4.4 Emergency Filings with On-Call Judges by Facsimile

Pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 20.04(h), search warrants and complaints and affidavits in support thereof; arrest warrants and affidavits, complaints and indictments in support thereof; ex parte orders and petitions and affidavits in support thereof; mental health/drug and alcohol commitments and petitions in support thereof; and detention and protective custody orders and petitions in support thereof may be filed with on-call judges by facsimile transmission on weekends, holidays, after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and at other times when a judge is unavailable.

Any such paper so filed shall have the same effect as the filing of an original document, even though it may be required to be verified or submitted by affidavit.  A facsimile signature shall have the same effect as an original signature.  The person filing such a paper by facsimile transmission shall also file the original with the court.