All courts shall have power to issue all writs which may be necessary in the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, according to the principles and usages of law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.070
Power of courts to issue writs
Known as the Judicial Privacy Act
The act spans §§ 476–476 (112 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 2008); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1844; 1919 § 2341; 1909 § 3863
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.