Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.170
476.170 Sittings to be public.
476.170. Sittings to be public. — The sitting of every court shall be public and every person may freely attend the same.
(RSMo 1939 § 2007) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1843; 1919 § 2340; 1909 § 3862