When the defendant is sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, or to pay a fine, or both, and is unable to pay the costs, the county in which the indictment was found or information filed shall pay the costs, except such as were incurred on the part of the defendant.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 550.030
County to pay costs, when
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4222); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3827; 1919 § 4170; 1909 § 5378
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.