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2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - § 534.130. — Failure of defendant to appear.
534.130. If the defendant, being duly summoned, does not appear at the time appointed for hearing the complaint, the judge shall proceed with the hearing of the cause.
(RSMo 1939 § 2841, A.L. 1945 p. 1089, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)Prior revisions: 1929 § 2455; 1919 § 3003; 1909 § 7665
Effective 1-2-79
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