{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.023","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.023","heading":"Court or clerk to grant letters.","body":"The probate division of the circuit court, or the clerk thereof, subject to modification or revocation by the court, shall grant letters testamentary and of administration.","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=473.023","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"e7478106ff607cf84a29200ab0cc3ac59c7e3b2534f6a005dbf3e1462bc46902","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.020","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}