{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.080","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.080","heading":"Form of summons.","body":"The summons shall be endorsed on or annexed to the complaint, and may be in the following form:\nThe state of Missouri, to the sheriff of the county of ______, greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon E F, of the county of ______, to appear before the undersigned judge within and for said county, at ______ therein, on the ______ day of ______, at the hour of ______ of the clock in the forenoon, then and there to answer and defend against the complaint of G H, of forcible entry and detainer (or of unlawful detainer, as the case may be), made by the said E F upon the land of the said G H, as by the complaint of the said G H, hereto annexed, will more fully appear, and have you then and there this writ, with the return of your proceedings thereon.\nGiven under my hand this ______ day of ______, 20______\nA B, Judge.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 534 - Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=534.080","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"09964b86abad062a69bc08ea9d311fe7d7d4581cd6593b601aa17b112aae8eb5","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.070","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-534.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}