Chapter 491 Witnesses
- 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.
- 491.015. Prosecuting witness in certain cases not to be interrogated as to prior sexual conduct.
- 491.030. Adverse party may be compelled to testify in civil cases.
- 491.040. Sections 491.010 and 491.030 construed.
- 491.050. Convicts competent witnesses--convictions and certain pleas may be proved to affect credibility.
- 491.060. Persons incompetent to testify--exceptions, children in certain cases.
- 491.070. Cross-examination of witnesses--scope.
- 491.074. Prior inconsistent statement may be admissible in criminal cases as substantive evidence.
- 491.075. Statement of child under fourteen admissible, when.
- 491.078. Juvenile court adjudication, use to affect credibility--sexual offense adjudication, affect on credibility--multiple adjudications, admissible, when.
- 491.080. Testimony of witness not to be used to convict him of fraud.
- 491.090. Summons of witnesses--procedure--consequences of failure to appear.
- 491.100. Summons, form--how issued--subpoena for property, court's authority to quash, when exercised.
- 491.110. Subpoenas, by whom served.
- 491.120. Subpoenas, how served and returned.
- 491.130. Fees to be tendered, when.
- 491.140. Witness liable to action, when.
- 491.150. Attendance, how enforced.
- 491.160. Attachment may issue, when.
- 491.170. Witness attached, may be discharged on bail.
- 491.180. Penalty where party refuses to attend and testify.
- 491.190. Fine for nonattendance.
- 491.200. Penalty for refusing to testify.
- 491.205. Court may compel testimony, witness immunity, exception, when, penalty.
- 491.210. Witness not excused from testifying, when.
- 491.220. Witness, when free from arrest.
- 491.230. Power to issue writ of habeas corpus--persons detained in correctional facility shall not attend civil proceeding--exceptions--conditions.
- 491.240. Writ to obtain witness from county jail.
- 491.250. Application for writ.
- 491.260. Application of prosecuting officers.
- 491.270. Prisoner to be remanded after testifying.
- 491.280. Fees of witnesses.
- 491.290. Fees, how paid.
- 491.300. (Repealed L. 2004 S.B. 1211 § A)
- 491.310. Associate circuit judge to issue subpoenas.
- 491.320. Validity of subpoena.
- 491.330. Associate circuit judge may order witness attached, when.
- 491.340. Attachment to be executed as in criminal cases--cost.
- 491.350. Penalty for failure to obey subpoena without excuse.
- 491.360. Continuance of case--associate circuit judge to notify witnesses.
- 491.370. Cost of surplus witnesses paid by whom.
- 491.380. Competency of witnesses, how determined--oath of witnesses.
- 491.400. Definitions.
- 491.410. Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state.
- 491.420. Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state.
- 491.430. Exemption from arrest and service of process.
- 491.440. Uniformity of interpretation.
- 491.450. Short title.
- 491.600. Courts with criminal jurisdiction may issue orders to protect witness or victim.
- 491.610. Violation of protective orders, penalties.
- 491.620. Pretrial releases of defendant conditional--notice of prohibited witness tampering activities required.
- 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,
- 491.675. Citation of sections 491.675 to 491.705.
- 491.678. Child defined.
- 491.680. Court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when--procedure--transcript--exclusion of defendant from proceedings, opportunity to review--cross-examination.
- 491.685. Defendant may be excluded from child victim deposition proceedings, when.
- 491.687. Court may order videotaped reexamination, when.
- 491.690. Provisions of sections 491.675 to 491.693 not to apply where defendant has waived right to counsel--exceptions.
- 491.693. Testimony to be under oath.
- 491.696. Child defined--videotaped testimony for juvenile court hearings.
- 491.699. Juvenile court hearings--court may order video recording of alleged child victim, when--procedure--cross-examination--counsel appointed for perpetrator, when.
- 491.702. Perpetrator may be excluded from child victim deposition proceeding, when--sequestration of victim--review of tapes required, when.
- 491.705. Court may order videotaped reexamination, when--testimony to be under oath.
- 491.710. Hearings involving child witnesses given docket priority--delays or continuances granted, when.
- 491.725. Citation of law--definitions--applicability.