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		Section/Rule:	65.04
Subject:	Rule 65 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Continuances	Publication / Adopted Date:	January 19, 1973
Topic:	Motion for a Continuance on Account of Absence of Witnesses Shall Show What	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1, 2025

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65.04. Motion for a Continuance on Account of Absence of Witnesses Shall Show What

A motion for a continuance on account of the absence of witnesses or their evidence shall show:

(1) The facts showing the materiality of the evidence sought to be obtained and due diligence upon the part of the movant to obtain such witness or testimony;

(2) The name and residence of such witness, if known, or, if not known, the use of diligence to obtain the same and also facts showing reasonable grounds for belief that the attendance or testimony of such witness will be procured within a reasonable time;

(3) What particular facts the movant believes the witness will prove, and that the movant knows of no other person whose evidence or attendance the movant could have procured at the trial by whom the movant can prove or so fully prove the same facts;

(4) That such witness is not absent by the connivance, consent or procurement of the movant, and such motion is not made for vexation or delay but in good faith for the purpose of obtaining a fair and impartial trial.

(Amended January 19, 1973, effective September 1, 1973; September 28, 1993, effective January 1, 1994; amended March 5, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.)

Committee Note - 1959

This Rule is the same as Section 94 of the 1943 Code (Section 510.100, RSMo 1959) except that 'at the date to which the action may be continued or set for trial' in Section 94(2) is changed to read "within a reasonable time."

Committee Note - 1974

This is the same as prior Rule 65.04.