Missouri Laws 508.013 – Venue for actions filed after or pending as of February 13, 2019
1. The provisions of sections 507.040, 507.050, 508.010, 508.012, and 537.762 shall apply to any action filed after February 13, 2019. A plaintiff who is a resident of Missouri and who has a case that:
(1) Is pending in a court in this state as of February 13, 2019;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 508.013
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(2) Has proper jurisdiction in this state; and
(3) Has or had been set at any time prior to February 13, 2019, for a trial date beginning on or before August 28, 2019,
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may continue to trial in the venue as filed.
2. For actions pending as of February 13, 2019, a plaintiff whose claim has been found to have no county in Missouri in which venue exists may proceed in such venue in Missouri where such claim was dismissed without prejudice only when the court finds that the claim:
(1) Was filed in the Missouri court within the statute of limitations applicable to the claim;
(2) Has no proper venue in the state of Missouri; and
(3) Cannot be maintained, as of August 28, 2019, in any state where the claim may be brought because of applicable statutes of limitations and lack of a savings statute or similar law.