If any witness so required to enter into a recognizance refuse to comply with such order, the associate circuit judge may commit him or her to prison until he or she comply with such order or be otherwise discharged according to law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.440
Commitment of witnesses
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3875); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3485; 1919 § 3830; 1909 § 5038
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.