1. Except as otherwise specially provided by law, changes of venue in either civil or criminal cases may be awarded by any circuit court, including district number 1 of the circuit court of Marion County, Missouri, to district number 2 of the circuit court of Marion County, Missouri. Such changes of venue awarded by district number 1 of the circuit court of Marion County, Missouri, may be awarded for the following causes:

(1) That the inhabitants of all townships outside of Mason and Miller townships in Marion County, Missouri, are prejudiced against the applicant;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 508.330

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over the inhabitants of Marion County, Missouri, outside of the townships of Mason and Miller.

2. When such change of venue is allowed from said district number 1 of circuit court of Marion County, Missouri, the cause shall be certified and transferred as provided by law for changes of venue from other circuit courts, and the court to which said cause is so transferred including district number 2 of the circuit court of Marion County, Missouri, shall have power and jurisdiction to dispose of the same as is provided by law in other cases of change of venue.

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