When the defendant is in custody or under arrest for an offense for which he may be released as provided in section 544.455, the court in which the indictment or information is pending may release him and take his bond or recognizance, or, if the court is not in session, the clerk of the court may take his bond or recognizance.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.530
Bond or recognizance, by whom taken
Effective: 28 Aug 1972; (RSMo 1939 § 3962, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1160); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3573; 1919 § 3916; 1909 § 5123
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.