{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-479.140","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.140","heading":"Judge to be trier of fact, when.","body":"In any trial for the violation of a municipal ordinance, all issues of fact shall be tried by the judge except where trial by jury is authorized by law and the defendant or his attorney requests a trial by jury.","path":["Title XXXII - COURTS","Chapter 479 - Municipal Courts and Traffic Courts"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=479.140","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"9a9573c1010cab09279869f30660af9dfd79a868e20ce44309e20fb5d331ceb7","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-479.130","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-479.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}