No action or plea pending at the time any statutory provisions are repealed shall be affected by the repeal; but the same shall proceed, in all respects, as if the statutory provisions had not been repealed, except that all proceedings had after the repeal becomes effective are governed by procedural rules and laws then in effect, insofar as they are applicable.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.180
Actions pending, how affected by repeal of law
Known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (43 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Heaper v. Brown (In Re Heaper) (1997)
Most recently applied in Heaper v. Brown (In Re Heaper) (November 1997)
Effective: 28 Aug 1957; (RSMo 1939 § 662, A.L. 1957 p. 587); Prior revisions: 1929 § 662; 1919 § 7065; 1909 § 8064
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.