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Section 546.730 – Place of executing judgment of death, duties of director.

Effective – 28 Aug 1995 546.730. Place of executing judgment of death, duties of director. — A judgment of death must be executed within a correctional center of the department of corrections; and such execution shall be under the supervision and direction of the director of the department of corrections. ­­——– (RSMo 1939 § 4113, […]

Section 546.740 – Execution, witnesses.

Effective – 28 Aug 1995 546.740. Execution, witnesses. — The chief administrative officer of the correctional center, or his duly appointed representative shall be present at the execution and the director of the department of corrections shall invite the presence of the attorney general of the state, and at least eight reputable citizens, to be […]

Section 546.750 – Warrant of execution, how returned.

Effective – 28 Aug 1990 546.750. Warrant of execution, how returned. — After the execution the chief administrative officer of the correctional facility shall make a return upon the death warrant to the court by which the judgment was rendered, showing the time, mode and manner in which it was executed. ­­——– (RSMo 1939 § […]

Section 546.810 – If found pregnant — sentence suspended.

Effective – 28 Aug 1939 546.810. If found pregnant — sentence suspended. — The inquisition shall be signed by the jury and the officer in charge of such convict, and if it appear that such female convict is pregnant with child, her execution shall be suspended and the inquisition shall be transmitted to the governor. […]

Section 546.820 – Execution ordered when causes for suspension cease.

Effective – 28 Aug 1939 546.820. Execution ordered when causes for suspension cease. — Whenever the governor shall be satisfied that the cause of such suspension no longer exists, he shall issue his warrant, appointing a day for the execution of such convict, pursuant to her sentence; or he may, at his discretion, commute her […]

Section 546.860 – All property bound for fine and costs.

Effective – 28 Aug 1939 546.860. All property bound for fine and costs. — The property, real and personal, of any person charged with a criminal offense, shall be bound from the time of his final conviction of such offense, for the payment of all fines and costs which he may be adjudged to pay. […]

Section 546.870 – Executions shall issue, when.

Effective – 28 Aug 1939 546.870. Executions shall issue, when. — It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court having criminal jurisdiction for the county at the end of each term, to issue executions for all fines imposed, and the costs of conviction in criminal cases, during the term and remaining unpaid, […]

Section 546.880 – May be consigned to workhouse, when.

Effective – 28 Aug 1939 546.880. May be consigned to workhouse, when. — Whenever any person shall, because of a conviction for any misdemeanor or felony, be subject to imprisonment in a county jail, such person may, at the discretion of the court, be confined in any workhouse or other place of imprisonment belonging to […]

Section 546.881 – St. Louis City workhouse, commitment.

Effective – 02 Jan 1979 546.881. St. Louis City workhouse, commitment. — 1. Every person committed to the workhouse of the city of St. Louis, or other place of punishment provided by that city, by the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, shall be put to hard labor at such work as his […]

Section 546.890 – Persons committed to workhouse imprisoned for full term.

Effective – 28 Aug 1939 546.890. Persons committed to workhouse imprisoned for full term. — All persons committed to any workhouse or other places of confinement under the provisions of section 546.880 shall be imprisoned for the full term of their sentence, unless sooner discharged by due course of law. ­­——– (RSMo 1939 § 4122) […]

Section 546.900 – Stay of execution granted, when.

Effective – 28 Aug 1939 546.900. Stay of execution granted, when. — In case of a conviction for any offense where the punishment has been fixed at a fine or imprisonment in the county jail, or workhouse, or by both such fine and imprisonment, the court in which any such conviction was had, or the […]