Whenever upon conviction the person convicted fails to pay the fine and costs imposed upon him, he shall be committed to the jail of the county or of the city of St. Louis or to some workhouse and shall there be kept confined one day for each two dollars of the fine, and not more than twenty days for costs adjudged against him, unless otherwise paroled by the judge of the circuit or criminal courts of the state as otherwise provided by law in criminal cases.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 252.130
Failure to pay fine and costs — procedure
Known as the The Missouri Economic Diversification and Afforestation Act
The act spans §§ 252–252 (52 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1945; (RSMo 1939 § 8947, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 9); Prior revisions: 1929 § 8291; 1919 § 5641; 1909 § 6530
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.