Missouri Statutes

§ 544.440 — Commitment of witnesses.

Missouri § 544.440

JurisdictionMissouri

Title XXXVIICRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 544Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.440 (2026).

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If any witness so required to enter into a recognizance refuse to comply with such order, the associate circuit judge may commit him or her to prison until he or she comply with such order or be otherwise discharged according to law.

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Legislative History

(RSMo 1939 § 3875) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3485; 1919 § 3830; 1909 § 5038

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