The phrase "appropriate court" as used in the agreement on detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this state, mean the state supreme court, the state court of appeals, and the state circuit courts except the probate or municipal divisions thereof.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.495
Appropriate court defined
Known as the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Law
The act spans §§ 217–217 (166 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1982; (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 87)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.