Missouri Statutes

§ 544.550 — Recognizances, how taken.

Missouri § 544.550

JurisdictionMissouri

Title XXXVIICRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 544Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.550 (2026).

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All recognizances taken in a court of record in term shall be entered of record, and all recognizances required or authorized to be taken in vacation in any criminal case, or proceeding of a criminal nature, shall be in writing, and signed by the parties to be bound thereby.

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Legislative History

(RSMo 1939 § 3964) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3575; 1919 § 3918; 1909 § 5125

Nearby Sections

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§ 544.010

Magistrate defined.

§ 544.020

Issuance of warrant upon complaint.

§ 544.030

Issuance of warrants by associate circuit judge.

§ 544.040

Bail, associate circuit judge may grant, when.

§ 544.045

License to operate motor vehicle may be deposited in lieu of bail — exceptions — failure to appear, notice to director of revenue.

§ 544.046

Compact — entered into.

§ 544.050

§ 544.060

Issuance of warrants by clerk upon indictments.

§ 544.070

Issuance of process.

§ 544.080

Issuance of warrant to sheriff — execution.

§ 544.090

Warrants, where executed.

§ 544.100

Arrest in another county — procedure.

§ 544.110

Escape to another county when guilty of felony.

§ 544.120

Attempted escape of felon, officers to pursue — arrest.

§ 544.130

Attempted escape, proceeding after arrest.

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