LOCAL COURT RULES

27TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
MISSOURI
being
Henry, Bates and St. Clair Counties

(Revised and Effective 1/18/2000)
(Cite as L. Ct. R. (27)_____________)

ADMINISTRATION

• 1. Divisions of Court
• 2. Hours and Terms of Court
  • 2.1 Hours of Court
  • 2.2 Terms of Court
  • 2.3 Law Days
  • 2.4 Particular Matters on Particular Days
• 3. Pleadings
  • 3.1 Caption
  • 3.2 Style
• 4. Filing of Cases (Amended 5/24/99)
  • 4.1 Criminal Cases
  • 4.2 Civil Cases
  • 4.3 Probate Cases
  • 4.4 Juvenile Cases
  • 4.5 Small Claims Cases
  • 4.6 Municipal Cases
  • 4.7 Facsimile  and Digital Filing and Service (Amended 5/1/03)
• 5. Fees and Costs
  • 5.1 Filing Fee and Cost Deposit (Revised and Effective 1/18/2000)
  • 5.2 Costs (Revised and Effective 12/1/98)
  • 5.3 Witness Fee
  • 5.4 Waiver of Fees
  • 5.5 Motion for Security
  • 5.6 Law Library Fee
• 6. Assignment of Judges, Cases and Transfer of Cases (Revised and Effective 8/1/99)
  • 6.1 Assignment to Associate Circuit Judges
    • 6.1.1 By Local Court Rule or Order
    • 6.1.2 Special Assignment
  • 6.2 Assignment to Circuit Judges
  • 6.3 Certification to Circuit Division
  • 6.4 Trial de Novo
  • 6.5 Disqualification of Judge
  • 6.6 Absence of Judge
  • 6.7 Absence of Presiding Judge
• 7. Withdrawals of Papers from Clerk's Office
  • 7.1 When Allowed
  • 7.2 Duplicating Policy
• 8. Publication of Dockets
  • 8.1 Trial Docket
  • 8.2 Dismissal Docket
• 9. Courtrooms
  • 9.1 Assignment of Courtroom
  • 9.2 Place of Hearing
  • 9.3 Use of Counsel Table
  • 9.4 Courtroom Decorum and Dress
  • 9.5 Who is Permitted Within Bar
• 10. Court Reporters and Compensation for Same
  • 10.1 Court Reporter for Associate Circuit Judges
  • 10.2 No Court Reporter Available for Associate Circuit Judges
  • 10.3 Deposit Required for Transcripts on Appeal
  • 10.4 Transcript of Guilty Pleas in C & D Felonies
• 11. Recording of Judicial Proceedings
  • 11.1 Recording Where Mechanical or Electronic Means Employed
  • 11.2 Photography, Videotaping or Sound Recording in County Courthouses and of Jurorsand Juveniles
• 12. Monies Paid Into Court
• 13. Communications with Court
  • 13.1 Oral Communications with the Court
  • 13.2 Written Communications with the Court
• 14. Standard Accounting Procedures
  • 14.1 Billing of Criminal Costs and Fines/Application of Monies Received on Costs
• 15. Hours Worked by Non-statutory Court Personnel
• 16. Oral and Telephonic Orders/Confirmation
• 17. Designated Places for Holding Court (Revised and Effective 8/1/99)

GENERAL RULES

• 21. Attorneys
  • 21.1 Resolution of Conflicting Trial Settings
  • 21.2 Entries of Appearance
  • 21.3 Conduct of Attorneys
  • 21.4 Withdrawal of Attorneys
  • 21.5 Failure of Attorney to Answer Docket Call
  • 21.6 Appointment of Attorneys
  • 21.7 Agreement of Attorneys
  • 21.8 Advice to Clients and Witnesses of Courtroom Procedures
• 22. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
• 23. Transcripts
• 24. Exhibits

PRE-TRIAL MATTERS

• 32. Discover
  • 32.1 Use of Discovery and Certification to Circuit Division
  • 32.2 Interrogatories, Requests for Admissions and Requests for Production of Documents
  • 32.3 Depositions
  • 32.4 Motions for Sanctions
  • 32.5 Criminal Discovery
• 33. Pre-Trial Motions
  • 33.1 Hearing Dates
  • 33.2 Briefs in Support of Motions, When Required
  • 33.3 Oral Arguments - When Desired and How Requested
  • 33.4 Motions in Limine
• 34. Continuances
  • 34.1 Civil Cases
  • 34.2 Criminal Cases
• 35. Pre-Trial Conferences
• 36. Setting Cases for Trial
  • 36.1 Request for Trial
  • 36.2 Date of Docket Call
  • 36.3 Preparation of Calendar
  • 36.4 Calendar Call
  • 36.5 Removal and Inactive Calendar
  • 36.6 Revision of and Removal from Prepared Calendar
  • 36.7 Special Assignments
• 37. Dismissals
  • 37.1 Dismissal Docket
  • 37.2 Reinstatement of Cause
• 38. Mediation / ADR (Enacted and Effective 1/18/2000)

SETTLEMENT AND DEFAULT

• 41. Notice of Settlement
  • 41.1 Notice of Settlement
• 42. Default (New 9/1/98)

TRIALS

• 51. Court-Tried Cases
  • 51.1 Default and Uncontested Matters
  • 51.2 Contested Matters
  • 51.3 Preparation of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
  • 51.a Jury Trials
• 52. Selection of Jury
  • 52.1 Jury Questionnaires
• 53. Jury Trials
  • 53.1 Instructions
  • 53.2 Closing Arguments
• 54. Judgment Entry
  • 54.1 Contested Cases
  • 54.2 Default or Uncontested Cases

RULES RELATING TO PARTICULAR ACTIONS

• 61. Adoption
  • 61.1 Filing Requirements
  • 61.2 Home Study
• 62. Drivers' Cases
  • 62.1 Applications for Hardship Driving Privileges
  • 62.2 Petitions for Review
  • 62.3 Breathalyzer Test
• 63. Associate Division Cases
• 64. Cases Arising Under Chapters 207 and 208, RSMo. 1986 (Commonly Known as Title IV-D and H.B. 601 Actions)
• 65. Civil Commitment
• 66. Condemnation
• 67. Criminal Cases
  • 67.1 Pre-Trial Release
    • 67.1.1 Motions to Set Bond and for Bond Reduction
    • 67.1.2 Deposit of Operator's License
    • 67.1.3 Bail Bonds
    • 67.1.4 Bail Bonding Companies and Agents
    • 67.1.5 Transmittal of Cash or Securities Taken as Recognizance
    • 67.1.6 Prosecuting Attorney to Affix Missouri Criminal Charge Code to Complaint or Information (Effective January 3, 2003)
    • 67.1.7 Sheriff to Assign Offense Cycle Number (OCN) and Transmit Form to Court and Prosecuting Attorney (Effective January 3, 2003)
  • 67.2 Preliminary Hearing
  • 67.3 Grand Jury
  • 67.4 Attorneys
  • 67.5 Arraignments
    • 67.5.1 In Circuit
    • 67.5.2 Dates
  • 67.6 Discovery
  • 67.7 Motions
  • 67.8 Plea Bargaining
  • 67.9 Guilty Plea
    • 67.9.1 Where Entered
    • 67.9.2 Petition to Enter a Plea of Guilty
  • 67.10 Calendar
  • 67.11 Probation and Parole
  • 67.12 Form for Guilty Plea
  • 67.13 Execution of Arrest Warrants (Revised and Effective 8/1/99)
  • 67.14 Search Warrants (Revised and Effective 8/1/99)
  • 67.15 Criminal Investigative Subpoenas (Section 56.085 RSMo.) (New 12/1/98)
• 68. Family Law Cases (Other than Adoption) (Effective 6/2/03)
  • 68.1 Filing Requirements (Revised 6/2/03)
  • 68.2 Family Law Interim Order
  • 68.3 Contested Cases
  • 68.4 Filing of Financial Statements
            68.4.1 Required Document Production in Family Law Cases
  • 68.5 Case Management Conference
  • 68.6 Required Educational Programs
  • 68.7 Parenting Plan
  • 68.8 Family Access Motions
  • 68.9 Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
            68.9.1 Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist
            68.9.2 Mediator Responsibilities
            68.9.3 Termination of Mediation
            68.9.4 ADR Program Costs
  • 68.10 Entry of Judgment Upon Affidavit
  • 68.11 Waiver by Court
  • 68.12 Rule Not Jurisdictional
  • 68.13 Effective Date and Applicability of Rule
• 69. Municipal Division
• 70. Partition
• 71. Administrative Reviews
• 72. Probate
• 73. Small Claims
• 74. Trust Estates
  • 74.1 Inventory
  • 74.2 Reports
  • 74.3 Record
  • 74.4 Audit
• 75. Adult Abuse/Child Protection Cases
  • 75.1 Notification of Filing to Juvenile Offices
  • 75.2 Child Protection Cases Confidential

POST TRIAL

• 81. Execution
• 82. Garnishment
• 83. Judicial Sales

INTERNAL ORGANIZATION

• 100.1 Presiding Judge
  • 100.1.1 Election
  • 100.1.2 Duties of Presiding Judge
  • 100.1.3 Dispute Resolution - Procedure
  • 100.1.4 Vacations
  • 100.1.5 Dismissal and Grievance Review Committees
• 100.2 Local Court Rules
  • 100.2.1 Formulation
  • 100.2.2 Publication
• 100.3 Library Fund (Amended 7/1/97)

RECORDS AND FILES

• 100.4 Storage of Records
  • 100.4.1 Reproduction, Preservation, Archival Storage and Disposal of Original Circuit Court Files (and Their Contents)
  • 100.4.2 Reproduction and Preservation of Court Records Other than Files(and Their Contents)
  • 100.4.3 Responsibility for Indexing and Preserving Court Reporter Notes
  • 100.4.4 Identification of Reporter's Notes
  • 100.4.5 Index
  • 100.4.6 Storage of Notes
  • 100.4.7 Notes of Substitute Reporters
  • 100.4.8 Storage of Notes Upon Retirement, Termination or Death of Court Reporter
  • 100.4.9 Boxing and Storing of Old Notes
  • 100.4.10 Responsibility for Furnishing Materials and Space for Storage of CourtReporter Notes
  • 100.4.11 Procedure for Examination of Criminal Records
  • 100.4.12 Procedure for Expunging and Closing CriminalRecords
• 100.5 Clerk's Duties
  • 100.5.1 Monies Paid Into Court
• 100.6 Selection of Veniremen

MISCELLANEOUS RULES

• 110.1 Display of Political Campaign Material
• 110.2 Other Persons Authorized to Serve Juvenile Division Process
• 111.1 Appointment of Special Process Servers by Clerk and Costs of Service (Repealed 7/1/97)
• 112.1 Standing Courthouse Security Order (Effective 4/4/97)
• 113.1 Standing Order Regarding Supervision of Probationers and Presentence Investigations (Effective 2/10/97)
• Certification

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