544.010	Magistrate defined. (1/2/1979)
544.020	Issuance of warrant upon complaint. (8/28/2004)
544.030	Issuance of warrants by associate circuit judge. (8/28/1939)
544.040	Bail, associate circuit judge may grant, when. (8/28/1972)
544.045	License to operate motor vehicle may be deposited in lieu of bail — ... (7/1/1992)
544.046	Compact — entered into. (8/28/2012)
544.050	Recognizances. (8/28/1939)
544.060	Issuance of warrants by clerk upon indictments. (8/28/1939)
544.070	Issuance of process. (8/28/1939)
544.080	Issuance of warrant to sheriff — execution. (8/28/1939)
544.090	Warrants, where executed. (8/28/1993)
544.100	Arrest in another county — procedure. (8/28/1949)
544.110	Escape to another county when guilty of felony. (8/28/1939)
544.120	Attempted escape of felon, officers to pursue — arrest. (8/28/1939)
544.130	Attempted escape, proceeding after arrest. (8/28/1939)
544.140	(Repealed L. 1977 S.B. 60 § 1) (1/1/1979)
544.145	Governor may offer reward for escaped felon — payment. (8/28/1957)
544.150	Reward by county commission. (8/28/1939)
544.155	Uniform fresh pursuit law. (8/28/1996)
544.157	Law enforcement officers, conservation agents, capitol police, college or ... (8/28/2013)
544.160	Escaped prisoner may be retaken after term expires. (8/28/1939)
544.170	Twenty hours detention on arrest without warrant — twenty-four hours ... (8/28/2005)
544.180	Arrest. (8/28/1939)
544.190	Rights of officer in making arrests. (8/28/1939)
544.193	Strip searches prohibited, when — how executed if authorized. (8/28/1980)
544.195	Rights and remedies of person wronged. (8/28/1980)
544.197	Sections 544.193 to 544.197 not applicable, when. (8/28/1980)
544.200	Officer may break open doors. (8/28/1939)
544.210	Arrests, when. (8/28/1939)
544.215	(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 72 § 1) (9/28/1983)
544.216	Powers of arrest, arrest without warrant on suspicion persons violating any ... (8/28/2014)
544.218	Arrest without warrant, lawful, when. (1/1/2017)
544.220	Conveyance of prisoner through another county. (8/28/1939)
544.230	Officer not subject to arrest — posse. (8/28/1939)
544.240	Duty of jailer. (8/28/1939)
544.250	Preliminary hearing, when required — release, when, what conditions. (1/2/1979)
544.260	Arrest of person, where tried. (8/28/1939)
544.270	Procedure before associate circuit judge. (8/28/1939)
544.275	State correctional facilities may be used for certain civil or criminal ... (8/28/1990)
544.280	Trial, how conducted. (1/2/1979)
544.290	Disqualification of associate circuit judge. (8/28/1945)
544.300	Proceedings in case of disqualification. (1/2/1979)
544.310	Associate circuit judge may call associate. (8/28/1939)
544.320	Adjournment of hearing by associate circuit judge — release of prisoner, ... (8/28/1972)
544.330	Failure to appear under recognizance. (8/28/1939)
544.340	Commitment of party, when. (8/28/1972)
544.350	Complaint to be read, time given for advice. (8/28/1939)
544.360	Exclusion of witnesses from examination. (8/28/1939)
544.370	Homicide, written evidence. (8/28/1939)
544.376	Crime laboratory reports, evidence as to test results, procedure — person ... (8/28/1998)
544.380	Examination of prisoner and his witnesses. (8/28/1939)
544.390	Examination and recognizance, certified, when. (8/28/1939)
544.400	Failure of associate circuit judge to discharge duty. (8/28/1939)
544.410	Discharge, when ordered. (8/28/1939)
544.420	Recognizance, when required. (8/28/1939)
544.430	Who may be bound by recognizance. (8/28/1939)
544.440	Commitment of witnesses. (8/28/1939)
544.450	(Repealed L. 1972 H.B. 1160 § 1) (8/13/1972)
544.453	Bail or conditions of release, factors to consider. (8/28/2023)
544.455	Release of person charged, when — conditions which may be imposed. (8/28/2013)
544.456	Sam Pratt's Law — prohibition on providing child care services for ... (8/28/2012)
544.457	Bail, amount of, information which may be considered — denial of bail — ... (8/28/1993)
544.460	(Repealed L. 1961 p. 336 § 1) (10/13/1961)
544.470	Commitment of individual, when — presumption for aliens unlawfully present. (8/28/2011)
544.472	Persons confined to jail, verification of lawful immigration status required. (1/1/2017)
544.480	(Repealed L. 1972 H.B. 1160 § 1) (8/13/1972)
544.490	What courts may accept recognizance. (1/2/1979)
544.500	Recognizance, disposition of. (8/28/1972)
544.510	Bail, when taken other than by court. (8/28/1939)
544.520	Name of prosecutor returned with bail bond. (8/28/1939)
544.530	Bond or recognizance, by whom taken. (8/28/1972)
544.540	Court to fix conditions for release, when. (8/28/1972)
544.550	Recognizances, how taken. (8/28/1939)
544.560	Sheriff may set conditions for release, when. (8/28/1972)
544.570	Recognizances returned to clerk. (8/28/1972)
544.575	No proceeding upon a recognizance defeated for defects. (1/2/1979)
544.580	Qualification of sureties. (8/28/1972)
544.590	When security deemed sufficient. (8/28/1939)
544.600	Surrender of principal, how made. (8/28/1939)
544.610	Discharge of bailor's liability, how. (8/28/1939)
544.620	What deemed a surrender. (8/28/1939)
544.630	Other bail. (8/28/1939)
544.640	Recognizance forfeited, when. (8/28/1939)
544.650	Writ of scire facias, how served. (8/28/1939)
544.660	Writs of scire facias, service construed. (8/28/1939)
544.665	Failure to appear, penalty. (1/1/2017)
544.671	Certain defendants not entitled to bail for certain offenses. (6/5/2006)
544.676	Court may deny bail upon showing that defendant poses danger to victim, ... (8/28/1994)

- Cross References
	Appeal bond, when taken, conditions, 547.170 to 547.190
	Appeal, defendant failing to appear for judgment on, arrest ordered, 547.310
	Arrest powers, peace officers and conservation agents, 252.085
	Arrest records expungement, grounds, procedure, 610.122 to 610.126
	Assessment of points for out of state charges or convictions, requirements, exceptions, 302.160
	Bail, forfeiture if defendant tampers with witness or victims, 491.610
	Bonds required for arrest warrants, probation, civil cash bonds, deemed unclaimed property, when, 447.595
	Child less than seventeen years taken into custody, record of law enforcement agency required, 210.004
	Children deemed arrested when taken into custody on drug and criminal activities, 195.146
	Cities, fourth class, police officers may arrest in areas leased or owned by city outside city boundaries, 85.620
	Cities, third class, police officers may arrest in areas leased or owned by city outside city boundaries, 85.561
	Crime victims' rights, Const. Art. I, § 32
	Deaf persons, auxiliary services and aids, 476.750 to 476.766
	Employees of conservation commission and department of conservation, arrest powers, when, 252.068
	Escape of accused, crime victims' right to notice, Const. Art. I, Sec. 32
	Extradition proceedings, generally, Chap. 548
	First class counties and St. Louis City, arrest authority of certain peace officers, 70.820
	Highway patrolmen may arrest on reasonable grounds for motor vehicle offenses, 43.195
	Indicted person not to be released, exception, bail, 532.450
	Liquor control peace officers, authority to make arrests for violations, 311.630
	Marshal of supreme court to arrest and deliver convict to penitentiary, when, 547.340, 547.350
	Members of general assembly privileged from arrest, when, Const. Art. III § 19
	Military offenders, state, 40.025
	Motor vehicles abandoned when driver is arrested and taken into custody, procedure, 304.155
	Penal institution employees authorized to arrest, when, 217.280
	Recognizance on change of venue, 545.520 to 545.540
	Reversal upon writ of error by state, defendant to be arrested, 547.230
	State college and university boards may appoint police officers with powers of arrest, 174.703
	University of Missouri campuses, traffic regulations violations, points assessed, 172.750
	Voters privileged from arrest on election day, Const. Art. VIII § 4
	Witness or victim tampering prohibited, activities prohibited set out in forms, 491.620