Title XXXVI, STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS

532.550. Person discharged cannot be again imprisoned — exceptions. — No person who has been discharged, by the order of any court or associate circuit judge, upon a writ of habeas corpus issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be again imprisoned, restrained or kept in custody fo…

532.560. Officer refusing to obey writ, proceedings. — If the officer, or person upon whom the writ of habeas corpus shall be duly served, shall refuse or neglect to obey the same, by producing the party named in the writ, and making a full and explicit return to such court, with…

532.570. Officer or person to be committed. — On such person being so brought, he shall be committed to close custody, in the jail of the county in which the court or officer shall be, until he shall comply with such writ, and obey any order that may be made by such court or offi…

532.580. When sheriff in contempt, coroner shall serve. — If the delinquent be a sheriff, the attachment may be directed to any coroner, or other person to be designated therein, who shall have full power to execute the same; and such sheriff, upon being brought up, may be commit…

532.590. Custody of prisoner granted officer holding attachment for derelict officer. — The court by whom such attachment shall be awarded may also issue a precept to the same sheriff, or other person to whom such attachment shall be directed, commanding him to bring forthwith be…

532.600. Officer having attachment may invoke aid, when. — In the execution of such writs of attachment and precept, or either of them, the sheriff or other person to whom they shall be directed may call to his aid the power of the county, as is provided by law in the execution o…

532.630. Penalty for refusing copy of process. — Any officer or other person having the custody of any prisoner committed on any civil or criminal process, who shall refuse to give such prisoner a copy of the process, order or commitment, by virtue of which the person is held or …

532.640. Penalty for failing to obey and make return to writ. — If any officer or other person, upon whom a writ of habeas corpus shall be duly served, shall neglect or refuse to obey the same, by producing the party therein named, and making a full and explicit return to the wri…

532.650. Penalty for concealing prisoner. — Any person having in his custody, or under his power, any person for whose relief a writ of habeas corpus shall have been issued, or who would be entitled to a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of his detention, who shall,…

532.660. Penalty for rearresting party after discharge. — 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…

532.670. Aiding in violation of sections 532.650 and 532.660, misdemeanor. — Every person who shall knowingly aid or assist in the violation of section 532.650 or 532.660 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1652) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1488; 1919 § 1…

532.680. Punishment. — Every person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court in which he shall be convicted, but such fine shall not exceed one thousand dollars, nor such imp…

532.690. Right of action to survive. — The right of action for the penalties declared by this chapter to be incurred, and to be paid to the party aggrieved, shall not cease by the death of either party, but such penalty may be sued for and recovered by the executor or administrat…

532.700. Recovery of penalty no bar to civil action. — The recoveries of any of the penalties under the provisions of this chapter shall be no bar to a civil action for damages. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1655) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1491; 1919 § 1941; 1909 § 2506

532.710. This chapter, how construed. — The several provisions contained in this chapter shall be construed to apply, so far as may be applicable, and except where otherwise provided, to every writ of habeas corpus authorized to be issued by any statute of this state. ­­-------- …