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MO Rev Stat § 491.600 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.600 - Courts with criminal jurisdiction may issue orders to protect witness or victim.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   491.600. Courts with criminal jurisdiction may issue orders to protect witness or victim. — Any court with jurisdiction over any criminal matter may, in its discretion, upon substantial evidence, which may include hearsay, that intimidation or dissuading of any person who is a victim or who is a witness has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur, issue orders including but not limited to the following:  (1) An order that a defendant not engage in activity as defined by section 575.270 and maintain a prescribed geographic distance from a witness or victim;  (2) An order that a person before the court other than a defendant, including but not limited to a subpoenaed witness or other person entering the courtroom of said court, not engage in activity as defined by section 575.270, and maintain a prescribed geographic distance from a witness or victim;  (3) An order that any person described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this section have no connection whatsoever with any specified witness or any victim, except through an attorney under such reasonable restrictions as the court may impose. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 24 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 491.610 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.610 - Violation of protective orders, penalties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   491.610. Violation of protective orders, penalties. — Any person violating any order made pursuant to section 491.600 may be punished in any of the following ways:  (1) For any substantive offense described in section 575.270 where such violation of an order is a violation of section 575.270 as a contempt of the court making such order; however, no finding of contempt shall be a bar for prosecution for a substantive offense as defined in section 575.270, but:  (a) Any person so held in contempt shall be entitled to credit for any punishment imposed against any sentence imposed or conviction of said substantive offense; and  (b) Any conviction or acquittal for any substantive offense under section 575.270 shall be a bar to subsequent punishment for contempt arising out of the same act;  (2) By revocation of any form of pretrial release, or the forfeiture of bail or both and to issuance of a bench warrant for the defendant's arrest or remanding him to custody. The revocation may be made whether the violation of the order complained of has been committed by the defendant personally or was caused or encouraged to have been committed by such defendant. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 24 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 491.620 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.620 - Pretrial releases of defendant conditional — notice of prohibited witness tampering activities required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   491.620. Pretrial releases of defendant conditional — notice of prohibited witness tampering activities required. — 1. Any pretrial release of any defendant whether on bail or under any other form of recognizance shall be deemed as a matter of law to include a condition that the defendant neither do nor cause to be done nor permit to be done on his behalf any act prescribed by section 575.270.  2. Any request form for bail or bond given by the clerk of any court, by any court, by any surety or bondsman, and any written promise to appear on one's own recognizance shall contain in a conspicuous location notice of prohibited activities under section 575.270. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 24 § 4)
MO Rev Stat § 491.675 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.675 - Citation of sections 491.675 to 491.705.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   491.675. Citation of sections 491.675 to 491.705. — The provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.705 shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Victim Witness Protection Law". ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 7, A.L. 1987 H.B. 598)
MO Rev Stat § 491.678 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.678 - Child defined.

Effective - 19 Jul 1985   491.678. Child defined. — For purposes of sections 491.675 to 491.693, the term "child" means a person under seventeen years of age who is the alleged victim in any criminal prosecution under chapter 565, 566 or 568. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 8)  Effective 7-19-85
MO Rev Stat § 491.685 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.685 - Defendant may be excluded from child victim deposition proceedings, when.

Effective - 19 Jul 1985   491.685. Defendant may be excluded from child victim deposition proceedings, when. — 1. On motion of the prosecuting attorney, the court may exclude the defendant from any or all deposition proceedings at which the child is to testify. However, where any such order of exclusion is entered, the child shall not be excused as a witness until the defendant has had a reasonable opportunity to review the videotape recording in private with his counsel and to consult with his counsel; and until his counsel has been afforded the opportunity to cross-examine the child following such review and consultation.  2. The court may also order, on motion of the prosecuting attorney, during all predeposition procedures, recesses, and post-deposition matters that the child be sequestered from the view and presence of the defendant.  3. In no event shall the child's videotaped testimony be admitted into evidence until the defendant and his attorney have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to review the videotape in private in the presence of each other. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 10)  Effective 7-19-85
MO Rev Stat § 491.687 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.687 - Court may order videotaped reexamination, when.

Effective - 19 Jul 1985   491.687. Court may order videotaped reexamination, when. — At any time prior to trial, and for good cause shown, the court may, upon motion of any party, order a videotaped reexamination of the child where the interests of justice so require. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 11)  Effective 7-19-85
MO Rev Stat § 491.690 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.690 - Provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 not to apply where defendant has waived right to counsel — exceptions.

Effective - 19 Jul 1985   491.690. Provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 not to apply where defendant has waived right to counsel — exceptions. — Where a defendant has waived the right to counsel and elected to represent himself, the provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 shall not apply, except in the discretion of the court, under such rules, procedures and restrictions as the court may, in the interests of justice, impose. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 12)  Effective 7-19-85
MO Rev Stat § 491.693 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.693 - Testimony to be under oath.

Effective - 19 Jul 1985   491.693. Testimony to be under oath. — All testimony taken under sections 491.675 to 491.693 shall be under oath. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 13)  Effective 7-19-85
MO Rev Stat § 491.696 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.696 - Child defined — videotaped testimony for juvenile court hearings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   491.696. Child defined — videotaped testimony for juvenile court hearings. — For purposes of sections 491.696 to 491.705, the term "child" means a person seventeen years of age or under who is the alleged victim of sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect as such terms are defined in section 210.110. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 598)
MO Rev Stat § 491.699 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.699 - Juvenile court hearings — court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure — cross-examination — counsel appointed for perpetrator, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   491.699. Juvenile court hearings — court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure — cross-examination — counsel appointed for perpetrator, when. — 1. Upon the motion of the juvenile officer, the court may order that an in-camera videotaped recording of the testimony of the alleged child victim be made for use as substantive evidence at a juvenile court hearing held pursuant to the provisions of chapter 211. The provisions of section 491.075 relating to the admissibility of statements made by a child under the age of twelve shall apply to proceedings in juvenile court.  2. In determining whether or not to allow such motion, the court shall consider the elements of the offense charged and the emotional or psychological trauma to the child if required to testify in open court or to be brought into the personal presence of the alleged perpetrator. Such recording shall be retained by the juvenile officer and shall be admissible in lieu of the child's personal appearance and testimony at juvenile court hearings. A transcript of such testimony shall be made as soon as possible after the completion of such deposition and shall be provided to all parties to the action.  3. The court shall preside over the depositions, which shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of evidence applicable to civil cases.  4. In any prosecution under either subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection 1 of section 211.031, the attorney for the alleged perpetrator shall have at least two opportunities to cross-examine the deposed alleged child victim.  5. Prior to the taking of the deposition which is to be used as substantive evidence at the hearing pursuant to sections 491.696 to 491.705, the attorney for any party to the action shall be provided with such discoverable materials and information as the court may, on motion, direct; shall be afforded a reasonable time to examine such materials; and shall be permitted to cross-examine the child during the deposition.  6. In any prosecution under either subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection 1 of section 211.031, if the alleged perpetrator is not represented by counsel and if, upon inquiry, it appears to the court that he or she will be unable to obtain counsel within a reasonable period of time, the court shall appoint the public defender or other counsel to represent the alleged perpetrator at the deposition. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 598)
MO Rev Stat § 491.702 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.702 - Perpetrator may be excluded from child victim deposition proceeding, when — sequestration of victim — review of tapes required, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   491.702. Perpetrator may be excluded from child victim deposition proceeding, when — sequestration of victim — review of tapes required, when. — 1. On motion of the juvenile officer, the court may exclude the alleged perpetrator from any or all deposition proceedings at which the child is to testify. However, where any such order of exclusion is entered, the child shall not be excused as a witness until the alleged perpetrator has had a reasonable opportunity to review the videotape recording in private with his counsel and to consult with his counsel; and until his counsel has been afforded the opportunity to cross-examine the child following such review and consultation.  2. The court may also order, on motion of the juvenile officer, during all predeposition procedures, recesses, and post-deposition matters that the child be sequestered from the view and presence of the alleged perpetrator.  3. In no event shall the child's videotaped testimony be admitted into evidence until all parties and their attorneys have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to review the videotape in private in the presence of each other. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 598)
MO Rev Stat § 491.705 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.705 - Court may order videotaped reexamination, when — testimony to be under oath.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   491.705. Court may order videotaped reexamination, when — testimony to be under oath. — 1. At any time prior to a hearing, and for good cause shown, the court may, upon motion of any party, order a videotaped reexamination of the child where the interests of justice so require.  2. All testimony taken under sections 491.696 to 491.705 shall be under oath. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 598)
MO Rev Stat § 491.710 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 491 - Witnesses|Section 491.710 - Hearings involving child witnesses given docket priority — delays or continuances granted, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   491.710. Hearings involving child witnesses given docket priority — delays or continuances granted, when. — In all criminal cases and juvenile court hearings under chapter 211 involving a child victim or witness, as defined in section 491.678 or 491.696, the court shall give docket priority. The court and the prosecuting or circuit attorney shall take appropriate action to insure a speedy trial in order to minimize the length of time the child must endure the stress of his or her involvement in the proceeding. In ruling on any motion or other request for a delay or continuance of proceedings, the court shall consider and give weight to any adverse impact the delay or continuance may have on the well-being of a child victim or witness. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 598 § 17)
MO Rev Stat § 492.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 492 - Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony|Section 492.010 - Officers and notary public authorized to administer oaths.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   492.010. Officers and notary public authorized to administer oaths. — Every court and judge, justice and clerk thereof, notaries public, certified court reporters and certified shorthand reporters, shall respectively have power to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses and others concerning any thing or proceeding pending* before them, respectively, and to administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions within their respective jurisdictions, in all cases where oaths and affirmations are required by law to be taken. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1884, A.L. 1988 S.B. 425)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1720; 1919 § 5407; 1909 § 6351  *Word "depending" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 492.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 492 - Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony|Section 492.020 - Oaths required to be taken before particular officer may be taken before others, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   492.020. Oaths required to be taken before particular officer may be taken before others, when. — Whenever any oath or affirmation is required by law to be taken before a particular court or officer, the same may be done before any other court or officer empowered to administer oaths, unless it is expressly prohibited; and when no court or officer is named by whom an oath may be administered or affidavit taken, the same may be done by any court or officer authorized to administer oaths. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1885)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1721; 1919 § 5408; 1909 § 6352
MO Rev Stat § 492.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 492 - Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony|Section 492.030 - Parties may affirm, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   492.030. Parties may affirm, when. — Every person who shall declare that he has conscientious scruples against taking an oath or swearing in any form shall be permitted to make his solemn declaration or affirmation in the following form: "You do solemnly declare and affirm", etc., concluding with the words "under the pains and penalties of perjury". ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1881)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1717; 1919 § 5404; 1909 § 6348
MO Rev Stat § 492.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 492 - Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony|Section 492.040 - Officer shall adopt mode most binding on conscience, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   492.040. Officer shall adopt mode most binding on conscience, when. — Whenever the court or officer by whom any person is about to be sworn shall be satisfied that such person has any peculiar mode of swearing connected with or in addition to the usual form of administering oaths, which is to him of more solemn and binding obligation, the court or officer shall adopt that mode which shall appear to be most binding on the conscience of the person to be sworn. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1882)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1718; 1919 § 5405; 1909 § 6349
MO Rev Stat § 492.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 492 - Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony|Section 492.050 - Parties to be sworn according to the ceremonies of their religion.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   492.050. Parties to be sworn according to the ceremonies of their religion. — Every person, believing in any other than the Christian religion, shall be sworn according to the peculiar ceremonies of his religion, if there be any such ceremonies. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1883)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1719; 1919 § 5406; 1909 § 6350
MO Rev Stat § 492.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 492 - Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony|Section 492.060 - Persons deemed to have been lawfully sworn, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   492.060. Persons deemed to have been lawfully sworn, when. — In all cases in which an oath or affirmation is required or authorized by law, every person swearing, affirming or declaring, in whatever form, shall be deemed to have been lawfully sworn, and to be guilty of perjury for corruptly and falsely swearing, affirming or declaring, in the same manner as if he had sworn by laying his hand on the gospels and kissing them. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1886)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1722; 1919 § 5409; 1909 § 6353
MO Rev Stat § 492.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 492 - Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony|Section 492.070 - Oaths, affirmations, depositions of persons in military service, who may take — form — validation of those previously taken.

Effective - 12 Jun 1991   492.070. Oaths, affirmations, depositions of persons in military service, who may take — form — validation of those previously taken. — 1. Any commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, of any of the Armed Forces of the United States, whether or not on active duty, may administer oaths and affirmations to, and to take depositions, and affidavits of, any member of any of the Armed Forces of the United States, whether or not on active duty, with like effect as if the same were administered or taken within the state of Missouri by a notary public.  2. Such officer shall certify the act, stating the time and place thereof, over his signature, setting forth his grade, serial number, branch of service (Army, Navy, etc.), and permanent mailing address. If such officer shall omit from his certificate the place thereof, serial number, branch of service, and permanent mailing address, or any of them, it shall be deemed to have been done for reasons of security and shall not invalidate such certificate. The signature of any such officer, together with his grade, shall be prima facie evidence of his authority.  3. Any form of jurat complying with the requirements of this section may be used, and the following form shall be taken to satisfy all requirements of this section:   With the Armed Forces )   of the United States ) ss   at ______ )   (Body of instrument)   Subscribed and sworn to (affirmed) by ______, to me known to be a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, on active duty therewith, before me, a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces of the United States, on active duty therewith, this ______ day of ______, A.D. 20______.   (Signature)  (Serial Number)    ______________________________________________________    (Grade) (Branch of service: Army, Navy, etc.)    ______________________________________________________    (Permanent mailing address)      ______________________________________________________     4. All such oaths, affirmations, affidavits, and depositions heretofore made and which were not in conformity with the requirements of the laws at that time, but are in conformity with the requirements of this section, are hereby validated and legalized for all purposes from and after June 12, 1991. It shall not be necessary to rerecord any such instrument. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1948, A.L. 1951 p. 533, A.L. 1991 S.B. 358)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1784; 1919 § 5471  Effective 6-12-91
MO Rev Stat § 492.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXIII - Evidence and Legal Advertisements|Chapter 492 - Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony|Section 492.080 - Depositions may be obtained conditionally.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   492.080. Depositions may be obtained conditionally. — Any party to a suit pending in any court in this state may obtain the deposition of any witness, to be used in such suit, conditionally. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1917)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 1753; 1919 § 5440; 1909 § 6384  CROSS REFERENCES:  Criminal case--defendant may take and use depositions, when, 545.380, 545.400  Felony cases, state may take depositions, when, Const. Art. I § 18(b)  Public service commission, depositions in proceedings before, 386.420  Referees, depositions may be used in proceedings before, 515.160  Survey corners, deposition in proceedings to establish by testimony, 446.090  Unlawful detainer actions, depositions taken and used, 534.180, 534.190  (1955) Where witness was old, sick and feeble and evidence indicated the taking of his oral testimony might endanger his life, court and special commissioner had discretion to deny the right to take his oral testimony by deposition. State ex rel. Nichols v. Killoren (A.), 285 S.W.2d 38.