Missouri Laws 545.440 – Change of venue in counties where court held at more than one place
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 545.440
- 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
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
In all counties in this state wherein terms of courts having criminal jurisdiction are held at more places than one, and provision has been made by law for the taking of changes of venue in criminal causes from one of such places to another, in all such cases, applications for changes of venue shall be subject to the same rules as to practice and proof as are now prescribed by law for the taking of changes of venue in criminal causes from one county or circuit to another.