Missouri Laws 532.660 – Penalty for rearresting party after discharge
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 532.660
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
Everyone who, knowing that any person has been discharged by competent authority on a habeas corpus, shall, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, arrest such person again for the same cause, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall also pay to the party aggrieved five hundred dollars.