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542.080 Recognizance, when broken.

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MO Code › Chapter 542 › Section 542.080

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542.080. Recognizance, when broken. — No recognizance to keep the peace shall be deemed to be broken unless the principal in such recognizance be convicted of some offense amounting, in judgment of law, to a breach of such recognizance.

(RSMo 1939 § 3798) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3408; 1919 § 3753; 1909 § 4961

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