Missouri Chapter 476 — Courts--General Provisions
- § 476.001. — Purpose of law.
- § 476.010. — Courts of record.
- § 476.015. — Short title.
- § 476.016. — Schedule.
- § 476.020. — Courts to keep a seal.
- § 476.030. — Private seal used, when.
- § 476.050. — Records to be kept in English language.
- § 476.053. — (Transferred 2000; now 488.027)
- § 476.055. — Statewide court automation fund created, administration, committee, members--powers, duties, limitation--unauthorized release of information, penalty--report, committee, costs--expiration date.
- § 476.056. — Municipal court automation, duties of municipality.
- § 476.057. — Judicial personnel training fund, judicial personnel defined.
- § 476.058. — Court personnel defined--state court administration revolving fund created.
- § 476.060. — Interpreters appointed, when.
- § 476.062. — Court marshals' arrest powers--may carry firearms, when.
- § 476.070. — Power of courts to issue writs.
- § 476.080. — Court or clerk may appoint person to execute process, when.
- § 476.083. — Circuit court marshal may be appointed in certain circuits, powers and duties, salary, qualifications.
- § 476.090. — Courts may enforce return of process.
- § 476.100. — No process abated by failure of court to sit.
- § 476.110. — Acts constituting contempt of court.
- § 476.120. — Punishment for contempt.
- § 476.130. — May be punished summarily, when.
- § 476.140. — Commitment for contempt to set forth particulars.
- § 476.150. — Contempt not to be used to enforce civil rights.
- § 476.160. — Parties may be indicted, when.
- § 476.170. — Sittings to be public.
- § 476.180. — Judge interested, not to sit.
- § 476.220. — Judge may call special term for disposition of cause pending.
- § 476.240. — May try civil cases at such special terms.
- § 476.250. — No court to sit on Sunday.
- § 476.260. — Court to audit accounts.
- § 476.265. — Judicial department, budget, procedure for formulation.
- § 476.270. — Expenditures of court to be paid out of county treasury--exceptions.
- § 476.280. — Oath of judges.
- § 476.290. — Judges not to practice law--exception, municipal judges.
- § 476.310. — No judge or clerk to have partner--exception.
- § 476.320. — Judicial conference of the state of Missouri established, members.
- § 476.330. — Conference shall meet, when.
- § 476.340. — Executive council shall be governing body, how formed--members.
- § 476.350. — Duties of judicial conference, executive council and circuit judges.
- § 476.360. — Clerks of various courts shall make reports to executive council.
- § 476.370. — Conference or council empowered to hold hearings.
- § 476.380. — Expense allowance for conference attendance.
- § 476.385. — Schedule of fines committee, appointment, duties, powers--associate circuit judges may adopt schedule--central violations bureau established--powers, duties.
- § 476.405. — Judicial department, annual salary adjustment, when, restrictions on, how appropriated--compensation schedule to be maintained, where, how --duty of revisor of statutes.
- § 476.406. — Employees of twenty-second judicial circuit may work forty-hour week.
- § 476.410. — Transfer of case filed in wrong jurisdiction.
- § 476.412. — Reports, statistical information on caseload, filed with supreme court, when--contents.
- § 476.415. — Commission on judicial resources, established--members, terms --access to reports, when--staff allowed, assistance rendered, when.
- § 476.445. — Disability retirement of supreme court and court of appeals commissioners--hearing--compensation.
- § 476.450. — Judges may become special commissioners, when--salary or retirement compensation.
- § 476.451. — Definitions.
- § 476.452. — Beneficiaries of special commissioners, benefits, how paid.
- § 476.453. — Judges of six years' service prior to law, eligible.
- § 476.455. — All judges under nonpartisan plan eligible for retirement.
- § 476.456. — Probate or magistrate judges may become special commissioners, when --salary or retirement compensation--credit for service as justice of peace.
- § 476.458. — Probate and magistrate judges shall retire, age, exception--may petition to serve beyond retirement age, when petition to be granted --elected judges to complete term.
- § 476.460. — Special commissioner subject to temporary duty.
- § 476.470. — Judge not eligible for retirement, when.
- § 476.480. — Judges convicted, impeached or removed from office ineligible --intentional killing of judge bars survivor benefits, when.
- § 476.490. — Expenses of special commissioner.
- § 476.500. — Acceptance by judge--procedure.
- § 476.510. — Practice of law permitted, when, requirements, exceptions.
- § 476.515. — Definitions--reinstatement of benefits for surviving spouse terminated by remarriage, when, procedure.
- § 476.517. — One-time retirement plan election for certain judges.
- § 476.520. — Eligibility requirements.
- § 476.524. — Judge who served in armed forces may elect to purchase creditable prior service, limitation--amount of contribution--payment period --treatment of payments.
- § 476.530. — Retirement compensation, how computed.
- § 476.535. — Survivor's benefits, how paid.
- § 476.537. — Judge leaving no surviving spouse or surviving spouse dies--dependents to receive benefits.
- § 476.539. — Surviving spouse of judge may become a special consultant, when, duties--compensation to be judgment and claim exempt, also unassignable.
- § 476.540. — Refund of contributions, when--reentry into system, how.
- § 476.545. — Early retirement, reduced benefit, how computed.
- § 476.550. — Not eligible for benefits while retired under other plan.
- § 476.555. — Lump sum payments, when.
- § 476.560. — Disqualification by improper behavior.
- § 476.565. — Retiree may practice law, when, requirements, exceptions.
- § 476.575. — Definitions.
- § 476.580. — Retirement benefits, who administers, how paid.
- § 476.585. — No payroll deductions, when--accumulated contributions refunded, when, to whom.
- § 476.590. — Life insurance benefits to be provided judges, retired judges and dependents.
- § 476.595. — Election to become a special commissioner, when, how--compensation --refund of certain contributions, how.
- § 476.601. — Special consultants, duties, compensation.
- § 476.675. — Commissioner of juvenile division of circuit court may elect to transfer membership service to creditable service as a judge, procedure.
- § 476.680. — Votes, how counted and canvassed--governor to proclaim results (Clay County).
- § 476.681. — Retired senior judges or commissioners, application, qualifications, appointment, term.
- § 476.682. — Retired judge serving as senior judge or commissioner, compensation --expenses, how paid--computation of service as retirement credit, adjustment, exception--annual report, content.
- § 476.683. — Judge failing to retire on seventieth birthday, a waiver of salary and retirement benefits.
- § 476.684. — Judges with certain service may tack prior service credit in MOSERS to judicial system by purchase, limitation.
- § 476.686. — Magistrate judges not now serving in St. Louis City may become special consultant, when--compensation to be creditable service in judicial retirement system.
- § 476.687. — Previous state employment, additional credited service.
- § 476.688. — Compensation to be treated as other benefits.
- § 476.690. — Eligible judge electing not to retire shall receive in addition to retirement compensation all annual cost-of-living increases given to retired judges--appointment as special consultant.
- § 476.750. — Definitions.
- § 476.753. — Interpretation of proceedings, when--admissibility of evidence--indigent persons.
- § 476.756. — Determination of qualification of interpreter.
- § 476.760. — Privileged communications--commencement of proceedings, requirement--waiver of right, requirement--fees--payment.
- § 476.763. — Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing, list of qualified interpreters--compliance directives.
- § 476.766. — Americans with disabilities act, requirements not to exceed.
- § 476.777. — Missouri CASA fund established, disbursements--lapse of fund into general revenue prohibited.
- § 476.800. — Definitions.
- § 476.803. — Appointment of interpreters and translators, when--waiver, when--oath required.
- § 476.806. — Fee for service, amount, paid by whom.