{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-540.170","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 540.170","heading":"Subpoenas in vacation, when issued.","body":"It shall be the duty of the circuit clerk to issue subpoenas for witnesses to be and appear before the grand jury of the circuit court thereafter, at the instance of the prosecuting or circuit attorney, whenever it shall be shown that such witnesses are about to absent themselves to avoid being subpoenaed before the grand jury.","path":["Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 540 - Grand Juries and Their Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=540.170","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"23a769f841b84dfe55d4764342a9fd2c7787758b9d78cc27f1f569f520b192bf","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-540.160","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-540.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}