Missouri Sunshine Law

Feb 16, 2026

Appeals court backs trial ruling in bodycam Sunshine Law case

The Southern District affirms civil penalty and attorney fees against the Stoddard County sheriff for knowingly violating Sunshine Law over bodycam video.

Nov 22, 2022

Sunshine Law allows fees for seeking fees, court rules

Lawyers who spent a month and a half getting a governmental entity to turn over documents and 13 years trying to obtain their legal fees were vindicated on Nov. 15 when the Court of Appeals Western District ruled that their entire bill against the state was collectible.

Apr 27, 2020

DHSS ordered to pay penalties, fees for Sunshine Law violations

A Cole County judge has ordered the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to pay $12,000 in penalties and attorneys’ fees after ruling it knowingly and purposefully violated the […]

Apr 22, 2020

Judge rules against Missouri agency in open records case

A Missouri judge has ruled that a state agency purposely violated open records law when it tried to charge a genealogical research group nearly $1.5 million for birth and death […]

Mar 25, 2020

Judge: Clay County violated law denying reporter’s request

Clay County violated a Missouri transparency law by denying a reporter’s request to inspect government records, a judge ruled this week. Judge Roger Prokes ruled Clay County committed two violations […]

Nov 8, 2019

Family of slain patrolman wins records ruling

A Missouri appeals court has overturned a ruling denying the release of records relating to the 1994 shooting death of a Missouri State Highway Patrolman, finding that federal law does […]

Nov 1, 2019

Appeals court probes Raytown Sunshine Law judgment

The city of Raytown is seeking to reverse a $42,550 judgment against it for violating Missouri’s Sunshine Law, arguing it did not wrongly deny a records request because the requestor […]