Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 546.540: Confinement of insane persons, costs paid, how
What this law says, in plain English
Law authorizes sheriffs to hold persons committed for mental health evaluation in county jail if needed for safety, with counties paying costs for indigent persons and others' estates reimbursing expenses.
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