Missouri § 565.163 Venue.

Missouri Statutes

§ 565.163 — Venue.

Missouri § 565.163

Title XXXVIIICRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Ch. 565Offenses Against the Person

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.163 (2026).

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Persons accused of committing the offense of interference with custody, parental kidnapping or child abduction may be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney:

(1)In the county in which the child was taken or enticed away from legal custody;

(2)In any county in which the child who was taken or enticed away from legal custody was taken or held by the defendant;

(3)The county in which lawful custody of the child taken or enticed away was granted; or

(4)The county in which the defendant is found.

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Persons accused of committing the offense of interference with custody, parental kidnapping or child abduction may be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney:

(1) In the county in which the child was taken or enticed away from legal custody;

(2) In any county in which the child who was taken or enticed away from legal custody was taken or held by the defendant;

(3) The county in which lawful custody of the child taken or enticed away was granted; or

(4) The county in which the defendant is found.