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 Title XXXVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

 Chapter 545 Proceedings Before Trial 
545.010   Felonies and misdemeanors may be prosecuted by indictment or information, exceptions. (8/28/1984)
545.015   Definitions. (1/2/1979)
545.020   Recovery of fine or forfeiture, how. (8/28/1939)
545.030   Indictments and informations, when valid. (8/28/1939)
545.040   Indictments signed by whom. (8/28/1997)
545.050   Name of prosecutor on indictment, when. (8/28/2009)
545.060   Indictment to have name of prosecutor — by whom made — effect of failure. (8/28/1997)
545.070   Names of witnesses must be affixed to indictment. (8/28/1997)
545.080   Indictments, when not to be made public. (8/28/1939)
545.090   Judges and others forbidden to disclose finding of indictment. (8/28/1939)
545.100   Officer may make disclosure, when. (8/28/1939)
545.110   Second indictment suspends first, when. (8/28/1939)
545.130   Different degrees of same offense may be incorporated. (8/28/1939)
545.140   Two or more persons and offenses may be charged in same indictment, when — separate counts for each offense — all defendants need not be joined in each count — separate trials, when — substantial prejudice, defined. (8/28/2020)
545.150   Indictments in relation to property belonging to several owners. (8/28/1939)
545.160   Venue, how stated. (8/28/1939)
545.170   Intent to injure or defraud, how charged. (8/28/1939)
545.180   Certain indictments, what designation sufficient. (8/28/1939)
545.190   Identification of counterfeiting equipment. (8/28/1939)
545.200   Instruments, how described. (8/28/1939)
545.210   Money or note, how described. (8/28/1939)
545.220   Demurrer or motion to quash indictment must specify grounds. (8/28/1939)
545.230   Indictment by wrong name. (8/28/1939)
545.240   Informations — how filed, verified. (8/28/1997)
545.250   Who may make affidavit. (8/28/1939)
545.260   Lost affidavit, how replaced. (8/28/1939)
545.270   Form of information. (8/28/1997)
545.280   Prosecuting witness, who deemed. (8/28/1939)
545.290   Statute of jeofails applicable to proceedings by information. (8/28/1939)
545.300   Informations — amendment — substitution for defective indictment. (8/28/1939)
545.310   Issuance of warrant — recognizance after arrest. (8/28/1939)
545.320   Issuance of subpoenas for state witnesses. (8/28/1939)
545.330   Issuance of subpoenas for defense witnesses. (8/28/1939)
545.340   Disobedience to subpoena, how punished. (8/28/1939)
545.350   Tender of fees not necessary. (8/28/1939)
545.360   Law governing witnesses in civil cases to apply. (8/28/1939)
545.370   Witness to attend until end of case — consequences of failure to so attend. (8/28/1985)
545.380   Defense witnesses — commission to take deposition, when. (8/28/1939)
545.390   Depositions to be taken and read as in civil cases. (8/28/1939)
545.400   Conditional examination of witnesses. (8/28/1939)
545.410   Duty of prosecuting attorney in taking depositions. (8/28/1939)
545.415   Criminal cases, prosecutors and circuit attorneys may take depositions of any person, procedure — prisoners deposed, where. (1/1/1995)
545.420   Indictment against judge to be removed to another circuit. (8/28/1939)
545.430   Change of venue may be granted defendant. (8/28/1939)
545.440   Change of venue in counties where court held at more than one place. (8/28/1939)
545.450   When case may be removed to another circuit. (8/28/1939)
545.460   Removal to be made on application of defendant. (8/28/1939)
545.470   Application for change of venue, when made. (8/28/1939)
545.473   Cole County, change of venue, procedure. (8/28/1995)
545.480   Additional affidavit, when made. (8/28/1939)
545.490   Petition for change of venue must be proved and may be rebutted. (8/28/1939)
545.500   Order for removal shall specify what. (8/28/1939)
545.510   Order for removal, where entered. (8/28/1939)
545.520   Recognizance to be given. (8/28/1939)
545.530   Who may take recognizance. (8/28/1939)
545.540   Order for removal void, unless bail given. (8/28/1939)
545.550   Defendant in custody, to be removed, when — which county jail to house defendant. (8/28/2005)
545.560   Duty of sheriff. (8/28/1939)
545.570   In case of removal, transcript of record to be made. (8/28/1939)
545.580   Transcript to be filed. (8/28/1939)
545.590   Lost transcript may be replaced. (8/28/1939)
545.600   Witnesses to attend trial in cases of removal. (8/28/1939)
545.610   In case of removal, when notice to be given. (8/28/1939)
545.620   Costs, how taxed and paid. (8/28/1939)
545.630   Clerk, when liable to civil action. (8/28/1939)
545.640   Change of venue for one not to affect other defendants. (8/28/1939)
545.650   Change of venue and disqualification of judges in multiple-judge circuits. (8/28/1949)
545.660   When judge deemed incompetent to try case. (8/28/1939)
545.690   Another circuit judge may sit, when. (8/28/1961)
545.700   Adjourned term held, when. (8/28/1939)
545.710   Continuances, when and how granted. (8/28/1939)
545.720   Contents of affidavit. (8/28/1939)
545.730   Continuances on behalf of state, how obtained. (8/28/1939)
545.740   Witnesses to enter into recognizance, when. (8/28/1939)
545.780   Speedy trial, when — what constitutes — failure to comply not grounds for dismissal, exception. (8/28/1986)
545.790   Cause continued, when. (8/28/1939)
545.800   Copy of indictment or information furnished accused on request. (8/28/1939)
545.810   Defendant granted reasonable time to plead. (8/28/1939)
545.820   Court shall assign prisoner counsel, when. (8/28/1939)
545.830   Dilatory pleas, when entertained. (8/28/1939)
545.840   Matters pleaded occurring in another county. (8/28/1939)
545.850   Special term of court. (8/28/1939)
545.860   If prisoner bailed, no special term. (8/28/1939)
545.870   Prosecuting attorney to be notified, when. (8/28/1939)
545.880   Joint trials, when — separate trials for joint defendants, when — probability of prejudice exists, when. (8/28/1984)
545.885   Joint trials for persons jointly charged — exceptions — substantial prejudice defined. (8/28/1989)
545.890   Defendant imprisoned — discharge if not tried before end of second term. (8/28/1939)
545.900   Defendant on bail — discharged if not tried before end of third term. (8/28/1939)
545.910   When state not entitled to further continuance. (8/28/1939)
545.920   When defendant not entitled to discharge. (8/28/1939)
545.930   Endorsement or signature of pleadings in criminal cases. (8/28/1997)
SEXUAL OFFENDERS
545.940   Defendant may be tested for various serious infectious or communicable diseases, when. (8/28/2021)
545.950   Child victim of sexual offense, video and aural recordings and photographs, defendant not to copy or distribute without court order. (8/28/2016)
 - Cross References
Bonds required for arrest warrants, probation, civil cash bonds, deemed unclaimed property, when, 447.595
Deaf persons, auxiliary services and aids, 476.750 to 476.766
Essential witness defined, deposition by prosecutor authorized, procedure, 492.303
Grand juror — to disclose knowledge of offenses and be witness, when, 540.220
Juvenile offenders, court to determine how tried, 211.071
Mental illness in criminal proceedings, Chap. 552
Pretrial release of defendant conditional, notice of prohibited witness tampering activities required, 491.620
Prosecuting attorney, having interest, court to appoint another, 56.110
State correctional facilities used for preliminary hearings, certain motions, when, 544.275
Television, closed circuit coverage of prisoners for court appearances, when, requirements, 561.031
Variance between statement of name in indictment and proof — not grounds for acquittal, when, 546.080
Witness protection services, 491.640

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