When the imprisonment is for a criminal or supposed criminal matter, the court before whom the prisoner shall be brought, under the provisions of this chapter, shall not discharge him for any informality, insufficiency or irregularity of the commitment; but if, from the examination taken and certified by the committing judge, or other evidence, it appear that there is sufficient legal cause for commitment, he shall proceed to take bail, if the offense be bailable, and good bail be offered; if not, shall commit the prisoner to jail.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.460
When prisoner may be let to bail
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 1627, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1463; 1919 § 1913; 1909 § 2478
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.