Effective - 28 Aug 1939
544.550. Recognizances, how taken. — All recognizances taken in a court of record in term shall be entered of record, and all recognizances required or authorized to be taken in vacation in any criminal case, or proceeding of a criminal nature, shall be in writing, and signed by the parties to be bound thereby.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3964)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3575; 1919 § 3918; 1909 § 5125