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Chapter 478 Circuit Courts

• 478.001. Drug courts, establishment, purpose--referrals to certified treatment programs required, exceptions--completion of treatment program, effect.
• 478.003. Administration--commissioners, appointment, term, removal, powers, duties, qualifications, compensation--orders of commissioners, confirmation or rejection by judges, effect.
• 478.005. Conditions for referral--statements by participant not to be used as evidence, when--records, access to staff, closed, when.
• 478.006. Jackson County, provisions of drug court law may apply, when.
• 478.009. Drug courts coordinating commission established, members, meetings--fund created.
• 478.010. Election of circuit judges.
• 478.012. Circuit court defined.
• 478.013. Salaries of circuit judges--practice of or doing law business prohibited.
• 478.014. Judge of the circuit court, defined.
• 478.017. Travel allowance for circuit judges.
• 478.018. Associate judges, circuit court, compensation.
• 478.019. Judge of probate division, ex officio circuit or associate circuit judge, when, salary, how payable.
• 478.020. Expenses of judge when serving outside regular circuit.
• 478.023. Salary and expenses, how paid.
• 478.035. Circuit courts--counties and City of St. Louis to provide quarters.
• 478.038. Circuit number nine, election to maintain quarters for circuit court, form of question.
• 478.063. Juvenile divisions designated.
• 478.070. Jurisdiction of circuit courts.
• 478.072. Preserving record, case assigned to associate circuit judge, how, approval required--supreme court to prescribe procedures and forms.
• 478.073. State divided into judicial circuits.
• 478.075. Circuit No. 1.
• 478.077. Circuit No. 2.
• 478.080. Circuit No. 3.
• 478.085. Circuit No. 4.
• 478.087. Circuit No. 5.
• 478.090. Circuit No. 6.
• 478.093. Circuit No. 7.
• 478.095. Circuit No. 8.
• 478.097. Circuit No. 9.
• 478.100. Circuit No. 10.
• 478.103. Circuit No. 11.
• 478.105. Circuit No. 12.
• 478.107. Circuit No. 13.
• 478.110. Circuit No. 14.
• 478.113. Circuit No. 15.
• 478.115. Circuit No. 16.
• 478.117. Circuit No. 17.
• 478.120. Circuit No. 18.
• 478.123. Circuit No. 19.
• 478.125. Circuit No. 20.
• 478.127. Circuit No. 21.
• 478.130. Circuit No. 22.
• 478.133. Circuit No. 23.
• 478.135. Circuit No. 24.
• 478.137. Circuit No. 25.
• 478.140. Circuit No. 26.
• 478.143. Circuit No. 27.
• 478.145. Circuit No. 28.
• 478.147. Circuit No. 29.
• 478.150. Circuit No. 30.
• 478.153. Circuit No. 31.
• 478.155. Circuit No. 32.
• 478.157. Circuit No. 33.
• 478.160. Circuit No. 34.
• 478.163. Circuit No. 35.
• 478.165. Circuit No. 36.
• 478.167. Circuit No. 37.
• 478.170. Circuit No. 38.
• 478.173. Circuit No. 39.
• 478.175. Circuit No. 40.
• 478.177. Circuit No. 41.
• 478.180. Circuit No. 42.
• 478.183. Circuit No. 43.
• 478.185. Circuit No. 44.
• 478.186. Circuit No. 45.
• 478.205. Circuit court, continual session--when term required, time commencing.
• 478.206. Writs and other processes returned to first term, when, effect.
• 478.220. Circuit and associate circuit judges, jurisdiction, restrictions.
• 478.230. Municipal judges, jurisdiction--cases subject to transfer.
• 478.240. Presiding judge, term, selection procedures--chief justice of supreme court may remove presiding judge, designate acting judge--authority to assign cases, exception--judge hears case not prop
• 478.245. Circuit courts may adopt local court rules--procedure--restrictions--role of associate circuit judges.
• 478.248. Availability of a judge for bail purposes, when, local court rules to ensure.
• 478.250. Procedure for filing cases, docketing, assignment, hearing.
• 478.255. Disqualification of judge, reassignment procedure--applicability to probate judges.
• 478.260. Probate division of circuit court established, jurisdiction.
• 478.265. Commissioner of the probate division of circuit court, appointment, qualifications, powers, duties, compensation (counties over 400,000).
• 478.266. Probate division, commissioner authorized, certain counties, compensation, commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation--deputy commissioner, certain counties and cities, appointment,
• 478.267. Probate division of circuit court, commissioner authorized, compensation, term--commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation of (St. Louis County).
• 478.268. Probate division commissioner authorized, thirty-first judicial circuit, term, compensation--commissioner's orders, rejection or confirmation.
• 478.270. Judge or clerk not to prepare wills or settlements--letters revoked, when.
• 478.320. Associate circuit judges, authorized number--population determination--election--restrictions on practice of law or paid public appointment--residency requirement.
• 478.337. (Repealed L. 2006 H.B. 1343 § A)
• 478.340. (Repealed L. 2006 H.B. 1343 § A)
• 478.343. (Repealed L. 2006 H.B. 1343 § A)
• 478.347. (Repealed L. 2006 H.B. 1343 § A)
• 478.350. (Repealed L. 2006 H.B. 1343 § A)
• 478.353. (Repealed L. 2006 H.B. 1343 § A)
• 478.370. Divisions of Circuit No. 5, number--when judges elected.
• 478.375. 6th Circuit--additional judge, when.
• 478.385. Circuit No. 7, number of judges.
• 478.387. Circuit No. 22, number of judges.
• 478.400. General term--business, how distributed and expedited.
• 478.401. (Transferred 2000; now 488.447)
• 478.422. Friend of court in child support matters, appointment, compensation (St. Louis County and St. Louis City).
• 478.428. Presiding judge and circuit clerk St. Louis City to meet with mayor and budget director to discuss court's estimate of expenditures for year--estimate to be filed when.
• 478.430. Circuit judge in St. Louis City may appoint janitor-messenger.
• 478.433. Compensation of janitor-messenger.
• 478.434. Fines, penalties and forfeitures, to be paid into city treasury, reports.
• 478.435. Register to furnish names of collectors to court.
• 478.437. Circuit No. 21, number of judges.
• 478.450. To make rules for numbering, assignment and transfer of cases.
• 478.461. Division into eastern and western portions--jurisdiction--venue--actions against county, where filed--transfer of cases, when--cases commenced prior to division, effect--rules authorized.
• 478.462. Circuit No. 16, filing in improper division of circuit, venue--transfer of cases, when.
• 478.463. Circuit No. 16, number of judges, divisions--where divisions to sit.
• 478.464. Associate circuit divisions renumbered--associate circuit judge added--divisions to sit, where--(Jackson County).
• 478.465. Transfer of cases by local court rule, circuit court and probate division (Circuit No. 16).
• 478.466. Drug court commissioner, appointment, qualifications, compensation, powers and duties--surcharge (Jackson County).
• 478.467. Court may make rules for distribution of cases.
• 478.469. Appeals from municipal judges, where heard.
• 478.473. Letters where granted (Jackson County).
• 478.475. Sales of real estate at courthouse door.
• 478.483. Jurisdiction as to mechanic's liens.
• 478.513. Circuit No. 31, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.527. Circuit No. 29, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.528. Family court commissioner position.
• 478.530. Court may make rules for distribution, transfer of cases.
• 478.550. Circuit No. 23, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected--family court commissioner and drug court commissioner to become associate circuit judge positions, when.
• 478.551. Drug court commissioner position to be state funded.
• 478.570. Circuit No. 17, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.600. Circuit No. 11, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected--drug commissioner to become associate circuit judge position.
• 478.610. Circuit No. 13, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected--additional associate circuit judge for Boone County, when.
• 478.620. Records of former Sturgeon court of common pleas, transfer and keeping of.
• 478.625. Circuit No. 19, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.630. Circuit No. 20, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.690. Circuit No. 24, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.700. Circuit No. 25, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.705. Circuit No. 26, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.710. Circuit No. 32, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.711. Circuit court, where held--probate division, where offices maintained.
• 478.715. Circuit No. 42, number of judges, divisions--when judges elected.
• 478.716. Drug court commissioner position.
• 478.720. Districts of Marion County circuit court--where court held--jurisdiction transfers.
• 478.725. (Repealed L. 2004 S.B. 1211 § A)
• 478.730. Circuit No. 44, judge appointed, elected when.
• 478.750. Circuit No. 43, number of judges--divisions--election.
• 478.1000. Criminal nonsupport courts authorized--referral of cases--allocation of resources--fund created, use of moneys.