Mo. Rev. Stat. ยง 441.760
Immediate removal of parties other than tenant, when โ immediate removal of ...
441.760. Immediate removal of parties other than tenant, when โ immediate removal of tenant or lessee, when. โ 1. If the plaintiff has met its burden of proof for a complete eviction but the tenant successfully pleads an affirmative defense to the eviction pursuant to section 441.750 , then the court shall not terminate the tenancy but shall order the immediate removal of any person who the court finds conducted the drug-related activity which was the subject of the eviction proceeding.
2. If the plaintiff presents evidence that a person is not lawfully occupying a dwelling unit as either a tenant or a lessee, the court shall order the immediate removal of such person unlawfully occupying the dwelling unit.
(L. 1997 H.B. 361, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1410 merged with S.B. 655)