Terms Used In Missouri Laws 544.560

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

When any sheriff or other officer shall arrest a party by virtue of a warrant upon an indictment, or shall have a person in custody under a warrant of commitment on account of failing to find conditions for release as provided in section 544.455, and the conditions for release required are specified on the warrant, or if the case is a misdemeanor, such officer may set the conditions for release, and discharge the person so held from actual custody.