No recognizance to keep the peace shall be deemed to be broken unless the principal in such recognizance be convicted of some offense amounting, in judgment of law, to a breach of such recognizance.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.080
Recognizance, when broken
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3798); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3408; 1919 § 3753; 1909 § 4961
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.