HB 1984 -- Identifying Information in Court Records

Sponsor:  Stevenson

This bill requires any information contained in a court record
filed before January 1, 2011, that could be used to identify or
locate the victim of sexual assault, domestic assault, stalking,
or any other violation of Chapters 566 or 568, RSMo, to be
redacted from the record prior to disclosure to the public.
Beginning January 1, 2011, the name, home or temporary address,
telephone number, and Social Security number of a victim of any
of these crimes but not the named party in civil litigation must
be retained on a confidential case filing sheet.  The judge
presiding over a sexual assault, domestic assault, or stalking
case or any other case involving a violation of Chapters 566 or
568 has the discretion to publicly disclose identifying
information regarding the defendant which could be used to
identify or locate the victim of the crime.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm