Each court may enforce, by attachment, the return of any writ or process sent out of the same court, and the payment of any moneys had and received by any sheriff, marshal, coroner, constable, attorney or collector, in his official capacity, and the delivery of papers entrusted to him officially and unlawfully withheld.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.090
Courts may enforce return of process
Known as the Judicial Privacy Act
The act spans §§ 476–476 (112 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 2011); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1847; 1919 § 2344; 1909 § 3866
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.