Missouri Statutes
§ 532.640 — Penalty for failing to obey and make return to writ.
Missouri § 532.640
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.640 (2026).
Text
If any officer or other person, upon whom a writ of habeas corpus shall be duly served, shall neglect or refuse to obey the same, by producing the party therein named, and making a full and explicit return to the writ, as required by this chapter, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and also forfeit to the party aggrieved a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 1649)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1485; 1919 § 1935; 1909 § 2500
Nearby Sections
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§ 532.010
Who may prosecute the writ.§ 532.040
Second writ not to issue, when.§ 532.080
Writ, how directed, form of.§ 532.090
To be under seal of court.§ 532.140
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