{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-532.640","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.640","heading":"Penalty for failing to obey and make return to writ.","body":"If any officer or other person, upon whom a writ of habeas corpus shall be duly served, shall neglect or refuse to obey the same, by producing the party therein named, and making a full and explicit return to the writ, as required by this chapter, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and also forfeit to the party aggrieved a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 532 - Habeas Corpus"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=532.640","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"f642e264508d2587be50ea9b73d0fc84d01f8cbb3b81946857e54b007f074b69","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-532.630","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-532.650"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}