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Section/Rule:

91.05

Subject:

Rule 91 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Relating to Special Actions - Habeas Corpus

Publication / Adopted Date:

June 24, 1982

Topic:

Writ or Show Cause Order to be Granted Without Delay

Revised / Effective Date:

January 1, 1983


91.05. Writ or Show Cause Order to be Granted Without Delay

A court to which a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is presented shall forthwith grant the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted, unless it appears from the petition that the person restrained is not entitled thereto.

(Adopted June 24, 1982, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.)

Committee Note - 1983