Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 66.140 (2026)

Procedure same as in misdemeanor cases

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66.140. Procedure same as in misdemeanor cases. — Unless in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, all provisions of law relating to proceedings before associate circuit judges in circuit courts in misdemeanors shall apply to actions before such courts involving the violation of county ordinances; except that a judgment establishing that an individual has violated a county ordinance shall not be deemed to be a conviction for a misdemeanor within the meaning of section 556.040^*. Such cases involving the violation of county ordinances shall be heard before associate circuit judges in the same manner as other misdemeanor cases unless such cases are assigned to a circuit judge for hearing. The same provisions relative to application for trial de novo or appeal shall apply in county ordinance violation cases as in other misdemeanor cases.

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(L. 1951 p. 397 § 13, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)

Effective 1-02-79

*Section 556.040 repealed by S.B. 60, 1977.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2008 · leading case: St. Louis Cnty. v. Corse, 913 S.W.2d 79 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995).

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St. Louis Cnty. v. Corse, 913 S.W.2d 79 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “1 read with § 66.140. 3 The statute of limitations for a misdemeanor is one year.”

St. Louis Cnty. v. Sparks, 267 S.W.3d 699 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “1995); Section 66.140, RSMo 2000. Under Rule 30.”

State ex rel. St. Louis Cnty. v. Goeke, 598 S.W.2d 490 (Mo. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “See also § 66.140, RSMo 1969; RSMo 1978. Inherent in the right to employ appellant’s court as a forum for the adjudication of claimed violations of county ordinances is the right to initiate proceedings to that end.”

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