If the defendant, being duly summoned, does not appear at the time appointed for hearing the complaint, the judge shall proceed with the hearing of the cause.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.130
Failure of defendant to appear
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 2841, A.L. 1945 p. 1089, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2455; 1919 § 3003; 1909 § 7665
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.