540.130. Whenever required by any grand jury, it shall be the duty of the prosecuting or circuit attorney in the county, or in a city not within a county, to attend them for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence, or giving them advice upon any legal matter.
(RSMo 1939 § 3912, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al.)Prior revisions: 1929 § 3523; 1919 § 3868; 1909 § 5076