Provides exemptions for records of certain criminal offenses from public access on statewide court automation systems

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Provides exemptions for records of certain criminal offenses from public access on statewide court automation systems

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1418 - This act provides that any official court record pertaining to a case in which a person is charged with a felony, class A misdemeanor, violation for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, offense that can be enhanced to a class A misdemeanor or higher for subsequent violations, sexual offense, and any ordinance violation shall not be made available to a member of the public through a statewide court automation system.

What This Bill Does

• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1418 - This act provides that any official court record pertaining to a case in which a person is charged with a felony, class A misdemeanor, violation for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, offense that can be enhanced to a class A misdemeanor or higher for subsequent violations, sexual offense, and any ordinance violation shall not be made available to a member of the public through a statewide court automation system.
• However, the official record may be made available through any statewide court automation system to members of the public physically at the courthouse where the official court record is a record for that court.
• Additionally, such records shall be available in such automation system if the person accessing such record is court personnel, law enforcement agencies, judges, prosecutors, a defendant's attorney, or any other person needing access to such record if deemed necessary by the court.
• This act is identical to SB 442 (2025), SB 1230 (2024), and SB 298 (2023) and is substantially similar to HB 2033 (2022), HB 146 (2021), and HCS/HB 1686 (2020), and is similar to HB 1221 (2019).

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SB 1418 - This act provides that any official court record pertaining to a case in which a person is charged with a felony, class A misdemeanor, violation for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, offense that can be enhanced to a class A misdemeanor or higher for subsequent violations, sexual offense, and any ordinance violation shall not be made available to a member of the public through a statewide court automation system. However, the official record may be made available through any statewide court automation system to members of the public physically at the courthouse where the official court record is a record for that court. Additionally, such records shall be available in such automation system if the person accessing such record is court personnel, law enforcement agencies, judges, prosecutors, a defendant's attorney, or any other person needing access to such record if deemed necessary by the court.

This act is identical to SB 442 (2025), SB 1230 (2024), and SB 298 (2023) and is substantially similar to HB 2033 (2022), HB 146 (2021), and HCS/HB 1686 (2020), and is similar to HB 1221 (2019).
KATIE O'BRIEN

Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1418
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TRENT.
5959S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 476, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to access to certain court
records.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 476, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 476.1020, to read as 2
follows:3
476.1020. Any official court record pertaining to a 1
case in which a person is charged with any offense 2
reportable under section 43.506 or any ordinance violation 3
shall not be made available to a member of the public 4
through any statewide court automation system. However, 5
such official court record may be: 6
(1) Made available to a member of the public through 7
any statewide court automation system if such member is 8
physically present at a courthouse and the official court 9
record is a record for that particular court; or 10
(2) Included in any statewide court automation system 11
accessible to the following persons: 12
(a) Court personnel; 13
(b) Law enforcement agencies; 14
(c) Judges; 15
(d) Prosecutors; 16
(e) A defendant's attorney; or 17
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(f) Any other person needing access to such record if 18
deemed necessary by the court. 19
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