Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the associate circuit judge that any person duly subpoenaed to appear before him in a suit shall have failed without just cause to attend as a witness in conformity to such subpoena, and the party in whose behalf the subpoena was issued, or his attorney, shall make oath that the testimony of such witness is material, the associate circuit judge shall have power to issue an attachment to compel the attendance of such witness.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.330
Associate circuit judge may order witness attached, when
Known as the Child Victim Witness Protection Law
The act spans §§ 491–491 (67 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1945; (RSMo 1939 § 2652, A.L. 1945 p. 765 § 88); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2266; 1919 § 2816; 1909 § 7493
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.