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Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure

477 rules across the General provisions and Parts I–III · 455 active

Missouri's civil-procedure rules are cited as “Mo. Sup. Ct. R.”, promulgated by the Supreme Court of Missouri under its constitutional rulemaking authority. Part I governs civil procedure in the Circuit Courts, Part II the appellate courts, and Part III special actions such as injunctions, garnishment, replevin and habeas corpus. Official Comments and amendment history are included where supplied.

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Hides repealed rules and Rule 101, entirely repealed since 1980 (uncheck to see the full official compilation).

General

7 active rules · 8 in the official compilation

Rule 41. General

Part I. Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts

228 active rules · 239 in the official compilation

Rule 42. Form of Civil Action

Rule 43. Service and Filing of Pleadings and Papers

Rule 44. Time

Rule 45. Court Always Open

Rule 46. Clerk’s Duties and Powers

Rule 47. Terms of Court

  • Rule 47.01 Term of Court Shall Convene and Expire--How and When. [Repealed effective January 1, 2025] Repealed

Rule 48. Vacation and Judicial Sales

Rule 49. Forms of Writs and Other Process

Rule 50. Rules of Missouri Court of Appeals and Trial Courts

Rule 51. Venue, Including Change of Venue and Change of Judge

Rule 52. Parties

Rule 53. Commencement of Civil Action

Rule 54. Issuance and Service of Summons or Other Process

Rule 55. Pleadings, Motions and Hearing

Rule 56. General Provisions Governing Discovery

Rule 57. Interrogatories and Depositions

Rule 58. Production of Documents and Things and Entry upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes

Rule 59. Admission of Facts and of Genuineness of Documents

Rule 60. Physical and Mental Examination of Persons

Rule 61. Enforcement of Discovery; Sanctions

Rule 62. Pre-Trial Conferences

Rule 63. Trial Settings

Rule 64. Trial, Where Conducted

  • Rule 64.01 Repealed by order dated June 1, 1993, effective Jan. 1, 1994. Repealed

Rule 65. Continuances

Rule 66. Consolidation of Civil Actions and Separate Trials

Rule 67. Dismissal of Civil Actions

Rule 68. Masters and Receivers

Rule 69. Trial by Jury

Rule 70. Instructions

Rule 71. Verdicts

Rule 72. Motion for a Directed Verdict and for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict

Rule 73. Trial by Court

Rule 74. Judgments, Orders and Proceedings Thereon

Rule 75. Control of Judgments

Rule 76. Executions

Rule 77. Costs

Rule 78. New Trials—After-Trial Motions—Preservation of Error

Rule 79. Assignment of Judges in Case of Disability

Rule 81. Appeals

Part II. Rules Relating to All Appellate Courts

43 active rules · 47 in the official compilation

Rule 82. Terms and Duties of Chief Justice and Judges of This Court and the Court of Appeals—Designation of Court of Appeals and Districts Thereof—Duties and Other Matters Relating to the State Courts Administrator and Other Court Personnel

Rule 83. Transfers from Court of Appeals to This Court

Rule 84. Procedure in All Appellate Courts

Part III. Rules Relating to Special Actions

177 active rules · 183 in the official compilation

Rule 85. Attachments

Rule 86. Condemnation Proceedings

Rule 87. Declaratory Judgments

Rule 88. Domestic Relations and Paternity Cases — Calculation of Child Support — Mediation — Self-Represented Litigants

Rule 89. Ejectment

Rule 90. Garnishments and Sequestration

Rule 91. Habeas Corpus

Rule 92. Injunctions

Rule 93. Land Titles

Rule 94. Mandamus

Rule 95. Change of Name

Rule 96. Partition of Real and Personal Property

Rule 97. Prohibition

Rule 98. Quo Warranto

Rule 99. Replevin

Rule 100. Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions

Rule 101. Mechanics’ and Materialmen’s Lien

  • Rule 101.01 Rules 101.01 through 101.21. Repealed June 10, 1980, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Repealed

Rule 80 does not exist (a genuine numbering gap between Rules 79 and 81). Rule 101 is entirely repealed (101.01 to 101.21, repealed 1980) and shown as one muted row. 20 further individual rule numbers are shown unlinked as dead-stub rows (repealed by later order; one combined range, Rules 74.15-74.79, repealed 1987; another combined range, Rules 91.24-91.61, repealed 1983). All other numbers reconciled against the official source are active.

Source: Missouri State & Federal Court Rules · Adopted by the Supreme Court of Missouri · Current through June 25, 2026 · Official source