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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 544

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 544

Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail

544.010Magistrate defined 544.020Issuance of warrant upon complaint 544.030Issuance of warrants by associate circuit judge 544.040Bail, associate circuit judge may grant, when 544.045License to operate motor vehicle may be deposited in lieu of bail — exceptions — failure to appear, notice to director of revenue 544.046Compact — entered into 544.050Recognizances 544.060Issuance of warrants by clerk upon indictments 544.070Issuance of process 544.080Issuance of warrant to sheriff — execution 544.090Warrants, where executed 544.100Arrest in another county — procedure 544.110Escape to another county when guilty of felony 544.120Attempted escape of felon, officers to pursue — arrest 544.130Attempted escape, proceeding after arrest 544.140(Repealed L. 1977 S.B. 60 § 1)Repealed 544.145Governor may offer reward for escaped felon — payment 544.150Reward by county commission 544.155Uniform fresh pursuit law 544.157Law enforcement officers, conservation agents, capitol police, college or university police officers, and park rangers, arrest powers — fresh pursuit defined — policy of agency electing to institute vehicular pursuits 544.160Escaped prisoner may be retaken after term expires 544.170Twenty hours detention on arrest without warrant — twenty-four hours detention for certain offenses, rights of confinee — violations, penalty 544.180Arrest 544.190Rights of officer in making arrests 544.193Strip searches prohibited, when — how executed if authorized 544.195Rights and remedies of person wronged 544.197Sections 544.193 to 544.197 not applicable, when 544.200Officer may break open doors 544.210Arrests, when 544.215(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 72 § 1)Repealed 544.216Powers of arrest, arrest without warrant on suspicion persons violating any law of state including infractions, misdemeanors and ordinances, exception — power of municipal officer in unincorporated area 544.218Arrest without warrant, lawful, when 544.220Conveyance of prisoner through another county 544.230Officer not subject to arrest — posse 544.240Duty of jailer 544.250Preliminary hearing, when required — release, when, what conditions 544.260Arrest of person, where tried 544.270Procedure before associate circuit judge 544.275State correctional facilities may be used for certain civil or criminal proceedings not requiring a jury 544.280Trial, how conducted 544.290Disqualification of associate circuit judge 544.300Proceedings in case of disqualification 544.310Associate circuit judge may call associate 544.320Adjournment of hearing by associate circuit judge — release of prisoner, when, what conditions 544.330Failure to appear under recognizance 544.340Commitment of party, when 544.350Complaint to be read, time given for advice 544.360Exclusion of witnesses from examination 544.370Homicide, written evidence 544.376Crime laboratory reports, evidence as to test results, procedure — person conducting tests, recorded interview prior to hearing, procedure, right to subpoena 544.380Examination of prisoner and his witnesses 544.390Examination and recognizance, certified, when 544.400Failure of associate circuit judge to discharge duty 544.410Discharge, when ordered 544.420Recognizance, when required 544.430Who may be bound by recognizance 544.440Commitment of witnesses 544.450(Repealed L. 1972 H.B. 1160 § 1)Repealed 544.453Bail or conditions of release, factors to consider 544.455Release of person charged, when — conditions which may be imposed 544.456Sam Pratt's Law — prohibition on providing child care services for compensation pending final disposition, when 544.457Bail, amount of, information which may be considered — denial of bail — special conditions 544.460(Repealed L. 1961 p. 336 § 1)Repealed 544.470Commitment of individual, when — presumption for aliens unlawfully present 544.472Persons confined to jail, verification of lawful immigration status required 544.480(Repealed L. 1972 H.B. 1160 § 1)Repealed 544.490What courts may accept recognizance 544.500Recognizance, disposition of 544.510Bail, when taken other than by court 544.520Name of prosecutor returned with bail bond 544.530Bond or recognizance, by whom taken 544.540Court to fix conditions for release, when 544.550Recognizances, how taken 544.560Sheriff may set conditions for release, when 544.570Recognizances returned to clerk 544.575No proceeding upon a recognizance defeated for defects 544.580Qualification of sureties 544.590When security deemed sufficient 544.600Surrender of principal, how made 544.610Discharge of bailor's liability, how 544.620What deemed a surrender 544.630Other bail 544.640Recognizance forfeited, when 544.650Writ of scire facias, how served 544.660Writs of scire facias, service construed 544.665Failure to appear, penalty 544.671Certain defendants not entitled to bail for certain offenses 544.676Court may deny bail upon showing that defendant poses danger to victim, witness, or community — considerations — right to trial, time limit