The city marshal, chief of police or other police officer of any municipality shall, without a warrant, make arrests of any person who commits an offense in his presence, but such officer shall, before the trial, file a written complaint with the judge hearing violations of municipal ordinances.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.110
Arrest without warrants, procedure
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Atwater v. City of Lago Vista (2001)
Most recently applied in Atwater v. City of Lago Vista (April 2001)
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories, see footnote; (L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.