Missouri Open Records

Missouri laws and court cases

State Statute start at 610.023

Missouri Sunshine Law home page on Attorney General's web site

Letter Generator

Generate an open records request that conforms to Missouri requirements

State Salary Database

The Better Government Association offers this searchable database of selected public payrolls. It mostly covers Illinois, but there is also some salary information on Missouri and Indiana.

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts (where to send your request)

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

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Sunshine in Missouri

Resources

Missouri Sunshine Law Online Quiz

Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Missouri.

2008

October 15, 2008: Mo. gov. agrees to give e-mail records to media

October 11, 2008: Taser records to be released by end of October, police say

October 9, 2008: Council action to open Taser files

October 6, 2008: Sunshine policy adopted; Solid Waste District T appoints Jim Dickerson as official custodian of records

September 9, 2008: St. Peters Wins Open Records Suit Over Great Rivers

August 26, 2008: Open-record suit renewed against Blunt

August 25, 2008: Amended lawsuit renewed in Blunt e-mail case

July 29, 2008: Overland: Public records attached with price tag

July 28, 2008: GOP uses Sunshine Law for retaliation

July 27, 2008: Missteps suggest need for Sunshine Law training

July 23, 2008: Judge names bipartisan legal duo to take over e-mail suit filed against Blunt

July 11, 2008: Judge zaps lawsuit over Blunt e-mail

July 11, 2008: Judge set to rule on whether battle for Blunt's e-mails can continue

June 21, 2008: Judge hears police public records case lawyers in private

June 12, 2008: Mo. News Outlets Try To Join E-mail Lawsuit Against Blunt

June 11, 2008: Mo. media outlets try to join e-mail lawsuit

June 3, 2008: Email war continues between Blunt and Nixon

June 3, 2008: $7 fee for Mo. driver, vehicle records halted

May 30, 2008: Missouri records fee hike challenged in court as illegal

May 30, 2008: It's called freedom of information for a reason

May 25, 2008: Analysis: Blunt retaliating with records requests

May 21, 2008: Records reveal Missouri fee hike set to pay for computer system

May 19, 2008: Legislators extend exceptions to Sunshine Law

May 10, 2008: Blunt uses same open-records weapon against critics

May 9, 2008: Businesses sue to stop fee increase for license records

May 9, 2008: Blunt files Sunshine request against Harris

May 7, 2008: Governor’s office requests e-mail records from Harris

May 6, 2008: Blunt ordered e-mail purge, lawsuit claims

May 6, 2008: Newspaper's Sunshine Law requests denied due to litigation

May 6, 2008: Lawsuit contends Blunt's aides ordered staffers to break the law

May 5, 2008: Missouri governor, aides accused of ordering e-mail purge

April 14, 2008: Huge cost hike to get Missouri driving records worries the news media

March 24, 2008: Blunt provides Nixon investigators records on media requests

March 15, 2008: Read Sunday's editorial now: Sunshine laws protect the people

March 13, 2008: E-mail war escalates, as Blunt seeks Nixon's communications

March 12, 2008: Gov. Blunt's Office Seeks E-Mail Records from Nixon's Office ...really?

March 9, 2008: Record request meant to protect taxpayers

March 9, 2008: Nixon cries foul about Blunt’s e-mail demands

March 7, 2008: Blunt demands AG pay $540K for office e-mail Inquiry lawyer insists records should be free.

March 8, 2008: Blunt's staff defends charges for email records

March 7, 2008: Blunt hires attorneys, demands $540,000 to turn over email records

February 29, 2008: Security records would remain closed under Senate bill

February 26, 2008: Governments may become more open

January 20, 2008: Lawyer’s e-mail records request irks P&Z panelists

January 17, 2008: Blunt says email archive system will cost $1.4 million

January 16, 2008: Blunt approves $2 million e-mail archive

January 16, 2008: Springfield police plan open records lawsuit

January 11, 2008: E-mail controversy continues to dog Blunt

2007

December 20, 2007: KU-MU figures still not known

December 16, 2007: Politicians flunk out with ignorance of law

December 6, 2007: Montee weighing in on Blunt's email policies

November 27, 2007: Missouri Puts the F in F.O.I.

November 23, 2007: Keys to the past

November 16, 2007: Blunt questions Nixon's right to e-mail probe

November 16, 2007: Martin contradicts Blunt on e-mails

November 15, 2007: Blunt Orders E-Mail Retention System

November 14, 2007: Blunt files legal complaint in dispute over firing, e-mails

November 13, 2007: Missouri should act to protect electronic messages

November 10, 2007: McCaskill weighs in on e-mail

November 3, 2007: Memo to Gov. Blunt: E-mail counts

Novermber 2, 2007: Blunt says his staff follows the Sunshine Law

October 30, 2007: Blunt’s office refused to provide records to fired lawyer

October 28, 2007: Blunt lawyer claims fired because questioned office handling of emails

October 27, 2007: MSSU board withholds meeting packets from public

October 8, 2007: Harris proposes Sunshine Law unit within AG's office

September 30, 2007: Politicians tout openness â€” when useful (Opinion column)

September 24, 2007: JOHN DARKOW CARTOON

September 24, 2007: Area governments treat emails in different way

September 21, 2007: Harris calls for Sunshine Law unit

September 20, 2007: Nixon mum on suing Blunt over e-mails

September 19, 2007: Ethics commissioners may testify

September 18, 2007: Members of Missouri Ethics Commission might be deposed over closed meeting

September 18, 2007: Missouri AG: E-mails are public records

September 18, 2007: Nixon, other officials say they treat e-mails as public records

September 14, 2007: Blunt staff routinely purges emails, saying not public records

September 11, 2007: Open the process (Opinion column)

August 22, 2007: Missouri Southern State University violates open meeting law

August 8, 2007: Judicial nominating panel denies open records violations

July 27, 2007: Fire district closing most of its meetings

July 22, 2007: Citizen Young

June 20, 2007: Missouri AG Nixon, 31 other Attorneys General urge U.S. Senate to pass Student Loan Sunshine Act to curb loan abuses

June 11, 2007: Sunshine Law dims under bills passed by state lawmakers

December 28, 2006: Nixon, MOHELA file agreement on violations of Sunshine Law; board members to each pay $1,000

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