Missouri § 252.130 - Failure to pay fine and costs — procedure.
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§ 252.130. Failure to pay fine and costs — procedure.
Whenever upon conviction the person convicted fails to pay the fine and costs imposed upon him, he shall be committed to the jail of the county or of the city of St. Louis or to some workhouse and shall there be kept confined one day for each two dollars of the fine, and not more than twenty days for costs adjudged against him, unless otherwise paroled by the judge of the circuit or criminal courts of the state as otherwise provided by law in criminal cases.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8947, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 9)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8291; 1919 § 5641; 1909 § 6530
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 252.130 cover?
Section 252.130 ("Failure to pay fine and costs — procedure.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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