Upon the filing of the petition, the clerk shall forthwith issue the required summons or other process, and except as otherwise provided herein deliver it for service to the sheriff or to a person specially appointed to serve it. Upon request of the plaintiff, separate or additional summons shall issue against any defendants, including alias and pluries summons.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.120
Issuance and serving of summons or other process
Known as the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act
The act spans §§ 506–506 (49 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1943; (L. 1943 p. 353 § 24)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.