542.010. Magistrate defined.
Magistrate defined.
542.010. The term "magistrate", as used in this chapter,shall mean those officers authorized by section 542.020, to issueprocess to preserve the peace, unless from the context of the lawit appears that the term refers to magistrates created by section18 of article V of the constitution in effect on and prior toJanuary 1, 1979, in which event the term shall mean an associatecircuit judge or division of the circuit court presided over byan associate circuit judge.
(1949 H.B. 2138 § 542.01, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)Effective 1-2-79