545.470. No order for the removal of any cause shall be made on the application of the defendant for the causes specified in sections 545.430 and 545.450, unless such application be made during the term of the court at which the indictment is found; provided, said defendant be in custody or on recognizance, and if not so in custody or held to bail, then the application may be made at or before the first term after the defendant shall have been arrested, and not thereafter except as provided for in section 545.480.

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(RSMo 1939 § 4021)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3632; 1919 § 3975; 1909 § 5182