The bailor must deliver a certified copy of the recognizance to the sheriff with the principal, and the sheriff must accept the surrender of the principal, and acknowledge such acceptance in writing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.620
What deemed a surrender
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3971); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3582; 1919 § 3925; 1909 § 5132
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.