county; warrants may be issued to different counties at the same time. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 544.090. Warrants, where executed. — Warrants issued by those persons vested by Section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of Missouri with the judicial power of the state may be executed in any part of this state. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 3859, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1993 S.B. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 544.100. Arrest in another county — procedure. — If the person against whom any warrant granted by an associate circuit judge, mayor or chief officer of a city or town shall be issued, escape or be in any other county, it shall be the duty of any associate circuit judge […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.110. Escape to another county when guilty of felony. — When any person who shall have committed a felony in one county shall escape into another, any associate circuit judge within the county in which such offender may be found may, upon complaint in writing and upon oath being made […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.120. Attempted escape of felon, officers to pursue — arrest. — Whenever any felony shall be committed, and the offender attempt to escape, public notice thereof shall be immediately given, at all places near where the same was committed, and pursuit shall be forthwith made after the offender by sheriffs, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.130. Attempted escape, proceeding after arrest. — When any person shall be so pursued and arrested, he shall be immediately taken before some associate circuit judge authorized to act under the provisions of this chapter, who shall proceed thereon in the same manner as if the prisoner had been arrested […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1957 544.145. Governor may offer reward for escaped felon — payment. — The governor may offer a reward of not to exceed three hundred dollars for the apprehension and delivery to the proper sheriff or other officer designated by him, of any person charged with or convicted of a felony and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.150. Reward by county commission. — Whenever the county commission of any county in this state, or any two commissioners thereof in vacation, shall be satisfied that any felony has been committed in said county, such commission or commissioners may, at their discretion, offer a standing reward of not exceeding […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1996 544.155. Uniform fresh pursuit law. — 1. Any member of a duly organized state, county, or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest such […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories 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. — 1. Any law enforcement officer certified pursuant to chapter 590 of any political subdivision of this […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 544.160. Escaped prisoner may be retaken after term expires. — If any person sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail or in the penitentiary on a conviction for a criminal offense shall escape, he may be pursued, retaken and imprisoned again, notwithstanding the term for which he was sentenced to […]
