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Missouri Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Mo.) Court of Appeals—Eastern District (Mo. Ct. App.) Court of Appeals—Southern District (Mo. Ct. App.) Court of Appeals—Western District (Mo. Ct. App.) ————— U.S. District Court—Eastern District (E.D. Mo.) U.S. District Court—Western District (W.D. Mo.)

Appellate cases can be retrieved by citation (e.g., “912 S.W.2d 682”) from a LEXIS database (free searching goes back five years only). There is also a text-search function. (Registration is required but is free.)

Missouri Constitution and Legislation

Constitution (Mo. Const.)
Bills
2010 House Bills (95th G.A., 2nd Sess.) 2010 Senate Bills (95th G.A., 2nd Sess.) Past-Sessions House Bills Past-Sessions Senate Bills
See also the Missouri General Assembly web site.
Laws of Missouri (Mo. Laws)
2010 Session Laws [House Bills] (95th G.A., 2nd Sess.) 2009 Session Laws [Senate Bills] (95th G.A., 1st Sess.) Past-Sessions Laws [House Bills] Past-Sessions laws [Senate Bills]
These are House and Senate bills signed by the governor.
Missouri Revised Statutes (Mo. Rev. Stat.)
See also uniform laws and interstate compacts.

Missouri Rules of Procedure and Practice

Missouri Court Rules ♦ Rules of Procedure
Note: A compilation of statewide rules (such as rules of civil procedure) can be found on the Supreme Court's web site.
Supreme Court Rules (Mo. S. Ct. R.) Court of Appeals Rules—Eastern District (Mo. Ct. App. E.D.R.)     —Southern District (Mo. Ct. App. S.D.R.)     —Western District (Mo. Ct. App. W.D.R.)
Local Court Rules ♦ U.S. Court Rules
For state circuit courts not listed here, local rules might be accessible through a page at the Missouri judicial branch web site.
7th Judicial Circuit Court Rules 11th Judicial Circuit Court Rules 13th Judicial Circuit Court Rules 16th Judicial Circuit Court Rules 21st Judicial Circuit Court Rules 22nd Judicial Circuit Court Rules 30th Judicial Circuit Court Rules 31st Judicial Circuit Court Rules ————— U.S. District Court Rules—Eastern District (E.D. Mo. R.)     —Western District (W.D. Mo. R.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules—Eastern District (E.D. Mo. Bankr. R.)     —Western District (W.D. Mo. Bankr. R.)
1. Rules of Practice ♦ Judicial Rules

Missouri Administrative Law Sources

1. Regulations
   1. Missouri Code of State Regulations (Mo. Code Regs.)
   2. Missouri Register (Mo. Reg.)

Missouri Local Law Sources

Charters
Jefferson City St. Louis  
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Cass County <3> Clay County <2> St. Louis County <2>    
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Arnold <4> Ava <4> Ballwin <4> Battlefield <5> Belton <4> Berkeley <5> Black Jack <4> Blue Springs <5> Branson <4> Brentwood <4> Bridgeton <5> Butler <4> Camdenton <5> Cameron <4> Canton <5> Cape Girardeau <4> Carl Junction <5> Carthage <4> Centralia <5> Charlack <5> Chesterfield <4> Clayton <5> Clinton <4> Columbia <1> Cottleville <5> Creve Coeur <4> Crystal City <4> Des Peres <4> Desloge <5> Dexter <5> Eldon <5> Ellisville <5> Fair Grove <5> Farmington <5> Fenton <5> Ferguson <4> Festus <4> Florissant <5> Foristell <5> Frontenac <5> Fulton <4> Gladstone <4> Grain Valley <5> Grandview <4> Green Park <5> Hannibal <4> Harrisonville <5> Hazelwood <5> Hermann <5> Hillsboro <4> Hollister <5> Independence <4> Jackson <4> Jefferson City <1> Jennings <4> Joplin <4> Kansas City <4> Kearney <5> Kennett <5> Kirksville <4> Ladue <4> Lake Saint Louis <5> Lamar <4> Lebanon <4> Lee's Summit <4> Liberty <4> Licking <4> Manchester <5> Maplewood <4> Maryland Heights <4> Mexico <4> North Kansas City <3> Northwoods <5> O'Fallon <5> Olivette <4> Osage Beach <5> Overland <5> Ozark <5> Pacific <5> Pagedale <5> Palmyra <5> Parkville <5> Peculiar <5> Pevely <5> Platte City <5> Pleasant Valley <5> Raymore <5> Raytown <4> Republic <5> Richmond <5> Richmond Heights <5> Riverside <5> Riverview <5> Rock Hill <5> Smithville <5> Springfield <4> St. Ann <5> St. Charles <2> St. Clair <4> Ste. Genevieve <5> St. John <5> St. Louis <1> St. Peters <5> St. Robert <5> Strafford <5> Sugar Creek <4> Sullivan <5> Sunset Hills <4> Town and Country <5> Trenton <5> Troy <5> Twin Oaks <5> Union <5> University City <3> Valley Park <5> Warrenton <5> Warson Woods <5> Washington <5> Weatherby Lake <5> Webb City <5> Webster Groves <4> Weldon Spring <5> Wentzville <5> West Plains <4>      
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Additional Resources
¶  St. Louis Uncompiled Ordinances

Missouri Law-Related Periodicals

1. Washington University Global Studies Law Review (Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev.)
2. Washington University Journal of Law and Policy (Wash. U. J.L. & Pol'y)
3. Washington University Law Review (Wash. U. L. Rev.) ... Formerly (until 2006) titled Washington University Law Quarterly (through vol. 83).

Other Missouri Commentary

1. Secretary of State — Publications
   Complying With Missouri Securities Laws: A Guide for Small Businesses
   Investor Education Pamphlets

2. News Reporter's Handbook ... [Missouri Press-Bar Commission] — Basic layman's guide to sources of law, the court system in Missouri, the criminal case, the civil case, the juvenile courts, extraordinary remedies, sources of information, understanding court opinions, libel and privacy, the Missouri sunshine law, the courts and media, standards of conduct, judges and attorneys, and bar associations, along with a glossary.

3. Missouri Media Law Handbook ... [Missouri Bar] — Thorough layman's guide to defamation, invasion of privacy, journalists’ right of privacy, the Missouri sunshine law (open meetings and open records), a practical guide to sunshine law matters, obtaining information from public records, the federal Freedom of Information Act, access to government information in the computer age, recording events in Missouri’s courtrooms, use of intellectual property in the media, reporter’s privilege, the developing law of the internet and electronic communications, media liability insurance, eavesdropping, wiretapping and hidden cameras, negligence and incitement (when media expose others to physical danger), and media employment contracts. See also the News Reporter's Handbook, which provides more basic information.

4. Legal Guide to Doing Business in Missouri. Armstrong Teasdale LLP. ... [Lex Mundi]

Missouri Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Missouri Court Information

Web Sites
See also the web site of the Office of State Courts Administrator.
Supreme Court Court of Appeals—Eastern District     —Southern District     —Western District ————— Circuit Courts 5th Judicial Circuit Court 7th Judicial Circuit Court 16th Judicial Circuit Court 21st Judicial Circuit Court 22nd Judicial Circuit Court [City of St. Louis]     —Clerk of Court 27th Judicial Circuit Court 30th Judicial Circuit Court 31st Judicial Circuit Court ————— Jefferson County Municipal Court Kansas City Municipal Court Perryville Municipal Court St. Joseph Municipal Court ————— U.S. District Court—Eastern District     —Western District U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Eastern District     —Western District
Additional Resources
¶  County Courthouses — Business Entity Forms ...[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Missouri Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
General Assembly Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General Public Defender System ————— Revenue Department Secretary of State
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶  Vital Records — Contact Information ... [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶  Workers' Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information ... [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
The Missouri Bar Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers ————— Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association ————— Boone County Bar Association Clay County Bar Association
See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
Board of Law Examiners ————— Columbia School of Law (University of Missouri) St. Louis University School of Law University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Law Washington University School of Law
1. Missouri Directory of Lawyers ... [Missouri Bar]

2. Consulate General of Canada in Chicago • Consulat Général du Canada à Chicago ... Canadian consular office serving Missouri.

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Missouri Supreme Court ————— Jackson County St. Louis Saint Louis University: Omer Poos Law Library University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri-Kansas City: Leon E. Bloch Law Library Washington University
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
1. Missouri Bar — Public Information Brochures

2. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Missouri Residents ... [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Missouri law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Missouri.

3. Low-Cost Legal Aid ... See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Legal Services of Missouri ... This site provides a directory (“Information on the location and phone numbers of Legal Services offices as well as other organizations that may be able to provide assistance.”) as well as court forms, informational pamphlets, and legal articles.
   2. Missouri Legal Help for the Poor ... [Am. Bar Ass'n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA's Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs' web sites.
   3. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help ... [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.