1. Any person aggrieved by any such warrant may apply to a circuit judge, who upon affidavit of the applicant that injustice has been done or is about to be done by such warrant, shall issue a citation to all persons interested, commanding them to appear before said judge at a place and time named in the citation, which shall be served by the sheriff or coroner.

2. The circuit judge may enforce obedience to such citation by attachment, and shall proceed in a summary manner and determine the matter according to right and justice and may issue a warrant for the restoration of any record, book or paper found to have been improperly seized.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 109.070

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
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