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2019 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 544 - Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail
- Section 544.010 Magistrate defined. (1/2/1979)
- Section 544.020 Issuance of warrant upon complaint. (8/28/2004)
- Section 544.030 Issuance of warrants by associate circuit judge. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.040 Bail, associate circuit judge may grant, when. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.045 License to operate motor vehicle may be deposited in lieu of bail — exceptions — failure to appear, notice to director of revenue. (7/1/1992)
- Section 544.046 Compact — entered into. (8/28/2012)
- Section 544.050 Recognizances. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.060 Issuance of warrants by clerk upon indictments. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.070 Issuance of process. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.080 Issuance of warrant to sheriff — execution. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.090 Warrants, where executed. (8/28/1993)
- Section 544.100 Arrest in another county — procedure. (8/28/1949)
- Section 544.110 Escape to another county when guilty of felony. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.120 Attempted escape of felon, officers to pursue — arrest. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.130 Attempted escape, proceeding after arrest. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.145 Governor may offer reward for escaped felon — payment. (8/28/1957)
- Section 544.150 Reward by county commission. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.155 Uniform fresh pursuit law. (8/28/1996)
- Section 544.157 Law enforcement officers, conservation agents, capitol police, college or university police officers, and park rangers, arrest powers — fresh pursuit defined — policy of agency electing to institute vehicular pursuits. (8/28/2013)
- Section 544.160 Escaped prisoner may be retaken after term expires. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.170 Twenty hours detention on arrest without warrant — twenty-four hours detention for certain offenses, rights of confinee — violations, penalty. (8/28/2005)
- Section 544.180 Arrest. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.190 Rights of officer in making arrests. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.193 Strip searches prohibited, when — how executed if authorized. (8/28/1980)
- Section 544.195 Rights and remedies of person wronged. (8/28/1980)
- Section 544.197 Sections 544.193 to 544.197 not applicable, when. (8/28/1980)
- Section 544.200 Officer may break open doors. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.210 Arrests, when. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.216 Powers of arrest, arrest without warrant on suspicion persons violating any law of state including infractions, misdemeanors and ordinances, exception — power of municipal officer in unincorporated area. (8/28/2014)
- Section 544.218 Arrest without warrant, lawful, when. (1/1/2017)
- Section 544.220 Conveyance of prisoner through another county. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.230 Officer not subject to arrest — posse. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.240 Duty of jailer. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.250 Preliminary hearing, when required — release, when, what conditions. (1/2/1979)
- Section 544.260 Arrest of person, where tried. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.270 Procedure before associate circuit judge. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.275 State correctional facilities may be used for certain civil or criminal proceedings not requiring a jury. (8/28/1990)
- Section 544.280 Trial, how conducted. (1/2/1979)
- Section 544.290 Disqualification of associate circuit judge. (8/28/1945)
- Section 544.300 Proceedings in case of disqualification. (1/2/1979)
- Section 544.310 Associate circuit judge may call associate. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.320 Adjournment of hearing by associate circuit judge — release of prisoner, when, what conditions. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.330 Failure to appear under recognizance. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.340 Commitment of party, when. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.350 Complaint to be read, time given for advice. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.360 Exclusion of witnesses from examination. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.370 Homicide, written evidence. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.376 Crime laboratory reports, evidence as to test results, procedure — person conducting tests, recorded interview prior to hearing, procedure, right to subpoena. (8/28/1998)
- Section 544.380 Examination of prisoner and his witnesses. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.390 Examination and recognizance, certified, when. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.400 Failure of associate circuit judge to discharge duty. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.410 Discharge, when ordered. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.420 Recognizance, when required. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.430 Who may be bound by recognizance. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.440 Commitment of witnesses. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.455 Release of person charged, when — conditions which may be imposed. (8/28/2013)
- Section 544.456 Sam Pratt's Law — prohibition on providing child care services for compensation pending final disposition, when. (8/28/2012)
- Section 544.457 Bail, amount of, information which may be considered — denial of bail — special conditions. (8/28/1993)
- Section 544.470 Commitment of individual, when — presumption for aliens unlawfully present. (8/28/2011)
- Section 544.472 Persons confined to jail, verification of lawful immigration status required. (1/1/2017)
- Section 544.490 What courts may accept recognizance. (1/2/1979)
- Section 544.500 Recognizance, disposition of. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.510 Bail, when taken other than by court. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.520 Name of prosecutor returned with bail bond. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.530 Bond or recognizance, by whom taken. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.540 Court to fix conditions for release, when. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.550 Recognizances, how taken. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.560 Sheriff may set conditions for release, when. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.570 Recognizances returned to clerk. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.575 No proceeding upon a recognizance defeated for defects. (1/2/1979)
- Section 544.580 Qualification of sureties. (8/28/1972)
- Section 544.590 When security deemed sufficient. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.600 Surrender of principal, how made. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.610 Discharge of bailor's liability, how. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.620 What deemed a surrender. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.630 Other bail. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.640 Recognizance forfeited, when. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.650 Writ of scire facias, how served. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.660 Writs of scire facias, service construed. (8/28/1939)
- Section 544.665 Failure to appear, penalty. (1/1/2017)
- Section 544.671 Certain defendants not entitled to bail for certain offenses. (6/5/2006)
- Section 544.676 Court may deny bail upon showing that defendant poses danger to victim, witness, or community — considerations — right to trial, time limit. (8/28/1994)
CHAPTER CROSS REFERENCES
- Appeal bond, when taken, conditions, 547.170 to 547.190
- Appeal, defendant failing to appear for judgment on, arrest ordered, 547.310
- Arrest powers, peace officers and conservation agents, 252.085
- Arrest records expungement, grounds, procedure, 610.122 to 610.126
- Assessment of points for out of state charges or convictions, requirements, exceptions, 302.160
- Bail, forfeiture if defendant tampers with witness or victims, 491.610
- Bonds required for arrest warrants, probation, civil cash bonds, deemed unclaimed property, when, 447.595
- Child less than seventeen years taken into custody, record of law enforcement agency required, 210.004
- Children deemed arrested when taken into custody on drug and criminal activities, 195.146
- Cities, fourth class, police officers may arrest in areas leased or owned by city outside city boundaries, 85.620
- Cities, third class, police officers may arrest in areas leased or owned by city outside city boundaries, 85.561
- Crime victims' rights, Const. Art. I, § 32
- Deaf persons, auxiliary services and aids, 476.750 to 476.766
- Employees of conservation commission and department of conservation, arrest powers, when, 252.068
- Escape of accused, crime victims' right to notice, Const. Art. I, Sec. 32
- Extradition proceedings, generally, Chap. 548
- First class counties and St. Louis City, arrest authority of certain peace officers, 70.820
- Highway patrolmen may arrest on reasonable grounds for motor vehicle offenses, 43.195
- Indicted person not to be released, exception, bail, 532.450
- Liquor control peace officers, authority to make arrests for violations, 311.630
- Marshal of supreme court to arrest and deliver convict to penitentiary, when, 547.340, 547.350
- Members of general assembly privileged from arrest, when, Const. Art. III § 19
- Military offenders, state, 40.025
- Motor vehicles abandoned when driver is arrested and taken into custody, procedure, 304.155
- Penal institution employees authorized to arrest, when, 217.280
- Recognizance on change of venue, 545.520 to 545.540
- Reversal upon writ of error by state, defendant to be arrested, 547.230
- State college and university boards may appoint police officers with powers of arrest, 174.703
- University of Missouri campuses, traffic regulations violations, points assessed, 172.750
- Voters privileged from arrest on election day, Const. Art. VIII § 4
- Witness or victim tampering prohibited, activities prohibited set out in forms, 491.620
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