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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.100 (2026)

Warrants, how issued and executed

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  479.100.  Warrants, how issued and executed. — All warrants issued by a municipal judge, or an associate circuit judge hearing violations of municipal ordinances, shall be directed to the city marshal, chief of police, or any other police officer of the municipality, or to the sheriff of the county.  The warrants shall be executed by the marshal, chief of police, police officer or sheriff at any place within the limits of the county, and not elsewhere, unless the warrants are endorsed in the manner provided for warrants in criminal cases, and, when so endorsed, shall be served in other counties, as provided for in warrants in criminal cases.

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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634)

Effective 1-02-79

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1958–2020 · leading case: Henry Hamilton v. City of Hayti, Missouri, 948 F.3d 921 (8th Cir. 2020).
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Henry Hamilton v. City of Hayti, Missouri, 948 F.3d 921 (8th Cir. 2020). “See Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.100 . Missouri’s Supreme Court Rules authorize a municipal judge to issue a warrant “[w]hen an information charging the commission of an ordinance violation and a statement of probable cause are filed,” and the court finds “reasonable grounds .”
State v. Williams, 349 S.W.2d 375 (Mo. Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 6× “* * *” Section 479.100 RSMo 1949, now Section 479.”
Koen v. Long, 302 F. Supp. 1383 (E.D. Mo. 1969). · cites it 2× “490 and § 479.100 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. Defendant, Gary Gaertner, is the city counselor for the city, and under the ordinances and charter thereof is responsible for the prosecution of violations of the ordinances of the city.”
City of St. Louis v. Penrod, 332 S.W.2d 34 (Mo. Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 2× “Therefore, section 479.100, supra, has no application.”
State ex rel. Martin v. Berrey, 560 S.W.2d 54 (Mo. Ct. App. 1977). “Louis city was restricted by statute [present § 479.100] to crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment in the county jail.”
City of St. Louis v. Mueller, 313 S.W.2d 189 (Mo. Ct. App. 1958). · cites it 9× “; that the acts charged as violative of said section were the same as those which formed the basis of the prosecution under said ordinance; that on November 9, 1956, defendant pleaded guilty to said charge under the state statute and was fined the sum of $100, and for that…”
State v. Burgess, 456 S.W.2d 641 (Mo. Ct. App. 1970). “Louis Court of Criminal Corrections, a court without jurisdiction to try felonies (§§ 479.100 and 479.220) 1 , the defendant was convicted of violating § 560.”
State ex rel. Keyes v. Collins, 543 S.W.2d 307 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 3× “Section 479.100 RSMo 1969, which had given the court of criminal correction exclusive, original jurisdiction over misdemeanor causes, was repealed.”
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