{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-541.020","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 541.020","heading":"Jurisdiction of circuit courts.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, the circuit courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases of felony, misdemeanor and infractions. Except as otherwise provided by law, circuit judges may hear and determine originally all cases of felony, misdemeanor and infractions and may hear and determine upon a trial de novo cases of misdemeanor and infractions.","path":["Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 541 - Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=541.020","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"9017b8594baff0b284ffc759c966b7eb6c7903949ed02901fc07738eb7bb80b1","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-541.015","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-541.033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}