If someone is owed money as a penalty under certain laws about injured parties, they can try to collect it in a few ways. They can file a civil lawsuit, or they can go through the criminal court system using an indictment or information. If the criminal court route is used, the penalty money goes to the county treasury instead of the injured person.
537.370. Penalties, how recovered. — The penalties mentioned in sections 537.340 and 537.350 may be recovered by founded on said sections, or by , or , at the of the injured, in any court having of the same; and when the is by indictment, such penalties shall be paid into .
(RSMo 1939 § 3683)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3293; 1919 § 4244; 1909 § 5450
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