{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.300","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.300","heading":"Continuance to be granted, when.","body":"The court in which such action is pending shall grant such continuance to a nonresident defendant as may be proper to afford him reasonable opportunity to defend such action.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=506.300","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"980c7e39b3550533d3adde8db3652b597cbc45b4cbac7ffa9d9bea38867b5079","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.290","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}