{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-545.015","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.015","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in chapter 545, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:\n(1) \"Magistrate\" means associate circuit judge;\n(2) \"Circuit court\" means a division of the circuit court presided over by a circuit judge; and\n(3) \"Judge of the circuit court\" means a circuit judge.","path":["Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 545 - Proceedings Before Trial"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=545.015","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"d63ae91d4cc5af2d2c7afcd148d52bd1611a4be9568c8dc9b7ddf9e0b7fc2883","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-545.010","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-545.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}