548.251. Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions. - Missouri Statutes

Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions.

548.251. A person brought into this state by, or afterwaiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not besubject to service of personal process in civil actions arisingout of the same facts as the criminal proceedings to answer whichhe is being or has been returned, until he has been convicted inthe criminal proceeding, or, if acquitted, until he has hadreasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he wasextradited.

(L. 1953 p. 425 § 25)

(1954) Where husband was extradited into this state on criminal charge of nonsupport of wife and child, process served upon him in divorce action pending prosecution on the criminal charge was void and conferred no jurisdiction of the action. State ex rel. Stipec v. Owen (A.), 271 S.W.2d 864.