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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 523

Citation
Section 523
Parent Document
State v. Muegge, 842 S.W.2d 192 (1992)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1992-11-24

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However, the trial court’s failure to hear the motion within thirty days was not fatal to its jurisdiction. Because § 523.053(2), RSMo.1986, utilizes the word “shall”, Wilson assumes that the statute is, therefore, mandatory. While the use of the word “shall” in a statute will generally be interpreted as mandatory, such is not always the case. Howard v. Banks,