287.215. Injured employee to be furnished copy of his statement, otherwise inadmissible as evidence--statement, what is not to be included. - Missouri Statutes

Injured employee to be furnished copy of his statement, otherwiseinadmissible as evidence--statement, what is not to be included.

287.215. No statement in writing made or given by an injuredemployee, whether taken and transcribed by a stenographer, signed orunsigned by the injured employee, or any statement which is mechanically orelectronically recorded, or taken in writing by another person, orotherwise preserved, shall be admissible in evidence, used or referred toin any manner at any hearing or action to recover benefits under this lawunless a copy thereof is given or furnished the employee, or his dependentsin case of death, or their attorney, within thirty days after writtenrequest for it by the injured employee, his dependents in case of death, orby their attorney. The request shall be directed to the employer or itsinsurer by certified mail. The term "statement" as used in this sectionshall not include a videotape, motion picture, or visual reproduction of animage of an employee.

(L. 1959 S.B. 167, A.L. 1965 p. 397, A.L. 1973 H.B. 215, A.L. 2005 S.B. 1 & 130)