Missouri Laws 221.260 – Commitment from another county, expenses, how paid
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 221.260
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
In all cases where a person is committed from another county for a criminal offense under this chapter, such county, or the prisoner, or the state, shall pay the expenses, in the same manner as if the commitment had been in the county where the offense was committed; and in civil suits, the plaintiff or defendant, or the prisoner, shall pay the expenses, in the same manner as if the imprisonment had taken place in the county where the suit commenced.