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MO Rev Stat § 544.376 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.376 - Crime laboratory reports, evidence as to test results, procedure — person conducting tests, recorded interview prior to hearing, procedure, right to subpoena.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   544.376. Crime laboratory reports, evidence as to test results, procedure — person conducting tests, recorded interview prior to hearing, procedure, right to subpoena. — At any preliminary hearing conducted in the courts of this state, a report from any crime laboratory in the state, or from any federal crime laboratory, relating to the testing, analysis, identification, or comparison of evidence and certified under the seal of that laboratory shall be received into evidence on the issue of the results of scientific tests. The accused or his attorney of record shall be provided with a copy of such report at least ten days prior to the preliminary hearing and shall have the opportunity before the hearing upon notice to the state of the time and place to conduct the interview, which may be recorded, of any person who conducted the testing, analysis, identification, or comparison of evidence which is the subject matter of the report. Nothing in this section shall affect the right of the accused to subpoena such person. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 341 § 2, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1147, et al.)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Crime laboratory assistance program, 650.100, 650.105
MO Rev Stat § 544.380 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.380 - Examination of prisoner and his witnesses.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.380. Examination of prisoner and his witnesses. — After the examination of the complainant and the witnesses on the part of the prosecution, the witnesses for the accused may be sworn and examined, and the prisoner may, at his request, be sworn and examined as a witness in his behalf, under the restrictions applicable to the examination of defendants in the trial of criminal cases. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3871)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3481; 1919 § 3826; 1909 § 5034
MO Rev Stat § 544.390 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.390 - Examination and recognizance, certified, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.390. Examination and recognizance, certified, when. — All examinations and recognizances taken in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter shall be certified by the associate circuit judge taking the same, and delivered to the clerk of the court in which the offense is cognizable, on or before the first day of the next term thereof, except that where the prisoner is committed to jail, the examination of himself and of the witnesses for or against him, duly certified, shall accompany the warrant of commitment, and be delivered therewith to the jailer. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3879)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3489; 1919 § 3834; 1909 § 5042  (1966) This statute is not jurisdictional, but is intended to assure a fair preliminary examination and to preserve the evidence taken. State v. Hughey (Mo.), 404 S.W.2d 725.
MO Rev Stat § 544.400 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.400 - Failure of associate circuit judge to discharge duty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.400. Failure of associate circuit judge to discharge duty. — If any associate circuit judge refuses or neglects to certify and return, as required by section 544.390, any examination or recognizance by him taken, he may be required, by rule of court, forthwith to return the same, and in case of disobedience may be proceeded against by attachment. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3880)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3490; 1919 § 3835; 1909 § 5043
MO Rev Stat § 544.410 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.410 - Discharge, when ordered.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.410. Discharge, when ordered. — If upon the examination of the whole matter, it appears to the associate circuit judge either that no offense has been committed by any person, or that there is no probable cause for charging the prisoner therewith, he shall discharge such prisoner. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3872)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3482; 1919 § 3827; 1909 § 5035
MO Rev Stat § 544.420 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.420 - Recognizance, when required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.420. Recognizance, when required. — If it appear that a felony has been committed, and that there is probable cause to believe the prisoner guilty thereof, the associate circuit judge shall bind, by recognizance, the prosecutor, and all material witnesses against such prisoner, to appear and testify before the court having cognizance of the offense, on such day as the prosecuting attorney shall designate in writing duly filed with the associate circuit judge at the time, and not to depart such court without leave. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3873)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3483; 1919 § 3828; 1909 § 5036  (1977) Preliminary hearing is in no sense a trial and primary purpose is to prevent abuse of power by the prosecution. State v. Clark (A.), 546 S.W.2d 455.
MO Rev Stat § 544.430 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.430 - Who may be bound by recognizance.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.430. Who may be bound by recognizance. — Infants and married women shall be deemed capable, in law, of binding themselves by recognizance for their appearance and attendance, as specified in section 544.420, in like manner and with like effect as other persons. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3874)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3484; 1919 § 3829; 1909 § 5037
MO Rev Stat § 544.440 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.440 - Commitment of witnesses.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.440. Commitment of witnesses. — If any witness so required to enter into a recognizance refuse to comply with such order, the associate circuit judge may commit him or her to prison until he or she comply with such order or be otherwise discharged according to law. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3875)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3485; 1919 § 3830; 1909 § 5038
MO Rev Stat § 544.456 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.456 - Sam Pratt's Law — prohibition on providing child care services for compensation pending final disposition, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2012   544.456. Sam Pratt's Law — prohibition on providing child care services for compensation pending final disposition, when. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Sam Pratt's Law".  2. In any case involving abuse, neglect, or death of a child, any court with competent jurisdiction may impose as a condition of release of a defendant under section 544.455 that such defendant be prohibited from providing child care services for compensation pending final disposition of the case. The court shall notify the department of health and senior services and the department of social services when it makes such a determination, as well as the final disposition of the case. ­­-------- (L. 2012 H.B. 1323)
MO Rev Stat § 544.457 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.457 - Bail, amount of, information which may be considered — denial of bail — special conditions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   544.457. Bail, amount of, information which may be considered — denial of bail — special conditions. — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20 of Article I of the Missouri Constitution to the contrary, upon a showing that the defendant poses a danger to a crime victim, the community, or any other person, the court may use such information in determining the appropriate amount of bail, to increase the amount of bail, to deny bail entirely or impose any special conditions which the defendant and surety shall guarantee. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 19 § 595.209 subsec. 2)
MO Rev Stat § 544.470 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.470 - Commitment of individual, when — presumption for aliens unlawfully present.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   544.470. Commitment of individual, when — presumption for aliens unlawfully present. — 1. If the offense is not bailable, if the individual is not granted electronic monitoring, or if the individual does not meet the conditions for release, as provided in section 544.455, the individual shall be committed to the jail of the county in which the same is to be tried, there to remain until such individual be discharged by due course of law.  2. There shall be a presumption that releasing the person under any conditions as provided by section 544.455 shall not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required if the circuit judge or associate circuit judge reasonably believes that the person is an alien unlawfully present in the United States. If such presumption exists, the person shall be committed to the jail, as provided in subsection 1 of this section, until such person provides verification of his or her lawful presence in the United States to rebut such presumption. If the person adequately proves his or her lawful presence, the circuit judge or associate circuit judge shall review the issue of release, as provided under section 544.455, without regard to previous issues concerning whether the person is lawfully present in the United States. If the person cannot prove his or her lawful presence, the person shall continue to be committed to the jail and remain until discharged by due course of law. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3877, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al., A.L. 2011 H.B. 111)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3487; 1919 § 3832; 1909 § 5040  (2016) Wholesale denial of pretrial release for all defendants unable to prove lawful presence in United States violates right to reasonable and individualized bail under Article I, Section 20 of Missouri Constitution. Lopez-Matias v. State, 504 S.W.3d 716 (Mo.).
MO Rev Stat § 544.472 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.472 - Persons confined to jail, verification of lawful immigration status required.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017   544.472. Persons confined to jail, verification of lawful immigration status required. — 1. If verification of the nationality or lawful immigration status of any person who is charged and confined to jail for any period of time cannot be made from documents in the possession of the prisoner or after a reasonable effort on the part of the arresting agency to determine the nationality or immigration status of the person so confined, verification shall be made by the arresting agency within forty-eight hours through a query to the Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC) of the United States Department of Homeland Security or other office or agency designated for that purpose by the United States Department of Homeland Security. If it is determined that the prisoner is in the United States unlawfully, the arresting agency shall notify the United States Department of Homeland Security.  2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny any person bond or prevent a person from being released from confinement if such person is otherwise eligible for release. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1549, et al. § 577.900, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Transferred 2014; formerly 577.680; Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 544.490 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.490 - What courts may accept recognizance.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   544.490. What courts may accept recognizance. — Whenever any person shall be committed to jail on a warrant of commitment by any associate circuit judge for an offense for which he may be released as provided in section 544.455, the recognizance or other condition for release may be taken by a circuit judge or an associate circuit judge who has been specially assigned for such purpose, and in case of the absence of any such judge from the county, such recognizance or condition for release may be taken by any judge of the circuit court except a municipal judge. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3885, A.L. 1945 p. 841, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3495; 1919 § 3840; 1909 § 5048  Effective 1-02-79  CROSS REFERENCE:  In habeas corpus, prisoner may be let to bail, amount fixed, 532.450, 532.480
MO Rev Stat § 544.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.500 - Recognizance, disposition of.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   544.500. Recognizance, disposition of. — Whenever any prisoner is released as provided in section 544.455 by any court, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court by which the prisoner was released immediately to transmit a record of the release together with any conditions imposed to the clerk of the court in which the party released is required to appear. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3886, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3496; 1919 § 3841; 1909 § 5049
MO Rev Stat § 544.510 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.510 - Bail, when taken other than by court.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.510. Bail, when taken other than by court. — Whenever any prisoner shall be let to bail by any officer out of court, such officer shall immediately cause the recognizance taken by him to be filed with the clerk of the court in which the prisoner is recognized to appear. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3887)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3497; 1919 § 3842; 1909 § 5050
MO Rev Stat § 544.520 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.520 - Name of prosecutor returned with bail bond.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.520. Name of prosecutor returned with bail bond. — If in such case the accused shall be held to answer for the offense, it shall be the duty of the associate circuit judge to make out a certificate of the name, occupation and place of abode of the prosecutor, and return the same, with the recognizance of such prisoner, to the proper county. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3888)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3498; 1919 § 3843; 1909 § 5051
MO Rev Stat § 544.530 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.530 - Bond or recognizance, by whom taken.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   544.530. Bond or recognizance, by whom taken. — When the defendant is in custody or under arrest for an offense for which he may be released as provided in section 544.455, the court in which the indictment or information is pending may release him and take his bond or recognizance, or, if the court is not in session, the clerk of the court may take his bond or recognizance. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3962, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3573; 1919 § 3916; 1909 § 5123
MO Rev Stat § 544.540 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.540 - Court to fix conditions for release, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   544.540. Court to fix conditions for release, when. — If the defendant is not arrested or in custody during the term at which an indictment for felony is returned, the court must fix the conditions for release as provided in section 544.455 required of the defendant, and the clerk must endorse the conditions on the warrant; but if no order fixing the conditions for release has* been made, the sheriff may present the warrant to the judge of the court, and such judge may thereupon endorse the conditions for release required; or if the judge is not in the county, the clerk may fix the conditions for release. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3963, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3574; 1919 § 3917; 1909 § 5124  *Word "have" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 544.550 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.550 - Recognizances, how taken.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.550. Recognizances, how taken. — 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. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3964)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3575; 1919 § 3918; 1909 § 5125
MO Rev Stat § 544.560 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.560 - Sheriff may set conditions for release, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   544.560. Sheriff may set conditions for release, when. — When any sheriff or other officer shall arrest a party by virtue of a warrant upon an indictment, or shall have a person in custody under a warrant of commitment on account of failing to find conditions for release as provided in section 544.455, and the conditions for release required are specified on the warrant, or if the case is a misdemeanor, such officer may set the conditions for release, and discharge the person so held from actual custody. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3965, A.L. 1957 p. 379, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3576; 1919 § 3919; 1909 § 5126
MO Rev Stat § 544.570 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.570 - Recognizances returned to clerk.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   544.570. Recognizances returned to clerk. — Every recognizance or other conditions for release as provided in section 544.455 taken by any sheriff or other officer must be certified and returned by him forthwith to the clerk of the court to which the defendant is recognized, and by such clerk carefully filed and preserved for the action of the court thereon. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3968, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3579; 1919 § 3922; 1909 § 5129
MO Rev Stat § 544.575 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.575 - No proceeding upon a recognizance defeated for defects.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   544.575. No proceeding upon a recognizance defeated for defects. — No proceeding upon a recognizance shall be defeated, nor shall judgment thereon be prevented or arrested, on account of any defect of form, omission of recital, condition of undertaking therein, neglect of an associate circuit judge or clerk to note or record the default of any principal or surety at the time when such default shall happen, or of any other irregularity if it be made to appear from the whole record or proceeding that the defendant was legally in custody, charged with a criminal offense, that he was discharged therefrom by reason of the giving of the recognizance, and that it can be ascertained from the recognizance that the sureties undertook that the defendant should appear before a court at the time specified. ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Effective 1-02-79
MO Rev Stat § 544.580 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.580 - Qualification of sureties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   544.580. Qualification of sureties. — Sureties in recognizances or bail bonds in criminal cases and proceedings shall be residents of this state, and shall be worth, over and above the amount exempt from execution, and the amount of their debts and liabilities, the sum which is required; and the person or persons offered as sureties may be examined on oath in regard to their qualifications as sureties, and other proof may be taken in regard to the sufficiency of the same. The officer authorized to set conditions of release is authorized to administer all necessary oaths in that behalf. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3966, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3577; 1919 § 3920; 1909 § 5127
MO Rev Stat § 544.590 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.590 - When security deemed sufficient.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.590. When security deemed sufficient. — Where more than one person is offered as sureties, they shall be deemed sufficient, if in the aggregate they possess the necessary qualifications. But no recognizance shall be taken unless the court or officer authorized to take the same shall be satisfied, from proof and examination on oath or otherwise, of the sufficiency of the sureties according to the requirements of this and the preceding sections. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3967)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3578; 1919 § 3921; 1909 § 5128
MO Rev Stat § 544.600 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.600 - Surrender of principal, how made.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.600. Surrender of principal, how made. — When a bail desires to surrender his principal, he may procure a copy of the recognizance from the clerk, by virtue of which the bail, or any person authorized by him, may take the principal in any county within this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3969)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3580; 1919 § 3923; 1909 § 5130
MO Rev Stat § 544.610 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.610 - Discharge of bailor's liability, how.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.610. Discharge of bailor's liability, how. — The bailor at any time before final judgment against him upon a forfeited recognizance, may surrender his principal in open court or to the sheriff; and upon the payment of all costs occasioned by the forfeiture, and all costs that may accrue at the term to which the prisoner was recognized to appear, may thereupon be discharged from any further liability upon the recognizance. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3970)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3581; 1919 § 3924; 1909 § 5131
MO Rev Stat § 544.620 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.620 - What deemed a surrender.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.620. What deemed a surrender. — The bailor must deliver a certified copy of the recognizance to the sheriff with the principal, and the sheriff must accept the surrender of the principal, and acknowledge such acceptance in writing. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3971)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3582; 1919 § 3925; 1909 § 5132
MO Rev Stat § 544.630 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail|Section 544.630 - Other bail.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   544.630. Other bail. — Any defendant so surrendered may give other bail, or remain in custody until discharged by the due course of law. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 3972)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 3583; 1919 § 3926; 1909 § 5133