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	GENERAL PROVISIONS
491.010	Witness's interest does not disqualify — exception — statements of deceased persons and incompetents and other parties to the transaction — abrogation of deadman statute. (8/28/1985)
491.015	Victim or witness in certain cases not to be interrogated as to prior sexual conduct. (8/28/2022)
491.016	Otherwise inadmissible witness statement admissible in criminal proceeding, when. (8/28/2021)
491.030	Adverse party may be compelled to testify in civil cases. (8/28/1939)
491.040	Sections 491.010 and 491.030 construed. (8/28/1939)
491.050	Convicts competent witnesses — convictions and certain pleas may be proved to affect credibility. (8/28/1981)
491.060	Persons incompetent to testify — exceptions, children in certain cases. (8/28/1999)
491.070	Cross-examination of witnesses — scope. (8/28/1939)
491.074	Prior inconsistent statement may be admissible in criminal cases as substantive evidence. (8/28/2000)
491.075	Statement of child under fourteen or vulnerable person admissible, when. (8/28/2012)
491.078	Juvenile court adjudication, use to affect credibility — sexual offense adjudication, affect on credibility — multiple adjudications, admissible, when. (8/28/1995)
491.080	Testimony of witness not to be used to convict him of fraud. (8/28/1939)
491.090	Summons of witnesses — procedure — consequences of failure to appear. (8/28/1985)
491.100	Summons, form — how issued — subpoena for property, court's authority to quash, when exercised. (8/28/1985)
491.110	Subpoenas, by whom served. (8/28/1939)
491.120	Subpoenas, how served and returned. (8/28/1939)
491.130	Fees to be tendered, when. (8/28/1939)
491.140	Witness liable to action, when. (8/28/1939)
491.150	Attendance, how enforced. (8/28/1939)
491.160	Attachment may issue, when. (8/28/1939)
491.170	Witness attached, may be discharged on bail. (8/28/1939)
491.180	Penalty where party refuses to attend and testify. (8/28/1939)
491.190	Fine for nonattendance. (8/28/1939)
491.200	Penalty for refusing to testify. (8/28/1939)
491.205	Court may compel testimony, witness immunity, exception, when, penalty. (8/28/1997)
491.210	Witness not excused from testifying, when. (8/28/1939)
491.220	Witness, when free from arrest. (8/28/1939)
491.230	Power to issue writ of habeas corpus — persons detained in correctional facility shall not attend civil proceeding — exceptions — conditions. (8/28/1995)
491.240	Writ to obtain witness from county jail. (8/28/1949)
491.250	Application for writ. (8/28/1939)
491.260	Application of prosecuting officers. (8/28/1939)
491.270	Prisoner to be remanded after testifying. (8/28/1939)
491.280	Fees of witnesses. (8/28/2003)
491.290	Fees, how paid. (8/28/1939)
	ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT COURTS
491.310	Associate circuit judge to issue subpoenas. (8/28/1945)
491.320	Validity of subpoena. (8/28/1945)
491.330	Associate circuit judge may order witness attached, when. (8/28/1945)
491.340	Attachment to be executed as in criminal cases — cost. (8/28/1945)
491.350	Penalty for failure to obey subpoena without excuse. (8/28/1945)
491.360	Continuance of case — associate circuit judge to notify witnesses. (8/28/1945)
491.370	Cost of surplus witnesses paid by whom. (8/28/1945)
491.380	Competency of witnesses, how determined — oath of witnesses. (8/28/1945)
	UNIFORM LAW TO SECURE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
491.400	Definitions. (8/28/1959)
491.410	Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state. (8/28/1959)
491.420	Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state. (8/28/1959)
491.430	Exemption from arrest and service of process. (8/28/1959)
491.440	Uniformity of interpretation. (8/28/1959)
491.450	Short title. (8/28/1959)
	WITNESS PROTECTION
491.600	Courts with criminal jurisdiction may issue orders to protect witness or victim. (8/28/1983)
491.610	Violation of protective orders, penalties. (8/28/1983)
491.620	Pretrial releases of defendant conditional — notice of prohibited witness tampering activities required. (8/28/1983)
491.640	Prosecutors coordinators training council may provide for security of witnesses and families, when — powers — request by law enforcement agencies, content — delegation of program administration, to whom. (8/28/2004)
491.641	Pretrial witness protection services fund created — use of moneys — application, contents, closed record. (9/21/2020)
	CHILD VICTIM WITNESS PROTECTION LAW
491.675	Citation of sections 491.675 to 491.705. (8/28/1987)
491.678	Child defined. (7/19/1985)
491.680	Court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure — transcript — exclusion of defendant from proceedings, opportunity to review — cross-examination. (8/28/1992)
491.685	Defendant may be excluded from child victim deposition proceedings, when. (7/19/1985)
491.687	Court may order videotaped reexamination, when. (7/19/1985)
491.690	Provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 not to apply where defendant has waived right to counsel — exceptions. (7/19/1985)
491.693	Testimony to be under oath. (7/19/1985)
491.696	Child defined — videotaped testimony for juvenile court hearings. (8/28/1987)
491.699	Juvenile court hearings — court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when — procedure — cross-examination — counsel appointed for perpetrator, when. (8/28/1987)
491.702	Perpetrator may be excluded from child victim deposition proceeding, when — sequestration of victim — review of tapes required, when. (8/28/1987)
491.705	Court may order videotaped reexamination, when — testimony to be under oath. (8/28/1987)
491.710	Hearings involving child witnesses given docket priority — delays or continuances granted, when. (8/28/1987)
	CHILD WITNESS PROTECTION
491.725	Citation of law — definitions — applicability. (8/28/2009)

- Cross References
	Board of mediation, failure to appear and give testimony, proceedings, 295.070
	Child, under age ten years, witness in criminal trial, supreme court to develop jury instruction, 477.012
	Criminal activity forfeiture act (CAFA), definitions applicable to this chapter, 513.605
	Criminal case continued, witnesses to give recognizance for appearance, when, 545.740
	Criminal investigation, prosecutors and circuit attorneys authority to subpoena witnesses and records, procedure, 56.085
	Deaf persons, auxiliary services and aids, 476.750 to 476.766
	Definition of witness by criminal code, 575.010
	Director of the department of insurance, financial institutions and professional registration, failure to obey subpoena of, penalty, proceedings, 374.190, 374.210
	Essential witness defined, deposition by prosecutor authorized, procedures, 492.303
	Husband and wife as witnesses in criminal cases, testifying for or against spouse, when, 546.260
	Landlord, tenant, witness protection in civil action, 441.820
	Minimum prison terms for repeat offenders for the commission of certain crimes in this chapter, 558.019
	Nursing home investigation, director, power to subpoena witnesses, failure or false testimony, penalties, 198.174
	Protection for witnesses and families, prosecutors coordinators training council, procedure, 491.640
	Public service commission, failure to attend and testify, penalty, 386.460
	Tampering with witness, penalty, conviction under this law prohibits parole, 575.270
	Television, closed circuit coverage of prisoners for court appearances, when, requirements, 561.031
	Unemployment compensation hearings, failure to obey subpoena or give testimony, penalty, proceedings, 288.230
	Victim tampering, persuading or attempting to persuade not to report crime, penalty, 575.270
	Victim's and witness' rights, 595.200 to 595.220
	Videotape of deposition taken by state authorized, when, used when, exceptions, 492.303
	Workers' compensation hearings, failure to obey subpoena or give testimony, penalty, 287.570