{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-517.081","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 517.081","heading":"Case certified to presiding judge of circuit, when.","body":"A case shall be certified for assignment by the presiding judge of the circuit or in accordance with local rules when:\n(1) A party files a petition, a counterclaim, cross claim or third-party petition that independently exceeds the jurisdiction of cases triable under this chapter; or\n(2) Consolidation of cases appears proper, and such consolidation would result in a claim exceeding the jurisdictional limit of the division.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 517 - Procedure Before Certain Associate Circuit Judges"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=517.081","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"7cef041a92b2cf550ff0890993934d47b8f9cefa5606da34725fdc254dd4acbd","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-517.071","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-517.091"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}