Missouri Statutes
§ 540.170 — Subpoenas in vacation, when issued.
Missouri § 540.170
This text of Missouri § 540.170 (Subpoenas in vacation, when issued.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Missouri primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 540.170 (2026).
Text
It shall be the duty of the circuit clerk to issue subpoenas for witnesses to be and appear before the grand jury of the circuit court thereafter, at the instance of the prosecuting or circuit attorney, whenever it shall be shown that such witnesses are about to absent themselves to avoid being subpoenaed before the grand jury.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 3934, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al.)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3545; 1919 § 3890; 1909 § 5098
Nearby Sections
15
§ 540.031
Duties of grand jury.§ 540.060
Challenge of grand jurors — grounds.§ 540.080
Oath of grand jurors.§ 540.100
Clerk of grand jury, appointment.§ 540.105
Reporter to record testimony — oath.§ 540.120
Penalty for violation of oath.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 540.170, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/540/540.170.