Every such attachment may be directed to any constable or sheriff of the district, city or county in which the witness resides, and shall be executed in the same manner as a warrant in a criminal case, and the fees of the officer for issuing and serving the same shall be paid by the person against whom the same shall have been issued, unless he show reasonable cause for his omission to attend, in which case the costs shall be taxed as in cases of attachment of witnesses in criminal cases.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.390
Attachment, how served — fees to be paid, by whom
Effective: 28 Aug 1949; (RSMo 1939 § 13261, A. 1949 H.B. 2016); Prior revisions: 1929 § 11642; 1919 § 5950; 1909 § 2955
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.