Missouri Laws 514.112 – Assessment of costs when court not notified in timely manner of settlement
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 514.112
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
In addition to all other costs which are assessed in civil actions before the circuit courts of this state, whenever a civil action is settled and the circuit court in which such action was set for trial is not notified of such settlement at least two full business days prior to the trial date, all costs incurred by the court and the county in preparing for such trial which are not otherwise recoverable from the parties involved shall be assessed against one or more of the parties as provided in the settlement agreement. All moneys received from costs assessed pursuant to this section shall be county revenue and shall be deposited in the county treasury.