Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 455 - Abuse — Adults and Children — Shelters and Protective Orders
Section 455.200 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011
455.200. Definitions. — As used in sections 455.200 to 455.230, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases mean:
(1) "Designated authority", the board, commission, agency, or other body designated under the provisions of section 488.445 as the authority to administer the allocation and distribution of funds to shelters;
(2) "Shelter for victims of domestic violence" or "shelter", a facility established for the purpose of providing temporary residential service or facilities to family or household members who are victims of domestic violence.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1069 § 2, A.L. 2011 S.B. 320)

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXX - Domestic Relations

Chapter 455 - Abuse — Adults and Children — Shelters and Protective Orders

Section 455.003 - Rape crisis centers, confidentiality of information — employee competency to testify — rape crisis center defined.

Section 455.004 - Juvenile court records, confidentiality, when.

Section 455.005 - Social Security number of respondent included in full orders of protection.

Section 455.007 - Mootness doctrine, public interest exception to apply upon expiration of the order.

Section 455.010 - Definitions.

Section 455.015 - Venue.

Section 455.020 - Relief may be sought — order of protection effective, where.

Section 455.025 - Duties of circuit clerks — rules, forms, instructions.

Section 455.027 - No filing fee, court cost, or bond shall be required.

Section 455.030 - Filings — certain information not required from petitioner, exception — supreme court shall provide for filing of petitions on holidays, evenings and weekends.

Section 455.032 - Protection order, restraining respondent from abuse if petitioner is permanently or temporarily in state — evidence admissible of prior abuse in or out of state.

Section 455.035 - Protection orders — ex parte.

Section 455.038 - Ex parte orders, notification — circuit clerks to provide information on.

Section 455.040 - Hearings, when — duration of orders, renewal, requirements — copies of orders to be given, validity — duties of law enforcement agency — information entered in MULES — objection, personally served.

Section 455.045 - Temporary relief available — ex parte orders.

Section 455.050 - Full or ex parte order of protection, abuse, stalking, or sexual assault, contents — relief available — court may order transfer billing responsibility of wireless telephone, when, procedure.

Section 455.055 - Assignment of wages.

Section 455.060 - Modification of orders, when — termination, when — appeal — custody of children, may not be changed, when.

Section 455.065 - Subsequent modification of orders.

Section 455.067 - Foreign order of protection to be given full faith and credit — registration of order, content, procedure.

Section 455.070 - Proceedings independent of others.

Section 455.073 - Supreme court to develop and adopt uniform forms for petitions and orders of protection, content — forms to be provided to each circuit clerk.

Section 455.075 - Attorney's fees, cost.

Section 455.080 - Law enforcement agencies response to alleged incidents of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault — factors indicating need for immediate response — establishment of crisis team — transportation of abused party to medical tre...

Section 455.083 - Law enforcement officer may rely on copy of protection order.

Section 455.085 - Arrest for violation of order — penalties — good faith immunity for law enforcement officials.

Section 455.090 - Jurisdiction, duration — enforceability of orders.

Section 455.095 - Electronic monitoring, when — requirements — expiration date.

Section 455.200 - Definitions.

Section 455.210 - Administration by designated authority, how established — powers — expense, limitation.

Section 455.215 - Applications for shelter funding, contents, when filed — payments from fund made when.

Section 455.220 - Requirements for shelter to qualify for funds.

Section 455.225 - Shelter request exceeding funds, allocation priorities.

Section 455.230 - Annual reports by shelters, contents — confidentiality — child assessment center established by department.

Section 455.300 - Missouri domestic violence commission established — members, meetings, rules.

Section 455.305 - Domestic violence intervention/rehabilitation pilot projects — purpose, funding, rules.

Section 455.500 - Citation of law.

Section 455.503 - Venue — petition, who may file.

Section 455.504 - Court clerks to furnish petitioners with uniform forms and information to litigants having no counsel on procedure, filing forms and pleadings — services of clerks and location of office to file petition to be posted — rules — no fe...

Section 455.505 - Relief may be sought for child for domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault — order of protection effective, where.

Section 455.510 - Filings — information required from petitioner.

Section 455.513 - Ex parte orders, issued immediately, when — for good cause shown, defined — investigation by children's division, when — report due when, available to whom — transfer to juvenile court, when.

Section 455.516 - Hearings, when, procedure, standard of proof — duration of orders — videotaped testimony permitted — renewal of orders, when — service of respondent, failure to serve not to affect validity of order — notice to law enforcement agenc...

Section 455.520 - Temporary relief available — ex parte orders.

Section 455.523 - Full order of protection — relief available.

Section 455.524 - Jurisdiction for orders — compliance review hearings permitted — remedies for enforcement of orders.

Section 455.526 - Assignment of wages.

Section 455.528 - Modification of orders, who may file, when — termination — order not res judicata, when.

Section 455.530 - Grounds for modification of orders.

Section 455.534 - Proceedings independent of others.

Section 455.536 - Costs of legal fees.

Section 455.538 - Law enforcement agencies response to violation of order — arrest for violation, penalties — custody to be returned to rightful party, when.

Section 455.543 - Homicides or suicides, determination of domestic violence, factors to be considered — reports made to highway patrol, forms.

Section 455.545 - Annual report by highway patrol.

Section 455.547 - Good faith immunity for reporters.

Section 455.549 - Court-appointed batterer intervention, credentialing process, rulemaking authority.

Section 455.560 - Domestic violence fatality review panels, members — report.