2019 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXX - Domestic Relations
Chapter 455 - Abuse — Adults and Children — Shelters and Protective Orders
Section 455.090 Jurisdiction, duration — enforceability of orders.

Universal Citation: MO Rev Stat § 455.090 (2019)

Effective 28 Aug 2004

455.090. Jurisdiction, duration — enforceability of orders. — 1. The court shall retain jurisdiction over the full order of protection issued under this chapter for its entire duration. The court may schedule compliance review hearings to monitor the respondent's compliance with the order.

2. The terms of the order of protection issued under this chapter are enforceable by all remedies available at law for the enforcement of a judgment, and the court may punish a respondent who willfully violates the order of protection to the same extent as provided by law for contempt of the court in any other suit or proceeding cognizable by the court.

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(L. 2004 S.B. 1211)

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