109.140. Disposition of court records, how authorized--methods of disposition. - Missouri Statutes

Disposition of court records, how authorized--methods of disposition.

109.140. The supreme court may authorize the disposition ofits own closed court files and records more than five years oldand such files and records of the several courts of record.Disposition may consist of destroying useless or duplicativefiles or records, or providing for archival storage of files orrecords, or the destruction of court files and records whenphotostatic copies, photographs, microphotographs orreproductions on film are made and placed in convenientlyaccessible files and provisions are made for preserving,examining and using them.

(L. 1945 p. 1427 § 4, A. 1949 H.B. 2048, A.L. 1963 p. 157, A.L. 1972 S.B. 376, A.L. 1973 S.B. 71)