St. Louis County Circuit Court
Rules of Court

The Rules of Court are effective as of October 21, 2009.

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Rule	Description
Table of Contents	Table of Contents
Rule 1	Divisions of Court
Rule 2	Hours and Terms of Court
Rule 3	Pleadings
Rule 4	Filing of Cases
Rule 5	Fees and Costs
Rule 6	Assignment of Judges, Cases and Transfer of Cases
Rule 7	Withdrawals of Papers from Clerk's Office
Rule 8	Publication of Dockets
Rule 9	Courtrooms
Rule 10	Court Reporters and Compensation for Same
Rule 11	Recording of Judicial Proceedings
Rule 12	Monies Paid to Court
Rule 13	Communication with the Court
Rule 14	Court Budget
Rule 15	Clerks
Rules 16 through 20	Reserved
Rule 21	Attorneys
Rule 22	Appointment of Guardian ad Litem
Rule 23	Transcripts
Rule 24	Exhibits
Rule 25	Interpreter or Translator
Rule 26	Presentation of Informal Matters
Rule 27	Confessions of Judgment and Consent to Judgment
Rule 28	Special Process Servers
Rule 29	Use of Information Technology Equipment in the Court
Rule 30	Procedure on Publication
Rule 31	Reserved
Rule 32	Discovery
Rule 33	Pre-Trial Motions
Rule 34	Continuances
Rule 35	Pre-Trial Conferences
Rule 36	Setting Cases for Trial
Rule 37	Dismissals
Rule 38	Alternate Dispute Resolution
Rules 39 through 40	Reserved
Rule 41	Settlement
Rule 42	Default
Rules 43 through 50	Reserved
Rule 51	Court-Tried Cases
Rule 52	Selection of Jury
Rule 53	Jury Trials
Rule 54	Judgment Entry
Rules 55 through 56	Reserved
Rule 57	Interrogatories to Parties in Domestic Cases
Rule 58	Production of Documents in Domestic Cases
Rules 59 through 60	Reserved
Rule 61	Adoption
Rule 62	Driver's Cases
Rule 63	Duty Divisions
Rule 64	Cases Arising Under Chapters 207 & 208 RSMo.
Rule 65	Civil Commitment
Rule 66	Condemnation
Rule 67	Criminal Cases
Rule 68	Dissolution of Marriage
Rule 69	Municipal Division
Rule 70	Partition
Rule 71	Administrative Reviews
Rule 72	Probate
Rule 73	Small Claims
Rule 74	Trust Estates
Rules 75	Re Bankrupcty
Rules 76 through 80	Reserved
Rule 81	Execution
Rule 82	Garnishment
Rule 83	Judicial Sales
Rules 84 through 99	Reserved
Rule 100	Administration Rules
Index	Index