If a party, on being duly summoned, refuse to attend and testify, either in court or before any person authorized to take his deposition, besides being punished himself as for a contempt, his petition, answer or reply may be rejected, or a motion, if made by himself, overruled, or, if made by the adverse party, sustained.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.180
Penalty where party refuses to attend and testify
Known as the Child Victim Witness Protection Law
The act spans §§ 491–491 (67 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1894); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1730; 1919 § 5417; 1909 § 6361
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.