Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXIII. Evidence and Legal Advertisements § 491.340. Attachment to be executed as in criminal cases--cost

Every such attachment may be directed to any sheriff or other officer provided by law of the county in which the witness resides, and shall be executed in the same manner as a warrant in a criminal case; and the fees of the officer for issuing and serving the same shall be paid by the person against whom the same shall have been issued, unless he show reasonable cause, to the satisfaction of the associate circuit judge, for his omission to attend, in which case the party requiring such attendance shall pay all costs of such attachment.