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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.810

If found pregnant — sentence suspended

Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4197); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3807; 1919 § 4153; 1909 § 5361

The inquisition shall be signed by the jury and the officer in charge of such convict, and if it appear that such female convict is pregnant with child, her execution shall be suspended and the inquisition shall be transmitted to the governor.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.