Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.140
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
If any prosecuting attorney shall fail to attend any term of the court having criminal jurisdiction in his county, held in pursuance of law, he shall be fined twenty-five dollars by the court, unless he show good cause to the contrary at the next succeeding term thereof.
§ 56.140, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 12951