Title XXXV — CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS

508.010. Venue for nontort and tort suits. — 1. (1) As used in this section, "principal place of residence" shall mean the county which is the main place where an individual resides in the state of Missouri. There shall be only one principal place of residence. (2) For an individ…

508.011. Change of venue, state statute prevails if in conflict with supreme court rules. — To the extent that rule 51.03 of the Missouri rules of civil procedure contradicts any provision of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail regarding any tort claim. ­­-…

508.012. Transfer of case based on addition, removal or severance of a plaintiff or defendant prior to commencement of trial. — At any time prior to the commencement of a trial, if a plaintiff or defendant, including a third-party plaintiff or defendant, is either added to, remov…

508.013. Venue for actions filed after or pending as of February 13, 2019. — 1. The provisions of sections 507.040, 507.050, 508.010, 508.012, and 537.762 shall apply to any action filed after February 13, 2019. A plaintiff who is a resident of Missouri and who has a case that: (…

508.020. Suits by attachment or replevin, where commenced. — Suits commenced by attachment against the property of a person, or in replevin or claim and delivery of personal property, where the specific property is sought to be recovered, shall be brought in the county in which s…

508.030. Actions for real estate, where commenced. — Suits for the possession of real estate, or whereby the title thereto may be affected, or for the enforcement of the lien of any special tax bill thereon, shall be brought in the county where such real estate, or some part ther…

508.050. Suits against municipal corporations, where commenced. — Suits against municipal corporations as defendant or codefendant shall be commenced only in the county in which the municipal corporation is situated, or if the municipal corporation is situated in more than one co…

508.060. Actions against counties, where instituted. — All actions whatsoever against any county shall be commenced in the circuit court of such county, and prosecuted to final judgment and execution therein, unless removed by change of venue to some other county, in which case t…

508.072. Suits against issuers of bad checks to the department of revenue, where commenced, when commenced — notice of election of venue to be given, when. — 1. Civil and criminal suits against issuers of checks payable to the Missouri department of revenue which are returned bec…

508.080. Removal of suits by consent. — If at any time after the commencement of a suit the parties shall agree in writing, duly filed, upon any other county or court of competent jurisdiction, to which they desire the same to be removed, it shall, by order of the court, be remov…

508.090. Judge disqualified — change of venue granted, when. — 1. The judge of a court of record may be disqualified in any civil suit for any of the following causes: (1) That the judge is interested or prejudiced, or is related to either party, or has been of counsel in the cau…

508.100. Judge disqualified without application, when — exception. — If a judge is interested in the cause before him, or related to either party, or has been of counsel in the cause, the court, without application from either party, shall either call in another circuit judge to …

508.110. Judge disqualified, case transferred to another division of court, when. — In all circuits composed of a single county which have more than four hundred thousand inhabitants, and in which there are two or more judges, when legal objection is made to the circuit judge ass…

508.130. Application for disqualification of judge or change of venue — contents. — Any party, his agent or attorney, may present to the court, or judge thereof in vacation, a petition setting forth the cause of his application for disqualification of the judge or for a change of…

508.140. After notice given, duty of court. — 1. If reasonable notice has been given to the adverse party or his attorney of record, the court or judge, as the case may be, shall consider the application, and if it is sufficient, the judge shall be disqualified or a change of ven…

508.150. Written order for change in vacation. — If any judge award such change of venue in vacation, he shall immediately transmit to the clerk of the court wherein the cause is pending the petition and affidavit, with a written order for the change of venue. ­­-------- (RSMo 19…

508.160. Pleadings to be made up before award of change of venue. — In all cases of application for a change of venue, all pleadings shall be filed and the issues made up before the entry awarding the change is made; but after the change of venue, any pleading found insufficient …

508.170. After change, clerk to transmit record. — When any such order shall be made by the court or judge, the clerk shall immediately make out a full transcript of the record and proceedings in the cause, including the petition and affidavit and order of removal, and transmit t…

508.180. Clerk to file and docket cause when transmitted. — The clerk of the court to which such cause is certified shall file the same, and the cause shall be docketed, proceeded in and determined as if it had originated therein. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1066, A. 1949 H.B. 2118) …

508.190. Party applying to pay costs, when — paid to which county — jury selection and service costs paid by county in which case originated. — 1. All the costs and expenses attending any such change of venue, made on the application of either party, shall be taxed against and pa…

508.240. Failure of clerk to transmit, or loss of record, proceedings. — If any clerk fail to transmit the transcript and papers in any cause, the venue whereof has been changed, or if they be sent and lost, such loss or failure shall not operate as a discontinuance of such cause…

508.250. Jurisdiction of court in cases removed. — The court to which any cause shall be transferred by change of venue shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the same, and shall proceed to final judgment and execution therein; although such cause would not otherwise be co…

508.300. Change of venue from other counties. — All causes in which a change of venue shall be awarded by the circuit court of any other county to the county of Cape Girardeau, the same may be certified and transferred to the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County at Jackson, or …

508.310. Further causes for change of venue. — Changes of venue may be awarded in civil cases pending in the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County at Cape Girardeau for the following causes: (1) That the inhabitants of the city of Cape Girardeau are prejudiced against the applic…

508.320. Change of venue from district No. 2 of Marion County circuit court. — 1. Any case which may be pending in district number 2 of the circuit court of Marion County, Missouri, may be removed by change of venue for the following causes: (1) That the inhabitants of Mason and …

508.330. Change of venue to district No. 2 of Marion County circuit court. — 1. Except as otherwise specially provided by law, changes of venue in either civil or criminal cases may be awarded by any circuit court, including district number 1 of the circuit court of Marion County…

508.340. Change of venue from Marion County when people are prejudiced. — Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 508.320 and 508.330, if, in any civil or criminal case pending in districts 1 or 2 of the circuit court of Marion County, the application for change of venue alleg…