Missouri Chapter 478 — Circuit Courts
- § 478.001. — Drug courts, establishment, purpose--referrals to certified treatment programs required, exceptions--completion of treatment program, effect.
- § 478.003. — Administration--commissioners, appointment, term, removal, powers, duties, qualifications, compensation--orders of commissioners, confirmation or rejection by judges, effect.
- § 478.005. — Conditions for referral--statements by participant not to be used as evidence, when--records, access to staff, closed, when.
- § 478.006. — Jackson County, provisions of drug court law may apply, when.
- § 478.009. — Drug courts coordinating commission established, members, meetings --fund created.
- § 478.010. — Election of circuit judges.
- § 478.012. — Circuit court defined.
- § 478.013. — Salaries of circuit judges--practice of or doing law business prohibited.
- § 478.014. — Judge of the circuit court, defined.
- § 478.017. — Travel allowance for circuit judges.
- § 478.018. — Associate judges, circuit court, compensation.
- § 478.019. — Judge of probate division, ex officio circuit or associate circuit judge, when, salary, how payable.
- § 478.020. — Expenses of judge when serving outside regular circuit.
- § 478.023. — Salary and expenses, how paid.
- § 478.035. — Circuit courts--counties and City of St. Louis to provide quarters.
- § 478.038. — Circuit number nine, election to maintain quarters for circuit court, form of question.
- § 478.063. — Juvenile divisions designated.
- § 478.070. — Jurisdiction of circuit courts.
- § 478.072. — Preserving record, case assigned to associate circuit judge, how, approval required--supreme court to prescribe procedures and forms.
- § 478.073. — State divided into judicial circuits.
- § 478.075. — Circuit No. 1.
- § 478.077. — Circuit No. 2.
- § 478.080. — Circuit No. 3.
- § 478.085. — Circuit No. 4.
- § 478.087. — Circuit No. 5.
- § 478.090. — Circuit No. 6.
- § 478.093. — Circuit No. 7.
- § 478.095. — Circuit No. 8.
- § 478.097. — Circuit No. 9.
- § 478.100. — Circuit No. 10.
- § 478.103. — Circuit No. 11.
- § 478.105. — Circuit No. 12.
- § 478.107. — Circuit No. 13.
- § 478.110. — Circuit No. 14.
- § 478.113. — Circuit No. 15.
- § 478.115. — Circuit No. 16.
- § 478.117. — Circuit No. 17.
- § 478.120. — Circuit No. 18.
- § 478.123. — Circuit No. 19.
- § 478.125. — Circuit No. 20.
- § 478.127. — Circuit No. 21.
- § 478.130. — Circuit No. 22.
- § 478.133. — Circuit No. 23.
- § 478.135. — Circuit No. 24.
- § 478.137. — Circuit No. 25.
- § 478.140. — Circuit No. 26.
- § 478.143. — Circuit No. 27.
- § 478.145. — Circuit No. 28.
- § 478.147. — Circuit No. 29.
- § 478.150. — Circuit No. 30.
- § 478.153. — Circuit No. 31.
- § 478.155. — Circuit No. 32.
- § 478.157. — Circuit No. 33.
- § 478.160. — Circuit No. 34.
- § 478.163. — Circuit No. 35.
- § 478.165. — Circuit No. 36.
- § 478.167. — Circuit No. 37.
- § 478.170. — Circuit No. 38.
- § 478.173. — Circuit No. 39.
- § 478.175. — Circuit No. 40.
- § 478.177. — Circuit No. 41.
- § 478.180. — Circuit No. 42.
- § 478.183. — Circuit No. 43.
- § 478.185. — Circuit No. 44.
- § 478.186. — Circuit No. 45.
- § 478.205. — Circuit court, continual session--when term required, time commencing.
- § 478.206. — Writs and other processes returned to first term, when, effect.
- § 478.220. — Circuit and associate circuit judges, jurisdiction, restrictions.
- § 478.230. — Municipal judges, jurisdiction--cases subject to transfer.
- § 478.240. — Presiding judge, term, selection procedures--chief justice of supreme court may remove presiding judge, designate acting judge --authority to assign cases, exception--judge hears case not properly assigned, effect.
- § 478.245. — Circuit courts may adopt local court rules--procedure--restrictions --role of associate circuit judges.
- § 478.248. — Availability of a judge for bail purposes, when, local court rules to ensure.
- § 478.250. — Procedure for filing cases, docketing, assignment, hearing.
- § 478.255. — Disqualification of judge, reassignment procedure--applicability to probate judges.
- § 478.260. — Probate division of circuit court established, jurisdiction.
- § 478.265. — Commissioner of the probate division of circuit court, appointment, qualifications, powers, duties, compensation (counties over 400,000).
- § 478.266. — Probate division, commissioner authorized, certain counties, compensation, commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation --deputy commissioner, certain counties and cities, appointment, term--powers and duties.
- § 478.267. — Probate division of circuit court, commissioner authorized, compensation, term--commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation of (St. Louis County).
- § 478.268. — Probate division commissioner authorized, thirty-first judicial circuit, term, compensation--commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation.
- § 478.270. — Judge or clerk not to prepare wills or settlements--letters revoked, when.
- § 478.320. — Associate circuit judges, authorized number--population determination--election--restrictions on practice of law or paid public appointment--residency requirement.
- § 478.337. — Circuit court of Lewis County at Canton.
- § 478.340. — Jurisdiction.
- § 478.343. — Change of venue.
- § 478.347. — Removal of suits by consent of parties.
- § 478.350. — Judgments to become lien, when.
- § 478.353. — Liens filed, where.
- § 478.370. — Divisions of Circuit No. 5, number--when judges elected.
- § 478.375. — 6th Circuit--additional judge, when.
- § 478.385. — Circuit No. 7, number of judges.
- § 478.387. — Circuit No. 22, number of judges.
- § 478.400. — General term--business, how distributed and expedited.
- § 478.401. — (Transferred 2000; now 488.447)
- § 478.422. — Friend of court in child support matters, appointment, compensation (St. Louis County and St. Louis City).
- § 478.428. — Presiding judge and circuit clerk St. Louis City to meet with mayor and budget director to discuss court's estimate of expenditures for year--estimate to be filed when.
- § 478.430. — Circuit judge in St. Louis City may appoint janitor-messenger.
- § 478.433. — Compensation of janitor-messenger.
- § 478.434. — Fines, penalties and forfeitures, to be paid into city treasury, reports.
- § 478.435. — Register to furnish names of collectors to court.
- § 478.437. — Circuit No. 21, number of judges.
- § 478.450. — To make rules for numbering, assignment and transfer of cases.
- § 478.461. — Division into eastern and western portions--jurisdiction--venue --actions against county, where filed--transfer of cases, when--cases commenced prior to division, effect--rules authorized.
- § 478.462. — Circuit No. 16, filing in improper division of circuit, venue --transfer of cases, when.
- § 478.463. — Circuit No. 16, number of judges, divisions--where divisions to sit.
- § 478.464. — Associate circuit divisions renumbered--associate circuit judge added--divisions to sit, where--(Jackson County).
- § 478.465. — Transfer of cases by local court rule, circuit court and probate division (Circuit No. 16).
- § 478.466. — Drug court commissioner, appointment, qualifications, compensation, powers and duties--surcharge (Jackson County).
- § 478.467. — Court may make rules for distribution of cases.
- § 478.469. — Appeals from municipal judges, where heard.
- § 478.473. — Letters where granted (Jackson County).
- § 478.475. — Sales of real estate at courthouse door.
- § 478.483. — Jurisdiction as to mechanic's liens.
- § 478.513. — Circuit No. 31, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.527. — Circuit No. 29, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.528. — Family court commissioner position.
- § 478.530. — Court may make rules for distribution, transfer of cases.
- § 478.550. — Circuit No. 23, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected--family court commissioner and drug court commissioner to become associate circuit judge positions, when.
- § 478.551. — Drug court commissioner position to be state funded.
- § 478.570. — Circuit No. 17, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.600. — Circuit No. 11, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected--drug commissioner to become associate circuit judge position.
- § 478.610. — Circuit No. 13, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected--additional associate circuit judge for Boone County, when.
- § 478.620. — Records of former Sturgeon court of common pleas, transfer and keeping of.
- § 478.625. — Circuit No. 19, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.630. — Circuit No. 20, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.690. — Circuit No. 24, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.700. — Circuit No. 25, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.705. — Circuit No. 26, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.710. — Circuit No. 32, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.711. — Circuit court, where held--probate division, where offices maintained.
- § 478.715. — Circuit No. 42, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
- § 478.716. — Drug court commissioner position.
- § 478.720. — Districts of Marion County circuit court--where court held --jurisdiction transfers.
- § 478.725. — (Repealed L. 2004 S.B. 1211 § A)
- § 478.730. — Circuit No. 44, judge appointed, elected when.
- § 478.750. — Circuit No. 43, number of judges--divisions--election.