Terms Used In Missouri Laws 545.790

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

If any person indicted for a criminal offense abscond or flee from justice, or cannot be found to be served with process, or, being let to bail, shall not appear according to the condition of the recognizance, the cause may be continued from term to term, without issuing process on the indictment; and such process may be issued at any time on the application of the prosecuting attorney.

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