If the court determines that the witness is bound to answer, and he persists in his refusal, he shall be brought before the court, who shall proceed therein in the same manner as if the witness had been interrogated and refused to answer in open court.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 540.200
Witness may be compelled to testify
Effective: 28 Aug 1989; (RSMo 1939 § 3917, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al.); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3528; 1919 § 3873; 1909 § 5081
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.