When it shall appear to the court that such marriage contract, duly acknowledged or proved and recorded, is lost or is not in the power of the party wishing to use it, a copy thereof, duly certified under the hand and seal of the recorder, may be received in evidence.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.600
Certified copy, evidence when
Known as the The Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act
The act spans §§ 490–490 (79 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1871); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1707; 1919 § 5394; 1909 § 6338
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.