Mo. Rev. Stat. § 492.290
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
Every witness examined, in pursuance of sections 492.080 to 492.400, shall be sworn or affirmed to testify the whole truth, and his examination shall be reduced to writing, or taken in shorthand and transcribed, in writing, in the presence of the person or officer before whom the same shall be taken.
§ 492.290, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 1936