If, in the progress of any trial before an associate circuit judge, it shall appear that the accused ought to be put upon his trial for an offense not cognizable before an associate circuit judge, the judge shall immediately stop all further proceedings before him, and shall transfer the case to a circuit judge.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.095
Offense not cognizable before associate circuit judge — procedure
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.