506.290. Venue for actions. - Missouri Statutes

Venue for actions.

506.290. 1. Any suit under the provisions of sections 506.200 to506.320* shall be filed in the county in which the cause of action accruesor in the county where the plaintiff resides, and if there be otherdefendants in such action who are residents of the state of Missouri, thensuch action shall be brought in any county in which any one of saiddefendants resides, or in the county within which the plaintiff resides andthe defendant may be found.

2. Any civil suit under the provisions of section 570.223, RSMo, fora person charged with identity theft may be filed:

(1) In the county in which the offense is committed;

(2) If the offense is committed partly in one county and partly inanother, or if the elements of the offense occur in more than one county,then in any of the counties where any element of the offense occurred;

(3) In the county in which the defendant resides;

(4) In the county in which the victim resides; or

(5) In the county in which the property obtained or attempted to beobtained was located.

(L. 1941 p. 435 § 11, A.L. 1949 p. 328, A.L. 2004 H.B. 959)

*Section 506.320 was repealed by S.B. 869 in 1996.