Such order of removal, as specified in sections 545.440 and 545.450, shall be made on the application of the defendant, or where the defendant is under the age of sixteen, then on the application of the parent or guardian of such defendant, or if such defendant has no parent or guardian, then on the application of any respectable citizen of the county where the cause is at issue.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.460
Removal to be made on application of defendant
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4018); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3629; 1919 § 3972; 1909 § 5179
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.