Terms Used In Missouri Laws 488.5345

  • 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.
  • 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 case of any prisoner confined in any jail in this state on a charge of felony being in want of needful and necessary clothing, it shall be the duty of the jailer to procure the same, and to present his or her account therefor to the court having criminal jurisdiction for the county; and on such court being satisfied of the correctness of such account, shall certify the same for payment as other costs in criminal cases, to the state.