Missouri Chapter 491 — Witnesses

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.010— Witness's interest does not disqualify — exception — statements of deceased..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.015— Victim or witness in certain cases not to be interrogated as to prior..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.016— Otherwise inadmissible witness statement admissible in criminal proceeding,..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.030— Adverse party may be compelled to testify in civil cases
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.040— Sections 491.010 and 491.030 construed
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.050— Convicts competent witnesses — convictions and certain pleas may be proved..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.060— Persons incompetent to testify — exceptions, children in certain cases
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.065— Informants, disclosure requirements
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.070— Cross-examination of witnesses — scope
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.074— Prior inconsistent statement may be admissible in criminal cases as..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.075— Statement of child under eighteen or vulnerable person admissible, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.078— Juvenile court adjudication, use to affect credibility — sexual offense..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.080— Testimony of witness not to be used to convict him of fraud
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.090— Summons of witnesses — procedure — consequences of failure to appear
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.100— Summons, form — how issued — subpoena for property, court's authority to..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.110— Subpoenas, by whom served
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.120— Subpoenas, how served and returned
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.130— Fees to be tendered, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.140— Witness liable to action, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.150— Attendance, how enforced
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.160— Attachment may issue, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.170— Witness attached, may be discharged on bail
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.180— Penalty where party refuses to attend and testify
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.190— Fine for nonattendance
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.200— Penalty for refusing to testify
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.205— Court may compel testimony, witness immunity, exception, when, penalty
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.210— Witness not excused from testifying, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.220— Witness, when free from arrest
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.230— Power to issue writ of habeas corpus — persons detained in correctional..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.240— Writ to obtain witness from county jail
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.250— Application for writ
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.260— Application of prosecuting officers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.270— Prisoner to be remanded after testifying
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.280— Fees of witnesses
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.290— Fees, how paid
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.310— Associate circuit judge to issue subpoenas
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.320— Validity of subpoena
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.330— Associate circuit judge may order witness attached, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.340— Attachment to be executed as in criminal cases — cost
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.350— Penalty for failure to obey subpoena without excuse
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.360— Continuance of case — associate circuit judge to notify witnesses
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.370— Cost of surplus witnesses paid by whom
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.380— Competency of witnesses, how determined — oath of witnesses
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.400— Definitions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.410— Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.420— Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.430— Exemption from arrest and service of process
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.440— Uniformity of interpretation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.450— Short title
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.600— Courts with criminal jurisdiction may issue orders to protect witness or..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.610— Violation of protective orders, penalties
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.620— Pretrial releases of defendant conditional — notice of prohibited witness..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.640— Prosecutors coordinators training council may provide for security of..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.641— Pretrial witness protection services fund created — use of moneys —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.675— Citation of sections 491.675 to 491.705
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.678— Child defined
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.680— Court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.685— Defendant may be excluded from child victim deposition proceedings, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.687— Court may order videotaped reexamination, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.690— Provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 not to apply where defendant has..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.693— Testimony to be under oath
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.696— Child defined — videotaped testimony for juvenile court hearings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.699— Juvenile court hearings — court may order video recording of alleged child..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.702— Perpetrator may be excluded from child victim deposition proceeding, when —..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.705— Court may order videotaped reexamination, when — testimony to be under oath
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.710— Hearings involving child witnesses given docket priority — delays or..
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.725— Citation of law — definitions — applicability