Except as otherwise provided by law, the circuit courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases of felony, misdemeanor and infractions. Except as otherwise provided by law, circuit judges may hear and determine originally all cases of felony, misdemeanor and infractions and may hear and determine upon a trial de novo cases of misdemeanor and infractions.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 541.020
Jurisdiction of circuit courts
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 3891, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3501; 1919 § 3846; 1909 § 5054
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.