Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.400
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
If any associate circuit judge refuses or neglects to certify and return, as required by section 544.390, any examination or recognizance by him taken, he may be required, by rule of court, forthwith to return the same, and in case of disobedience may be proceeded against by attachment.
§ 544.400, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 3880