Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: June 13, 1979

Most Recently Effective: July 01, 2022

Rule 21 | Rules of Criminal Procedure | Procedure Applicable to Misdemeanors Only

21.05 | Misdemeanors – Summons – Contents

The summons shall:

(a) Be in writing and in the name of the State of Missouri;

(b) State the name of the defendant summoned;

(c) Describe the misdemeanor charged;

(d) Be signed by the court or clerk at the court's direction for a specific summons;

(e) Command the defendant to appear before the court at a stated time and place in response thereto; and

(f) State whether the defendant may appear remotely by interactive video technology and provide video access information to the defendant.

Committee Note – 1979

This is substantially the same as Fed.R.Crim.P. 4(c)(2).


(Adopted June 13, 1979, effective January 1, 1980. Renumbered from 21.06 and amended January 28, 2002, effective January 1, 2003; amended June 27, 2003, effective January 1, 2004; amended December 18, 2018, effective July 1, 2019; amended October 26, 2021, effective Jul. 1 ,2022.)
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