{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-221.270","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 221.270","heading":"Jailer to receive and keep United States prisoners.","body":"It shall be the duty of the keeper of the jail in every county within this state to receive into his custody any prisoner or prisoners who may be from time to time committed to his charge, under authority of the United States, and to safely keep every such prisoner or prisoners, according to the warrant or receipt of such commitment, until he or they shall be discharged by due course of law of the United States.","path":["Title XIII - CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS","Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=221.270","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"f7eec769515bc2bb685125a02f8cf9fd89ef1b5c0ef8a2b4042bf1259df13299","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-221.260","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-221.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}