Missouri Statutes
§ 550.170 — Costs of three witnesses allowed.
Missouri § 550.170
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 550.170 (2026).
Text
The judge and prosecuting attorney shall in no case tax the state or county with more than the costs of three witnesses to establish any one fact, nor with the costs of witnesses unnecessarily summoned and not examined, but the costs of such surplus or unnecessary witnesses shall, in the discretion of the court, be taxed against the party or attorney causing them to be summoned.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 4245)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3850; 1919 § 4193; 1909 § 5401
Nearby Sections
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§ 550.020
State to pay certain costs.§ 550.030
County to pay costs, when.§ 550.110
Costs taxed against clerk, when.§ 550.140
Clerk to make out fee bills.§ 550.150
Names of witnesses certified.§ 550.170
Costs of three witnesses allowed.§ 550.180
Clerk liable for neglect, when.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 550.170, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/550/550.170.