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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.180 (2026)

Commitment in county jail, when

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  479.180.  Commitment in county jail, when — duty of sheriff. — If a municipality has no suitable and safe place of confinement, the defendant may be committed to the county jail by the judge, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff, if space for the prisoner is available in the county jail, upon receipt of a warrant of commitment from the judge to receive and safely keep such prisoner until discharged by due process of law.  The municipality shall pay the board of such prisoner at the same rate as may now or hereafter be allowed by law to such sheriff for the keeping of other prisoners in his custody.

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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634)

Effective 1-02-79

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1955–2021 · leading case: City of St. Louis v. Moore, 288 S.W.2d 383 (Mo. Ct. App. 1956).
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City of St. Louis v. Moore, 288 S.W.2d 383 (Mo. Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 3× “This is Section 479.180 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., which states: “The proceedings of said court shall be governed by the laws regulating proceedings and practice in criminal cases, so far as the same may be applicable, and no written pleadings shall be required of the defendant in any…”
City of St. Louis v. Vetter, 293 S.W.2d 140 (Mo. Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 3× “Section 479.180 RSMo 1949, V.A. M.S. A proper construction of this statute requires that we look to the law regulating the practice in criminal causes to determine when a complaint may be amended in the Court of Criminal Correction.”
State v. Norton, 347 S.W.2d 849 (Mo. 1961). · cites it 2× “See § 479.180 and Sup.Ct.R. 22.09. The record before us discloses no request by appellant that the case be tried in his absence, or any consent to a trial in his absence by the court and the prosecuting attorney.”
City of St. Louis v. Walker, 309 S.W.2d 671 (Mo. Ct. App. 1958). · cites it 3× “This is Section 479.180 RSMo 1949, V.A. M.S., which states: ‘The proceedings of said court shall be governed by the laws regulating proceedings and practice in criminal cases, so far as the same may be applicable, and no written pleadings shall be required of the defendant in…”
Vaughn v. State, 763 S.W.2d 232 (Mo. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “See § 479.180, RSMo 1949 (repealed). Therefore, appel *237 lant’s attempt to equate those cases to the case at bar is inappropriate.”
State v. King, 275 S.W.2d 310 (Mo. 1955). “” §§ 479.180, 541.010; In re Bedard, 106 Mo.”
City of St. Louis v. Meixner, 285 S.W.2d 50 (Mo. Ct. App. 1955). “” Sections 479.180, 541.010 RSMol949, V.A.M.”
Safeco Ins. Co. of Am. v. Schmitt (E.D. Mo. 2021). “Nothing in the text of the ordinance or this history suggests, much less “clearly and unequivocally establishes,” the City’s agreement to defend a civil tort action before a Circuit Judge. Notably, section 3.10.040(A) of the Revised Code authorizes the City Counselor to initiate…”
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