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

Effective - 28 Aug 2003
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 fees required — guardian ad litem or CASA to be provided copy of petition. — 1. The clerk of the court shall make available to the petitioner the uniform forms adopted by the supreme court pursuant to section 455.073. Except as provided in section 455.510, clerks under the supervision of a circuit clerk shall explain to litigants not represented by counsel the procedures for filing all forms and pleadings necessary for the presentation of their petition filed pursuant to the provisions of sections 455.500 to 455.538 to the court. Notice of the fact that clerks will provide such assistance shall be conspicuously posted in the clerks' offices. The location of the office where a petition can be filed shall be conspicuously posted in the court building. The performance of duties prescribed in this section shall not constitute the practice of law as defined in section 484.010. All duties of the clerk prescribed in this section shall be performed without cost to the litigants. The supreme court may promulgate rules as necessary to govern conduct of court clerks under sections 455.500 to 455.538, and shall provide forms for petitions and written instructions on filling out all forms and pleadings necessary for the presentation of the petition to the court.
2. No filing fees, court costs, or bond shall be assessed to the petitioner in an action commenced under sections 455.500 to 455.538.
3. The clerk shall immediately notify the guardian ad litem or court-appointed special advocate of appointment and shall provide such guardian or advocate with a copy of the petition for the order of protection for the child. The clerk shall provide such guardian or advocate with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the parties within twenty-four hours of entry of the order appointing the guardian ad litem or court-appointed special advocate.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 174, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1814, A.L. 2003 H.B. 613)

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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.