The court before which any person shall be convicted of any criminal offense shall have power, in addition to the sentence prescribed or authorized by law, to require such person to give security to keep the peace or be of good behavior, or both, for a term not exceeding two years, or to stand committed until such security be given.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.650
Court may require security to keep the peace
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4097); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3708; 1919 § 4052; 1909 § 5258
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.