Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 546.610: Copy of commitment to sheriff
What this law says, in plain English
When a court sentences someone to the department of corrections, the court clerk must send a certified copy to the sheriff, who must transport the offender to the designated facility and deliver them to the administrative officer.
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