When a writ of attachment, authorized by section 491.160, shall be executed, the sheriff or other officer shall discharge such witness, on his entering into a recognizance to the state of Missouri, with sufficient security, in the sum of one hundred dollars, which the officer executing the writ is authorized to take, conditioned for the appearance and due attendance of such witness according to the exigency of such writ.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.170
Witness attached, may be discharged on bail
Known as the Child Victim Witness Protection Law
The act spans §§ 491–491 (67 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1902); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1738; 1919 § 5425; 1909 § 6369
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.