Effective - 28 Aug 1953
536.150. Review by injunction or original writ, when — scope. — 1. When any administrative officer or body existing under the constitution or by statute or by municipal charter or ordinance shall have rendered a decision which is not subject to administrative review, determining the legal rights, duties or privileges of any person, including the denial or revocation of a license, and there is no other provision for judicial inquiry into or review of such decision, such decision may be reviewed by suit for injunction, certiorari, mandamus, prohibition or other appropriate action, and in any such review proceeding the court may determine the facts relevant to the question whether such person at the time of such decision was subject to such legal duty, or had such right, or was entitled to such privilege, and may hear such evidence on such question as may be properly adduced, and the court may determine whether such decision, in view of the facts as they appear to the court, is unconstitutional, unlawful, unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious or involves an abuse of discretion; and the court shall render judgment accordingly, and may order the administrative officer or body to take such further action as it may be proper to require; but the court shall not substitute its discretion for discretion legally vested in such administrative officer or body, and in cases where the granting or withholding of a privilege is committed by law to the sole discretion of such administrative officer or body, such discretion lawfully exercised shall not be disturbed.
2. Nothing in this section shall apply to contested cases reviewable pursuant to sections 536.100 to 536.140.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair any power to take summary action lawfully vested in any such administrative officer or body, or to limit the jurisdiction of any court or the scope of any remedy available in the absence of this section.
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(L. 1953 p. 678 §§ 1, 2, 3)
(1972) Where county ordinance provided no appeal from ruling of Board of Building Appeals, relator was entitled to writ of certiorari to compel the board to certify a sufficiently complete record of proceedings of basis leading to board's decision including name and identity of witnesses and at least a summary of their testimony. State ex rel. Walmar Investment Co. v. Armstrong (A.), 477 S.W.2d 730.
(1975) School district has no right to appeal decision of county board of equalization. State ex rel. St. Francois County School Dist. R-III v. Lalumondier (Mo.), 518 S.W.2d 638.
(1979) Mandamus was remedy when city council denied a liquor license under a municipal code when all conditions were met and was not a "contested" case. State ex rel. Keeven v. City of Hazelwood, et al. (A.), 585 S.W.2d 557.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVI - Statutory Actions and Torts
Chapter 536 - Administrative Procedure and Review
Section 536.010 - Definitions.
Section 536.014 - Rules invalid, when.
Section 536.015 - Missouri Register published at least monthly.
Section 536.019 - Effective date of rules — contingent effective date.
Section 536.022 - Suspension or termination of rules — procedure.
Section 536.025 - Emergency rule powers — procedure — definitions.
Section 536.026 - Comments on proposed rules — committees for comment.
Section 536.027 - Written comments to be retained as public record for three years.
Section 536.037 - Committee on administrative rules, members, meetings, duties — reports — expenses.
Section 536.043 - Director of social services not required to but may promulgate rules.
Section 536.046 - Public rulemaking docket, contents, publication.
Section 536.053 - Standing to challenge rule.
Section 536.060 - Informal disposition of case by stipulation — summary action — waiver.
Section 536.063 - Contested case, how instituted — pleadings — copies sent parties.
Section 536.067 - Notice in contested case — mailing — contents — notice of hearing — time for.
Section 536.075 - Discovery rule violations, sanctions.
Section 536.077 - Subpoenas, issuance — form — how served — how enforced.
Section 536.080 - Parties may file briefs — officials to hear or read evidence.
Section 536.085 - Definitions.
Section 536.090 - Decisions in writing — notice.
Section 536.095 - Contempt — procedure for punishment.
Section 536.100 - Party aggrieved entitled to judicial review — waiver of independent review, when.
Section 536.110 - Petition, when filed — process — venue.
Section 536.120 - Suspension of decisions or orders.
Section 536.130 - Record on judicial review.
Section 536.140 - Scope of judicial review — judgment — appeals.
Section 536.150 - Review by injunction or original writ, when — scope.
Section 536.160 - Refund of funds paid into court, when.
Section 536.175 - Periodic review required by state agencies, schedule, procedure.
Section 536.210 - Fiscal note forms.
Section 536.215 - Revised fiscal notes required, when — rejection, when.
Section 536.303 - Small business statement required for certain proposed rules, content.
Section 536.310 - Authority of board.
Section 536.315 - State agencies to consider board recommendations, response.
Section 536.320 - Waiver or reduction of administrative penalties, when — inapplicability, when.