A person summoned as a witness in any cause pending in any court of record, and failing to attend, may be compelled, by writ of attachment against his body, to appear, which may be served in any county in the state, and the sheriff may serve such writ of attachment, when issued by any court of record of his county in term time, in any county adjoining that in which the court is being held.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.150
Attendance, how enforced
Known as the Child Victim Witness Protection Law
The act spans §§ 491–491 (67 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1900); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1736; 1919 § 5423; 1909 § 6367
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.