Until judgment be given upon the return, the court before whom the party shall be brought may either commit such party to the custody of the sheriff of the county in which the proceedings are had, or place him in such care or custody as his age or other circumstances may require.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.520
Custody of prisoner between return and judgment
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 1634, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1470; 1919 § 1920; 1909 § 2485
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.