369.371. Costs of reproducing records--costs of appearing in court or deposition--limitation of liability. - Missouri Statutes

Costs of reproducing records--costs of appearing in court ordeposition--limitation of liability.

369.371. 1. Any person requesting association records by subpoena ina civil court case shall reimburse the association fifteen dollars plus afee of thirty-five cents per page for researching the records and copyingor reproduction of such records.

2. If the requesting party provides the association a writtenaffidavit, signed by all parties to whom the records pertain, grantingpermission to release the records at least fourteen days prior to the datescheduled for a records' deposition, then the association may mail therecords to the requesting party with a business records' affidavit in lieuof an association officer appearing at a deposition. If an associationofficer must appear in court or at a records' deposition in response to asubpoena, the requesting party shall be responsible for the association'sreasonable expenses incurred for appearing in court or at a deposition.

3. A court may assess as costs against any party the expensesincurred and paid to an association for records produced or appearances inthe civil action.

4. An association shall have no liability to an account holder fordisclosing records in reliance on an affidavit to it in accordance withthis section.

(L. 2000 S.B. 896)