Section 610.144

Title XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS

Chapter 610

Effective - 28 Aug 2026, see footnote   

  610.144.  Missouri expungement fund, use of moneys. — 1.  (1)  There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri Expungement Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated to it by the general assembly and gifts, donations, grants, and bequests.  The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund.  In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements.  The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely as provided in subsection 2 of this section.

  (2)  The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested.  Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

  2.  The office of state courts administrator and the department of public safety shall expend moneys from the fund, upon appropriation, on the statewide court automation case management system and the Missouri criminal history record information system established under sections 43.500 to 43.530 for one or more of the following purposes:

  (1)  Expenses that may be incurred to develop, establish, maintain, or operate any information technology equipment, software, systems, or services associated with the expungement or closing of records under Missouri law, including the development and implementation of any technology-assisted, state-initiated bulk expungement or sealing of records under Missouri law; or

  (2)  The cost of necessary personnel or contractors.

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(L. 2026 S.B. 1421)

Severability clause, see § 1.1010