Missouri Laws 545.520 – Recognizance to be given
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 545.520
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
When such order shall be made, the defendant, if not in confinement or custody, shall enter into a recognizance, with sufficient sureties, for his appearance to answer the charge in the court to which the cause is to be removed, at the next term thereof, and from day to day, and term to term thereafter, and to abide sentence and judgment therein and not to depart such court without leave.